diff --git a/src/array.c b/src/array.c
index 1d3983209..53ed02038 100644
--- a/src/array.c
+++ b/src/array.c
@@ -2081,6 +2081,79 @@ mrb_ary_delete(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
 
 #define SMALL_ARRAY_SORT_THRESHOLD 16
 
+/* Check if all elements in the array are integers (fast path candidate) */
+static mrb_bool
+ary_all_fixnum_p(const mrb_value *a, mrb_int n)
+{
+  for (mrb_int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    if (!mrb_integer_p(a[i])) return FALSE;
+  }
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/* Integer-specialized heapify: no sort_cmp overhead, direct comparison */
+static void
+heapify_fixnum(mrb_value *a, mrb_int index, mrb_int size)
+{
+  mrb_int val = mrb_integer(a[index]);
+
+  while (1) {
+    mrb_int child = 2 * index + 1;
+    if (child >= size) break;
+    if (child + 1 < size && mrb_integer(a[child + 1]) > mrb_integer(a[child])) {
+      child++;
+    }
+    if (mrb_integer(a[child]) <= val) break;
+    a[index] = a[child];
+    index = child;
+  }
+  SET_FIXNUM_VALUE(a[index], val);
+}
+
+/* Integer-specialized Floyd's bottom-up heap deletion */
+static void
+heap_delete_root_fixnum(mrb_value *a, mrb_int size)
+{
+  mrb_int last = mrb_integer(a[0]);
+
+  mrb_int hole = 0;
+  mrb_int child = 1;
+  while (child + 1 < size) {
+    if (mrb_integer(a[child + 1]) > mrb_integer(a[child])) {
+      child++;
+    }
+    a[hole] = a[child];
+    hole = child;
+    child = 2 * hole + 1;
+  }
+  if (child < size) {
+    a[hole] = a[child];
+    hole = child;
+  }
+
+  while (hole > 0) {
+    mrb_int parent = (hole - 1) / 2;
+    if (mrb_integer(a[parent]) >= last) break;
+    a[hole] = a[parent];
+    hole = parent;
+  }
+  SET_FIXNUM_VALUE(a[hole], last);
+}
+
+/* Integer-specialized insertion sort */
+static void
+insertion_sort_fixnum(mrb_value *a, mrb_int size)
+{
+  for (mrb_int i = 1; i < size; i++) {
+    mrb_int key = mrb_integer(a[i]);
+    mrb_int j = i - 1;
+    while (j >= 0 && mrb_integer(a[j]) > key) {
+      a[j + 1] = a[j];
+      j--;
+    }
+    SET_FIXNUM_VALUE(a[j + 1], key);
+  }
+}
 
 static mrb_bool
 sort_cmp(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value ary, mrb_value a_val, mrb_value b_val, mrb_value blk)
@@ -2243,7 +2316,26 @@ mrb_ary_sort_bang(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value ary)
 
   mrb_value *a = RARRAY_PTR(ary);
 
-  /* Algorithm selection based on array size */
+  /* Integer fast path: no block and all elements are integers */
+  if (mrb_nil_p(blk) && ary_all_fixnum_p(a, n)) {
+    if (n <= SMALL_ARRAY_SORT_THRESHOLD) {
+      insertion_sort_fixnum(a, n);
+    }
+    else {
+      for (mrb_int i = n / 2 - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        heapify_fixnum(a, i, n);
+      }
+      for (mrb_int i = n - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+        mrb_value tmp = a[0];
+        a[0] = a[i];
+        a[i] = tmp;
+        heap_delete_root_fixnum(a, i);
+      }
+    }
+    return ary;
+  }
+
+  /* General path */
   if (n <= SMALL_ARRAY_SORT_THRESHOLD) {
     /* Use insertion sort for small arrays */
     insertion_sort(mrb, ary, a, n, blk);