diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Account/IndexController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Account/IndexController.php
index 363a818cdc..f9d854c1aa 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Account/IndexController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Account/IndexController.php
@@ -75,9 +75,18 @@ class IndexController extends Controller
         $types        = config('firefly.accountTypesByIdentifier.' . $what);
         $collection   = $this->repository->getAccountsByType($types);
         $total        = $collection->count();
-        $page         = 0 === (int)$request->get('page') ? 1 : (int)$request->get('page');
-        $pageSize     = (int)app('preferences')->get('listPageSize', 50)->data;
-        $accounts     = $collection->slice(($page - 1) * $pageSize, $pageSize);
+
+        // sort collection:
+        $collection = $collection->sortBy(
+            function (Account $account) {
+                return ($account->active ? '1' : '0') . $account->name;
+            }
+        );
+
+
+        $page     = 0 === (int)$request->get('page') ? 1 : (int)$request->get('page');
+        $pageSize = (int)app('preferences')->get('listPageSize', 50)->data;
+        $accounts = $collection->slice(($page - 1) * $pageSize, $pageSize);
         unset($collection);
         /** @var Carbon $start */
         $start = clone session('start', Carbon::now()->startOfMonth());