diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/site/sites.get.json.ftl b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/site/sites.get.json.ftl
index 0748caf69e..1582104e77 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/site/sites.get.json.ftl
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/site/sites.get.json.ftl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <#import "site.lib.ftl" as siteLib/>
 
 [
-	<#list sites as site>
+	<#list sites?sort_by("shortName") as site>
 		<@siteLib.siteJSON site=site/>
 		<#if site_has_next>,</#if>
 	</#list>
diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/site/sites.query.post.json.ftl b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/site/sites.query.post.json.ftl
index 0748caf69e..1582104e77 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/site/sites.query.post.json.ftl
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/site/sites.query.post.json.ftl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <#import "site.lib.ftl" as siteLib/>
 
 [
-	<#list sites as site>
+	<#list sites?sort_by("shortName") as site>
 		<@siteLib.siteJSON site=site/>
 		<#if site_has_next>,</#if>
 	</#list>