diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 174bc62b..7571fd33 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Version 68:
 
 * Split common tests to a new project
+* Small speed up in fields comparisons
 
 API Changes:
 
diff --git a/include/beast/http/fields.hpp b/include/beast/http/fields.hpp
index 1d5d87be..b2167085 100644
--- a/include/beast/http/fields.hpp
+++ b/include/beast/http/fields.hpp
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ public:
         bool
         operator()(String const& lhs, value_type const& rhs) const
         {
+            if(lhs.size() < rhs.name_string().size())
+                return true;
+            if(lhs.size() > rhs.name_string().size())
+                return false;
             return iless::operator()(lhs, rhs.name_string());
         }
 
@@ -112,6 +116,10 @@ public:
         bool
         operator()(value_type const& lhs, String const& rhs) const
         {
+            if(lhs.name_string().size() < rhs.size())
+                return true;
+            if(lhs.name_string().size() > rhs.size())
+                return false;
             return iless::operator()(lhs.name_string(), rhs);
         }
 
@@ -119,6 +127,10 @@ public:
         bool
         operator()(value_type const& lhs, value_type const& rhs) const
         {
+            if(lhs.name_string().size() < rhs.name_string().size())
+                return true;
+            if(lhs.name_string().size() > rhs.name_string().size())
+                return false;
             return iless::operator()(lhs.name_string(), rhs.name_string());
         }
     };