diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/FirmwareController.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/FirmwareController.php
index 0c6fc02de..0d9f82b92 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/FirmwareController.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Core/Api/FirmwareController.php
@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@ class FirmwareController extends ApiControllerBase
             $response = array('status' => 'unknown', 'status_msg' => gettext('Current status is unknown.'));
         }
 
+        /* XXX array isn't flat, need to refactor this */
+        if (isset($response['upgrade_packages'])) {
+            $sorted = array();
+            foreach ($response['upgrade_packages'] as $key => $value) {
+                $sorted[$value['name']] = $value;
+            }
+            uksort($sorted, function ($a, $b) {
+                return strnatcmp($a, $b);
+            });
+            $response['upgrade_packages'] = $sorted;
+        }
+
         return $response;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Core/firmware.volt b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Core/firmware.volt
index 633bbe2df..a9568daa4 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Core/firmware.volt
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/views/OPNsense/Core/firmware.volt
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
                 // show upgrade list
                 $("#updatelist").html("<tr><th>{{ lang._('Package Name') }}</th>" +
                 "<th>{{ lang._('Current Version') }}</th><th>{{ lang._('New Version') }}</th></tr>");
-                $.each(['upgrade_packages','new_packages','reinstall_packages'], function(type_idx,type_name){
+                $.each(['new_packages', 'upgrade_packages', 'reinstall_packages'], function(type_idx,type_name){
                     if ( data[type_name] != undefined ) {
                         $.each(data[type_name],function(index,row){
                             if (type_name == "new_packages") {