diff --git a/items/materials/ItemMultiMaterial.java b/items/materials/ItemMultiMaterial.java
index 761809066..24446bcd1 100644
--- a/items/materials/ItemMultiMaterial.java
+++ b/items/materials/ItemMultiMaterial.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package appeng.items.materials;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
@@ -298,11 +299,21 @@ public class ItemMultiMaterial extends AEBaseItem implements IStorageComponent,
 	@Override
 	public void getSubItems(Item par1, CreativeTabs par2CreativeTabs, List cList)
 	{
-		for (MaterialType mat : MaterialType.values())
+		List<MaterialType> types = Arrays.asList( MaterialType.values() );
+		Collections.sort( types, new Comparator<MaterialType>() {
+
+			@Override
+			public int compare(MaterialType o1, MaterialType o2)
+			{
+				return o1.name().compareTo( o2.name() );
+			}
+
+		} );
+
+		for (MaterialType mat : types)
 		{
 			if ( mat.damageValue >= 0 && mat.isRegistered() )
 				cList.add( new ItemStack( this, 1, mat.damageValue ) );
 		}
 	}
-
 }
diff --git a/items/parts/ItemMultiPart.java b/items/parts/ItemMultiPart.java
index fd031e90d..bae0975ae 100644
--- a/items/parts/ItemMultiPart.java
+++ b/items/parts/ItemMultiPart.java
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package appeng.items.parts;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ public class ItemMultiPart extends AEBaseItem implements IPartItem, IItemGroup
 		}
 		catch (Throwable e)
 		{
-			AELog.integration(e);
+			AELog.integration( e );
 			return null; // part not supported..
 		}
 
@@ -200,7 +203,18 @@ public class ItemMultiPart extends AEBaseItem implements IPartItem, IItemGroup
 	@Override
 	public void getSubItems(Item number, CreativeTabs tab, List cList)
 	{
-		for (Entry<Integer, PartTypeIst> part : dmgToPart.entrySet())
+		List<Entry<Integer, PartTypeIst>> types = new ArrayList( dmgToPart.entrySet() );
+		Collections.sort( types, new Comparator<Entry<Integer, PartTypeIst>>() {
+
+			@Override
+			public int compare(Entry<Integer, PartTypeIst> o1, Entry<Integer, PartTypeIst> o2)
+			{
+				return o1.getValue().part.name().compareTo( o2.getValue().part.name() );
+			}
+
+		} );
+
+		for (Entry<Integer, PartTypeIst> part : types)
 			cList.add( new ItemStack( this, 1, part.getKey() ) );
 	}