diff --git a/tools/cabana/messageswidget.cc b/tools/cabana/messageswidget.cc
index 3c9af67ea6..878a852e13 100644
--- a/tools/cabana/messageswidget.cc
+++ b/tools/cabana/messageswidget.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ MessagesWidget::MessagesWidget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent) {
   for (const auto &name : dbc_names) {
     combo->addItem(QString::fromStdString(name));
   }
+  combo->model()->sort(0);
   combo->setEditable(true);
   combo->setCurrentText(QString());
   combo->setInsertPolicy(QComboBox::NoInsert);