diff --git a/app/ring_groups/ring_groups.php b/app/ring_groups/ring_groups.php
index 516996495c..16ff015d44 100644
--- a/app/ring_groups/ring_groups.php
+++ b/app/ring_groups/ring_groups.php
@@ -70,7 +70,12 @@ require_once "resources/paging.php";
 	//prepare to page the results
 		$sql = "select count(*) as num_rows from v_ring_groups ";
 		$sql .= "where domain_uuid = '$domain_uuid' ";
-		if (strlen($order_by) > 0) { $sql .= "order by $order_by $order "; }
+		if (strlen($order_by) > 0) {
+			$sql .= "order by ring_group_name, ring_group_extension asc ";
+		}
+		else {
+			$sql .= "order by $order_by $order ";
+		}
 		$prep_statement = $db->prepare($sql);
 		if ($prep_statement) {
 		$prep_statement->execute();
@@ -94,7 +99,12 @@ require_once "resources/paging.php";
 	//get the  list
 		$sql = "select * from v_ring_groups ";
 		$sql .= "where domain_uuid = '$domain_uuid' ";
-		if (strlen($order_by) > 0) { $sql .= "order by $order_by $order "; }
+		if (strlen($order_by) > 0) {
+			$sql .= "order by ring_group_name, ring_group_extension asc ";
+		}
+		else {
+			$sql .= "order by $order_by $order ";
+		}
 		$sql .= " limit $rows_per_page offset $offset ";
 		$prep_statement = $db->prepare(check_sql($sql));
 		$prep_statement->execute();