diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-array-ext/mrblib/array.rb b/mrbgems/mruby-array-ext/mrblib/array.rb
index 8b83a0db1..28242c093 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-array-ext/mrblib/array.rb
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-array-ext/mrblib/array.rb
@@ -111,46 +111,6 @@ class Array
     ary
   end
 
-  ##
-  # call-seq:
-  #   ary.intersect?(other_ary)   -> true or false
-  #
-  # Returns +true+ if the array and +other_ary+ have at least one element in
-  # common, otherwise returns +false+.
-  #
-  #    a = [ 1, 2, 3 ]
-  #    b = [ 3, 4, 5 ]
-  #    c = [ 5, 6, 7 ]
-  #    a.intersect?(b)   #=> true
-  #    a.intersect?(c)   #=> false
-  def intersect?(ary)
-    raise TypeError, "cannot convert #{ary.class} into Array" unless ary.class == Array
-
-    hash = {}
-    if self.length > ary.length
-      shorter = ary
-      longer = self
-    else
-      shorter = self
-      longer = ary
-    end
-    idx = 0
-    len = shorter.size
-    while idx < len
-      hash[shorter[idx]] = true
-      idx += 1
-    end
-    idx = 0
-    len = size
-    while idx < len
-      v = longer[idx]
-      if hash[v]
-        return true
-      end
-      idx += 1
-    end
-    false
-  end
 
   ##
   # call-seq:
diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-array-ext/src/array.c b/mrbgems/mruby-array-ext/src/array.c
index 70a585884..814c318e9 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-array-ext/src/array.c
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-array-ext/src/array.c
@@ -606,6 +606,92 @@ ary_intersection(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
   return result_ary;
 }
 
+/*
+ *  call-seq:
+ *    ary.intersect?(other_ary)   -> true or false
+ *
+ *  Returns +true+ if the array and +other_ary+ have at least one element in
+ *  common, otherwise returns +false+.
+ *
+ *     a = [ 1, 2, 3 ]
+ *     b = [ 3, 4, 5 ]
+ *     c = [ 5, 6, 7 ]
+ *     a.intersect?(b)   #=> true
+ *     a.intersect?(c)   #=> false
+ */
+
+static mrb_value
+ary_intersect_p(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value self)
+{
+  mrb_value other;
+  struct RArray *self_ary, *other_ary, *shorter_ary, *longer_ary;
+  mrb_value *shorter_p, *shorter_p_end, *longer_p, *longer_p_end;
+
+  mrb_get_args(mrb, "A", &other);
+
+  self_ary = mrb_ary_ptr(self);
+  other_ary = mrb_ary_ptr(other);
+
+  /* Choose shorter array for hash, longer for iteration (optimization) */
+  if (ARY_LEN(self_ary) > ARY_LEN(other_ary)) {
+    shorter_ary = other_ary;
+    longer_ary = self_ary;
+  }
+  else {
+    shorter_ary = self_ary;
+    longer_ary = other_ary;
+  }
+
+  /* Early termination for empty arrays */
+  if (ARY_LEN(shorter_ary) == 0 || ARY_LEN(longer_ary) == 0) {
+    return mrb_false_value();
+  }
+
+  if (ARY_LEN(shorter_ary) > SET_OP_HASH_THRESHOLD) {
+    /* Use hash for large arrays to achieve O(n) performance */
+    mrb_value hash = mrb_hash_new_capa(mrb, ARY_LEN(shorter_ary));
+
+    /* Populate hash with elements from shorter array */
+    shorter_p = ARY_PTR(shorter_ary);
+    shorter_p_end = shorter_p + ARY_LEN(shorter_ary);
+    while (shorter_p < shorter_p_end) {
+      mrb_hash_set(mrb, hash, *shorter_p, mrb_true_value());
+      shorter_p++;
+    }
+
+    /* Check elements from longer array against hash with early termination */
+    longer_p = ARY_PTR(longer_ary);
+    longer_p_end = longer_p + ARY_LEN(longer_ary);
+    while (longer_p < longer_p_end) {
+      mrb_value val = mrb_hash_get(mrb, hash, *longer_p);
+      if (!mrb_nil_p(val)) {  /* key exists in shorter array */
+        return mrb_true_value();  /* Early termination */
+      }
+      longer_p++;
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    /* Use linear search for small arrays */
+    longer_p = ARY_PTR(longer_ary);
+    longer_p_end = longer_p + ARY_LEN(longer_ary);
+    while (longer_p < longer_p_end) {
+      /* Check if element exists in shorter array */
+      shorter_p = ARY_PTR(shorter_ary);
+      shorter_p_end = shorter_p + ARY_LEN(shorter_ary);
+
+      while (shorter_p < shorter_p_end) {
+        if (mrb_equal(mrb, *longer_p, *shorter_p)) {
+          return mrb_true_value();  /* Early termination */
+        }
+        shorter_p++;
+      }
+      longer_p++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return mrb_false_value();
+}
+
 void
 mrb_mruby_array_ext_gem_init(mrb_state* mrb)
 {
@@ -623,6 +709,7 @@ mrb_mruby_array_ext_gem_init(mrb_state* mrb)
   mrb_define_method_id(mrb, a, MRB_OPSYM(sub), ary_sub, MRB_ARGS_REQ(1));
   mrb_define_method_id(mrb, a, MRB_OPSYM(or), ary_union, MRB_ARGS_REQ(1));
   mrb_define_method_id(mrb, a, MRB_OPSYM(and), ary_intersection, MRB_ARGS_REQ(1));
+  mrb_define_method_id(mrb, a, MRB_SYM_Q(intersect), ary_intersect_p, MRB_ARGS_REQ(1));
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/mrbgems/mruby-array-ext/test/array.rb b/mrbgems/mruby-array-ext/test/array.rb
index 3f8fe7845..b264a8007 100644
--- a/mrbgems/mruby-array-ext/test/array.rb
+++ b/mrbgems/mruby-array-ext/test/array.rb
@@ -264,6 +264,63 @@ assert("Array#intersect?") do
   assert_false(a.intersect?(c))
 end
 
+assert("Array#intersect? with large arrays") do
+  # Test hash-based implementation (shorter array > 16)
+  a = (1..30).to_a
+  b = (25..50).to_a  # 26 elements > 16, but a is longer so b is shorter
+  result = a.intersect?(b)
+  assert_true(result)  # should find intersection at 25-30
+
+  # Test with larger arrays, no intersection
+  a = (1..20).to_a
+  b = (30..50).to_a  # 21 elements > 16, triggers hash approach
+  result = a.intersect?(b)
+  assert_false(result)  # no intersection
+
+  # Test with first element matching (early termination)
+  a = (1..30).to_a
+  b = [1] + (50..70).to_a  # 22 elements > 16, first element matches
+  result = a.intersect?(b)
+  assert_true(result)  # should terminate early on first element
+
+  # Test with last element matching
+  a = (1..30).to_a
+  b = (50..70).to_a + [30]  # 22 elements > 16, last element matches
+  result = a.intersect?(b)
+  assert_true(result)  # should find match at the end
+
+  # Test empty arrays
+  a = []
+  b = (1..20).to_a
+  result = a.intersect?(b)
+  assert_false(result)  # empty array intersects with nothing
+
+  a = (1..20).to_a
+  b = []
+  result = a.intersect?(b)
+  assert_false(result)  # intersecting with empty array
+
+  # Test array size optimization (shorter array used for hash)
+  a = (1..5).to_a  # shorter
+  b = (3..30).to_a  # longer, 28 elements > 16
+  result = a.intersect?(b)
+  assert_true(result)  # should use a (shorter) for hash, find 3,4,5
+
+  # Test with duplicates
+  a = [1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3] * 5  # 30 elements with duplicates
+  b = (25..50).to_a  # 26 elements > 16, no intersection
+  result = a.intersect?(b)
+  assert_false(result)
+
+  # Ensure original arrays are unchanged
+  original_a = (1..30).to_a
+  original_b = (25..50).to_a
+  result = original_a.intersect?(original_b)
+  assert_true(result)
+  assert_equal (1..30).to_a, original_a
+  assert_equal (25..50).to_a, original_b
+end
+
 assert("Array#flatten") do
   assert_equal [1, 2, "3", {4=>5}, :'6'],    [1, 2, "3", {4=>5}, :'6'].flatten
   assert_equal [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], [1, 2,    [3, 4, 5], 6].flatten