diff --git a/.changeset/heavy-lions-burn.md b/.changeset/heavy-lions-burn.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fb5baa384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/heavy-lions-burn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-react': minor
+---
+
+Sort EntityTypePicker by default
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTypePicker/EntityTypePicker.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTypePicker/EntityTypePicker.tsx
index 082004f15b..ba39536d1e 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTypePicker/EntityTypePicker.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityTypePicker/EntityTypePicker.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ export const EntityTypePicker = (props: EntityTypePickerProps) => {
 
   if (availableTypes.length === 0 || error) return null;
 
+  availableTypes.sort((a, b) =>
+    a.toLocaleLowerCase('en-US').localeCompare(b.toLocaleLowerCase('en-US')),
+  );
+
   const items = [
     { value: 'all', label: t('entityTypePicker.optionAllTitle') },
     ...availableTypes.map((type: string) => ({