diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ListController.php b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ListController.php
index 8a09ef213..3e6abce48 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ListController.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ListController.php
@@ -424,11 +424,13 @@ class Monitoring_ListController extends Controller
         if ($url = $this->hasBetterUrl()) {
             return $this->redirectNow($url);
         }
+
         $this->addTitleTab(
             'contactgroups',
             $this->translate('Contact Groups'),
             $this->translate('List contact groups')
         );
+
         $query = $this->backend->select()->from('contactgroup', array(
             'contactgroup_name',
             'contactgroup_alias',
@@ -436,7 +438,7 @@ class Monitoring_ListController extends Controller
             'contact_alias',
             'contact_email',
             'contact_pager',
-        ))->order('contactgroup_alias');
+        ));
         $this->filterQuery($query);
 
         // Fetch and prepare all contact groups:
@@ -453,6 +455,11 @@ class Monitoring_ListController extends Controller
         }
         // TODO: Find a better naming
         $this->view->groupData = $groupData;
+
+        $this->setupSortControl(array(
+            'contactgroup_name'     => $this->translate('Contactgroup Name'),
+            'contactgroup_alias'    => $this->translate('Contactgroup Alias')
+        ));
     }
 
     public function commentsAction()
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/list/contactgroups.phtml b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/list/contactgroups.phtml
index 09083a387..5e3b038a7 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/list/contactgroups.phtml
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/list/contactgroups.phtml
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
-<?php if (!$this->compact): ?>
+<?php if (! $this->compact): ?>
 <div class="controls">
-    <?= $this->tabs ?>
+  <?= $this->tabs; ?>
+  <?= $this->sortBox; ?>
+  <?= $this->limiter; ?>
+  <?= $this->paginator; ?>
+  <?= $this->filterEditor; ?>
 </div>
 <?php endif ?>
 <div class="content">
-    <div class="boxview" data-base-target="_next">
-
 <?php
-if (count($groupData) === 0) {
-    echo mt('monitoring', 'No contacts matching the filter');
-}
 
-foreach ($groupData as $groupName => $groupInfo): ?>
+if (count($groupData) === 0) {
+    echo $this->translate('No contactgroups found matching the filter') . '</div>';
+    return;
+}
+?>
+    <div class="boxview" data-base-target="_next">
+<?php foreach ($groupData as $groupName => $groupInfo): ?>
         <div class="box contactgroup">
             <h2><?= $groupInfo['alias']; ?></h2>
 <?php if ($groupInfo['alias'] !== $groupName): ?>