diff --git a/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/view/ExternalSystemViewDefaultContributor.java b/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/view/ExternalSystemViewDefaultContributor.java
index d6cec494d45c..512f421bcbb3 100644
--- a/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/view/ExternalSystemViewDefaultContributor.java
+++ b/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/view/ExternalSystemViewDefaultContributor.java
@@ -243,7 +243,26 @@ public class ExternalSystemViewDefaultContributor extends ExternalSystemViewCont
           return order1 < order2 ? -1 : 1;
         }
       }
-      return super.compareTo(node);
+
+      String dependencyName = getDependencySimpleName(this);
+      String thatDependencyName = getDependencySimpleName(node);
+      return StringUtil.compare(dependencyName, thatDependencyName, true);
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    private static String getDependencySimpleName(@NotNull ExternalSystemNode node) {
+      Object thatData = node.getData();
+      if (thatData instanceof LibraryDependencyData) {
+        LibraryDependencyData dependencyData = (LibraryDependencyData)thatData;
+        String externalName = dependencyData.getExternalName();
+        if (StringUtil.isEmpty(externalName)) {
+          Set<String> paths = dependencyData.getTarget().getPaths(LibraryPathType.BINARY);
+          if (paths.size() == 1) {
+            return new File(paths.iterator().next()).getName();
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      return node.getName();
     }
   }