diff --git a/src/explorer/mdbConnectionsTreeItem.ts b/src/explorer/mdbConnectionsTreeItem.ts
index 28c7ed1c2..55065a9ba 100644
--- a/src/explorer/mdbConnectionsTreeItem.ts
+++ b/src/explorer/mdbConnectionsTreeItem.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ import { SavedConnection } from '../storage/storageController';
 const rootLabel = 'Connections';
 const rootTooltip = 'Your MongoDB connections';
 
+function sortTreeItemsByLabel(treeItems: vscode.TreeItem[]): vscode.TreeItem[] {
+  return treeItems.sort(
+    (
+      a: vscode.TreeItem,
+      b: vscode.TreeItem
+    ) => (a.label || '').localeCompare(b.label || '')
+  );
+}
+
 export default class MDBConnectionsTreeItem extends vscode.TreeItem
   implements TreeItemParent, vscode.TreeDataProvider<vscode.TreeItem> {
   contextValue = 'mdbConnectionsTreeItem';
@@ -102,13 +111,17 @@ export default class MDBConnectionsTreeItem extends vscode.TreeItem
       notYetEstablishConnectionTreeItem.description = 'connecting...';
 
       // When we're connecting to a new connection we add simple node showing the connecting status.
-      return Promise.resolve([
-        ...Object.values(this._connectionTreeItems),
-        notYetEstablishConnectionTreeItem
-      ]);
+      return Promise.resolve(
+        sortTreeItemsByLabel([
+          ...Object.values(this._connectionTreeItems),
+          notYetEstablishConnectionTreeItem
+        ])
+      );
     }
 
-    return Promise.resolve(Object.values(this._connectionTreeItems));
+    return Promise.resolve(
+      sortTreeItemsByLabel(Object.values(this._connectionTreeItems))
+    );
   }
 
   connectionsDidChange(): void {
diff --git a/src/test/suite/explorer/explorerController.test.ts b/src/test/suite/explorer/explorerController.test.ts
index 96f778977..d9d453191 100644
--- a/src/test/suite/explorer/explorerController.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/suite/explorer/explorerController.test.ts
@@ -235,6 +235,71 @@ suite('Explorer Controller Test Suite', function () {
     }
   });
 
+  test('shows connection names sorted alphabetically in the tree', async () => {
+    const testConnectionController =
+      mdbTestExtension.testExtensionController._connectionController;
+    const testExplorerController =
+      mdbTestExtension.testExtensionController._explorerController;
+    const treeController = testExplorerController.getTreeController();
+
+    try {
+      await testConnectionController.addNewConnectionStringAndConnect(
+        TEST_DATABASE_URI
+      );
+    } catch (error) {
+      assert(false);
+    }
+
+    const connectionId =
+      testConnectionController.getActiveConnectionId() || '';
+
+    testConnectionController._connections.aaa = {
+      connectionModel: testConnectionController._connections[connectionId].connectionModel,
+      driverUrl: '',
+      name: 'aaa',
+      id: 'aaa',
+      storageLocation: StorageScope.WORKSPACE
+    };
+
+    testConnectionController._connections.zzz = {
+      connectionModel: testConnectionController._connections[connectionId].connectionModel,
+      driverUrl: '',
+      name: 'zzz',
+      id: 'zzz',
+      storageLocation: StorageScope.WORKSPACE
+    };
+
+    try {
+      const treeControllerChildren = await treeController.getChildren();
+      const connectionsItems = await treeControllerChildren[0].getChildren();
+
+      assert(
+        connectionsItems.length === 3,
+        `Expected there be 3 connection tree item, found ${connectionsItems.length}`
+      );
+      assert(
+        connectionsItems[0].label === 'aaa',
+        `First connection tree item should have label "aaa" found ${connectionsItems[0].label}`
+      );
+      assert(
+        connectionsItems[2].label === 'zzz',
+        `First connection tree item should have label "zzz" found ${connectionsItems[0].label}`
+      );
+
+      testConnectionController._connections.zzz.name = '111';
+
+      const afterAdditionConnectionsItems = await treeControllerChildren[0].getChildren();
+      assert(
+        afterAdditionConnectionsItems[0].label === '111',
+        `First connection tree item should have label "111" found ${afterAdditionConnectionsItems[0].label}`
+      );
+
+      testExplorerController.deactivate();
+    } catch (error) {
+      assert(false, error);
+    }
+  });
+
   test('shows the databases of connected connection in tree', async () => {
     const testConnectionController =
       mdbTestExtension.testExtensionController._connectionController;