diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scopeView/nodes/ClassNode.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scopeView/nodes/ClassNode.java
index dca7417c214e..383ba4b5aaf4 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scopeView/nodes/ClassNode.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scopeView/nodes/ClassNode.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class ClassNode extends BasePsiNode<PsiClass> implements Comparable<Class
   public int compareTo(final ClassNode o) {
     final int comparision = ClassTreeNode.getClassPosition((PsiClass)getPsiElement()) - ClassTreeNode.getClassPosition((PsiClass)o.getPsiElement());
     if (comparision == 0) {
-      return toString().compareTo(o.toString());
+      return toString().compareToIgnoreCase(o.toString());
     }
     return comparision;
   }
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scopeView/ScopeTreeViewPanel.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scopeView/ScopeTreeViewPanel.java
index 1bd13ef72cd5..efac7bddfc35 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scopeView/ScopeTreeViewPanel.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/scopeView/ScopeTreeViewPanel.java
@@ -79,8 +79,11 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import javax.swing.*;
+import javax.swing.event.TreeExpansionEvent;
+import javax.swing.event.TreeWillExpandListener;
 import javax.swing.tree.DefaultMutableTreeNode;
 import javax.swing.tree.DefaultTreeModel;
+import javax.swing.tree.ExpandVetoException;
 import javax.swing.tree.TreePath;
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.event.KeyAdapter;
@@ -241,9 +244,13 @@ public class ScopeTreeViewPanel extends JPanel implements Disposable {
       }
     };
     myTreeExpansionMonitor = PackageTreeExpansionMonitor.install(myTree, myProject);
-    for (ScopeTreeStructureExpander expander : Extensions.getExtensions(ScopeTreeStructureExpander.EP_NAME, myProject)) {
+    final ScopeTreeStructureExpander[] extensions = Extensions.getExtensions(ScopeTreeStructureExpander.EP_NAME, myProject);
+    for (ScopeTreeStructureExpander expander : extensions) {
       myTree.addTreeWillExpandListener(expander);
     }
+    if (extensions.length == 0) {
+      myTree.addTreeWillExpandListener(new SortingExpandListener());
+    }
     myTree.addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter() {
       public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
         if (KeyEvent.VK_ENTER == e.getKeyCode()) {
@@ -947,4 +954,17 @@ public class ScopeTreeViewPanel extends JPanel implements Disposable {
       }
     }
   }
+
+  private class SortingExpandListener implements TreeWillExpandListener {
+    @Override
+    public void treeWillExpand(TreeExpansionEvent event) throws ExpandVetoException {
+      final TreePath path = event.getPath();
+      if (path == null) return;
+      final DefaultMutableTreeNode node = (DefaultMutableTreeNode)path.getLastPathComponent();
+      TreeUtil.sort(node, getNodeComparator());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void treeWillCollapse(TreeExpansionEvent event) throws ExpandVetoException {}
+  }
 }
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/packageDependencies/ui/DependencyNodeComparator.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/packageDependencies/ui/DependencyNodeComparator.java
index 32b4f6247802..b46300060e9d 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/packageDependencies/ui/DependencyNodeComparator.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/packageDependencies/ui/DependencyNodeComparator.java
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 package com.intellij.packageDependencies.ui;
 
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.Comparing;
-
 import java.util.Comparator;
 
 public class DependencyNodeComparator implements Comparator<PackageDependenciesNode>{
@@ -38,6 +36,10 @@ public class DependencyNodeComparator implements Comparator<PackageDependenciesN
         return ((Comparable)p1).compareTo(p2);
       }
     }
-    return Comparing.compare(p1.toString(), p2.toString());
+    final String o1 = p1.toString();
+    final String o2 = p2.toString();
+    if (o1 == null) return o2 == null ? 0 : -1;
+    if (o2 == null) return 1;
+    return o1.compareToIgnoreCase(o2);
   }
 }
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