diff --git a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_outliner.py b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_outliner.py
index 7b508c067e1..ca2d11d4315 100644
--- a/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_outliner.py
+++ b/release/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_outliner.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class OUTLINER_MT_view(Menu):
         space = context.space_data
 
         if space.display_mode not in {'DATABLOCKS', 'USER_PREFERENCES', 'KEYMAPS'}:
+            layout.prop(space, "sort_alphabetically")
             layout.prop(space, "show_restrict_columns")
             layout.separator()
             layout.operator("outliner.show_active")
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tree.c b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tree.c
index 4aa36da594b..f1a7a982c26 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tree.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tree.c
@@ -1311,7 +1311,10 @@ static void outliner_sort(SpaceOops *soops, ListBase *lb)
 	TreeElement *te;
 	TreeStoreElem *tselem;
 	int totelem = 0;
-	
+
+	if (soops->flag & SO_SKIP_SORTING)
+		return;
+
 	te = lb->last;
 	if (te == NULL) return;
 	tselem = TREESTORE(te);
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_space_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_space_types.h
index f65cef1a0d1..44eb873642f 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_space_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_space_types.h
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ typedef enum eSpaceOutliner_Flag {
 	SO_NEWSELECTED          = (1 << 1),
 	SO_HIDE_RESTRICTCOLS    = (1 << 2),
 	SO_HIDE_KEYINGSETINFO   = (1 << 3),
+	SO_SKIP_SORTING         = (1 << 4),
 } eSpaceOutliner_Flag;
 
 /* SpaceOops->outlinevis */
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.c
index af0e69cdc3e..6fea135b035 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_space.c
@@ -1593,7 +1593,12 @@ static void rna_def_space_outliner(BlenderRNA *brna)
 	RNA_def_property_boolean_sdna(prop, NULL, "search_flags", SO_FIND_COMPLETE);
 	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Complete Matches Only", "Only use complete matches of search string");
 	RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_SPACE | ND_SPACE_OUTLINER, NULL);
-	
+
+	prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "sort_alphabetically", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
+	RNA_def_property_boolean_negative_sdna(prop, NULL, "flag", SO_SKIP_SORTING);
+	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Sort Alphabetically", "Sort items alphabetically");
+	RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_SPACE | ND_SPACE_OUTLINER, NULL);
+
 	prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "show_restrict_columns", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
 	RNA_def_property_boolean_negative_sdna(prop, NULL, "flag", SO_HIDE_RESTRICTCOLS);
 	RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Show Restriction Columns", "Show column");