diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Ports.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Ports.pm
index dfae0a0f..e60fa9b6 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Ports.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Plugin/Device/Ports.pm
@@ -132,7 +132,12 @@ get '/ajax/content/device/ports' => require_login sub {
     # retrieve active/all connected nodes, if asked for
     $rs
         = $rs->search_rs( {},
-        { prefetch => 'nodes', bind => [ $device->ip ] } )
+        { prefetch => 'nodes', bind => [ $device->ip ],
+          order_by => [
+            { -desc => 'nodes.active' },
+            { -asc => 'nodes.mac' },
+            { -asc => 'nodes.ip' },
+          ] })
         if param('c_nodes');
 
     my @results = $rs->hri->all;