diff --git a/app/views/RoomsListView/index.js b/app/views/RoomsListView/index.js
index 39b035e6f..5b1d396d3 100644
--- a/app/views/RoomsListView/index.js
+++ b/app/views/RoomsListView/index.js
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ class RoomsListView extends React.Component {
 			let tempChats = [];
 			let chats = [];
 			if (sortBy === 'alphabetical') {
-				chats = orderBy(data, ['name'], ['asc']);
+				chats = orderBy(data, [`${ this.useRealName ? 'fname' : 'name' }`], ['asc']);
 			} else {
 				chats = orderBy(data, ['roomUpdatedAt'], ['desc']);
 			}