--- a/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/objects/NativeArray.java	Thu Apr 11 13:20:03 2013 +0530
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk/nashorn/internal/objects/NativeArray.java	Thu Apr 11 15:04:55 2013 +0530
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
     private static final MethodHandle REDUCE_CALLBACK_INVOKER = Bootstrap.createDynamicInvoker("dyn:call", Object.class,
             Object.class, Undefined.class, Object.class, Object.class, int.class, Object.class);
-    private static final MethodHandle CALL_CMP                = Bootstrap.createDynamicInvoker("dyn:call", int.class,
+    private static final MethodHandle CALL_CMP                = Bootstrap.createDynamicInvoker("dyn:call", double.class,
             ScriptFunction.class, Object.class, Object.class, Object.class);
 
     private static final InvokeByName TO_LOCALE_STRING = new InvokeByName("toLocaleString", ScriptObject.class, String.class);
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@
 
                 if (cmp != null) {
                     try {
-                        return (int)CALL_CMP.invokeExact(cmp, cmpThis, x, y);
+                        return (int)Math.signum((double)CALL_CMP.invokeExact(cmp, cmpThis, x, y));
                     } catch (final RuntimeException | Error e) {
                         throw e;
                     } catch (final Throwable t) {

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/nashorn/test/script/basic/JDK-8011974.js	Thu Apr 11 15:04:55 2013 +0530
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 2013, 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-8011974: Comparator function returning negative and positive Infinity does not work as expected with Array.prototype.sort
+ *
+ * @test
+ * @run
+ */
+
+function compare(x, y) {
+    return x < y? -Infinity : (x > y? Infinity: 0)
+}
+
+var sorted =  [5, 4, 3, 2, 1].sort(compare);
+
+if (sorted + '' != "1,2,3,4,5") {
+    fail("Array.prototype.sort does not work when compare returns +/-Infinity");
+}