diff --git a/Lib/test/test_bytes.py b/Lib/test/test_bytes.py
index 06c01a0b4..f6a1b3cfd 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_bytes.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_bytes.py
@@ -1522,8 +1522,6 @@ class ByteArrayTest(BaseBytesTest, unittest.TestCase):
         b.append(Indexable(ord('A')))
         self.assertEqual(b, b'A')
 
-    # TODO: RUSTPYTHON
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
     def test_insert(self):
         b = bytearray(b'msssspp')
         b.insert(1, ord('i'))
diff --git a/vm/src/bytesinner.rs b/vm/src/bytesinner.rs
index 03ec5e1ae..c1b8670e1 100644
--- a/vm/src/bytesinner.rs
+++ b/vm/src/bytesinner.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ use crate::obj::objint::{self, PyInt, PyIntRef};
 use crate::obj::objlist::PyList;
 use crate::obj::objmemory::PyMemoryView;
 use crate::obj::objnone::PyNoneRef;
-use crate::obj::objsequence::{PySliceableSequence, PySliceableSequenceMut, SequenceIndex};
+use crate::obj::objsequence::{
+    get_bounded_pos, PySliceableSequence, PySliceableSequenceMut, SequenceIndex,
+};
 use crate::obj::objslice::PySliceRef;
 use crate::obj::objstr::{self, PyString, PyStringRef};
 use crate::pyobject::{
@@ -422,6 +424,18 @@ impl PyBytesInner {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn insert(
+        &mut self,
+        index: isize,
+        object: PyObjectRef,
+        vm: &VirtualMachine,
+    ) -> PyResult<()> {
+        let value = Self::value_try_from_object(vm, object)?;
+        let index = get_bounded_pos(index, self.len());
+        self.elements.insert(index, value);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub fn isalnum(&self) -> bool {
         !self.elements.is_empty()
             && self
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objbytearray.rs b/vm/src/obj/objbytearray.rs
index b226704ff..369f36609 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objbytearray.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objbytearray.rs
@@ -531,32 +531,8 @@ impl PyByteArray {
     }
 
     #[pymethod(name = "insert")]
-    fn insert(&self, mut index: isize, x: PyIntRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
-        let bytes = &mut self.borrow_value_mut().elements;
-        let len = bytes
-            .len()
-            .to_isize()
-            .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_overflow_error("bytearray too big".to_owned()))?;
-
-        let x = x.borrow_value().byte_or(vm)?;
-
-        if index >= len {
-            bytes.push(x);
-            return Ok(());
-        }
-
-        if index < 0 {
-            index += len;
-            index = index.max(0);
-        }
-
-        let index = index
-            .to_usize()
-            .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_overflow_error("overflow in index calculation".to_owned()))?;
-
-        bytes.insert(index, x);
-
-        Ok(())
+    fn insert(&self, index: isize, value: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<()> {
+        self.borrow_value_mut().insert(index, value, vm)
     }
 
     #[pymethod(name = "pop")]
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objsequence.rs b/vm/src/obj/objsequence.rs
index 65671b41e..3b24c3079 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objsequence.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objsequence.rs
@@ -420,6 +420,25 @@ pub fn get_pos(p: isize, len: usize) -> Option<usize> {
     }
 }
 
+// return pos is in range [0, len] inclusive
+pub fn get_bounded_pos(p: isize, len: usize) -> usize {
+    if p.is_negative() {
+        let p = -p as usize;
+        if p >= len {
+            0
+        } else {
+            len - p
+        }
+    } else {
+        let p = p as usize;
+        if p >= len {
+            len
+        } else {
+            p
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn get_slice_pos(slice_pos: &BigInt, len: usize) -> usize {
     if let Some(pos) = slice_pos.to_isize() {
         if let Some(index) = get_pos(pos, len) {