diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/variable_completions.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/variable_completions.rs
index ab04da13ea..72a69e942c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/variable_completions.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/variable_completions.rs
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ impl Completer for VariableCompletion {
             }
         }
 
+        output = sort_suggestions(&prefix_str, output, SortBy::Ascending);
+
         output.dedup(); // TODO: Removes only consecutive duplicates, is it intended?
 
         output
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions/mod.rs b/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions/mod.rs
index 03f37925f5..a7f88dc3b0 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions/mod.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ fn subcommand_completer() -> NuCompleter {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn variables_dollar_sign_with_varialblecompletion() {
+fn variables_dollar_sign_with_variablecompletion() {
     let (_, _, engine, stack) = new_engine();
 
     let mut completer = NuCompleter::new(Arc::new(engine), Arc::new(stack));
@@ -907,6 +907,11 @@ fn variables_completions() {
 
     // Match results
     match_suggestions(expected, suggestions);
+
+    let suggestions = completer.complete("$", 1);
+    let expected: Vec<String> = vec!["$actor".into(), "$env".into(), "$in".into(), "$nu".into()];
+
+    match_suggestions(expected, suggestions);
 }
 
 #[test]