diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/workflows/create_instance.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/workflows/create_instance.py
index 8931091710..9a74ee85fe 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/workflows/create_instance.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/workflows/create_instance.py
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ class SetNetworkAction(workflows.Action):
             for n in networks:
                 n.set_id_as_name_if_empty()
                 network_list.append((n.id, n.name))
+            sorted(network_list, key=lambda obj: obj[1])
         except Exception:
             exceptions.handle(request,
                               _('Unable to retrieve networks.'))
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/templatetags/context_selection.py b/openstack_dashboard/templatetags/context_selection.py
index ebc3aeca9a..617eced79e 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/templatetags/context_selection.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/templatetags/context_selection.py
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ def show_project_list(context):
     if 'request' not in context:
         return {}
     request = context['request']
-    context = {'projects': sorted(context['authorized_tenants']),
+    context = {'projects': sorted(context['authorized_tenants'],
+                    key=lambda project: project.name),
                'project_id': request.user.project_id,
                'request': request}
     return context