diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/MathUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/MathUtils.java
index 76b159b87..e18304df7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/MathUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/MathUtils.java
@@ -2274,4 +2274,32 @@ public final class MathUtils {
          System.arraycopy(source, 0, output, 0, FastMath.min(len, source.length));
          return output;
      }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks that an object is not null.
+     *
+     * @param o Object to be checked.
+     * @param pattern Message pattern.
+     * @param args Arguments to replace the placeholders in {@code pattern}.
+     * @throws NullArgumentException if {@code o} is {@code null}.
+     */
+    public static void checkNotNull(Object o,
+                                    Localizable pattern,
+                                    Object ... args) {
+        if (o == null) {
+            throw new NullArgumentException(pattern, args);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks that an object is not null.
+     *
+     * @param o Object to be checked.
+     * @throws NullArgumentException if {@code o} is {@code null}.
+     */
+    public static void checkNotNull(Object o) {
+        if (o == null) {
+            throw new NullArgumentException();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/MathUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/MathUtilsTest.java
index 0ec914333..500877c2e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/MathUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/math/util/MathUtilsTest.java
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import org.apache.commons.math.exception.MathIllegalArgumentException;
 import org.apache.commons.math.exception.MathArithmeticException;
 import org.apache.commons.math.exception.MathRuntimeException;
 import org.apache.commons.math.exception.NotFiniteNumberException;
+import org.apache.commons.math.exception.NullArgumentException;
+import org.apache.commons.math.exception.util.LocalizedFormats;
 import org.apache.commons.math.random.RandomDataImpl;
 
 /**
@@ -1640,4 +1642,22 @@ public final class MathUtilsTest extends TestCase {
             assertEquals(0, dest[i], 0);
         }
     }
+
+    public void testCheckNotNull1() {
+        try {
+            Object obj = null;
+            MathUtils.checkNotNull(obj);
+        } catch (NullArgumentException e) {
+            // Expected.
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void testCheckNotNull2() {
+        try {
+            double[] array = null;
+            MathUtils.checkNotNull(array, LocalizedFormats.INPUT_ARRAY, null);
+        } catch (NullArgumentException e) {
+            // Expected.
+        }
+    }
 }