diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/commonfxcontrols/FieldFormatterCleanupsPanelViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/commonfxcontrols/FieldFormatterCleanupsPanelViewModel.java
index 64da5ba887d..21cea0eed10 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/commonfxcontrols/FieldFormatterCleanupsPanelViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/commonfxcontrols/FieldFormatterCleanupsPanelViewModel.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class FieldFormatterCleanupsPanelViewModel {
     private final ObjectProperty<SelectionModel<FieldFormatterCleanup>> selectedCleanupProperty = new SimpleObjectProperty<>(new NoSelectionModel<>());
     private final ListProperty<Field> availableFieldsProperty = new SimpleListProperty<>(new SortedList<>(FXCollections.observableArrayList(FieldFactory.getCommonFields()), Comparator.comparing(Field::getDisplayName)));
     private final ObjectProperty<Field> selectedFieldProperty = new SimpleObjectProperty<>();
-    private final ListProperty<Formatter> availableFormattersProperty = new SimpleListProperty<>(FXCollections.observableArrayList(Cleanups.getBuiltInFormatters()));
+    private final ListProperty<Formatter> availableFormattersProperty = new SimpleListProperty<>(new SortedList<>(FXCollections.observableArrayList(Cleanups.getBuiltInFormatters()), Comparator.comparing(Formatter::getName)));
     private final ObjectProperty<Formatter> selectedFormatterProperty = new SimpleObjectProperty<>();
 
     public FieldFormatterCleanupsPanelViewModel() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/libraryproperties/LibraryPropertiesDialogViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/libraryproperties/LibraryPropertiesDialogViewModel.java
index a05c2ef2c7c..b70e582d80c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/libraryproperties/LibraryPropertiesDialogViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/libraryproperties/LibraryPropertiesDialogViewModel.java
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.Set;
 
 import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.ListProperty;
@@ -106,9 +108,10 @@ void setValues() {
             saveInTableOrderProperty.setValue(true);
         }
 
-        Set<Field> fieldNames = FieldFactory.getCommonFields();
+        List<Field> fieldNames = new ArrayList<>(FieldFactory.getCommonFields());
         // allow entrytype field as sort criterion
         fieldNames.add(InternalField.TYPE_HEADER);
+        fieldNames.sort(Comparator.comparing(Field::getDisplayName));
         primarySortFieldsProperty.addAll(fieldNames);
         secondarySortFieldsProperty.addAll(fieldNames);
         tertiarySortFieldsProperty.addAll(fieldNames);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/file/FileTabViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/file/FileTabViewModel.java
index c5de0f7fd63..c4807ca05ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/file/FileTabViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/file/FileTabViewModel.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package org.jabref.gui.preferences.file;
 
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.ListProperty;
@@ -79,7 +81,8 @@ public void setValues() {
             saveInTableOrderProperty.setValue(true);
         }
 
-        Set<Field> fieldNames = FieldFactory.getCommonFields();
+        List<Field> fieldNames = new ArrayList<>(FieldFactory.getCommonFields());
+        fieldNames.sort(Comparator.comparing(Field::getDisplayName));
         primarySortFieldsProperty.addAll(fieldNames);
         secondarySortFieldsProperty.addAll(fieldNames);
         tertiarySortFieldsProperty.addAll(fieldNames);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/general/GeneralTabViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/general/GeneralTabViewModel.java
index af4488e85ef..0bb78896bc9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/general/GeneralTabViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/general/GeneralTabViewModel.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.StringProperty;
 import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
+import javafx.collections.transformation.SortedList;
 
 import org.jabref.gui.DialogService;
 import org.jabref.gui.preferences.PreferenceTabViewModel;
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ public GeneralTabViewModel(DialogService dialogService, PreferencesService prefe
     }
 
     public void setValues() {
-        languagesListProperty.setValue(FXCollections.observableArrayList(Language.values()));
+        languagesListProperty.setValue(new SortedList<>(FXCollections.observableArrayList(Language.values()), Comparator.comparing(Language::getDisplayName)));
         selectedLanguageProperty.setValue(preferencesService.getLanguage());
 
         encodingsListProperty.setValue(FXCollections.observableArrayList(Encodings.getCharsets()));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/xmp/XmpPrivacyTabViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/xmp/XmpPrivacyTabViewModel.java
index ba72edd4dcf..459545f6387 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/xmp/XmpPrivacyTabViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/xmp/XmpPrivacyTabViewModel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.jabref.gui.preferences.xmp;
 
+import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 
 import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ public void setValues() {
 
         availableFieldsProperty.clear();
         availableFieldsProperty.addAll(FieldFactory.getCommonFields());
+        availableFieldsProperty.sort((Comparator.comparing(Field::getDisplayName)));
     }
 
     @Override