diff --git a/wagtail/tests/models.py b/wagtail/tests/models.py
index bbf91d278f..e061a4bfeb 100644
--- a/wagtail/tests/models.py
+++ b/wagtail/tests/models.py
@@ -255,18 +255,42 @@ FormPage.content_panels = [
 ]
 
 
+# Snippets
+
 # Snippets
 
 class Advert(models.Model):
-  url = models.URLField(null=True, blank=True)
-  text = models.CharField(max_length=255)
+    url = models.URLField(null=True, blank=True)
+    text = models.CharField(max_length=255)
 
-  panels = [
-    FieldPanel('url'),
-    FieldPanel('text'),
-  ]
+    panels = [
+        FieldPanel('url'),
+        FieldPanel('text'),
+    ]
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return self.text
 
-  def __unicode__(self):
-    return self.text
 
 register_snippet(Advert)
+
+
+# AlphaSnippet and ZuluSnippet are for testing ordering of
+# snippets when registering.  They are named as such to ensure
+# thier ordering is clear.  They are registered during testing
+# to ensure specific [in]correct register ordering
+
+# AlphaSnippet is registered during TestSnippetOrdering
+class AlphaSnippet(models.Model):
+    text = models.CharField(max_length=255)
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return self.text
+
+
+# ZuluSnippet is registered during TestSnippetOrdering
+class ZuluSnippet(models.Model):
+    text = models.CharField(max_length=255)
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return self.text
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/models.py b/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/models.py
index b929f06aa2..8af6266555 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/models.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/models.py
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ def get_snippet_content_types():
 def register_snippet(model):
     if model not in SNIPPET_MODELS:
         SNIPPET_MODELS.append(model)
+        SNIPPET_MODELS.sort(key=lambda x: x._meta.verbose_name)
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/tests.py b/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/tests.py
index 727e5e52df..de5e60b9b3 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/tests.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailsnippets/tests.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
 from wagtail.tests.utils import login, unittest
-from wagtail.tests.models import Advert
+from wagtail.tests.models import Advert, AlphaSnippet, ZuluSnippet
+from wagtail.wagtailsnippets.models import register_snippet, SNIPPET_MODELS
 
 from wagtail.wagtailsnippets.views.snippets import get_content_type_from_url_params, get_snippet_edit_handler
 from wagtail.wagtailsnippets.edit_handlers import SnippetChooserPanel
@@ -168,3 +169,16 @@ class TestSnippetChooserPanel(TestCase):
     def test_render_js(self):
         self.assertTrue("createSnippetChooser(fixPrefix('id_text'), 'contenttypes/contenttype');"
                         in self.snippet_chooser_panel.render_js())
+
+
+class TestSnippetOrdering(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        register_snippet(ZuluSnippet)
+        register_snippet(AlphaSnippet)
+
+    def test_snippets_ordering(self):
+        # Ensure AlphaSnippet is before ZuluSnippet
+        # Cannot check first and last position as other snippets
+        # may get registered elsewhere during test
+        self.assertLess(SNIPPET_MODELS.index(AlphaSnippet),
+                        SNIPPET_MODELS.index(ZuluSnippet))