diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 77dd8cb..f73b01e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## 2.21.6 - 2026-10-27
 
+### Added
+
+- Template and slide region editors list regions alphabetically, including the layout and animation selectors.
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - List searches no longer issue duplicate requests when the search field loses focus, avoiding intermittent missed clicks on refreshed row buttons.
diff --git a/src/web/public/js/slides/slide-animation-editor.js b/src/web/public/js/slides/slide-animation-editor.js
index 4b9489c..2422ffa 100644
--- a/src/web/public/js/slides/slide-animation-editor.js
+++ b/src/web/public/js/slides/slide-animation-editor.js
@@ -223,7 +223,9 @@ export function createSlideAnimationEditor(options) {
   openButton.addEventListener('click', function () {
     if (!allRegions().length || !window.pulseModal) return;
     regionSelect.replaceChildren();
-    regions().forEach(function (region) {
+    window.templateDesignerUtils.sortByName(regions(), function (region) {
+      return region.label || region.region_key;
+    }).forEach(function (region) {
       var option = document.createElement('option');
       option.value = region.region_key;
       option.textContent = region.label || region.region_key;
diff --git a/src/web/public/js/slides/slide-form.js b/src/web/public/js/slides/slide-form.js
index 7c757de..9f6d014 100644
--- a/src/web/public/js/slides/slide-form.js
+++ b/src/web/public/js/slides/slide-form.js
@@ -951,7 +951,11 @@ import { createSlideAnimationEditor } from '/assets/js/slides/slide-animation-ed
       return;
     }
 
-    var editableRegions = template.regions.filter(function (region) { return !(region.read_only === true || Number(region.read_only) === 1); });
+    var editableRegions = window.templateDesignerUtils.sortByName(template.regions.filter(function (region) {
+      return !(region.read_only === true || Number(region.read_only) === 1);
+    }), function (region) {
+      return region.label || region.region_key;
+    });
     templateFields.innerHTML = editableRegions.length ? editableRegions.map(function (region) {
       return getRegionEditorCardHtml(region) || '<div class="muted">Region editor unavailable.</div>';
     }).join('') : '<div class="muted">This template has no editable regions.</div>';
diff --git a/src/web/public/js/slides/slide-layout-editor.js b/src/web/public/js/slides/slide-layout-editor.js
index bc61425..9db4915 100644
--- a/src/web/public/js/slides/slide-layout-editor.js
+++ b/src/web/public/js/slides/slide-layout-editor.js
@@ -150,7 +150,10 @@ export function createSlideLayoutEditor(options) {
     openButton.disabled = active || !regions().length;
     animationButton.disabled = active || !allRegions().length;
     if (!active || sharedSaving) return;
-    if (!selected()) selectedKey = regions().length ? regions()[0].region_key : '';
+    var orderedRegions = window.templateDesignerUtils.sortByName(regions(), function (region) {
+      return region.label || region.region_key;
+    });
+    if (!selected()) selectedKey = orderedRegions.length ? orderedRegions[0].region_key : '';
     var region = selected();
     var box = region && effective(region);
     Object.keys(fields).forEach(function (field) {
@@ -216,7 +219,9 @@ export function createSlideLayoutEditor(options) {
     home = stage.parentNode;
     nextSibling = stage.nextSibling;
     regionSelect.replaceChildren();
-    regions().forEach(function (region) {
+    window.templateDesignerUtils.sortByName(regions(), function (region) {
+      return region.label || region.region_key;
+    }).forEach(function (region) {
       var option = document.createElement('option');
       option.value = region.region_key;
       option.textContent = region.label || region.region_key;
diff --git a/src/web/public/js/templates/template-designer-utils.js b/src/web/public/js/templates/template-designer-utils.js
index 82b45d9..e3c1001 100644
--- a/src/web/public/js/templates/template-designer-utils.js
+++ b/src/web/public/js/templates/template-designer-utils.js
@@ -84,6 +84,16 @@
     return String(card.querySelector('[name="region_name[]"]').value || '').trim();
   }
 
+  function sortByName(items, getName) {
+    return Array.prototype.map.call(items || [], function (item, index) {
+      return { item: item, index: index, name: String(getName(item) || '').trim() };
+    }).sort(function (left, right) {
+      return left.name.localeCompare(right.name, undefined, { sensitivity: 'base' }) || left.index - right.index;
+    }).map(function (entry) {
+      return entry.item;
+    });
+  }
+
   function getAnimationConfig(card) {
     var hiddenAnimationInput = card.querySelector('[name="region_animation_json[]"]');
     var animationConfig = normalizeAnimationConfig(hiddenAnimationInput ? hiddenAnimationInput.value || '{}' : '{}');
@@ -354,6 +364,7 @@
     valueOrDefault: valueOrDefault,
     clamp: clamp,
     getRegionName: getRegionName,
+    sortByName: sortByName,
     syncRegionIdentity: syncRegionIdentity,
     readCard: readCard,
     writeCard: writeCard,
diff --git a/src/web/public/js/templates/template-designer.js b/src/web/public/js/templates/template-designer.js
index 7a52474..3d51184 100644
--- a/src/web/public/js/templates/template-designer.js
+++ b/src/web/public/js/templates/template-designer.js
@@ -1237,8 +1237,11 @@
     if (title) {
       title.textContent = label;
     }
-    if (index >= 0 && regionSelect.options[index]) {
-      regionSelect.options[index].textContent = label;
+    var option = Array.prototype.find.call(regionSelect.options, function (item) {
+      return item.value === String(index);
+    });
+    if (option) {
+      option.textContent = label;
     }
   }
 
@@ -1351,11 +1354,13 @@
       updateCanvasSizeLock();
       return;
     }
+    var orderedCards = utils.sortByName(cards, getRegionName);
     regionSelect.disabled = false;
     if (selectedIndex < 0 || selectedIndex >= cards.length) {
-      selectedIndex = 0;
+      selectedIndex = cards.indexOf(orderedCards[0]);
     }
-    cards.forEach(function (card, index) {
+    orderedCards.forEach(function (card) {
+      var index = cards.indexOf(card);
       var option = document.createElement('option');
       option.value = String(index);
       option.textContent = getRegionName(card) || ('Region ' + (index + 1));
diff --git a/test/slide-form-editor.test.js b/test/slide-form-editor.test.js
index 45b493f..7514c0b 100644
--- a/test/slide-form-editor.test.js
+++ b/test/slide-form-editor.test.js
@@ -75,6 +75,15 @@ test('slide form queues editor image cleanup on save and close', () => {
   assert.ok(slideFormSource.includes("regionMediaController.queueUploadCleanup(slideFormEditorController.getImageUploadCleanupPaths())"));
 });
 
+test('slide region cards and layout and animation selectors use name ordering', () => {
+  const layoutEditorSource = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('../src/web/public/js/slides/slide-layout-editor.js'), 'utf8');
+  const animationEditorSource = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('../src/web/public/js/slides/slide-animation-editor.js'), 'utf8');
+
+  assert.match(slideFormSource, /window\.templateDesignerUtils\.sortByName\(template\.regions\.filter/);
+  assert.match(layoutEditorSource, /window\.templateDesignerUtils\.sortByName\(regions\(\)/);
+  assert.match(animationEditorSource, /window\.templateDesignerUtils\.sortByName\(regions\(\)/);
+});
+
 test('media library selections keep image and video remove controls', () => {
   assert.ok(mediaPickerSource.includes("var removeAction = isVideo ? 'region-video' : isQrImage ? 'region-qr-image' : 'region-image';"));
   assert.ok(mediaPickerSource.includes('data-remove-\' + removeAction'));
diff --git a/test/templates.test.js b/test/templates.test.js
index 968732c..9c4dc8a 100644
--- a/test/templates.test.js
+++ b/test/templates.test.js
@@ -381,6 +381,71 @@ test('template designer generates default region names per type', () => {
   assert.ok(script.includes('Math.max(count, suffix)'));
 });
 
+test('region name sorting is case-insensitive, stable, and used by the template editor', () => {
+  const context = vm.createContext({ window: {} });
+  const utilsScript = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('../src/web/public/js/templates/template-designer-utils.js'), 'utf8');
+  vm.runInContext(utilsScript, context);
+  const items = [
+    { name: 'Zulu' },
+    { name: 'alpha' },
+    { name: 'Alpha' },
+    { name: 'bravo' }
+  ];
+  const sorted = Array.from(context.window.templateDesignerUtils.sortByName(items, item => item.name));
+
+  assert.deepEqual(sorted, [items[1], items[2], items[3], items[0]]);
+  const designerSource = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('../src/web/public/js/templates/template-designer.js'), 'utf8');
+  assert.match(designerSource, /utils\.sortByName\(cards, getRegionName\)/);
+});
+
+test('template region selector sorts options and preserves the selected card index', () => {
+  const designerSource = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('../src/web/public/js/templates/template-designer.js'), 'utf8');
+  const match = designerSource.match(/  function renderRegionSidebar\(\) \{[^]*?\n  \}/);
+  assert.ok(match);
+
+  const cards = [
+    { name: 'Zulu', hidden: false },
+    { name: 'alpha', hidden: false },
+    { name: 'Bravo', hidden: false }
+  ];
+  const regionSelect = {
+    options: [],
+    disabled: false,
+    value: '',
+    set innerHTML(_value) { this.options = []; },
+    appendChild(option) { this.options.push(option); }
+  };
+  const regionList = { innerHTML: '' };
+  const context = vm.createContext({
+    cards,
+    regionSelect,
+    regionList,
+    selectedIndex: -1,
+    utils: { sortByName(items, getName) { return Array.from(items).sort((left, right) => getName(left).localeCompare(getName(right), undefined, { sensitivity: 'base' })); } },
+    getCards: () => cards,
+    getRegionName: card => card.name,
+    document: { createElement: () => ({}) },
+    updateCanvasSizeLock() {},
+    validateRegionNames() {},
+    updatePreviewCardVisibility() {}
+  });
+
+  vm.runInContext(match[0], context);
+  context.renderRegionSidebar();
+  assert.deepEqual(regionSelect.options.map(option => [option.textContent, option.value]), [
+    ['alpha', '1'],
+    ['Bravo', '2'],
+    ['Zulu', '0']
+  ]);
+  assert.equal(regionSelect.value, '1');
+  assert.deepEqual(cards.map(card => card.hidden), [true, false, true]);
+
+  context.selectedIndex = 0;
+  context.renderRegionSidebar();
+  assert.equal(regionSelect.value, '0');
+  assert.deepEqual(cards.map(card => card.hidden), [false, true, true]);
+});
+
 test('template designer warns when invalid region names block save', () => {
   const script = fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('../src/web/public/js/templates/template-designer.js'), 'utf8');