diff --git a/src/data/ws-area_registry.ts b/src/data/ws-area_registry.ts
index 43e3d1f13f35..550b9a5db803 100644
--- a/src/data/ws-area_registry.ts
+++ b/src/data/ws-area_registry.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 import { Connection, createCollection } from "home-assistant-js-websocket";
 import { Store } from "home-assistant-js-websocket/dist/store";
+import { stringCompare } from "../common/string/compare";
 import { debounce } from "../common/util/debounce";
 import { AreaRegistryEntry } from "./area_registry";
 
 const fetchAreaRegistry = (conn: Connection) =>
-  conn.sendMessagePromise<AreaRegistryEntry[]>({
-    type: "config/area_registry/list",
-  });
+  conn
+    .sendMessagePromise<AreaRegistryEntry[]>({
+      type: "config/area_registry/list",
+    })
+    .then((areas) =>
+      areas.sort((ent1, ent2) => stringCompare(ent1.name, ent2.name))
+    );
 
 const subscribeAreaRegistryUpdates = (
   conn: Connection,