diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
index d147c4ce1bdeeeb468957f404a8b3fb935c114e1..a9fbe1083a59cbdb536f134d95dc13c6b6015f7d 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/suggest/browser/suggestWidget.ts
@@ -40,10 +40,16 @@ function completionItemCompare(item: CompletionItem, otherItem: CompletionItem):
 	const suggestion = item.suggestion;
 	const otherSuggestion = otherItem.suggestion;
 
-	// TODO@jrieken
-	// if (typeof suggestion.sortText === 'string' && typeof otherSuggestion.sortText === 'string') {
-	// 	return suggestion.sortText < otherSuggestion.sortText ? -1 : 1;
-	// }
+	if (typeof suggestion.sortText === 'string' && typeof otherSuggestion.sortText === 'string') {
+		const one = suggestion.sortText.toLowerCase();
+		const other = otherSuggestion.sortText.toLowerCase();
+
+		if (one < other) {
+			return -1;
+		} else if (one > other) {
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
 
 	return suggestion.label.toLowerCase() < otherSuggestion.label.toLowerCase() ? -1 : 1;
 }