diff --git a/lib/domain.js b/lib/domain.js
index 300d9cd050d..7d4067b3c10 100644
--- a/lib/domain.js
+++ b/lib/domain.js
@@ -149,16 +149,15 @@ Domain.prototype.bind = function(cb, interceptError) {
   var b = function() {
     // disposing turns functions into no-ops
     if (self._disposed) return;
-    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
 
     if (this instanceof Domain) {
-      return cb.apply(this, args);
+      return cb.apply(this, arguments);
     }
 
     // only intercept first-arg errors if explicitly requested.
-    if (interceptError && args[0] &&
-        (args[0] instanceof Error)) {
-      var er = args[0];
+    if (interceptError && arguments[0] &&
+        (arguments[0] instanceof Error)) {
+      var er = arguments[0];
       decorate(er, {
         domain_bound: cb,
         domain_thrown: false,
@@ -167,11 +166,37 @@ Domain.prototype.bind = function(cb, interceptError) {
       self.emit('error', er);
       return;
     }
+
     // remove first-arg if intercept as assumed to be the error-arg
-    if (interceptError && args.length) args.shift();
+    if (interceptError)
+      var len = arguments.length;
+      var args;
+      switch (len) {
+        case 0:
+        case 1:
+          // no args that we care about.
+          args = [];
+          break;
+        case 2:
+          // optimization for most common case: cb(er, data)
+          args = [arguments[1]];
+          break;
+        default:
+          // slower for less common case: cb(er, foo, bar, baz, ...)
+          args = new Array(len - 1);
+          for (var i = 1; i < len; i++) {
+            args[i] = arguments[i - 1];
+          }
+          break;
+      }
+      self.enter();
+      var ret = cb.apply(this, args);
+      self.exit();
+      return ret;
+    }
 
     self.enter();
-    var ret = cb.apply(this, args);
+    var ret = cb.apply(this, arguments);
     self.exit();
     return ret;
   };