diff --git a/mypyc/doc/native_operations.rst b/mypyc/doc/native_operations.rst
index 2587e982feac..3255dbedd98a 100644
--- a/mypyc/doc/native_operations.rst
+++ b/mypyc/doc/native_operations.rst
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ Functions
 * ``delattr(obj, name)``
 * ``slice(start, stop, step)``
 * ``globals()``
+* ``sorted(obj)``
 
 Method decorators
 -----------------
diff --git a/mypyc/lib-rt/CPy.h b/mypyc/lib-rt/CPy.h
index aeb559a50a7a..1f0cf4dd63d6 100644
--- a/mypyc/lib-rt/CPy.h
+++ b/mypyc/lib-rt/CPy.h
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@ int CPyList_Insert(PyObject *list, CPyTagged index, PyObject *value);
 PyObject *CPyList_Extend(PyObject *o1, PyObject *o2);
 int CPyList_Remove(PyObject *list, PyObject *obj);
 CPyTagged CPyList_Index(PyObject *list, PyObject *obj);
+PyObject *CPySequence_Sort(PyObject *seq);
 PyObject *CPySequence_Multiply(PyObject *seq, CPyTagged t_size);
 PyObject *CPySequence_RMultiply(CPyTagged t_size, PyObject *seq);
 PyObject *CPySequence_InPlaceMultiply(PyObject *seq, CPyTagged t_size);
diff --git a/mypyc/lib-rt/list_ops.c b/mypyc/lib-rt/list_ops.c
index b47fcec8ffe9..4dddb2249f06 100644
--- a/mypyc/lib-rt/list_ops.c
+++ b/mypyc/lib-rt/list_ops.c
@@ -319,6 +319,18 @@ CPyTagged CPyList_Index(PyObject *list, PyObject *obj) {
     return index << 1;
 }
 
+PyObject *CPySequence_Sort(PyObject *seq) {
+    PyObject *newlist = PySequence_List(seq);
+    if (newlist == NULL)
+        return NULL;
+    int res = PyList_Sort(newlist);
+    if (res < 0) {
+        Py_DECREF(newlist);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return newlist;
+}
+
 PyObject *CPySequence_Multiply(PyObject *seq, CPyTagged t_size) {
     Py_ssize_t size = CPyTagged_AsSsize_t(t_size);
     if (size == -1 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
diff --git a/mypyc/primitives/list_ops.py b/mypyc/primitives/list_ops.py
index 6063fdfd680e..99df6fe0dc9c 100644
--- a/mypyc/primitives/list_ops.py
+++ b/mypyc/primitives/list_ops.py
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@
 # Get the 'builtins.list' type object.
 load_address_op(name="builtins.list", type=object_rprimitive, src="PyList_Type")
 
+# sorted(obj)
+function_op(
+    name="builtins.sorted",
+    arg_types=[object_rprimitive],
+    return_type=list_rprimitive,
+    c_function_name="CPySequence_Sort",
+    error_kind=ERR_MAGIC,
+)
+
 # list(obj)
 to_list = function_op(
     name="builtins.list",
diff --git a/mypyc/test-data/fixtures/ir.py b/mypyc/test-data/fixtures/ir.py
index 4e9b917ad03b..1b92590a5fd4 100644
--- a/mypyc/test-data/fixtures/ir.py
+++ b/mypyc/test-data/fixtures/ir.py
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ def pow(base: __SupportsPow2[T_contra, T_co], exp: T_contra, mod: None = None) -
 def pow(base: __SupportsPow3NoneOnly[T_contra, T_co], exp: T_contra, mod: None = None) -> T_co: ...
 @overload
 def pow(base: __SupportsPow3[T_contra, _M, T_co], exp: T_contra, mod: _M) -> T_co: ...
+def sorted(iterable: Iterable[_T]) -> list[_T]: ...
 def exit() -> None: ...
 def min(x: _T, y: _T) -> _T: ...
 def max(x: _T, y: _T) -> _T: ...
diff --git a/mypyc/test-data/irbuild-lists.test b/mypyc/test-data/irbuild-lists.test
index c2e2df133fc5..2435b5aee350 100644
--- a/mypyc/test-data/irbuild-lists.test
+++ b/mypyc/test-data/irbuild-lists.test
@@ -561,3 +561,25 @@ L3:
     goto L1
 L4:
     return 1
+
+[case testSorted]
+from typing import List, Any
+def list_sort(a: List[int]) -> None:
+    a.sort()
+def sort_iterable(a: Any) -> None:
+    sorted(a)
+[out]
+def list_sort(a):
+    a :: list
+    r0 :: i32
+    r1 :: bit
+L0:
+    r0 = PyList_Sort(a)
+    r1 = r0 >= 0 :: signed
+    return 1
+def sort_iterable(a):
+    a :: object
+    r0 :: list
+L0:
+    r0 = CPySequence_Sort(a)
+    return 1
diff --git a/mypyc/test-data/run-lists.test b/mypyc/test-data/run-lists.test
index b6d9a811d910..07c6d7735f10 100644
--- a/mypyc/test-data/run-lists.test
+++ b/mypyc/test-data/run-lists.test
@@ -489,3 +489,25 @@ def test_index_with_literal() -> None:
     assert d is d2
     d = a[-2].d
     assert d is d1
+
+[case testSorted]
+from typing import List
+
+def test_list_sort() -> None:
+    l1 = [2, 1, 3]
+    id_l1 = id(l1)
+    l1.sort()
+    assert l1 == [1, 2, 3]
+    assert id_l1 == id(l1)
+
+def test_sorted() -> None:
+    res = [1, 2, 3]
+    l1 = [2, 1, 3]
+    id_l1 = id(l1)
+    s_l1 = sorted(l1)
+    assert s_l1 == res
+    assert id_l1 != id(s_l1)
+    assert l1 == [2, 1, 3]
+    assert sorted((2, 1, 3)) == res
+    assert sorted({2, 1, 3}) == res
+    assert sorted({2: "", 1: "", 3: ""}) == res