diff --git a/acceptance/tests/modules/list.rb b/acceptance/tests/modules/list.rb
index 3cc20730d..28b9cef3b 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/modules/list.rb
+++ b/acceptance/tests/modules/list.rb
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 test_name "puppet module list test output and dependency error checking"
 
 step "Run puppet module list"
 expected_stdout = <<-HEREDOC
 /opt/puppet-git-repos/puppet/acceptance/tests/modules/fake_modulepath
-  mysql (0.0.0)
   apache (0.0.3)
   bacula (0.0.2)
+  mysql (0.0.0)
   sqlite (0.0.1.1)
   HEREDOC
 
 expected_stderr = <<-HEREDOC
 Missing dependency `create_resources`:
   `mysql` (0.0.0) requires `bodepd/create_resources` (>= 0.0.1)
 Missing dependency `stdlib`:
   `bacula` (0.0.2) requires `puppetlabs/stdlib` (>= 2.2.0)
 Version dependency mismatch `mysql` (0.0.0):
   `bacula` (0.0.2) requires `puppetlabs/mysql` (>= 0.0.1)
 Non semantic version dependency `sqlite` (0.0.1.1):
   `bacula` (0.0.2) requires `puppetlabs/sqlite` (>= 0.0.1)
   HEREDOC
 
 on master, "puppet module list --modulepath /opt/puppet-git-repos/puppet/acceptance/tests/modules/fake_modulepath" do
   assert_match(expected_stdout, stdout, "puppet module list did not output expected stdout")
   assert_match(expected_stderr, stderr, "puppet module list did not output expected stderr")
 end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/face/module/list.rb b/lib/puppet/face/module/list.rb
index fae406079..e05d17022 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/face/module/list.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/face/module/list.rb
@@ -1,79 +1,79 @@
 Puppet::Face.define(:module, '1.0.0') do
   action(:list) do
     summary "List installed modules"
     description <<-HEREDOC
       List puppet modules from a specific environment, specified modulepath or
       default to listing modules in the default modulepath:
       #{Puppet.settings[:modulepath]}
     HEREDOC
     returns "hash of paths to module objects"
 
     option "--env ENVIRONMENT" do
       summary "Which environments' modules to list"
     end
 
     option "--modulepath MODULEPATH" do
       summary "Which directories to look for modules in"
     end
 
     examples <<-EOT
       List installed modules:
 
       $ puppet module list
         /etc/puppet/modules
           bacula (0.0.2)
         /usr/share/puppet/modules
           apache (0.0.3)
           bacula (0.0.1)
 
       List installed modules from a specified environment:
 
       $ puppet module list --env 'test'
         /tmp/puppet/modules
           rrd (0.0.2)
 
       List installed modules from a specified modulepath:
 
       $ puppet module list --modulepath /tmp/facts1:/tmp/facts2
         /tmp/facts1
           stdlib
         /tmp/facts2
           nginx (1.0.0)
     EOT
 
     when_invoked do |options|
       Puppet[:modulepath] = options[:modulepath] if options[:modulepath]
       environment = Puppet::Node::Environment.new(options[:env])
 
       environment.modules_by_path
     end
 
     when_rendering :console do |modules_by_path, options|
       output = ''
 
       Puppet[:modulepath] = options[:modulepath] if options[:modulepath]
       environment = Puppet::Node::Environment.new(options[:env])
 
       dependency_errors = false
 
       environment.modules.each do |mod|
         mod.unsatisfied_dependencies.each do |dep_issue|
           dependency_errors = true
           $stderr.puts dep_issue.to_s
         end
       end
 
       output << "\n" if dependency_errors
 
       modules_by_path.each do |path, modules|
         output << "#{path}\n"
-        modules.each do |mod|
+        modules.sort_by {|mod| mod.name }.each do |mod|
           version_string = mod.version ? "(#{mod.version})" : ''
           output << "  #{mod.name} #{version_string}\n"
         end
       end
       output
     end
 
   end
 end