diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/fn.v b/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
index 355be70ecf..6b9b524812 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/fn.v
@@ -1297,26 +1297,12 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) method_call(mut node ast.CallExpr) ast.Type {
 					c.fail_if_unreadable(arg.expr, got_arg_typ, 'argument')
 				}
 			}
-			if left_sym.kind == .array && method_name == 'sort_with_compare' {
-				array_info := left_sym.info as ast.Array
-				elem_typ := array_info.elem_type
-				arg_sym := c.table.sym(arg.typ)
-				if arg_sym.kind == .function {
-					func_info := arg_sym.info as ast.FnType
-					if func_info.func.params.len == 2 {
-						if func_info.func.params[0].typ.nr_muls() != elem_typ.nr_muls() + 1 {
-							arg_typ_str := c.table.type_to_str(func_info.func.params[0].typ)
-							expected_typ_str := c.table.type_to_str(elem_typ.ref())
-							c.error('sort_with_compare callback function parameter `${func_info.func.params[0].name}` with type `$arg_typ_str` should be `$expected_typ_str`',
-								func_info.func.params[0].type_pos)
-						}
-						if func_info.func.params[1].typ.nr_muls() != elem_typ.nr_muls() + 1 {
-							arg_typ_str := c.table.type_to_str(func_info.func.params[1].typ)
-							expected_typ_str := c.table.type_to_str(elem_typ.ref())
-							c.error('sort_with_compare callback function parameter `${func_info.func.params[1].name}` with type `$arg_typ_str` should be `$expected_typ_str`',
-								func_info.func.params[1].type_pos)
-						}
-					}
+			if left_sym.kind == .array {
+				if method_name == 'sort_with_compare' {
+					c.check_sort_cb_args(2, 'sort_with_compare', left_sym, arg)
+				}
+				if method_name == 'sort_with_compare_context' {
+					c.check_sort_cb_args(3, 'sort_with_compare_context', left_sym, arg)
 				}
 			}
 			// Handle expected interface
@@ -1844,3 +1830,26 @@ fn scope_register_a_b(mut s ast.Scope, pos token.Pos, typ ast.Type) {
 		is_used: true
 	})
 }
+
+fn (mut c Checker) check_sort_cb_args(howmany int, fname string, left_sym &ast.TypeSymbol, arg &ast.CallArg) {
+	array_info := left_sym.info as ast.Array
+	elem_typ := array_info.elem_type
+	arg_sym := c.table.sym(arg.typ)
+	if arg_sym.kind != .function {
+		return
+	}
+	func_info := arg_sym.info as ast.FnType
+	if func_info.func.params.len != howmany {
+		c.error('$fname callback should have exactly $howmany parameters', arg.expr.pos())
+		return
+	}
+	desired_et_muls := elem_typ.nr_muls() + 1
+	expected_typ_str := c.table.type_to_str(elem_typ.ref())
+	for k in 0 .. 2 {
+		if func_info.func.params[k].typ.nr_muls() != desired_et_muls {
+			arg_typ_str := c.table.type_to_str(func_info.func.params[k].typ)
+			c.error('$fname callback function parameter `${func_info.func.params[k].name}` with type `$arg_typ_str` should be `$expected_typ_str`',
+				func_info.func.params[k].type_pos)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/array_sort_with_compare_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/array_sort_with_compare_err.out
index 47b67389cb..ab7913431c 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/array_sort_with_compare_err.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/array_sort_with_compare_err.out
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 vlib/v/checker/tests/array_sort_with_compare_err.vv:11:24: error: sort_with_compare callback function parameter `a` with type `string` should be `&string`
     9 | }
-   10 |
+   10 | 
    11 | fn sort_by_file_base(a string, b string) int {
       |                        ~~~~~~
    12 |     return int(a > b)
    13 | }
 vlib/v/checker/tests/array_sort_with_compare_err.vv:4:26: error: cannot use `fn (string, string) int` as `fn (voidptr, voidptr) int` in argument 1 to `[]string.sort_with_compare`
     2 |     mut names := ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc']
-    3 |
+    3 | 
     4 |     names.sort_with_compare(sort_by_file_base)
       |                             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     5 |     println(names)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ vlib/v/checker/tests/array_sort_with_compare_err.vv:4:26: error: cannot use `fn
 Details: ``'s expected fn argument: `` is a pointer, but the passed fn argument: `a` is NOT a pointer
 vlib/v/checker/tests/array_sort_with_compare_err.vv:7:26: error: cannot use `int literal` as `fn (voidptr, voidptr) int` in argument 1 to `[]string.sort_with_compare`
     5 |     println(names)
-    6 |
+    6 | 
     7 |     names.sort_with_compare(22)
       |                             ~~
     8 |     println(names)
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/tests/array_sort_with_compare_ref_elem_err.out b/vlib/v/checker/tests/array_sort_with_compare_ref_elem_err.out
index 32915e9ba3..16d5d96e81 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/tests/array_sort_with_compare_ref_elem_err.out
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/tests/array_sort_with_compare_ref_elem_err.out
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 vlib/v/checker/tests/array_sort_with_compare_ref_elem_err.vv:21:23: error: sort_with_compare callback function parameter `a` with type `&Cell` should be `&&Cell`
    19 | }
-   20 |
+   20 | 
    21 | fn sort_cells_by_yx(a &Cell, b &Cell) int {
       |                       ^
    22 |     if a.pos.y == b.pos.y {
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
index 15ddbc5b97..a3414564c6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) method_call(node ast.CallExpr) {
 		receiver_type_name = 'map'
 	}
 	if final_left_sym.kind == .array
-		&& node.name in ['repeat', 'sort_with_compare', 'free', 'push_many', 'trim', 'first', 'last', 'pop', 'clone', 'reverse', 'slice', 'pointers'] {
+		&& node.name in ['repeat', 'sort_with_compare', 'sort_with_compare_context', 'free', 'push_many', 'trim', 'first', 'last', 'pop', 'clone', 'reverse', 'slice', 'pointers'] {
 		if !(left_sym.info is ast.Alias && typ_sym.has_method(node.name)) {
 			// `array_Xyz_clone` => `array_clone`
 			receiver_type_name = 'array'
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/js/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/js/fn.v
index d583111314..80660d4584 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/js/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/js/fn.v
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) method_call(node ast.CallExpr) {
 		}
 	}
 	if final_left_sym.kind == .array
-		&& node.name in ['repeat', 'sort_with_compare', 'free', 'push_many', 'trim', 'first', 'last', 'pop', 'clone', 'reverse', 'slice', 'pointers'] {
+		&& node.name in ['repeat', 'sort_with_compare', 'sort_with_compare_context', 'free', 'push_many', 'trim', 'first', 'last', 'pop', 'clone', 'reverse', 'slice', 'pointers'] {
 		if !(left_sym.info is ast.Alias && typ_sym.has_method(node.name)) {
 			// `array_Xyz_clone` => `array_clone`
 			receiver_type_name = 'array'