diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Project/Src/PackagesViewModel.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Project/Src/PackagesViewModel.cs
index efdc1c70af..fdddd9b806 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Project/Src/PackagesViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Project/Src/PackagesViewModel.cs
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.PackageManagement
 		{
 			if (allPackages == null) {
 				IQueryable<IPackage> packages = GetAllPackages();
+				packages = OrderPackages(packages);
 				packages = packages.Find(searchTerms);
 				totalItems = packages.Count();
 				allPackages = GetFilteredPackagesBeforePagingResults(packages);
@@ -209,6 +210,12 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.PackageManagement
 			return allPackages;
 		}
 		
+		IQueryable<IPackage> OrderPackages(IQueryable<IPackage> packages)
+		{
+			return packages
+				.OrderBy(package => package.Id);
+		}
+		
 		IEnumerable<IPackage> GetPackagesForSelectedPage(IEnumerable<IPackage> allPackages)
 		{
 			int packagesToSkip = pages.ItemsBeforeFirstPage;
diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Test/Src/Helpers/TestablePackagesViewModel.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Test/Src/Helpers/TestablePackagesViewModel.cs
index a7f6affcf8..5044b1102c 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Test/Src/Helpers/TestablePackagesViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Test/Src/Helpers/TestablePackagesViewModel.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace PackageManagement.Tests.Helpers
 			AddFakePackage("Test");
 		}
 		
-		void AddFakePackage(string packageId)
+		public void AddFakePackage(string packageId)
 		{
 			FakePackage package = CreateFakePackage(packageId);
 			FakePackages.Add(package);
diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Test/Src/PackagesViewModelTests.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Test/Src/PackagesViewModelTests.cs
index 962560d89a..0ea8131633 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Test/Src/PackagesViewModelTests.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Test/Src/PackagesViewModelTests.cs
@@ -1119,5 +1119,27 @@ namespace PackageManagement.Tests
 			
 			Assert.IsFalse(viewModel.HasError);
 		}
+		
+		[Test]
+		public void ReadPackages_PackagesReturnedNotSortedFromRepository_PackagesDisplayedSortedById()
+		{
+			CreateViewModel();
+			viewModel.AddFakePackage("Z");
+			viewModel.AddFakePackage("C");
+			viewModel.AddFakePackage("A");
+			viewModel.AddFakePackage("B");
+			viewModel.ReadPackages();
+			
+			CompleteReadPackagesTask();
+			
+			var expectedPackages = new FakePackage[] {
+				viewModel.FakePackages[2],
+				viewModel.FakePackages[3],
+				viewModel.FakePackages[1],
+				viewModel.FakePackages[0]
+			};
+			
+			PackageCollectionAssert.AreEqual(expectedPackages, viewModel.PackageViewModels);
+		}
 	}
 }