diff --git a/json/src/com/intellij/json/structureView/JsonStructureViewModel.java b/json/src/com/intellij/json/structureView/JsonStructureViewModel.java
index 6440e9e61331..ea79fbd9cf39 100644
--- a/json/src/com/intellij/json/structureView/JsonStructureViewModel.java
+++ b/json/src/com/intellij/json/structureView/JsonStructureViewModel.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.intellij.json.structureView;
 import com.intellij.ide.structureView.StructureViewModel;
 import com.intellij.ide.structureView.StructureViewModelBase;
 import com.intellij.ide.structureView.StructureViewTreeElement;
+import com.intellij.ide.util.treeView.smartTree.Sorter;
 import com.intellij.json.psi.JsonArray;
 import com.intellij.json.psi.JsonFile;
 import com.intellij.json.psi.JsonObject;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ public class JsonStructureViewModel extends StructureViewModelBase implements St
   public JsonStructureViewModel(@NotNull PsiFile psiFile, @Nullable Editor editor) {
     super(psiFile, editor, new JsonStructureViewElement((JsonFile)psiFile));
     withSuitableClasses(JsonFile.class, JsonProperty.class, JsonObject.class, JsonArray.class);
+    withSorters(Sorter.ALPHA_SORTER);
   }
 
   @Override