diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.categories.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.categories.inc.php
index f4855bc71c..2cab596faa 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.categories.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.categories.inc.php
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				$ordermethod = " order by cat_main asc";
+				$ordermethod = " order by cat_main, cat_level, cat_name asc";
 			}
 
 			if (is_array($this->grants))