diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/array/ArrayInitializer.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/array/ArrayInitializer.java
index cd6d524ad2..0ba6c342d9 100644
--- a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/array/ArrayInitializer.java
+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/array/ArrayInitializer.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package com.baeldung.array;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang.ArrayUtils;
+
 public class ArrayInitializer {
 
     static int[] initializeArrayInLoop() {
@@ -24,17 +26,17 @@ public class ArrayInitializer {
     }
 
     static String[] initializeArrayAtTimeOfDeclarationMethod1() {
-        String array[] = new String[]{"Toyota", "Mercedes", "BMW", "Volkswagen", "Skoda"};
+        String array[] = new String[] { "Toyota", "Mercedes", "BMW", "Volkswagen", "Skoda" };
         return array;
     }
 
     static int[] initializeArrayAtTimeOfDeclarationMethod2() {
-        int[] array = new int[]{1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
+        int[] array = new int[] { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
         return array;
     }
 
     static int[] initializeArrayAtTimeOfDeclarationMethod3() {
-        int array[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
+        int array[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
         return array;
     }
 
@@ -51,13 +53,13 @@ public class ArrayInitializer {
     }
 
     static int[] initializeArrayUsingArraysCopy() {
-        int array[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
+        int array[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
         int[] copy = Arrays.copyOf(array, 5);
         return copy;
     }
 
     static int[] initializeLargerArrayUsingArraysCopy() {
-        int array[] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
+        int array[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
         int[] copy = Arrays.copyOf(array, 6);
         return copy;
     }
@@ -68,4 +70,9 @@ public class ArrayInitializer {
         Arrays.setAll(array, p -> p > 9 ? 0 : p);
         return array;
     }
+
+    static char[] initializeArrayUsingArraysUtilClone() {
+        char[] array = new char[] { 'a', 'b', 'c' };
+        return ArrayUtils.clone(array);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/array/ArrayInitializerTest.java b/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/array/ArrayInitializerTest.java
index d3afad7b00..7265fa20e5 100644
--- a/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/array/ArrayInitializerTest.java
+++ b/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/array/ArrayInitializerTest.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import static com.baeldung.array.ArrayInitializer.initializeArrayRangeUsingArray
 import static com.baeldung.array.ArrayInitializer.initializeArrayUsingArraysCopy;
 import static com.baeldung.array.ArrayInitializer.initializeArrayUsingArraysFill;
 import static com.baeldung.array.ArrayInitializer.initializeArrayUsingArraysSetAll;
+import static com.baeldung.array.ArrayInitializer.initializeArrayUsingArraysUtilClone;
 import static com.baeldung.array.ArrayInitializer.initializeLargerArrayUsingArraysCopy;
 import static com.baeldung.array.ArrayInitializer.initializeMultiDimensionalArrayInLoop;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
@@ -65,4 +66,9 @@ public class ArrayInitializerTest {
     public void whenInitializeLargerArrayRangeUsingArraysSetAll_thenCorrect() {
         assertArrayEquals(new int[] { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }, initializeArrayUsingArraysSetAll());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenInitializeArrayUsingArraysUtilClone_thenCorrect() {
+        assertArrayEquals(new char[] { 'a', 'b', 'c' }, initializeArrayUsingArraysUtilClone());
+    }
 }