diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/Source.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/Source.cpp
index 008f4964a..09fa3f4da 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/Source.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/Source.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "database/Database.h"
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QtAlgorithms>
 
 #include "utils/TomahawkCache.h"
 #include "database/DatabaseCommand_SocialAction.h"
@@ -136,14 +137,23 @@ QString
 Source::friendlyName() const
 {
     QPixmap result;
+    QStringList candidateNames;
     foreach( const peerinfo_ptr& peerInfo, peerInfos() )
     {
         if( !peerInfo.isNull() && !peerInfo->friendlyName().isEmpty() )
         {
-            return peerInfo->friendlyName();
+            candidateNames.append( peerInfo->friendlyName() );
         }
     }
 
+    if ( !candidateNames.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        if ( candidateNames.count() > 1 )
+            qSort( candidateNames.begin(), candidateNames.end(), &Source::friendlyNamesLessThan );
+
+        return candidateNames.first();
+    }
+
     if ( m_friendlyname.isEmpty() )
         return dbFriendlyName();
 
@@ -151,6 +161,65 @@ Source::friendlyName() const
 }
 
 
+bool
+Source::friendlyNamesLessThan( const QString& first, const QString& second )
+{
+    //Least favored match first.
+    QList< QRegExp > penalties;
+    penalties.append( QRegExp( "\\d{1,3}\\.\\d{1,3}\\.\\d{1,3}\\.\\d{1,3}" ) ); //IPv4 address
+    penalties.append( QRegExp( "([\\w-\\.\\+]+)@((?:[\\w]+\\.)+)([a-zA-Z]{2,4})" ) ); //email/jabber id
+
+    //Most favored match first.
+    QList< QRegExp > favored;
+    favored.append( QRegExp( "\\b([A-Z][a-z']* ?){2,10}" ) ); //properly capitalized person's name
+    favored.append( QRegExp( "[a-zA-Z ']+" ) ); //kind of person's name
+
+    bool matchFirst = false;
+    bool matchSecond = false;
+
+    //We check if the strings match the regexps. The regexps represent friendly name patterns we do
+    //*not* want (penalties) or want (favored), prioritized. If none of the strings match a regexp,
+    //we go to the next regexp. If one of the strings matches, and we're matching penalties, we say
+    //the other one is lessThan, i.e. comes first. If one of the string matches, and we're matching
+    //favored, we say this one is lessThan, i.e. comes first. If both strings match, or if no match
+    //is found for any regexp, we go to string comparison (fallback).
+    while( !penalties.isEmpty() || !favored.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        QRegExp rx;
+        bool isPenalty;
+        if ( !penalties.isEmpty() )
+        {
+            rx = penalties.first();
+            penalties.pop_front();
+            isPenalty = true;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            rx = favored.first();
+            favored.pop_front();
+            isPenalty = false;
+        }
+
+        matchFirst = rx.exactMatch( first );
+        matchSecond = rx.exactMatch( second );
+
+        if ( matchFirst == false && matchSecond == false )
+            continue;
+
+        if ( matchFirst == true && matchSecond == true )
+            break;
+
+        if ( matchFirst == true && matchSecond == false )
+            return isPenalty ? false : true;
+
+        if ( matchFirst == false && matchSecond == true )
+            return isPenalty ? true : false;
+    }
+
+    return ( first.compare( second ) == -1 ) ? true : false;
+}
+
+
 #ifndef ENABLE_HEADLESS
 QPixmap
 Source::avatar( TomahawkUtils::ImageMode style, const QSize& size )
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/Source.h b/src/libtomahawk/Source.h
index 77b2b0b8a..8b46033ed 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/Source.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/Source.h
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ private slots:
     void addCommand( const QSharedPointer<DatabaseCommand>& command );
 
 private:
+    static bool friendlyNamesLessThan( const QString& first, const QString& second ); //lessThan for sorting
+
     void updateTracks();
     void reportSocialAttributesChanged( DatabaseCommand_SocialAction* action );