diff a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/IdentityObject.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/IdentityObject.java
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/IdentityObject.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/IdentityObject.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2020 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
@@ -25,9 +25,22 @@
 
 package java.lang;
 
 /**
  * A restricted interface implemented by all identity objects.
- * @since 1.14
+ * @since Valhalla
 */
 public interface IdentityObject {
+    /**
+     * Returns a new Object implementing the {@code IdentityObject} interface.
+     * The object is a unique {@link IdentityObject} suitable for all purposes
+     * for which {@code new Object{}} was used including synchronization,
+     * mutexes and unique placeholders.
+     *
+     * @return a new Object implementing the IdentityObject interface
+     * @since Valhalla
+     */
+    static IdentityObject newIdentity() {
+        // Return a new instance of an anonymous inner class.
+        return new IdentityObject() { };
+    }
 }