diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 41a10a5d..160565e5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ This package makes use of the following normalizers provided by [`localheinz/jso
 Additionally, it provides and makes use of the following normalizers:
 
 * [`Localheinz\Composer\Normalize\Normalizer\ConfigHashNormalizer`](#confighashnormalizer)
+* [`Localheinz\Composer\Normalize\Normalizer\PackageHashNormalizer`](#packagehashnormalizer)
 
 ### `ConfigHashNormalizer`
 
@@ -51,6 +52,24 @@ the `ConfigHashNormalizer` will sort the `config` section by key in ascending or
 
 :bulb: Find out more about the `config` section at https://getcomposer.org/doc/06-config.md.  
 
+### `PackageHashNormalizer`
+
+If `composer.json` contains any configuration in the 
+
+* `conflict`
+* `provide`
+* `replaces`
+* `require`
+* `require-dev`
+* `suggest`
+
+sections, the `PackageHashNormalizer` will sort the content of these sections.
+
+:bulb: This transfers the behaviour from using the `--sort-packages` or 
+`sort-packages` configuration flag to other sections. Find out more about 
+the `--sort-packages` flag and configuration at https://getcomposer.org/doc/06-config.md#sort-packages 
+and https://getcomposer.org/doc/03-cli.md#require.
+
 ## Contributing
 
 Please have a look at [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](.github/CONTRIBUTING.md).
@@ -62,3 +81,11 @@ Please have a look at [`CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md`](.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).
 ## License
 
 This package is licensed using the MIT License.
+
+## Credits
+
+The algorithm for sorting packages in the [`PackageHashNormalizer`](src/Normalizer/PackageHashNormalizer.php) has 
+been adopted from [`Composer\Json\JsonManipulator::sortPackages()`](https://github.com/composer/composer/blob/1.6.2/src/Composer/Json/JsonManipulator.php#L110-L146) 
+(originally licensed under MIT by [Nils Adermann](https://github.com/naderman) and [Jordi Boggiano](https://github.com/seldaek)), 
+which I initially contributed to `composer/composer` with [`composer/composer#3549`](https://github.com/composer/composer/pull/3549)
+and [`composer/composer#3872`](https://github.com/composer/composer/pull/3872).
diff --git a/src/NormalizePlugin.php b/src/NormalizePlugin.php
index 09054e47..a3632783 100644
--- a/src/NormalizePlugin.php
+++ b/src/NormalizePlugin.php
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ public function getCommands(): array
     {
         return [
             new Command\NormalizeCommand(new AutoFormatNormalizer(new ChainNormalizer(
-                new Normalizer\ConfigHashNormalizer()
+                new Normalizer\ConfigHashNormalizer(),
+                new Normalizer\PackageHashNormalizer()
             ))),
         ];
     }
diff --git a/src/Normalizer/PackageHashNormalizer.php b/src/Normalizer/PackageHashNormalizer.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a603741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Normalizer/PackageHashNormalizer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 Andreas Möller.
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ *
+ * @see https://github.com/localheinz/composer-normalize
+ */
+
+namespace Localheinz\Composer\Normalize\Normalizer;
+
+use Composer\Repository;
+use Localheinz\Json\Normalizer\NormalizerInterface;
+
+final class PackageHashNormalizer implements NormalizerInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @var string[]
+     */
+    private static $properties = [
+        'conflict',
+        'provide',
+        'replaces',
+        'require',
+        'require-dev',
+        'suggest',
+    ];
+
+    public function normalize(string $json): string
+    {
+        $decoded = \json_decode($json);
+
+        if (null === $decoded && JSON_ERROR_NONE !== \json_last_error()) {
+            throw new \InvalidArgumentException(\sprintf(
+                '"%s" is not valid JSON.',
+                $json
+            ));
+        }
+
+        $objectProperties = \array_intersect_key(
+            \get_object_vars($decoded),
+            \array_flip(self::$properties)
+        );
+
+        if (!\count($objectProperties)) {
+            return $json;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($objectProperties as $name => $value) {
+            $decoded->{$name} = $this->sortPackages((array) $decoded->{$name});
+        }
+
+        return \json_encode($decoded);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This code is adopted from composer/composer (originally licensed under MIT by Nils Adermann <naderman@naderman.de>
+     * and Jordi Boggiano <j.boggiano@seld.be>).
+     *
+     * @see https://github.com/composer/composer/blob/1.6.2/src/Composer/Json/JsonManipulator.php#L110-L146
+     *
+     * @param string[] $packages
+     *
+     * @return string[]
+     */
+    private function sortPackages(array $packages): array
+    {
+        $prefix = function ($requirement) {
+            if (\preg_match(Repository\PlatformRepository::PLATFORM_PACKAGE_REGEX, $requirement)) {
+                return \preg_replace(
+                    [
+                        '/^php/',
+                        '/^hhvm/',
+                        '/^ext/',
+                        '/^lib/',
+                        '/^\D/',
+                    ],
+                    [
+                        '0-$0',
+                        '1-$0',
+                        '2-$0',
+                        '3-$0',
+                        '4-$0',
+                    ],
+                    $requirement
+                );
+            }
+
+            return '5-' . $requirement;
+        };
+
+        \uksort($packages, function ($a, $b) use ($prefix) {
+            return \strnatcmp($prefix($a), $prefix($b));
+        });
+
+        return $packages;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Unit/Normalizer/PackageHashNormalizerTest.php b/test/Unit/Normalizer/PackageHashNormalizerTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3310f9e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Unit/Normalizer/PackageHashNormalizerTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2018 Andreas Möller.
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ *
+ * @see https://github.com/localheinz/composer-normalize
+ */
+
+namespace Localheinz\Composer\Normalize\Test\Unit\Normalizer;
+
+use Localheinz\Composer\Normalize\Normalizer\PackageHashNormalizer;
+
+final class PackageHashNormalizerTest extends AbstractNormalizerTestCase
+{
+    public function testNormalizeDoesNotModifyOtherProperty()
+    {
+        $json = <<<'JSON'
+{
+  "foo": {
+    "qux": "quux",
+    "bar": "baz"
+  }
+}
+JSON;
+
+        $normalizer = new PackageHashNormalizer();
+
+        $this->assertSame($json, $normalizer->normalize($json));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider providerProperty
+     *
+     * @param string $property
+     */
+    public function testNormalizeSortsPackageHashIfPropertyExists(string $property)
+    {
+        $json = <<<JSON
+{
+  "${property}": {
+    "localheinz/test-util": "Provides utilities for tests.",
+    "hhvm": "Okay",
+    "lib-baz": "Maybe it helps.",
+    "localheinz/php-cs-fixer-config": "Provides a configuration factory and multiple rule sets for friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer.",
+    "ext-foo": "Could be useful",
+    "php": "Because why not, it's great."
+  },
+  "foo": {
+    "qux": "quux",
+    "bar": "baz"
+  }
+}
+JSON;
+
+        $normalized = <<<JSON
+{
+  "${property}": {
+    "php": "Because why not, it's great.",
+    "hhvm": "Okay",
+    "ext-foo": "Could be useful",
+    "lib-baz": "Maybe it helps.",
+    "localheinz/php-cs-fixer-config": "Provides a configuration factory and multiple rule sets for friendsofphp/php-cs-fixer.",
+    "localheinz/test-util": "Provides utilities for tests."
+  },
+  "foo": {
+    "qux": "quux",
+    "bar": "baz"
+  }
+}
+JSON;
+
+        $normalizer = new PackageHashNormalizer();
+
+        $this->assertSame(\json_encode(\json_decode($normalized)), $normalizer->normalize($json));
+    }
+
+    public function providerProperty(): \Generator
+    {
+        $values = [
+            'conflict',
+            'provide',
+            'replaces',
+            'require',
+            'require-dev',
+            'suggest',
+        ];
+
+        foreach ($values as $value) {
+            yield $value => [
+                $value,
+            ];
+        }
+    }
+}