--- a/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/objects/NativeArray.java	Tue May 12 12:40:33 2015 +0530
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/objects/NativeArray.java	Wed May 13 12:45:14 2015 +0530
@@ -1228,31 +1228,41 @@
         final List<Object> list = Arrays.asList(array);
         final Object cmpThis = cmp == null || cmp.isStrict() ? ScriptRuntime.UNDEFINED : Global.instance();
 
-        Collections.sort(list, new Comparator<Object>() {
-            private final MethodHandle call_cmp = getCALL_CMP();
-            @Override
-            public int compare(final Object x, final Object y) {
-                if (x == ScriptRuntime.UNDEFINED && y == ScriptRuntime.UNDEFINED) {
-                    return 0;
-                } else if (x == ScriptRuntime.UNDEFINED) {
-                    return 1;
-                } else if (y == ScriptRuntime.UNDEFINED) {
-                    return -1;
-                }
+        try {
+            Collections.sort(list, new Comparator<Object>() {
+                private final MethodHandle call_cmp = getCALL_CMP();
+                @Override
+                public int compare(final Object x, final Object y) {
+                    if (x == ScriptRuntime.UNDEFINED && y == ScriptRuntime.UNDEFINED) {
+                        return 0;
+                    } else if (x == ScriptRuntime.UNDEFINED) {
+                        return 1;
+                    } else if (y == ScriptRuntime.UNDEFINED) {
+                        return -1;
+                    }
 
-                if (cmp != null) {
-                    try {
-                        return (int)Math.signum((double)call_cmp.invokeExact(cmp, cmpThis, x, y));
-                    } catch (final RuntimeException | Error e) {
-                        throw e;
-                    } catch (final Throwable t) {
-                        throw new RuntimeException(t);
+                    if (cmp != null) {
+                        try {
+                            return (int)Math.signum((double)call_cmp.invokeExact(cmp, cmpThis, x, y));
+                        } catch (final RuntimeException | Error e) {
+                            throw e;
+                        } catch (final Throwable t) {
+                            throw new RuntimeException(t);
+                        }
                     }
-                }
 
-                return JSType.toString(x).compareTo(JSType.toString(y));
-            }
-        });
+                    return JSType.toString(x).compareTo(JSType.toString(y));
+                }
+            });
+        } catch (final IllegalArgumentException iae) {
+            // Collections.sort throws IllegalArgumentException when
+            // Comparison method violates its general contract
+
+            // See ECMA spec 15.4.4.11 Array.prototype.sort (comparefn).
+            // If "comparefn" is not undefined and is not a consistent
+            // comparison function for the elements of this array, the
+            // behaviour of sort is implementation-defined.
+        }
 
         return list.toArray(new Object[array.length]);
     }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/nashorn/test/script/basic/JDK-8080182.js	Wed May 13 12:45:14 2015 +0530
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ * 
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ * 
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ * 
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * JDK-8080182: Array.prototype.sort throws IAE on inconsistent comparison
+ *
+ * @test
+ * @run
+ */
+
+function Random() { 
+    this.toString = function() {
+        return (Math.random() * 100).toString();
+    }
+}
+
+for (var i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
+    var arr = []; 
+
+    for (var j = 0; j < 64; ++j) {
+        arr[j] = new Random();
+    }
+
+    // no IllegalArgumentException expected!
+    arr.sort();
+}