diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsViewModel.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsViewModel.swift
index f66634fbd..0bda6b136 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsViewModel.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsViewModel.swift
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ import Views
   @Published var showCreateLabelModal = false
   @Published var labelSearchFilter = ""
 
+  func setLabels(_ labels: [LinkedItemLabel]) {
+    self.labels = labels.sorted { $0.unwrappedName.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces) < $1.unwrappedName.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces) }
+  }
+
   func loadLabels(
     dataService: DataService,
     item: LinkedItem? = nil,
@@ -21,7 +25,7 @@ import Views
 
     if let labelIDs = try? await dataService.labels() {
       dataService.viewContext.performAndWait {
-        self.labels = labelIDs.compactMap { dataService.viewContext.object(with: $0) as? LinkedItemLabel }
+        setLabels(labelIDs.compactMap { dataService.viewContext.object(with: $0) as? LinkedItemLabel })
       }
       let selLabels = initiallySelectedLabels ?? item?.sortedLabels ?? []
       for label in labels {
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ import Views
 
     if let labelIDs = try? await dataService.labels() {
       dataService.viewContext.performAndWait {
-        self.labels = labelIDs.compactMap { dataService.viewContext.object(with: $0) as? LinkedItemLabel }
+        setLabels(labelIDs.compactMap { dataService.viewContext.object(with: $0) as? LinkedItemLabel })
       }
       let selLabels = highlight.labels ?? []
       for label in labels {
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ import Views
     if fetchedLabels?.count == 0 {
       await fetchLabelsFromNetwork(dataService: dataService)
     } else {
-      labels = fetchedLabels ?? []
+      setLabels(fetchedLabels ?? [])
       unselectedLabels = fetchedLabels ?? []
     }
   }
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ import Views
       labelIDs.compactMap { dataService.viewContext.object(with: $0) as? LinkedItemLabel }
     }
 
-    labels = fetchedLabels
+    setLabels(fetchedLabels)
     unselectedLabels = fetchedLabels
   }