diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 7b872f8..c9cd57b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Performance improvements to String#times. [Martin Ström]
+
 * Make Ajax.Response#getHeaderJSON and Ajax.Response#getResponseJSON pseudo private instance methods. [Tobie Langel]
 
 * Make ObjectRange use the new Class.create syntax. [Mislav Marohnić]
diff --git a/src/string.js b/src/string.js
index 11f09ca..0a994e2 100644
--- a/src/string.js
+++ b/src/string.js
@@ -119,9 +119,7 @@ Object.extend(String.prototype, {
   },
   
   times: function(count) {
-    var result = '';
-    for (var i = 0; i < count; i++) result += this;
-    return result;
+    return count < 1 ? '' : new Array(count + 1).join(this);
   },
   
   camelize: function() {
diff --git a/test/unit/string.html b/test/unit/string.html
index 52ff8e1..9241e52 100644
--- a/test/unit/string.html
+++ b/test/unit/string.html
@@ -463,13 +463,30 @@
     }},
 
     testTimes: function() {with(this) {
+
       assertEqual('', ''.times(0));
       assertEqual('', ''.times(5));
+      assertEqual('', 'a'.times(-1));
       assertEqual('', 'a'.times(0));
       assertEqual('a', 'a'.times(1));
+      assertEqual('aa', 'a'.times(2));
       assertEqual('aaaaa', 'a'.times(5));
       assertEqual('foofoofoofoofoo', 'foo'.times(5));
       assertEqual('', 'foo'.times(-5));
+      
+      /*window.String.prototype.oldTimes = function(count) {
+        var result = '';
+        for (var i = 0; i < count; i++) result += this;
+        return result;
+      };
+      
+      benchmark(function() {
+        'foo'.times(15);
+      }, 1000, 'new: ');
+      
+      benchmark(function() {
+        'foo'.oldTimes(15);
+      }, 1000, 'previous: ');*/
     }},
     
     testToJSON: function() {with(this) {