diff --git a/Foundation/CPArray.j b/Foundation/CPArray.j
index e26731db4..4e22b591a 100755
--- a/Foundation/CPArray.j
+++ b/Foundation/CPArray.j
@@ -490,10 +490,11 @@
 */
 - (unsigned)indexOfObject:(id)anObject sortedByDescriptors:(CPArray)descriptors
 {
+    var count = [descriptors count];
+
     return [self indexOfObject:anObject sortedByFunction:function(lhs, rhs)
     {
         var i = 0,
-            count = [descriptors count],
             result = CPOrderedSame;
 
         while (i < count)
@@ -971,21 +972,22 @@
 
 - (unsigned)insertObject:(id)anObject inArraySortedByDescriptors:(CPArray)descriptors
 {
+    var count = [descriptors count];
+
     var index = [self _indexOfObject:anObject sortedByFunction:function(lhs, rhs)
     {
         var i = 0,
-            count = [descriptors count],
             result = CPOrderedSame;
 
         while (i < count)
-            if ((result = [descriptors[i++] compareObject:lhs withObject:rhs]) != CPOrderedSame)
+            if((result = [descriptors[i++] compareObject:lhs withObject:rhs]) != CPOrderedSame)
                 return result;
 
         return result;
     } context:nil];
 
     if (index < 0)
-        index = -index - 1;
+        index = -index-1;
 
     [self insertObject:anObject atIndex:index];
     return index;
@@ -1191,10 +1193,11 @@
 
 - (CPArray)sortUsingDescriptors:(CPArray)descriptors
 {
+    var count = [descriptors count];
+
     sort(function(lhs, rhs)
     {
         var i = 0,
-            count = [descriptors count],
             result = CPOrderedSame;
 
         while (i < count)
diff --git a/Tests/Foundation/CPArrayPerformance.j b/Tests/Foundation/CPArrayPerformance.j
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a41c16dce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Foundation/CPArrayPerformance.j
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+@import <Foundation/CPArray.j>
+@import <Foundation/CPString.j>
+@import <Foundation/CPNumber.j>
+@import <Foundation/CPSortDescriptor.j>
+
+@implementation CPArrayPerformance : OJTestCase
+
+- (void)testSortUsingDescriptorsSpeed
+{
+
+    var ELEMENTS = 1000,
+        REPEATS = 10,
+        array = [];
+    for (var i=0; i<ELEMENTS; i++) {
+        var s = [Sortable new];
+        [s setA:(i % 5)];
+        [s setB:(ELEMENTS-i)];
+        array.push(s);
+    }
+
+    var descriptors = [
+        [CPSortDescriptor sortDescriptorWithKey:"a" ascending:NO],
+        [CPSortDescriptor sortDescriptorWithKey:"b" ascending:YES]
+    ];
+
+    var start = (new Date).getTime();
+
+    for (var i=0; i<REPEATS; i++)
+    {
+        var sorted = [array sortedArrayUsingDescriptors:descriptors];
+
+        // Verify it really got sorted.
+        for (var j=0; j<ELEMENTS; j++) {
+            var expectedA = 4-FLOOR(j * 5 / ELEMENTS);
+            if (sorted[j].a != expectedA)
+                [self fail:"a out of order: "+expectedA+" != "+sorted[j].a];
+            var expectedB = (5-expectedA) + 5 * (j % (ELEMENTS / 5))
+            if (sorted[j].b != expectedB)
+                [self fail:"b out of order: "+expectedB+" != "+sorted[j].b];
+        }
+    }
+
+    var end = (new Date).getTime();
+
+    CPLog.warn("testSortUsingDescriptorsSpeed: "+(end-start)+"ms");
+}
+
+@end
+
+@implementation Sortable : CPObject
+{
+    int a @accessors;
+    int b @accessors;
+}
+
+@end
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