diff --git a/src/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/Kryo.java b/src/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/Kryo.java
index fa0434023..3566f3059 100644
--- a/src/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/Kryo.java
+++ b/src/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/Kryo.java
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ public class Kryo {
 	private IdentityMap originalToCopy;
 	private Object needsCopyReference;
 	private Generics generics = new DefaultGenerics(this);
+	public boolean optimizePrimitiveArrays = false;
 
 	/** Creates a new Kryo with a {@link DefaultClassResolver} and references disabled. */
 	public Kryo () {
@@ -1294,6 +1295,14 @@ public void setOptimizedGenerics (boolean optimizedGenerics) {
 		generics = optimizedGenerics ? new DefaultGenerics(this) : NoGenerics.INSTANCE;
 	}
 
+	public boolean isOptimizePrimitiveArrays() {
+		return optimizePrimitiveArrays;
+	}
+
+	public void setOptimizePrimitiveArrays(boolean optimizePrimitiveArraySize) {
+		this.optimizePrimitiveArrays = optimizePrimitiveArraySize;
+	}
+
 	static final class DefaultSerializerEntry {
 		final Class type;
 		final SerializerFactory serializerFactory;
diff --git a/src/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/io/Input.java b/src/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/io/Input.java
index e82a2b39d..0417af549 100644
--- a/src/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/io/Input.java
+++ b/src/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/io/Input.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io;
 
+import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.KryoException;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.io.KryoBufferUnderflowException;
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.util.Pool.Poolable;
@@ -902,14 +903,30 @@ private String readAscii_slow (int charCount) {
 	}
 
 	// Primitive arrays:
+	public int[] readInts (int length, boolean optimizePositive) throws KryoException {
+		return readInts(length, length, optimizePositive);
+	}
+
+	/** Reads an int array in bulk using fixed or variable length encoding, depending on
+	 * {@link #setVariableLengthEncoding(boolean)}. This may be more efficient than reading them individually.
+	 * It also takes optimizedLength when {@link Kryo#isOptimizePrimitiveArrays()} is set */
+	public int[] readInts (int length, int optimizedLength, boolean optimizePositive) throws KryoException {
+		if (varEncoding) {
+			int[] array = new int[length];
+			for (int i = 0; i < optimizedLength; i++)
+				array[i] = readVarInt(optimizePositive);
+			return array;
+		}
+		return readInts(length, optimizedLength);
+	}
 
 	/** Reads an int array in bulk. This may be more efficient than reading them individually. */
-	public int[] readInts (int length) throws KryoException {
+	public int[] readInts (int length, int optimizedLength) throws KryoException {
 		int[] array = new int[length];
-		if (optional(length << 2) == length << 2) {
+		if (optional(optimizedLength << 2) == optimizedLength << 2) {
 			byte[] buffer = this.buffer;
 			int p = this.position;
-			for (int i = 0; i < length; i++, p += 4) {
+			for (int i = 0; i < optimizedLength; i++, p += 4) {
 				array[i] = buffer[p] & 0xFF //
 					| (buffer[p + 1] & 0xFF) << 8 //
 					| (buffer[p + 2] & 0xFF) << 16 //
@@ -917,24 +934,12 @@ public int[] readInts (int length) throws KryoException {
 			}
 			position = p;
 		} else {
-			for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
+			for (int i = 0; i < optimizedLength; i++)
 				array[i] = readInt();
 		}
 		return array;
 	}
 
-	/** Reads an int array in bulk using fixed or variable length encoding, depending on
-	 * {@link #setVariableLengthEncoding(boolean)}. This may be more efficient than reading them individually. */
-	public int[] readInts (int length, boolean optimizePositive) throws KryoException {
-		if (varEncoding) {
-			int[] array = new int[length];
-			for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
-				array[i] = readVarInt(optimizePositive);
-			return array;
-		}
-		return readInts(length);
-	}
-
 	/** Reads a long array in bulk. This may be more efficient than reading them individually. */
 	public long[] readLongs (int length) throws KryoException {
 		long[] array = new long[length];
diff --git a/src/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/serializers/DefaultArraySerializers.java b/src/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/serializers/DefaultArraySerializers.java
index a59d0a6be..e081e66e4 100644
--- a/src/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/serializers/DefaultArraySerializers.java
+++ b/src/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/serializers/DefaultArraySerializers.java
@@ -71,13 +71,27 @@ public void write (Kryo kryo, Output output, int[] object) {
 				return;
 			}
 			output.writeVarInt(object.length + 1, true);
-			output.writeInts(object, 0, object.length, false);
+			if(kryo.isOptimizePrimitiveArrays()){
+				int optimizedSize = object.length;
+				while(object[optimizedSize-1]==0){
+					optimizedSize--;
+				}
+				output.writeVarInt(optimizedSize + 1, true);
+				output.writeInts(object, 0, optimizedSize, false);
+			}else{
+				output.writeInts(object, 0, object.length, false);
+			}
 		}
 
 		public int[] read (Kryo kryo, Input input, Class type) {
 			int length = input.readVarInt(true);
 			if (length == NULL) return null;
-			return input.readInts(length - 1, false);
+			if(kryo.isOptimizePrimitiveArrays()){
+				int optimizedSize = input.readVarInt(true);
+				return input.readInts(length-1, optimizedSize - 1, false);
+			}else{
+				return input.readInts(length - 1, false);
+			}
 		}
 
 		public int[] copy (Kryo kryo, int[] original) {
diff --git a/test/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/serializers/ArraySerializerTest.java b/test/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/serializers/ArraySerializerTest.java
index dd0cabe2c..a318b6896 100644
--- a/test/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/serializers/ArraySerializerTest.java
+++ b/test/com/esotericsoftware/kryo/serializers/ArraySerializerTest.java
@@ -32,6 +32,23 @@ class ArraySerializerTest extends KryoTestCase {
 		supportsCopy = true;
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void testOptimizedIntArrays () {
+		kryo.register(int[].class);
+
+		// default case
+		roundTrip(6, new int[] {1, 2, 3, 4});
+		// case where lot of trailing values are default value
+		// case withbut any optimization, it would have length of 18
+		roundTrip(18, new int[] {1, 2, 3, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0});
+
+		// case with optimization, it would have length of 7, and also regardless of the size now.
+		kryo.setOptimizePrimitiveArrays(true);
+		roundTrip(7, new int[] {1, 2, 3, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0});
+		roundTrip(7, new int[] {1, 2, 3, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0});
+
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	void testArrays () {
 		kryo.register(int[].class);