diff --git a/qcodes/utils/qcodes_device_annotator.py b/qcodes/utils/qcodes_device_annotator.py
index 130e535a374..51827ac6fa2 100644
--- a/qcodes/utils/qcodes_device_annotator.py
+++ b/qcodes/utils/qcodes_device_annotator.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def addStation(self, parent, station):
                 paramitem = gui.QStandardItem(param)
                 paramitem.setEditable(False)
                 item.appendRow(paramitem)
+            item.sortChildren(0)
 
     def loadimage(self):
         """