diff --git a/spec/observableArrayBehaviors.js b/spec/observableArrayBehaviors.js
index 3182e2e5f..350eed412 100644
--- a/spec/observableArrayBehaviors.js
+++ b/spec/observableArrayBehaviors.js
@@ -277,6 +277,14 @@ describe('Observable Array', function() {
         expect(timesEvaluated).toEqual(1);
     });
 
+    it('Should return the observableArray reference from "sort" and "reverse"', function() {
+        expect(testObservableArray.reverse()).toBe(testObservableArray);
+        expect(testObservableArray.sort()).toBe(testObservableArray);
+
+        // Verify that reverse and sort notified their changes
+        expect(notifiedValues).toEqual([ [3, 2, 1], [1, 2, 3] ]);
+    });
+
     it('Should inherit any properties defined on ko.subscribable.fn, ko.observable.fn, or ko.observableArray.fn', function() {
         this.after(function() {
             delete ko.subscribable.fn.subscribableProp; // Will be able to reach this
diff --git a/src/subscribables/observableArray.js b/src/subscribables/observableArray.js
index 2e51e7581..6afa193af 100644
--- a/src/subscribables/observableArray.js
+++ b/src/subscribables/observableArray.js
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ ko.utils.arrayForEach(["pop", "push", "reverse", "shift", "sort", "splice", "uns
         this.cacheDiffForKnownOperation(underlyingArray, methodName, arguments);
         var methodCallResult = underlyingArray[methodName].apply(underlyingArray, arguments);
         this.valueHasMutated();
-        return methodCallResult;
+        // The native sort and reverse methods return a reference to the array, but it makes more sense to return the observable array instead.
+        return methodCallResult === underlyingArray ? this : methodCallResult;
     };
 });