diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/ControllerBase.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/ControllerBase.php
index 7b3ce994d..8f7fa387b 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/ControllerBase.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/ControllerBase.php
@@ -206,16 +206,16 @@ class ControllerBase extends ControllerRoot
 
         $ifarr = array();
         foreach ($cnf->object()->interfaces->children() as $key => $node) {
-            $ifarr[$key] = $node;
+            $ifarr[$key] = $node->descr ? $node->descr->__toString() : strtoupper($key);
         }
-        ksort($ifarr);
+        natcasesort($ifarr);
         $ordid = 0;
-        foreach ($ifarr as $key => $node) {
+        foreach ($ifarr as $key => $descr) {
             $menu->appendItem('Interfaces', $key, array(
                 'url' => '/interfaces.php?if='. $key,
-                'order' => ($ordid++),
-                'visiblename' => $node->descr ? $node->descr : strtoupper($key),
+                'visiblename' => '[' . $descr . ']',
                 'cssclass' => 'fa fa-sitemap',
+                'order' => $ordid++,
             ));
         }
         unset($ifarr);
diff --git a/src/www/fbegin.inc b/src/www/fbegin.inc
index 582b45ad3..5648f4e75 100644
--- a/src/www/fbegin.inc
+++ b/src/www/fbegin.inc
@@ -73,16 +73,16 @@ $menu = new OPNsense\Base\Menu\MenuSystem();
 $cnf = OPNsense\Core\Config::getInstance();
 $ifarr = array();
 foreach ($cnf->object()->interfaces->children() as $key => $node) {
-    $ifarr[$key] = $node;
+    $ifarr[$key] = $node->descr ? $node->descr->__toString() : strtoupper($key);
 }
-ksort($ifarr);
+natcasesort($ifarr);
 $ordid = 0;
-foreach ($ifarr as $key => $node) {
+foreach ($ifarr as $key => $descr) {
     $menu->appendItem('Interfaces', $key, array(
         'url' => '/interfaces.php?if=' . $key,
-        'order' => ($ordid++),
-        'visiblename' => $node->descr ? $node->descr : strtoupper($key),
+        'visiblename' => '[' . $descr . ']',
         'cssclass' => 'fa fa-sitemap',
+        'order' => $ordid++,
     ));
 }
 unset($ifarr);