diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/export_timespan_selector.cc b/gtk2_ardour/export_timespan_selector.cc
index f239ab194b..53b7dc9fe0 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/export_timespan_selector.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/export_timespan_selector.cc
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ ExportTimespanSelector::ExportTimespanSelector (ARDOUR::Session * session, Profi
 	/* Range view */
 
 	range_list = Gtk::ListStore::create (range_cols);
+	// order by location start times
+	range_list->set_sort_column(range_cols.location, Gtk::SORT_ASCENDING);
+	range_list->set_sort_func(range_cols.location, sigc::mem_fun(*this, &ExportTimespanSelector::location_sorter));
 	range_view.set_model (range_list);
 	range_view.set_headers_visible (true);
 }
@@ -114,6 +117,22 @@ ExportTimespanSelector::~ExportTimespanSelector ()
 
 }
 
+int
+ExportTimespanSelector::location_sorter(Gtk::TreeModel::iterator a, Gtk::TreeModel::iterator b)
+{
+	Location *l1 = (*a)[range_cols.location];
+	Location *l2 = (*b)[range_cols.location];
+	const Location *ls = _session->locations()->session_range_location();
+
+	// always sort session range first
+	if (l1 == ls)
+		return -1;
+	if (l2 == ls)
+		return +1;
+
+	return l1->start() - l2->start();
+}
+
 void
 ExportTimespanSelector::add_range_to_selection (ARDOUR::Location const * loc)
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/export_timespan_selector.h b/gtk2_ardour/export_timespan_selector.h
index 2118a57b83..31932c738b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/export_timespan_selector.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/export_timespan_selector.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class ExportTimespanSelector : public Gtk::VBox, public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr
 	void update_range_name (std::string const & path, std::string const & new_text);
 
 	void set_selection_state_of_all_timespans (bool);
+	int location_sorter(Gtk::TreeModel::iterator a, Gtk::TreeModel::iterator b);
 
 	/*** GUI components ***/