diff --git a/VERSIONS b/VERSIONS
index 6107b192e..2072ede2e 100644
--- a/VERSIONS
+++ b/VERSIONS
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ ChucK VERSIONS log
     are distinguished from windows drive letters (e.g., "A:\")
 - (fixed) Type.of() now reports more specific array type (e.g., `string[]`) instead of
     generic `@array`
+- (updated) calling .sort() on an array of strings will sort by string
+    (instead of Object pointers)
 - (updated, internal) dynamic array types are now cached and reused, preventing potential
     memory build-up across compilations
 
diff --git a/src/core/chuck_oo.cpp b/src/core/chuck_oo.cpp
index e2559ebc4..443ad82cd 100644
--- a/src/core/chuck_oo.cpp
+++ b/src/core/chuck_oo.cpp
@@ -924,16 +924,55 @@ static bool ck_compare_sint( t_CKUINT lhs, t_CKUINT rhs )
     // sort by 2-norm / magnitude
     return (t_CKINT)lhs < (t_CKINT)rhs;
 }
+
+
+
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// name: ck_compare_string()
+// desc: compare function for sorting uints as chuck strings
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+static bool ck_compare_string( t_CKUINT lhs, t_CKUINT rhs )
+{
+    const std::string& lhs_str = ((Chuck_String*)lhs)->str();
+    const std::string& rhs_str = ((Chuck_String*)rhs)->str();
+
+    return lhs_str.compare(rhs_str) < 0;
+}
+
+
+
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // name: sort()
 // desc: sort the array in ascending order
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void Chuck_ArrayInt::sort()
 {
-    // if object references sort as unsigned
-    if( m_is_obj ) std::sort( m_vector.begin(), m_vector.end() );
-    // if not object references, sort as signed ints
-    else std::sort( m_vector.begin(), m_vector.end(), ck_compare_sint );
+    // check size
+    if( size() == 0 ) return;
+
+    // if object references | 1.5.3.5 (azaday) added
+    if( m_is_obj )
+    {
+        // if this is a string[]
+        if( this->type_ref->array_depth == 1 && this->type_ref->base_name == "string" )
+        {
+            // sort as string array
+            std::sort( m_vector.begin(), m_vector.end(), ck_compare_string );
+        }
+        else // not string object array
+        {
+            // sort object pointers as unsigned ints
+            std::sort( m_vector.begin(), m_vector.end() );
+        }
+    }
+    // if not object references
+    else
+    {
+        // sort as signed ints
+        std::sort( m_vector.begin(), m_vector.end(), ck_compare_sint );
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/test/01-Basic/175-array-sort.ck b/src/test/01-Basic/175-array-sort.ck
index 198f234ff..e7edd223e 100644
--- a/src/test/01-Basic/175-array-sort.ck
+++ b/src/test/01-Basic/175-array-sort.ck
@@ -63,3 +63,12 @@ for( auto x : arrayVec3 ) { cherr <= x <= " "; } cherr <= IO.nl();
 arrayVec4.sort();
 // print
 for( auto x : arrayVec4 ) { cherr <= x <= " "; } cherr <= IO.nl();
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// string array: sort alphabetically
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+[ "ge", "andrew", "nick", ] @=> string arrString[];
+// sort by ascending value
+arrString.sort();
+// print
+for( auto x : arrString ) { cherr <= x <= " "; } cherr <= IO.nl();
diff --git a/src/test/01-Basic/175-array-sort.txt b/src/test/01-Basic/175-array-sort.txt
index 12cb3f4c1..c8eb54f62 100644
--- a/src/test/01-Basic/175-array-sort.txt
+++ b/src/test/01-Basic/175-array-sort.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
--2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 
-5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 
--3.14159 1 2 3.14159 
-#(0,0) #(1,0) #(-1,-1) #(1,1) 
-%(1,3.14159) %(2,1.5708) %(2,3.14159) 
-@(0,0,0) @(-1,-1,-1) @(1,2,1) 
-@(0,0,0,0) @(-1,-1,-1,-1) @(1,3,1,-2) 
+-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 
+5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 
+-3.14159 1 2 3.14159 
+#(0,0) #(1,0) #(-1,-1) #(1,1) 
+%(1,3.14159) %(2,1.5708) %(2,3.14159) 
+@(0,0,0) @(-1,-1,-1) @(1,2,1) 
+@(0,0,0,0) @(-1,-1,-1,-1) @(1,3,1,-2) 
+andrew ge nick