diff --git a/extendedcommands.c b/extendedcommands.c
index 29adf56..c79836e 100644
--- a/extendedcommands.c
+++ b/extendedcommands.c
@@ -214,6 +214,21 @@ char** gather_files(const char* directory, const char* fileExtensionOrDirectory,
         return NULL;
     }
 
+	// sort the result
+	if (files != NULL) {
+		for (i = 0; i < total; i++) {
+			int curMax = -1;
+			int j;
+			for (j = 0; j < total - i; j++) {
+				if (curMax == -1 || strcmp(files[curMax], files[j]) < 0)
+					curMax = j;
+			}
+			char* temp = files[curMax];
+			files[curMax] = files[total - i - 1];
+			files[total - i - 1] = temp;
+		}
+	}
+
     return files;
 }