diff --git a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/group/service/GroupReadPlatformServiceImpl.java b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/group/service/GroupReadPlatformServiceImpl.java
index a35d8d434..4109d4670 100644
--- a/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/group/service/GroupReadPlatformServiceImpl.java
+++ b/mifosng-provider/src/main/java/org/mifosplatform/portfolio/group/service/GroupReadPlatformServiceImpl.java
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ public class GroupReadPlatformServiceImpl implements GroupReadPlatformService {
             sql += " and (" + extraCriteria + ")";
         }
 
+        sql += "order by g.hierarchy";
+        
         return this.jdbcTemplate.query(sql, rm, new Object[] {hierarchySearchString});
     }