diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
index d0e182fa4b..55528bbe32 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def resource_ids
       raise "Unknown resource type #{params[:resource_type]}"
     end
 
-    objects = klass.where("name LIKE ?", "%#{params[:q]}%").select(:id, :name)
+    objects = klass.where("name ILIKE ?", "%#{params[:q]}%").order("lower(name)").select(:id, :name)
     object_json = objects.map do |obj|
       {
         id: obj.id,
diff --git a/spec/requests/admin/users_requests_spec.rb b/spec/requests/admin/users_requests_spec.rb
index 347f0a2be6..4fe9e4021e 100644
--- a/spec/requests/admin/users_requests_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/admin/users_requests_spec.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
     before do
       sign_in(super_admin)
       AddRoleService.call(user_id: user.id, resource_type: Role::PARTNER, resource_id: partner.id)
+      create(:organization, name: "Pawnee")
+      create(:organization, name: "SF Diaper")
+      create(:organization, name: "Second City")
     end
 
     describe "GET #index" do
@@ -237,6 +240,15 @@
         end
       end
     end
+    describe "Validate Order of returned organization list" do
+      it "Should sort display resource in human alphabetical order" do
+        get "/admin/users/resource_ids?resource_type=org_admin"
+        body_json = JSON.parse(response.body)
+        expect(body_json["results"].length).to be(4)
+        text_list = body_json["results"].map { |obj| obj["text"] }
+        expect(text_list).to match_array(["Org ABC", "Pawnee", "SF Diaper", "Second City"])
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe 'POST #resend_invitation' do