diff --git a/src/wuttaweb/forms/widgets.py b/src/wuttaweb/forms/widgets.py
index e7ba16d..93be573 100644
--- a/src/wuttaweb/forms/widgets.py
+++ b/src/wuttaweb/forms/widgets.py
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ class RoleRefsWidget(WuttaCheckboxChoiceWidget):
                     role = self.session.get(model.Role, uuid)
                     if role:
                         roles.append(role)
-            kw["roles"] = roles
+            kw["roles"] = sorted(roles, key=lambda r: r.name)
 
             # url
             def url(role):