diff --git a/webconsole/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/webconsole/internal/misc/ThreadPrinter.java b/webconsole/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/webconsole/internal/misc/ThreadPrinter.java
index 2ea8f35..2fb49d4 100644
--- a/webconsole/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/webconsole/internal/misc/ThreadPrinter.java
+++ b/webconsole/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/webconsole/internal/misc/ThreadPrinter.java
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
  */
 package org.apache.felix.webconsole.internal.misc;
 
-
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Comparator;
 
 import org.apache.felix.webconsole.internal.AbstractConfigurationPrinter;
 
-
 public class ThreadPrinter extends AbstractConfigurationPrinter
 {
 
@@ -31,87 +31,153 @@
 
     private static final String LABEL = "_threads";
 
-
     public String getTitle()
     {
         return TITLE;
     }
 
-
-    public void printConfiguration( PrintWriter pw )
+    public void printConfiguration(PrintWriter pw)
     {
         // first get the root thread group
         ThreadGroup rootGroup = Thread.currentThread().getThreadGroup();
-        while ( rootGroup.getParent() != null )
+        while (rootGroup.getParent() != null)
         {
             rootGroup = rootGroup.getParent();
         }
 
-        printThreadGroup( pw, rootGroup );
+        printThreadGroup(pw, rootGroup);
 
         int numGroups = rootGroup.activeGroupCount();
         ThreadGroup[] groups = new ThreadGroup[2 * numGroups];
-        rootGroup.enumerate( groups );
-        for ( int i = 0; i < groups.length; i++ )
+        rootGroup.enumerate(groups);
+        Arrays.sort(groups, ThreadGroupComparator.getInstance());
+        for (int i = 0; i < groups.length; i++)
         {
-            printThreadGroup( pw, groups[i] );
+            printThreadGroup(pw, groups[i]);
         }
     }
 
-
-    private static final void printThreadGroup( PrintWriter pw, ThreadGroup group )
+    private static final void printThreadGroup(PrintWriter pw, ThreadGroup group)
     {
-        if ( group != null )
+        if (group != null)
         {
             StringBuffer info = new StringBuffer();
-            info.append( "ThreadGroup " ).append( group.getName() );
-            info.append( " [" );
-            info.append( "maxprio=" ).append( group.getMaxPriority() );
+            info.append("ThreadGroup ").append(group.getName());
+            info.append(" [");
+            info.append("maxprio=").append(group.getMaxPriority());
 
-            info.append( ", parent=" );
-            if ( group.getParent() != null )
+            info.append(", parent=");
+            if (group.getParent() != null)
             {
-                info.append( group.getParent().getName() );
+                info.append(group.getParent().getName());
             }
             else
             {
-                info.append( '-' );
+                info.append('-');
             }
 
-            info.append( ", isDaemon=" ).append( group.isDaemon() );
-            info.append( ", isDestroyed=" ).append( group.isDestroyed() );
-            info.append( ']' );
+            info.append(", isDaemon=").append(group.isDaemon());
+            info.append(", isDestroyed=").append(group.isDestroyed());
+            info.append(']');
 
-            ConfigurationRender.infoLine( pw, null, null, info.toString() );
+            ConfigurationRender.infoLine(pw, null, null, info.toString());
 
             int numThreads = group.activeCount();
             Thread[] threads = new Thread[numThreads * 2];
-            group.enumerate( threads, false );
-            for ( int i = 0; i < threads.length; i++ )
+            group.enumerate(threads, false);
+            Arrays.sort(threads, ThreadComparator.getInstance());
+            for (int i = 0; i < threads.length; i++)
             {
-                printThread( pw, threads[i] );
+                printThread(pw, threads[i]);
             }
 
             pw.println();
         }
     }
 
-
-    private static final void printThread( PrintWriter pw, Thread thread )
+    private static final void printThread(PrintWriter pw, Thread thread)
     {
-        if ( thread != null )
+        if (thread != null)
         {
             StringBuffer info = new StringBuffer();
-            info.append( "Thread " ).append( thread.getName() );
-            info.append( " [" );
-            info.append( "priority=" ).append( thread.getPriority() );
-            info.append( ", alive=" ).append( thread.isAlive() );
-            info.append( ", daemon=" ).append( thread.isDaemon() );
-            info.append( ", interrupted=" ).append( thread.isInterrupted() );
-            info.append( ", loader=" ).append( thread.getContextClassLoader() );
-            info.append( ']' );
+            info.append("Thread ").append(thread.getName());
+            info.append(" [");
+            info.append("priority=").append(thread.getPriority());
+            info.append(", alive=").append(thread.isAlive());
+            info.append(", daemon=").append(thread.isDaemon());
+            info.append(", interrupted=").append(thread.isInterrupted());
+            info.append(", loader=").append(thread.getContextClassLoader());
+            info.append(']');
 
-            ConfigurationRender.infoLine( pw, "  ", null, info.toString() );
+            ConfigurationRender.infoLine(pw, "  ", null, info.toString());
         }
     }
+}
+
+final class ThreadComparator implements Comparator
+{
+
+    private ThreadComparator()
+    {
+        // prevent instantiation
+    }
+
+    private static final Comparator instance = new ThreadComparator();
+
+    public static final Comparator getInstance()
+    {
+        return instance;
+    }
+
+    public int compare(Object thread1, Object thread2)
+    {
+        if (null == thread1 || null == thread2) return -1;
+        String t1 = ((Thread) thread1).getName();
+        String t2 = ((Thread) thread2).getName();
+        if (null == t1)
+        {
+            t1 = ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
+        }
+        if (null == t2)
+        {
+            t2 = ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
+        }
+
+        return t1.compareTo(t2);
+    }
+
+}
+
+final class ThreadGroupComparator implements Comparator
+{
+
+    private ThreadGroupComparator()
+    {
+        // prevent instantiation
+    }
+
+    private static final Comparator instance = new ThreadGroupComparator();
+
+    public static final Comparator getInstance()
+    {
+        return instance;
+    }
+
+    public int compare(Object thread1, Object thread2)
+    {
+        if (null == thread1 || null == thread2) return -1;
+        String t1 = ((ThreadGroup) thread1).getName();
+        String t2 = ((ThreadGroup) thread2).getName();
+        if (null == t1)
+        {
+            t1 = ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
+        }
+        if (null == t2)
+        {
+            t2 = ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
+        }
+
+        return t1.compareTo(t2);
+    }
+
 }
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