diff --git a/src/fides/api/models/sql_models.py b/src/fides/api/models/sql_models.py
index c89e90c526..ff45fd8b7a 100644
--- a/src/fides/api/models/sql_models.py
+++ b/src/fides/api/models/sql_models.py
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ class System(Base, FidesBase):
         cascade="all, delete",
         back_populates="system",
         lazy="selectin",
+        order_by="PrivacyDeclaration.name",
     )
 
     data_stewards = relationship(
diff --git a/tests/ctl/models/test_sql_models.py b/tests/ctl/models/test_sql_models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..707c5f51f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ctl/models/test_sql_models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from fides.api.db.system import get_system
+from fides.api.models.sql_models import PrivacyDeclaration
+
+
+def test_system_privacy_declarations_in_alphabetical_order(db, system):
+    """
+    Ensure that the system privacy declarations are in alphabetical order by name
+    """
+    # Add more privacy declarations to the system
+    new_privacy_declarations = [
+        {
+            "data_use": "marketing.advertising.profiling",
+            "name": "Declaration Name",
+            "system_id": system.id,
+        },
+        {
+            "data_use": "essential",
+            "name": "Another Declaration Name",
+            "system_id": system.id,
+        },
+    ]
+    for data in new_privacy_declarations:
+        PrivacyDeclaration.create(db=db, data=data)
+        db.commit()
+
+    db.refresh(system)
+    updated_system = get_system(db, system.fides_key)
+
+    privacy_declarations = updated_system.privacy_declarations
+    sorted_privacy_declarations = sorted(privacy_declarations, key=lambda x: x.name)
+
+    assert (
+        privacy_declarations == sorted_privacy_declarations
+    ), "Privacy declarations are not in alphabetical order by name"