diff --git a/eeschema/symbol_editor/symbol_editor.cpp b/eeschema/symbol_editor/symbol_editor.cpp
index 62a63ca76c..d1858e23a3 100644
--- a/eeschema/symbol_editor/symbol_editor.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/symbol_editor/symbol_editor.cpp
@@ -457,6 +457,8 @@ void SYMBOL_EDIT_FRAME::CreateNewPart()
 
     m_libMgr->GetRootSymbolNames( lib, rootSymbols );
 
+    rootSymbols.Sort();
+
     DIALOG_LIB_NEW_COMPONENT dlg( this, &rootSymbols );
     dlg.SetMinSize( dlg.GetSize() );