diff --git a/vlib/builtin/array.v b/vlib/builtin/array.v
index bc5701b81c..3fddec3870 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/array.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/array.v
@@ -539,6 +539,16 @@ fn compare_ints(a, b &int) int {
 	return 0
 }
 
+fn compare_floats(a, b &f64) int {
+	if *a < *b {
+		return -1
+	}
+	if *a > *b {
+		return 1
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
 // []int.sort sorts array of int in place in ascending order.
 pub fn (mut a []int) sort() {
 	a.sort_with_compare(compare_ints)
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/array_test.v b/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
index 32b2153d5a..f0cd2d061f 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/array_test.v
@@ -710,6 +710,13 @@ fn test_sort() {
 	assert nums[2] == 42
 	assert nums[3] == 67
 	assert nums[4] == 108
+	//
+	nums.sort(a < b)
+	assert nums[0] == -3
+	assert nums[1] == 7
+	assert nums[2] == 42
+	assert nums[3] == 67
+	assert nums[4] == 108
 }
 
 fn test_f32_sort() {
diff --git a/vlib/builtin/string.v b/vlib/builtin/string.v
index 3edb59b754..0dd55187b1 100644
--- a/vlib/builtin/string.v
+++ b/vlib/builtin/string.v
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pub fn (bp byteptr) vstring() string {
 	return string{
 		str: bp
 		len: unsafe {C.strlen(bp)}
-	}	
+	}
 }
 
 // byteptr.vstring_with_len() - converts a C style string to a V string. NB: the string data is reused, NOT copied.
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ pub fn (bp byteptr) vstring_with_len(len int) string {
 	return string{
 		str: bp
 		len: len
-	}	
+	}
 }
 
 // string.clone_static returns an independent copy of a given array
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ fn compare_rep_index(a, b &RepIndex) int {
 }
 
 
-fn (mut a []RepIndex) sort() {
+fn (mut a []RepIndex) sort2() {
 	a.sort_with_compare(compare_rep_index)
 }
 
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ pub fn (s string) replace_each(vals []string) string {
 	if idxs.len == 0 {
 		return s
 	}
-	idxs.sort()
+	idxs.sort2()
 	mut b := malloc(new_len + 1) // add a \0 just in case
 	// Fill the new string
 	mut idx_pos := 0
@@ -1446,7 +1446,7 @@ pub fn (s string) repeat(count int) string {
 		}
 	}
 	unsafe {
-		new_len := s.len * count    
+		new_len := s.len * count
 		ret[new_len] = 0
 		return ret.vstring_with_len(new_len)
 	}
diff --git a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
index 07827215e8..35123083a5 100644
--- a/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
+++ b/vlib/v/ast/ast.v
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub type Expr = AnonFn | ArrayInit | AsCast | Assoc | BoolLiteral | CallExpr | C
 	IfGuardExpr | IndexExpr | InfixExpr | IntegerLiteral | Likely | LockExpr | MapInit | MatchExpr |
 	None | OrExpr | ParExpr | PostfixExpr | PrefixExpr | RangeExpr | SelectorExpr | SizeOf |
 	SqlExpr | StringInterLiteral | StringLiteral | StructInit | Type | TypeOf | UnsafeExpr
+	
 
 pub type Stmt = AssertStmt | AssignStmt | Block | BranchStmt | CompFor | CompIf | ConstDecl |
 	DeferStmt | EnumDecl | ExprStmt | FnDecl | ForCStmt | ForInStmt | ForStmt | GlobalDecl |
@@ -612,12 +613,13 @@ pub:
 	mod string
 }
 
-// filter(), map()
+/*
+// filter(), map(), sort()
 pub struct Lambda {
 pub:
 	name string
 }
-
+*/
 pub struct AssignStmt {
 pub:
 	right         []Expr
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 93fbde4eaf..44630db8d8 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -847,12 +847,19 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) call_method(mut call_expr ast.CallExpr) table.Type {
 	// TODO: remove this for actual methods, use only for compiler magic
 	// FIXME: Argument count != 1 will break these
 	if left_type_sym.kind == .array &&
-		method_name in ['filter', 'clone', 'repeat', 'reverse', 'map', 'slice'] {
+		method_name in ['filter', 'clone', 'repeat', 'reverse', 'map', 'slice', 'sort'] {
 		mut elem_typ := table.void_type
-		if method_name in ['filter', 'map'] {
+		is_filter_map := method_name in ['filter', 'map']
+		is_sort := method_name == 'sort'
+		if is_filter_map || is_sort {
 			array_info := left_type_sym.info as table.Array
 			mut scope := c.file.scope.innermost(call_expr.pos.pos)
-			scope.update_var_type('it', array_info.elem_type)
+			if is_filter_map {
+				scope.update_var_type('it', array_info.elem_type)
+			} else if is_sort {
+				scope.update_var_type('a', array_info.elem_type)
+				scope.update_var_type('b', array_info.elem_type)
+			}
 			elem_typ = array_info.elem_type
 		}
 		// map/filter are supposed to have 1 arg only
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index 6af20e7820..3e30ed29e5 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -3736,6 +3736,56 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_map(node ast.CallExpr) {
 	g.write(tmp)
 }
 
+// `users.sort(a.age < b.age)`
+fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_sort(node ast.CallExpr) {
+	// println('filter s="$s"')
+	sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.return_type)
+	if sym.kind != .array {
+		println(node.name)
+		println(g.typ(node.receiver_type))
+		println(sym.kind)
+		verror('sort() requires an array')
+	}
+	info := sym.info as table.Array
+	// No arguments means we are sorting an array of builtins (e.g. `numbers.sort()`)
+	// The type for the comparison fns is the type of the element itself.
+	mut typ := info.elem_type
+	// `users.sort(a.age > b.age)`
+	if node.args.len > 0 {
+		// Get the type of the field that's being compared
+		// `a.age > b.age` => `age int` => int
+		infix_expr := node.args[0].expr as ast.InfixExpr
+		typ = infix_expr.left_type
+	}
+	mut compare_fn := match typ {
+		table.int_type {
+			'compare_ints'
+		}
+		table.string_type {
+			'compare_strings'
+		}
+		table.f64_type {
+			'compare_floats'
+		}
+		else {
+			q := g.table.get_type_symbol(typ)
+			if node.args.len == 0 {
+				verror('usage: .sort(a.field < b.field)')
+			}
+			verror('sort(): unhandled type $typ $q.name')
+			''
+		}
+	}
+	//
+	g.write('qsort(')
+	g.expr(node.left)
+	g.write('.data, ')
+	g.expr(node.left)
+	g.write('.len, ')
+	g.expr(node.left)
+	g.writeln('.element_size, $compare_fn);')
+}
+
 // `nums.filter(it % 2 == 0)`
 fn (mut g Gen) gen_array_filter(node ast.CallExpr) {
 	tmp := g.new_tmp_var()
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
index a82c772071..f818d79112 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/fn.v
@@ -341,6 +341,10 @@ fn (mut g Gen) method_call(node ast.CallExpr) {
 				g.gen_array_filter(node)
 				return
 			}
+			'sort' {
+				g.gen_array_sort(node)
+				return
+			}
 			'insert' {
 				g.gen_array_insert(node)
 				return
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index a5ba088609..cd3da27559 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -1133,6 +1133,19 @@ fn (mut p Parser) scope_register_it() {
 	})
 }
 
+fn (mut p Parser) scope_register_ab() {
+	p.scope.register('a', ast.Var{
+		name: 'a'
+		pos: p.tok.position()
+		is_used: true
+	})
+	p.scope.register('b', ast.Var{
+		name: 'b'
+		pos: p.tok.position()
+		is_used: true
+	})
+}
+
 fn (mut p Parser) dot_expr(left ast.Expr) ast.Expr {
 	p.next()
 	if p.tok.kind == .dollar {
@@ -1149,6 +1162,10 @@ fn (mut p Parser) dot_expr(left ast.Expr) ast.Expr {
 		// defer {
 		// p.close_scope()
 		// }
+	} else if field_name == 'sort' {
+		p.open_scope()
+		name_pos = p.tok.position()
+		p.scope_register_ab()
 	}
 	// ! in mutable methods
 	if p.tok.kind == .not && p.peek_tok.kind == .lpar {
@@ -1208,7 +1225,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) dot_expr(left ast.Expr) ast.Expr {
 				pos: pos
 			}
 		}
-		if is_filter {
+		if is_filter || field_name == 'sort' {
 			p.close_scope()
 		}
 		return mcall_expr