diff --git a/geonode/api/api.py b/geonode/api/api.py
index f5beeb34fa3..90f500bb50c 100644
--- a/geonode/api/api.py
+++ b/geonode/api/api.py
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ class Meta:
         include_resource_uri = False
         filtering = {'slug': ALL,
                      'name': ALL}
+        ordering = ['name']
         authorization = ApiLockdownAuthorization()
 
     def apply_filters(self, request, applicable_filters):
diff --git a/geonode/templates/search/_sort_filters.html b/geonode/templates/search/_sort_filters.html
index 0b80e113234..1a245797af5 100644
--- a/geonode/templates/search/_sort_filters.html
+++ b/geonode/templates/search/_sort_filters.html
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 <div class="btn-group pull-right" role="group" aria-label="tools">
   <div class="btn-group" role="group">
     <button type="button" class="btn btn-default dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
-      <div ng-if="dataValue == 'title' || dataValue == 'username'" ng-cloak>
+      <div ng-if="dataValue == 'title' || dataValue == 'username' || dataValue == 'name'" ng-cloak>
         <i class="fa fa-sort-alpha-asc fa-lg"></i>
         <i class="fa fa-angle-down fa-lg"></i>
       </div>
-      <div ng-if="dataValue == '-title' || dataValue == '-username'" ng-cloak>
+      <div ng-if="dataValue == '-title' || dataValue == '-username' || dataValue == '-name'" ng-cloak>
         <i class="fa fa-sort-alpha-desc fa-lg"></i>
         <i class="fa fa-angle-down fa-lg"></i>
       </div>
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
           <li><a data-value="date_joined" data-filter="order_by" ng-click="single_choice_listener($event)">{% trans "Less recent" %}</a></li>
           <li><a data-value="username" data-filter="order_by" ng-click="single_choice_listener($event)">{% trans "A - Z" %}</a></li>
           <li><a data-value="-username" data-filter="order_by" ng-click="single_choice_listener($event)">{% trans "Z - A" %}</a></li>
+      {% elif facet_type == 'groupcategories' %}
+          <li><a data-value="name" data-filter="order_by" ng-click="single_choice_listener($event)">{% trans "A - Z" %}</a></li>
+          <li><a data-value="-name" data-filter="order_by" ng-click="single_choice_listener($event)">{% trans "Z - A" %}</a></li>
       {% endif %}
     </ul>
   </div>