diff --git a/app/controllers/storage_locations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/storage_locations_controller.rb
index 91961d696a..2a679bea92 100644
--- a/app/controllers/storage_locations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/storage_locations_controller.rb
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ def inventory
                                            .active
 
       @inventory_items += include_omitted_items(@inventory_items.collect(&:item_id)) if params[:include_omitted_items] == "true"
+      @inventory_items.to_a.sort_by! { |inventory_item| inventory_item.item.name.downcase }
       respond_to :json
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/requests/storage_locations_requests_spec.rb b/spec/requests/storage_locations_requests_spec.rb
index b228d15376..ded6d9943d 100644
--- a/spec/requests/storage_locations_requests_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/storage_locations_requests_spec.rb
@@ -395,6 +395,12 @@ def item_to_h(view_item)
           expect(response.parsed_body).to eq(items_at_storage_location)
           expect(response.parsed_body).to eq(inventory_items_at_storage_location)
         end
+
+        it "returns items sorted alphabetically by item name" do
+          get inventory_storage_location_path(storage_location, format: :json)
+          sorted_items = inventory_items_at_storage_location.sort_by { |item| item['item_name'].downcase }
+          expect(response.parsed_body).to eq(sorted_items)
+        end
       end
 
       context "when also including inactive items" do