diff --git a/keystoneclient/utils.py b/keystoneclient/utils.py
index 225afe798..eae149e37 100644
--- a/keystoneclient/utils.py
+++ b/keystoneclient/utils.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def pretty_choice_list(l):
     return ', '.join("'%s'" % i for i in l)
 
 
-def print_list(objs, fields, formatters={}):
+def print_list(objs, fields, formatters={}, order_by=None):
     pt = prettytable.PrettyTable([f for f in fields], caching=False)
     pt.aligns = ['l' for f in fields]
 
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ def print_list(objs, fields, formatters={}):
                 row.append(data)
         pt.add_row(row)
 
-    print pt.get_string(sortby=fields[0])
+    if order_by is None:
+        order_by = fields[0]
+    print pt.get_string(sortby=order_by)
 
 
 def _word_wrap(string, max_length=0):
diff --git a/keystoneclient/v2_0/shell.py b/keystoneclient/v2_0/shell.py
index d13041d10..93ab7afde 100755
--- a/keystoneclient/v2_0/shell.py
+++ b/keystoneclient/v2_0/shell.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ def require_service_catalog(f):
 def do_user_list(kc, args):
     """List users"""
     users = kc.users.list(tenant_id=args.tenant_id)
-    utils.print_list(users, ['id', 'name', 'enabled', 'email'])
+    utils.print_list(users, ['id', 'name', 'enabled', 'email'],
+                     order_by='name')
 
 
 @utils.arg('id', metavar='<user-id>', help='User ID to display')