diff --git a/web/web.go b/web/web.go
index 97dd0b0a42..3d16e09d0e 100644
--- a/web/web.go
+++ b/web/web.go
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func (h *Handler) Run() {
 
 func (h *Handler) alerts(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	alerts := h.ruleManager.AlertingRules()
-	alertsSorter := byAlertStateSorter{alerts: alerts}
+	alertsSorter := byAlertStateAndNameSorter{alerts: alerts}
 	sort.Sort(alertsSorter)
 
 	alertStatus := AlertStatus{
@@ -541,18 +541,20 @@ type AlertStatus struct {
 	AlertStateToRowClass map[rules.AlertState]string
 }
 
-type byAlertStateSorter struct {
+type byAlertStateAndNameSorter struct {
 	alerts []*rules.AlertingRule
 }
 
-func (s byAlertStateSorter) Len() int {
+func (s byAlertStateAndNameSorter) Len() int {
 	return len(s.alerts)
 }
 
-func (s byAlertStateSorter) Less(i, j int) bool {
-	return s.alerts[i].State() > s.alerts[j].State()
+func (s byAlertStateAndNameSorter) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	return s.alerts[i].State() > s.alerts[j].State() ||
+		(s.alerts[i].State() == s.alerts[j].State() &&
+			s.alerts[i].Name() < s.alerts[j].Name())
 }
 
-func (s byAlertStateSorter) Swap(i, j int) {
+func (s byAlertStateAndNameSorter) Swap(i, j int) {
 	s.alerts[i], s.alerts[j] = s.alerts[j], s.alerts[i]
 }