diff --git a/shell/plugincontroller.cpp b/shell/plugincontroller.cpp
--- a/shell/plugincontroller.cpp
+++ b/shell/plugincontroller.cpp
@@ -687,12 +687,18 @@
 
 QList<ContextMenuExtension> PluginController::queryPluginsForContextMenuExtensions( KDevelop::Context* context ) const
 {
+    QMultiMap<QString, IPlugin*> sortedPlugins;
+    for(auto it = d->loadedPlugins.constBegin(), itEnd = d->loadedPlugins.constEnd(); it != itEnd; ++it)
+    {
+        sortedPlugins.insert(it.key().name(), it.value());
+    }
+
     QList<ContextMenuExtension> exts;
-    for( auto it=d->loadedPlugins.constBegin(), itEnd = d->loadedPlugins.constEnd(); it!=itEnd; ++it )
+    foreach(IPlugin* plugin, sortedPlugins)
     {
-        IPlugin* plug = it.value();
-        exts << plug->contextMenuExtension( context );
+        exts << plugin->contextMenuExtension( context );
     }
+
     exts << Core::self()->debugControllerInternal()->contextMenuExtension( context );
     exts << Core::self()->documentationControllerInternal()->contextMenuExtension( context );
     exts << Core::self()->sourceFormatterControllerInternal()->contextMenuExtension( context );