diff --git a/arrow-ord/src/sort.rs b/arrow-ord/src/sort.rs
index 1d96532598ca..147af1e301d6 100644
--- a/arrow-ord/src/sort.rs
+++ b/arrow-ord/src/sort.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use arrow_array::builder::BufferBuilder;
 use arrow_array::cast::*;
 use arrow_array::types::*;
 use arrow_array::*;
+use arrow_buffer::BooleanBufferBuilder;
 use arrow_buffer::{ArrowNativeType, MutableBuffer, NullBuffer};
 use arrow_data::ArrayData;
 use arrow_data::ArrayDataBuilder;
@@ -57,11 +58,74 @@ pub fn sort(
     values: &dyn Array,
     options: Option<SortOptions>,
 ) -> Result<ArrayRef, ArrowError> {
-    if let DataType::RunEndEncoded(_, _) = values.data_type() {
-        return sort_run(values, options, None);
+    downcast_primitive_array!(
+        values => sort_native_type(values, options),
+        DataType::RunEndEncoded(_, _) => sort_run(values, options, None),
+        _ => {
+            let indices = sort_to_indices(values, options, None)?;
+            take(values, &indices, None)
+        }
+    )
+}
+
+fn sort_native_type<T>(
+    primitive_values: &PrimitiveArray<T>,
+    options: Option<SortOptions>,
+) -> Result<ArrayRef, ArrowError>
+where
+    T: ArrowPrimitiveType,
+{
+    let sort_options = options.unwrap_or_default();
+
+    let mut mutable_buffer = vec![T::default_value(); primitive_values.len()];
+    let mutable_slice = &mut mutable_buffer;
+
+    let input_values = primitive_values.values().as_ref();
+
+    let nulls_count = primitive_values.null_count();
+    let valid_count = primitive_values.len() - nulls_count;
+
+    let null_bit_buffer = match nulls_count > 0 {
+        true => {
+            let mut validity_buffer = BooleanBufferBuilder::new(primitive_values.len());
+            if sort_options.nulls_first {
+                validity_buffer.append_n(nulls_count, false);
+                validity_buffer.append_n(valid_count, true);
+            } else {
+                validity_buffer.append_n(valid_count, true);
+                validity_buffer.append_n(nulls_count, false);
+            }
+            Some(validity_buffer.finish().into())
+        }
+        false => None,
+    };
+
+    if let Some(nulls) = primitive_values.nulls().filter(|n| n.null_count() > 0) {
+        let values_slice = match sort_options.nulls_first {
+            true => &mut mutable_slice[nulls_count..],
+            false => &mut mutable_slice[..valid_count],
+        };
+
+        for (write_index, index) in nulls.valid_indices().enumerate() {
+            values_slice[write_index] = primitive_values.value(index);
+        }
+
+        values_slice.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| a.compare(*b));
+        if sort_options.descending {
+            values_slice.reverse();
+        }
+    } else {
+        mutable_slice.copy_from_slice(input_values);
+        mutable_slice.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| a.compare(*b));
+        if sort_options.descending {
+            mutable_slice.reverse();
+        }
     }
-    let indices = sort_to_indices(values, options, None)?;
-    take(values, &indices, None)
+
+    Ok(Arc::new(
+        PrimitiveArray::<T>::new(mutable_buffer.into(), null_bit_buffer)
+            .with_data_type(primitive_values.data_type().clone()),
+    ))
 }
 
 /// Sort the `ArrayRef` partially.
diff --git a/arrow/Cargo.toml b/arrow/Cargo.toml
index 998d077fa105..cbb33de6d1fa 100644
--- a/arrow/Cargo.toml
+++ b/arrow/Cargo.toml
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ name = "sort_kernel"
 harness = false
 required-features = ["test_utils"]
 
+[[bench]]
+name = "sort_kernel_primitives"
+harness = false
+required-features = ["test_utils"]
+
 [[bench]]
 name = "partition_kernels"
 harness = false
diff --git a/arrow/benches/sort_kernel_primitives.rs b/arrow/benches/sort_kernel_primitives.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ca9183580bd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arrow/benches/sort_kernel_primitives.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+// with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate criterion;
+use arrow_ord::sort::sort;
+use criterion::Criterion;
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+extern crate arrow;
+
+use arrow::util::bench_util::*;
+use arrow::{array::*, datatypes::Int64Type};
+
+fn create_i64_array(size: usize, with_nulls: bool) -> ArrayRef {
+    let null_density = if with_nulls { 0.5 } else { 0.0 };
+    let array = create_primitive_array::<Int64Type>(size, null_density);
+    Arc::new(array)
+}
+
+fn bench_sort(array: &ArrayRef) {
+    criterion::black_box(sort(criterion::black_box(array), None).unwrap());
+}
+
+fn add_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
+    let arr_a = create_i64_array(2u64.pow(10) as usize, false);
+
+    c.bench_function("sort 2^10", |b| b.iter(|| bench_sort(&arr_a)));
+
+    let arr_a = create_i64_array(2u64.pow(12) as usize, false);
+
+    c.bench_function("sort 2^12", |b| b.iter(|| bench_sort(&arr_a)));
+
+    let arr_a = create_i64_array(2u64.pow(10) as usize, true);
+
+    c.bench_function("sort nulls 2^10", |b| b.iter(|| bench_sort(&arr_a)));
+
+    let arr_a = create_i64_array(2u64.pow(12) as usize, true);
+
+    c.bench_function("sort nulls 2^12", |b| b.iter(|| bench_sort(&arr_a)));
+}
+
+criterion_group!(benches, add_benchmark);
+criterion_main!(benches);