diff --git a/administrator/components/com_k2/models/item.php b/administrator/components/com_k2/models/item.php
index 9e2aa44b..8c05a535 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_k2/models/item.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_k2/models/item.php
@@ -984,6 +984,7 @@ public function getAvailableTags($itemID = null)
         if (!is_null($itemID)) {
             $query .= " WHERE tags.id NOT IN (SELECT tagID FROM #__k2_tags_xref WHERE itemID=".(int) $itemID.")";
         }
+        $query .= " ORDER BY name ASC";
         $db->setQuery($query);
         $rows = $db->loadObjectList();
         return $rows;