diff --git a/libs/ardour/template_utils.cc b/libs/ardour/template_utils.cc
index 4b8d5b2b78..d92dc32f52 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/template_utils.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/template_utils.cc
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ find_session_templates (vector<TemplateInfo>& template_names, bool read_xml)
 	std::sort(template_names.begin(), template_names.end());
 }
 
+struct TemplateInfoSorter {
+	bool operator () (TemplateInfo const& a, TemplateInfo const& b) {
+		return a.name < b.name;
+	}
+};
+
 void
 find_route_templates (vector<TemplateInfo>& template_names)
 {
@@ -182,6 +188,8 @@ find_route_templates (vector<TemplateInfo>& template_names)
 
 		template_names.push_back (rti);
 	}
+
+	std::sort (template_names.begin(), template_names.end (), TemplateInfoSorter ());
 }
 
 }