diff --git a/admin/searchareas.php b/admin/searchareas.php
index bd27b8f1ab4c1..d053ef99076c1 100644
--- a/admin/searchareas.php
+++ b/admin/searchareas.php
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
 ];
 
 $searchareas = \core_search\manager::get_search_areas_list();
+core_collator::asort_objects_by_method($searchareas, 'get_visible_name');
 $areasconfig = isset($searchmanager) ? $searchmanager->get_areas_config($searchareas) : false;
 foreach ($searchareas as $area) {
     $areaid = $area->get_area_id();