diff --git a/netbox/core/migrations/0017_concrete_objecttype.py b/netbox/core/migrations/0017_concrete_objecttype.py
index 9c7d4e999..899a1d2e8 100644
--- a/netbox/core/migrations/0017_concrete_objecttype.py
+++ b/netbox/core/migrations/0017_concrete_objecttype.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
             options={
                 'verbose_name': 'object type',
                 'verbose_name_plural': 'object types',
+                'ordering': ('app_label', 'model'),
                 'indexes': [
                     django.contrib.postgres.indexes.GinIndex(
                         fields=['features'],
diff --git a/netbox/core/models/object_types.py b/netbox/core/models/object_types.py
index 6a0fe28b5..e8a4f7202 100644
--- a/netbox/core/models/object_types.py
+++ b/netbox/core/models/object_types.py
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ class ObjectType(ContentType):
     class Meta:
         verbose_name = _('object type')
         verbose_name_plural = _('object types')
+        ordering = ('app_label', 'model')
         indexes = [
             GinIndex(fields=['features']),
         ]