diff --git a/addons/sessionapplet/engine/katesessionsmodel.cpp b/addons/sessionapplet/engine/katesessionsmodel.cpp
--- a/addons/sessionapplet/engine/katesessionsmodel.cpp
+++ b/addons/sessionapplet/engine/katesessionsmodel.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
 
 bool katesessions_compare_sessions(const QString &s1, const QString &s2) {
     //return KStringHandler::naturalCompare(s1,s2)==-1;
-    return s1.compare(s2)==-1;
+    //return s1.compare(s2)==-1;
+    return QString::localeAwareCompare(s1, s2) == -1;
 }