diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/Api/SettingsController.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/Api/SettingsController.php
index 150c17cb7..d57ab2569 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/Api/SettingsController.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/IDS/Api/SettingsController.php
@@ -269,6 +269,10 @@ class SettingsController extends ApiControllerBase
     {
         $result = array();
         $result['rows'] = $this->listInstallableRules();
+        // sort by description
+        usort($result['rows'], function ($item1, $item2) {
+          return strcmp(strtolower($item1['description']), strtolower($item2['description']));
+        });
         $result['rowCount'] = count($result['rows']);
         $result['total'] = count($result['rows']);
         $result['current'] = 1;