diff --git a/course/edit_form.php b/course/edit_form.php
index 2dcbce2a2c7..1de01c93539 100644
--- a/course/edit_form.php
+++ b/course/edit_form.php
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ class course_edit_form extends moodleform {
                     $options[$grouping->id] = format_string($grouping->name);
                 }
             }
+            core_collator::asort($options);
             $gr_el =& $mform->getElement('defaultgroupingid');
             $gr_el->load($options);
         }
diff --git a/course/editsection_form.php b/course/editsection_form.php
index 7663e930ab9..7161284520f 100644
--- a/course/editsection_form.php
+++ b/course/editsection_form.php
@@ -67,13 +67,14 @@ class editsection_form extends moodleform {
             // Grouping conditions - only if grouping is enabled at site level
             if (!empty($CFG->enablegroupmembersonly)) {
                 $options = array();
-                $options[0] = get_string('none');
                 if ($groupings = $DB->get_records('groupings', array('courseid' => $course->id))) {
                     foreach ($groupings as $grouping) {
                         $options[$grouping->id] = format_string(
                                 $grouping->name, true, array('context' => $context));
                     }
                 }
+                core_collator::asort($options);
+                $options = array(0 => get_string('none')) + $options;
                 $mform->addElement('select', 'groupingid', get_string('groupingsection', 'group'), $options);
                 $mform->addHelpButton('groupingid', 'groupingsection', 'group');
             }
diff --git a/course/moodleform_mod.php b/course/moodleform_mod.php
index b398be469b3..9b548339c31 100644
--- a/course/moodleform_mod.php
+++ b/course/moodleform_mod.php
@@ -504,12 +504,13 @@ abstract class moodleform_mod extends moodleform {
         if ($this->_features->groupings or $this->_features->groupmembersonly) {
             //groupings selector - used for normal grouping mode or also when restricting access with groupmembersonly
             $options = array();
-            $options[0] = get_string('none');
             if ($groupings = $DB->get_records('groupings', array('courseid'=>$COURSE->id))) {
                 foreach ($groupings as $grouping) {
                     $options[$grouping->id] = format_string($grouping->name);
                 }
             }
+            core_collator::asort($options);
+            $options = array(0 => get_string('none')) + $options;
             $mform->addElement('select', 'groupingid', get_string('grouping', 'group'), $options);
             $mform->addHelpButton('groupingid', 'grouping', 'group');
         }
diff --git a/group/groupings.php b/group/groupings.php
index ec8b094f08c..063397e0103 100644
--- a/group/groupings.php
+++ b/group/groupings.php
@@ -68,9 +68,13 @@ echo $OUTPUT->heading($strgroupings);
 $data = array();
 if ($groupings = $DB->get_records('groupings', array('courseid'=>$course->id), 'name')) {
     $canchangeidnumber = has_capability('moodle/course:changeidnumber', $context);
+    foreach ($groupings as $gid => $grouping) {
+        $groupings[$gid]->formattedname = format_string($grouping->name, true, array('context' => $context));
+    }
+    core_collator::asort_objects_by_property($groupings, 'formattedname');
     foreach($groupings as $grouping) {
         $line = array();
-        $line[0] = format_string($grouping->name);
+        $line[0] = $grouping->formattedname;
 
         if ($groups = groups_get_all_groups($courseid, 0, $grouping->id)) {
             $groupnames = array();
diff --git a/group/overview.php b/group/overview.php
index b3ae333aea6..967f2c143d3 100644
--- a/group/overview.php
+++ b/group/overview.php
@@ -62,8 +62,12 @@ $strfiltergroups     = get_string('filtergroups', 'group');
 $strnogroups         = get_string('nogroups', 'group');
 $strdescription      = get_string('description');
 
-// Get all groupings
+// Get all groupings and sort them by formatted name.
 $groupings = $DB->get_records('groupings', array('courseid'=>$courseid), 'name');
+foreach ($groupings as $gid => $grouping) {
+    $groupings[$gid]->formattedname = format_string($grouping->name, true, array('context' => $context));
+}
+core_collator::asort_objects_by_property($groupings, 'formattedname');
 $members = array();
 foreach ($groupings as $grouping) {
     $members[$grouping->id] = array();
@@ -136,7 +140,7 @@ echo $strfiltergroups;
 $options = array();
 $options[0] = get_string('all');
 foreach ($groupings as $grouping) {
-    $options[$grouping->id] = strip_tags(format_string($grouping->name));
+    $options[$grouping->id] = strip_tags($grouping->formattedname);
 }
 $popupurl = new moodle_url($rooturl.'&group='.$groupid);
 $select = new single_select($popupurl, 'grouping', $options, $groupingid, array());
@@ -199,7 +203,7 @@ foreach ($members as $gpgid=>$groupdata) {
     if ($gpgid < 0) {
         echo $OUTPUT->heading($strnotingrouping, 3);
     } else {
-        echo $OUTPUT->heading(format_string($groupings[$gpgid]->name), 3);
+        echo $OUTPUT->heading($groupings[$gpgid]->formattedname, 3);
         $description = file_rewrite_pluginfile_urls($groupings[$gpgid]->description, 'pluginfile.php', $context->id, 'grouping', 'description', $gpgid);
         $options = new stdClass;
         $options->noclean = true;