diff --git a/netbox/dcim/migrations/0174_remove_inventoryitem_level_remove_inventoryitem_lft_and_more.py b/netbox/dcim/migrations/0174_remove_inventoryitem_level_remove_inventoryitem_lft_and_more.py
index 8ffe4c024..047a04afb 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/migrations/0174_remove_inventoryitem_level_remove_inventoryitem_lft_and_more.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/migrations/0174_remove_inventoryitem_level_remove_inventoryitem_lft_and_more.py
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
                 to='dcim.region',
             ),
         ),
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='region',
+            options={'ordering': ('name',)},
+        ),
         migrations.AlterField(
             model_name='sitegroup',
             name='parent',
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/models/sites.py b/netbox/dcim/models/sites.py
index 8a2e732d9..9cfb90845 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/models/sites.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/models/sites.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class Region(NestedGroupModel):
     )
 
     class Meta:
+        ordering = ('name',)
         constraints = (
             models.UniqueConstraint(
                 fields=('parent', 'name'),