diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-4/pom.xml b/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-4/pom.xml
index beed277f78..65de1d666c 100644
--- a/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-4/pom.xml
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-4/pom.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@
             <version>3.23.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jmh-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${jmh-core.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jmh-generator-annprocess</artifactId>
+            <version>${jmh-generator.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/streams/filteronlyoneelement/BenchmarkRunner.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/streams/filteronlyoneelement/BenchmarkRunner.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..327bdc4df3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/streams/filteronlyoneelement/BenchmarkRunner.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package com.baeldung.streams.filteronlyoneelement;
+
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+import java.util.stream.IntStream;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Benchmark;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Scope;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.State;
+import org.openjdk.jmh.infra.Blackhole;
+
+public class BenchmarkRunner {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        org.openjdk.jmh.Main.main(args);
+    }
+
+    @State(Scope.Benchmark)
+    public static class MyState {
+        final Stream<Integer> getIntegers() {
+            return IntStream.range(1, 1000000)
+                .boxed();
+        }
+
+        final Predicate<Integer> PREDICATE = i -> i == 751879;
+    }
+
+    @Benchmark
+    public void evaluateFindUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithReduction(Blackhole blackhole, MyState state) {
+        blackhole.consume(FilterUtils.findUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithReduction(state.getIntegers(), state.PREDICATE));
+    }
+
+    @Benchmark
+    public void evaluateFindUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithCollectingAndThen(Blackhole blackhole, MyState state) {
+        blackhole.consume(FilterUtils.findUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithCollectingAndThen(state.getIntegers(), state.PREDICATE));
+    }
+
+    @Benchmark
+    public void evaluateGetUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithReduction(Blackhole blackhole, MyState state) {
+        try {
+            FilterUtils.getUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithReduction(state.getIntegers(), state.PREDICATE);
+        } catch (IllegalStateException exception) {
+            blackhole.consume(exception);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Benchmark
+    public void evaluateGetUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithCollectingAndThen(Blackhole blackhole, MyState state) {
+        try {
+            FilterUtils.getUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithCollectingAndThen(state.getIntegers(), state.PREDICATE);
+        } catch (IllegalStateException exception) {
+            blackhole.consume(exception);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/streams/filteronlyoneelement/FilterUtils.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/streams/filteronlyoneelement/FilterUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65905a7bc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-4/src/main/java/com/baeldung/streams/filteronlyoneelement/FilterUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package com.baeldung.streams.filteronlyoneelement;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+public class FilterUtils {
+
+    public static <T> Optional<T> findUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithReduction(Stream<T> elements, Predicate<T> predicate) {
+        return elements.filter(predicate)
+            .collect(Collectors.reducing((a, b) -> null));
+    }
+
+    public static <T> T getUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithReduction(Stream<T> elements, Predicate<T> predicate) {
+        return elements.filter(predicate)
+            .reduce((a, b) -> {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Too many elements match the predicate");
+            })
+            .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException("No element matches the predicate"));
+    }
+
+    public static <T> Optional<T> findUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithCollectingAndThen(Stream<T> elements, Predicate<T> predicate) {
+        return elements.filter(predicate)
+            .collect(Collectors.collectingAndThen(Collectors.toList(), list -> Optional.ofNullable(findUniqueElement(list))));
+    }
+
+    private static <T> T findUniqueElement(List<T> elements) {
+        if (elements.size() == 1) {
+            return elements.get(0);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public static <T> T getUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithCollectingAndThen(Stream<T> elements, Predicate<T> predicate) {
+        return elements.filter(predicate)
+            .collect(Collectors.collectingAndThen(Collectors.toList(), FilterUtils::getUniqueElement));
+    }
+
+    private static <T> T getUniqueElement(List<T> elements) {
+        if (elements.size() > 1) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Too many elements match the predicate");
+        } else if (elements.size() == 0) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("No element matches the predicate");
+        }
+        return elements.get(0);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-4/src/test/java/com/baeldung/streams/filteronlyoneelement/FilterUtilsUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-4/src/test/java/com/baeldung/streams/filteronlyoneelement/FilterUtilsUnitTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..531dcc5abb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-streams-4/src/test/java/com/baeldung/streams/filteronlyoneelement/FilterUtilsUnitTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package com.baeldung.streams.filteronlyoneelement;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import java.util.function.Predicate;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+public class FilterUtilsUnitTest {
+
+    private static final Predicate<Integer> IS_STRICTLY_GREATER_THAN5 = i -> i > 5;
+    private static final Predicate<Integer> IS_STRICTLY_GREATER_THAN4 = i -> i > 4;
+    private static final Predicate<Integer> IS_STRICTLY_GREATER_THAN3 = i -> i > 3;
+
+    private Stream getIntegers() {
+        return Stream.of(1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenNoElementMatchingPredicate_WhenFindUniqueElementMatchingPredicateWithReduction_ThenNoneFound() {
+        assertTrue(FilterUtils.findUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithReduction(getIntegers(), IS_STRICTLY_GREATER_THAN5)
+            .isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenTwoElementsMatchingPredicate_WhenFindUniqueElementMatchingPredicateWithReduction_ThenEmpty() {
+        assertTrue(FilterUtils.findUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithReduction(getIntegers(), IS_STRICTLY_GREATER_THAN3)
+            .isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenOnlyOneElementMatchingPredicate_WhenFindUniqueElementMatchingPredicateWithReduction_ThenFindsIt() {
+        assertEquals(5, FilterUtils.findUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithReduction(getIntegers(), IS_STRICTLY_GREATER_THAN4)
+            .get());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenNoElementMatchingPredicate_WhenGetUniqueElementMatchingPredicateWithReduction_ThenThrows() {
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> FilterUtils.getUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithReduction(getIntegers(), IS_STRICTLY_GREATER_THAN5));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenTwoElementsMatchingPredicate_WhenGetUniqueElementMatchingPredicateWithReduction_ThenThrows() {
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> FilterUtils.getUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithReduction(getIntegers(), IS_STRICTLY_GREATER_THAN3));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenOnlyOneElementMatchingPredicate_WhenFindUniqueElementMatchingPredicateWithReduction_ThenGetIt() {
+        assertEquals(5, FilterUtils.getUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithReduction(getIntegers(), IS_STRICTLY_GREATER_THAN4));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenNoElementMatchingPredicate_WhenFindUniqueElementMatchingPredicateWithCollectingAndThen_ThenEmpty() {
+        assertTrue(FilterUtils.findUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithCollectingAndThen(getIntegers(), IS_STRICTLY_GREATER_THAN5)
+            .isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenTwoElementsMatchingPredicate_WhenFindUniqueElementMatchingPredicateWithCollectingAndThen_ThenEmpty() {
+        assertTrue(FilterUtils.findUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithCollectingAndThen(getIntegers(), IS_STRICTLY_GREATER_THAN3)
+            .isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenOnlyOneElementMatchingPredicate_WhenFindUniqueElementMatchingPredicateWithCollectingAndThen_ThenFindsIt() {
+        assertEquals(5, FilterUtils.findUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithCollectingAndThen(getIntegers(), IS_STRICTLY_GREATER_THAN4)
+            .get());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenNoElementMatchingPredicate_WhenGetUniqueElementMatchingPredicateWithCollectingAndThen_ThenThrows() {
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> FilterUtils.getUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithCollectingAndThen(getIntegers(), IS_STRICTLY_GREATER_THAN5));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenTwoElementsMatchingPredicate_WhenGetUniqueElementMatchingPredicateWithCollectingAndThen_ThenThrows() {
+        assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> FilterUtils.getUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithCollectingAndThen(getIntegers(), IS_STRICTLY_GREATER_THAN3));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void givenOnlyOneElementMatchingPredicate_WhenFindUniqueElementMatchingPredicateWithCollectingAndThen_ThenGetIt() {
+        assertEquals(5, FilterUtils.getUniqueElementMatchingPredicate_WithCollectingAndThen(getIntegers(), IS_STRICTLY_GREATER_THAN4));
+    }
+
+}