diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/util/ItemSorters.java b/src/main/java/appeng/util/ItemSorters.java
index 0a0d7fc65..1dc785f50 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/util/ItemSorters.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/util/ItemSorters.java
@@ -11,20 +11,25 @@
 package appeng.util;
 
 import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+import com.gtnewhorizon.gtnhlib.util.font.FontRendering;
 
 import appeng.api.config.SortDir;
 import appeng.api.storage.data.IAEStack;
 
 public class ItemSorters {
 
+    private static final Pattern FORMATTING_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("(?s)" + '\u00a7' + ".");
+
     private static SortDir direction = SortDir.ASCENDING;
 
     public static final Comparator<IAEStack<?>> CONFIG_BASED_SORT_BY_NAME = Comparator
-            .comparing(IAEStack::getDisplayName, (a, b) -> a.compareToIgnoreCase(b) * direction.sortHint);
+            .comparing(ItemSorters::getSortName, (a, b) -> a.compareToIgnoreCase(b) * direction.sortHint);
 
     public static final Comparator<IAEStack<?>> CONFIG_BASED_SORT_BY_MOD = Comparator
             .comparing((IAEStack<?> stack) -> stack.getModId(), (a, b) -> a.compareToIgnoreCase(b) * direction.sortHint)
-            .thenComparing(IAEStack::getDisplayName);
+            .thenComparing(ItemSorters::getSortName);
 
     public static final Comparator<IAEStack<?>> CONFIG_BASED_SORT_BY_SIZE = Comparator
             .comparing(IAEStack::getStackSize, (a, b) -> Long.compare(b, a) * direction.sortHint);
@@ -42,6 +47,11 @@ public class ItemSorters {
         }
     };
 
+    /** Display name without format codes, so &-styled or colored names sort by their visible text. */
+    private static String getSortName(final IAEStack<?> stack) {
+        return FORMATTING_PATTERN.matcher(FontRendering.preprocessText(stack.getDisplayName())).replaceAll("");
+    }
+
     public static int compareInt(final int a, final int b) {
         // for backwards compat for ext mods...
         return Integer.compare(a, b);