diff --git a/apps/assets/api/node.py b/apps/assets/api/node.py
index 829d4630a..51e830efc 100644
--- a/apps/assets/api/node.py
+++ b/apps/assets/api/node.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class NodeChildrenAsTreeApi(generics.ListAPIView):
             nodes_invalid = Node.objects.exclude(key__startswith=self.node.key)
             queryset.extend(list(nodes_invalid))
         queryset = [node.as_tree_node() for node in queryset]
+        queryset = sorted(queryset)
         return queryset
 
     def filter_assets(self, queryset):
diff --git a/apps/assets/models/node.py b/apps/assets/models/node.py
index 6f0a4b452..1a5cdf9d5 100644
--- a/apps/assets/models/node.py
+++ b/apps/assets/models/node.py
@@ -44,7 +44,15 @@ class Node(OrgModelMixin):
             return True
         self_key = [int(k) for k in self.key.split(':')]
         other_key = [int(k) for k in other.key.split(':')]
-        return self_key.__lt__(other_key)
+        self_parent_key = self_key[:-1]
+        other_parent_key = other_key[:-1]
+
+        if self_parent_key == other_parent_key:
+            return self.name > other.name
+        if self_key != other_key:
+            return self_key > other_key
+        else:
+            return self.name > other.name
 
     def __lt__(self, other):
         return not self.__gt__(other)
@@ -305,5 +313,3 @@ class Node(OrgModelMixin):
         for i in range(count):
             node = random.choice(cls.objects.all())
             node.create_child('Node {}'.format(i))
-
-