diff --git a/discover/qml/UpdatesPage.qml b/discover/qml/UpdatesPage.qml
--- a/discover/qml/UpdatesPage.qml
+++ b/discover/qml/UpdatesPage.qml
@@ -151,7 +151,10 @@
             }
         }
 
-        model: updateModel
+        model: QSortFilterProxyModel {
+            sourceModel: updateModel
+            sortRole: UpdateModel.SectionResourceProgressRole
+        }
 
         section {
             property: "section"
diff --git a/libdiscover/UpdateModel/UpdateItem.h b/libdiscover/UpdateModel/UpdateItem.h
--- a/libdiscover/UpdateModel/UpdateItem.h
+++ b/libdiscover/UpdateModel/UpdateItem.h
@@ -36,9 +36,13 @@
 
     ~UpdateItem();
 
+    enum Section {
+        ApplicationSection,
+        SystemSection
+    };
 
-    void setSection(const QString &section) { m_section = section; }
-    QString section() const { return m_section; }
+    void setSection(const Section &section) { m_section = section; }
+    Section section() const { return m_section; }
     void setProgress(qreal progress);
     qreal progress() const;
 
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@
     const QIcon m_categoryIcon;
     qreal m_progress;
     QString m_changelog;
-    QString m_section;
+    Section m_section;
 };
 
 #endif // UPDATEITEM_H
diff --git a/libdiscover/UpdateModel/UpdateModel.h b/libdiscover/UpdateModel/UpdateModel.h
--- a/libdiscover/UpdateModel/UpdateModel.h
+++ b/libdiscover/UpdateModel/UpdateModel.h
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@
         SizeRole,
         ResourceRole,
         ResourceProgressRole,
+        SectionResourceProgressRole,
         ChangelogRole,
         SectionRole
     };
+    Q_ENUM(Roles)
 
     explicit UpdateModel(QObject *parent = nullptr);
     ~UpdateModel() override;
diff --git a/libdiscover/UpdateModel/UpdateModel.cpp b/libdiscover/UpdateModel/UpdateModel.cpp
--- a/libdiscover/UpdateModel/UpdateModel.cpp
+++ b/libdiscover/UpdateModel/UpdateModel.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     item->setProgress(progress);
 
     const QModelIndex idx = indexFromItem(item);
-    Q_EMIT dataChanged(idx, idx, { ResourceProgressRole });
+    Q_EMIT dataChanged(idx, idx, { ResourceProgressRole, SectionResourceProgressRole });
 }
 
 void UpdateModel::activityChanged()
@@ -130,8 +130,15 @@
         return item->progress();
     case ChangelogRole:
         return item->changelog();
-    case SectionRole:
-        return item->section();
+    case SectionRole: {
+        static const QString appUpdatesSection = i18nc("@item:inlistbox", "Application Updates");
+        static const QString systemUpdateSection = i18nc("@item:inlistbox", "System Updates");
+        switch(item->section()) {
+            case UpdateItem::ApplicationSection: return appUpdatesSection;
+            case UpdateItem::SystemSection: return systemUpdateSection;
+        }
+    } case SectionResourceProgressRole:
+        return (100-item->progress()) + (101 * item->section());
     default:
         break;
     }
@@ -216,19 +223,17 @@
     qDeleteAll(m_updateItems);
     m_updateItems.clear();
 
-    const QString appUpdatesSection = i18nc("@item:inlistbox", "Application Updates");
-    const QString systemUpdateSection = i18nc("@item:inlistbox", "System Updates");
     QVector<UpdateItem*> appItems, systemItems;
     foreach(AbstractResource* res, resources) {
         connect(res, &AbstractResource::changelogFetched, this, &UpdateModel::integrateChangelog, Qt::UniqueConnection);
 
         UpdateItem *updateItem = new UpdateItem(res);
 
         if(!res->isTechnical()) {
-            updateItem->setSection(appUpdatesSection);
+            updateItem->setSection(UpdateItem::ApplicationSection);
             appItems += updateItem;
         } else {
-            updateItem->setSection(systemUpdateSection);
+            updateItem->setSection(UpdateItem::SystemSection);
             systemItems += updateItem;
         }
     }