diff --git a/src/hotkey/hotkey_preferences_display.cpp b/src/hotkey/hotkey_preferences_display.cpp
index ae53967e367e..3d35cc477d71 100644
--- a/src/hotkey/hotkey_preferences_display.cpp
+++ b/src/hotkey/hotkey_preferences_display.cpp
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ hotkey_preferences_dialog::hotkey_preferences_dialog(display& disp) :
 		game_commands_(),
 		editor_commands_(),
 		title_screen_commands_(),
-		heading_( (formatter() << HEADING_PREFIX << _("Action")
+		heading_( (formatter() << HEADING_PREFIX << COLUMN_SEPARATOR << _("Action")
 						<< COLUMN_SEPARATOR << _("Binding")).str() ),
 		selected_command_(0),
 		general_sorter_(),
@@ -314,10 +314,10 @@ hotkey_preferences_dialog::hotkey_preferences_dialog(display& disp) :
 	disp_.video().clear_all_help_strings();
 
 	// Initialize sorters.
-	general_sorter_.set_alpha_sort(0).set_alpha_sort(1);
-	game_sorter_.set_alpha_sort(0).set_alpha_sort(1);
-	editor_sorter_.set_alpha_sort(0).set_alpha_sort(1);
-	title_screen_sorter_.set_alpha_sort(0).set_alpha_sort(1);
+	general_sorter_.set_alpha_sort(1).set_alpha_sort(2);
+	game_sorter_.set_alpha_sort(1).set_alpha_sort(2);
+	editor_sorter_.set_alpha_sort(1).set_alpha_sort(2);
+	title_screen_sorter_.set_alpha_sort(1).set_alpha_sort(2);
 
 	// Populate every menu_
 	for (int scope = 0; scope != hotkey::SCOPE_COUNT; scope++) {
@@ -325,6 +325,10 @@ hotkey_preferences_dialog::hotkey_preferences_dialog(display& disp) :
 		set_hotkey_menu(false);
 	}
 
+	general_hotkeys_.sort_by(1);
+	game_hotkeys_.sort_by(1);
+	editor_hotkeys_.sort_by(1);
+	title_screen_hotkeys_.sort_by(1);
 }
 
 void hotkey_preferences_dialog::set_hotkey_menu(bool keep_viewport) {
@@ -381,7 +385,7 @@ void hotkey_preferences_dialog::set_hotkey_menu(bool keep_viewport) {
 			image_path = "icons/action/" + command + "_25.png~CROP(3,3,18,18)";
 
 		menu_items.push_back(
-				(formatter() << IMAGE_PREFIX << image_path << IMG_TEXT_SEPARATOR
+				(formatter() << IMAGE_PREFIX << image_path << COLUMN_SEPARATOR
 						<< truncated_description
 						<< HELP_STRING_SEPARATOR << description << (tooltip.empty() ? "" : " - ") << tooltip
 						<< COLUMN_SEPARATOR << font::NULL_MARKUP