diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index 5f3c5649..7e095719 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ Changes for crash
 Unreleased
 ==========
 
+- Sort the output of the ``\dt`` (show tables) command alphabetically.
+
 - Improved the color scheme for the SQL syntax hightlighing.
 
 - Dropped support for Python 3.4 and added official support for Python 3.7
diff --git a/crate/crash/command.py b/crate/crash/command.py
index 2080b716..5338c81b 100644
--- a/crate/crash/command.py
+++ b/crate/crash/command.py
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ def _show_tables(self, *args):
             "SELECT format('%s.%s', {schema}, table_name) AS name "
             "FROM information_schema.tables "
             "WHERE {schema} NOT IN ('sys','information_schema', 'pg_catalog')"
-            "{table_filter}".format(schema=schema_name, table_filter=table_filter))
+            "{table_filter} "
+            "ORDER BY 1".format(schema=schema_name, table_filter=table_filter))
 
     @noargs_command
     def _quit(self, *args):
diff --git a/tests/test_commands.py b/tests/test_commands.py
index 949974b9..dfb95113 100644
--- a/tests/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/test_commands.py
@@ -133,21 +133,21 @@ def test_post_2_0(self):
         cmd._exec_and_print = MagicMock()
         cmd.connection.lowest_server_version = StrictVersion("2.0.0")
         cmd._show_tables()
-        cmd._exec_and_print.assert_called_with("SELECT format('%s.%s', table_schema, table_name) AS name FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema NOT IN ('sys','information_schema', 'pg_catalog') AND table_type = 'BASE TABLE'")
+        cmd._exec_and_print.assert_called_with("SELECT format('%s.%s', table_schema, table_name) AS name FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema NOT IN ('sys','information_schema', 'pg_catalog') AND table_type = 'BASE TABLE' ORDER BY 1")
 
     def test_post_0_57(self):
         cmd = CrateShell()
         cmd._exec_and_print = MagicMock()
         cmd.connection.lowest_server_version = StrictVersion("0.57.0")
         cmd._show_tables()
-        cmd._exec_and_print.assert_called_with("SELECT format('%s.%s', table_schema, table_name) AS name FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema NOT IN ('sys','information_schema', 'pg_catalog')")
+        cmd._exec_and_print.assert_called_with("SELECT format('%s.%s', table_schema, table_name) AS name FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema NOT IN ('sys','information_schema', 'pg_catalog') ORDER BY 1")
 
     def test_pre_0_57(self):
         cmd = CrateShell()
         cmd._exec_and_print = MagicMock()
         cmd.connection.lowest_server_version = StrictVersion("0.56.4")
         cmd._show_tables()
-        cmd._exec_and_print.assert_called_with("SELECT format('%s.%s', schema_name, table_name) AS name FROM information_schema.tables WHERE schema_name NOT IN ('sys','information_schema', 'pg_catalog')")
+        cmd._exec_and_print.assert_called_with("SELECT format('%s.%s', schema_name, table_name) AS name FROM information_schema.tables WHERE schema_name NOT IN ('sys','information_schema', 'pg_catalog') ORDER BY 1")
 
 
 class ChecksCommandTest(TestCase):