diff --git a/src/array.c b/src/array.c
index 1a95b75c9..07ceefb7e 100644
--- a/src/array.c
+++ b/src/array.c
@@ -425,9 +425,15 @@ mrb_ary_times(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
 {
   struct RArray *a1 = mrb_ary_ptr(self);
   struct RArray *a2;
-  mrb_value *ptr;
+  mrb_value *ptr, sep, tmp;
   mrb_int times, len1;
 
+  mrb_get_args(mrb, "o", &sep);
+  tmp = mrb_check_string_type(mrb, sep);
+  if (!mrb_nil_p(tmp)) {
+    return mrb_ary_join(mrb, self, tmp);
+  }
+
   mrb_get_args(mrb, "i", &times);
   if (times < 0) {
     mrb_raise(mrb, E_ARGUMENT_ERROR, "negative argument");
diff --git a/test/t/array.rb b/test/t/array.rb
index 5f26259f2..eccb435ef 100644
--- a/test/t/array.rb
+++ b/test/t/array.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ assert('Array#*', '15.2.12.5.2') do
   end
   assert_equal([1, 1, 1], [1].*(3))
   assert_equal([], [1].*(0))
+  assert_equal('abc', ['a', 'b', 'c'].*(''))
+  assert_equal('0, 0, 1, {:foo=>0}', [0, [0, 1], {foo: 0}].*(', '))
 end
 
 assert('Array#<<', '15.2.12.5.3') do