diff --git a/refurb/checks/common.py b/refurb/checks/common.py
index 39b8494..1105326 100644
--- a/refurb/checks/common.py
+++ b/refurb/checks/common.py
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ def _stringify(node: Node) -> str:
             return f"{_stringify(expr)}.{name}"
 
         case NameExpr(name=name):
-            return name
+            return unmangle_name(name)
 
         case BytesExpr(value=value):
             # TODO: use same formatting as source line
diff --git a/refurb/checks/readability/use_sort.py b/refurb/checks/readability/use_sort.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0a7f52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/refurb/checks/readability/use_sort.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from mypy.nodes import ArgKind, AssignmentStmt, CallExpr, NameExpr, Var
+
+from refurb.checks.common import stringify, unmangle_name
+from refurb.error import Error
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ErrorInfo(Error):
+    """
+    Don't use `sorted()` to sort a list and reassign it to itself, use the
+    faster in-place `.sort()` method instead.
+
+    Bad:
+
+    ```
+    names = ["Bob", "Alice", "Charlie"]
+
+    names = sorted(names)
+    ```
+
+    Good:
+
+    ```
+    names = ["Bob", "Alice", "Charlie"]
+
+    names.sort()
+    ```
+    """
+
+    name = "use-sort"
+    categories = ("performance", "readability")
+    code = 186
+
+
+def check(node: AssignmentStmt, errors: list[Error]) -> None:
+    match node:
+        case AssignmentStmt(
+            lvalues=[NameExpr(fullname=assign_name) as assign_ref],
+            rvalue=CallExpr(
+                callee=NameExpr(fullname="builtins.sorted"),
+                args=[
+                    NameExpr(fullname=sort_name, node=Var(type=ty)),
+                    *rest,
+                ],
+                arg_names=[_, *arg_names],
+                arg_kinds=[_, *arg_kinds],
+            ),
+        ) if (
+            unmangle_name(assign_name) == unmangle_name(sort_name)
+            and str(ty).startswith("builtins.list[")
+            and all(arg_kind == ArgKind.ARG_NAMED for arg_kind in arg_kinds)
+        ):
+            old_args: list[str] = []
+            new_args: list[str] = []
+
+            name = stringify(assign_ref)
+
+            old_args.append(name)
+
+            if rest:
+                for arg_name, expr in zip(arg_names, rest):
+                    arg = f"{arg_name}={stringify(expr)}"
+
+                    old_args.append(arg)
+                    new_args.append(arg)
+
+            old = f"{name} = sorted({', '.join(old_args)})"
+            new = f"{name}.sort({', '.join(new_args)})"
+
+            msg = f"Replace `{old}` with `{new}`"
+
+            errors.append(ErrorInfo.from_node(node, msg))
diff --git a/test/data/err_186.py b/test/data/err_186.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ff04a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/err_186.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+l = []
+
+# these should match
+
+l = sorted(l)
+l = sorted(l, key=lambda x: x > 0)
+l = sorted(l, reverse=True)
+l = sorted(l, key=lambda x: x > 0, reverse=True)
+
+
+# these should not
+
+l2 = sorted(l)
+l2 = sorted(l, key=lambda x: x > 0)
+l2 = sorted(l, reverse=True)
+
+d = {}
+
+# dont warn since d is a dict and does not have a .sort() method
+d = sorted(d)
+
+l = sorted(l, lambda x: x)  # type: ignore
diff --git a/test/data/err_186.txt b/test/data/err_186.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36dc140
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/err_186.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+test/data/err_186.py:5:1 [FURB186]: Replace `l = sorted(l)` with `l.sort()`
+test/data/err_186.py:6:1 [FURB186]: Replace `l = sorted(l, key=lambda x: x > 0)` with `l.sort(key=lambda x: x > 0)`
+test/data/err_186.py:7:1 [FURB186]: Replace `l = sorted(l, reverse=True)` with `l.sort(reverse=True)`
+test/data/err_186.py:8:1 [FURB186]: Replace `l = sorted(l, key=lambda x: x > 0, reverse=True)` with `l.sort(key=lambda x: x > 0, reverse=True)`