diff --git a/tailbone/views/users.py b/tailbone/views/users.py
index d9815f50..1fb1250d 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/users.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/users.py
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ class UserView(PrincipalMasterView):
         return six.text_type(name)
 
     def render_roles(self, user, field):
-        roles = user.roles
+        roles = sorted(user.roles, key=lambda r: r.name)
         items = []
         for role in roles:
             text = role.name