diff --git a/data/io.elementary.code.gschema.xml b/data/io.elementary.code.gschema.xml
index 185986686..0cfce65a0 100644
--- a/data/io.elementary.code.gschema.xml
+++ b/data/io.elementary.code.gschema.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@
       <summary>Terminal visibility</summary>
       <description>Whether or not the terminal pane is visible</description>
     </key>
+    <key name="order-folders" type="b">
+      <default>true</default>
+      <summary>Sort open projects</summary>
+      <description>Keep the open projects in alphabetical order</description>
+    </key>
     <key name="last-opened-path" type="s">
       <default>''</default>
       <summary>Last opened path</summary>
diff --git a/src/FolderManager/FileView.vala b/src/FolderManager/FileView.vala
index 31c858e96..1c1fa7276 100644
--- a/src/FolderManager/FileView.vala
+++ b/src/FolderManager/FileView.vala
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ public class Scratch.FolderManager.FileView : Code.Widgets.SourceList, Code.Pane
             toplevel_action_group = get_action_group (MainWindow.ACTION_GROUP);
             assert_nonnull (toplevel_action_group);
         });
+
+        Scratch.saved_state.changed["order-folders"].connect (() => {
+            order_folders ();
+        });
     }
 
     private void action_close_folder (SimpleAction action, GLib.Variant? parameter) {
@@ -158,6 +162,10 @@ public class Scratch.FolderManager.FileView : Code.Widgets.SourceList, Code.Pane
     }
 
     public void order_folders () {
+        if (!Scratch.saved_state.get_boolean ("order-folders")) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         var list = new Gee.ArrayList<ProjectFolderItem> ();
 
         foreach (var child in root.children) {
@@ -587,6 +595,8 @@ public class Scratch.FolderManager.FileView : Code.Widgets.SourceList, Code.Pane
         });
 
         yield;
+
+        order_folders ();
     }
 
     private bool is_open (File folder) {
diff --git a/src/MainWindow.vala b/src/MainWindow.vala
index 3a4d3260b..1e09bc066 100644
--- a/src/MainWindow.vala
+++ b/src/MainWindow.vala
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ namespace Scratch {
         public const string ACTION_OPEN_FOLDER = "action-open-folder";
         public const string ACTION_OPEN_PROJECT = "action-open-project";
         public const string ACTION_COLLAPSE_ALL_FOLDERS = "action-collapse-all-folders";
-        public const string ACTION_ORDER_FOLDERS = "action-order-folders";
         public const string ACTION_GO_TO = "action-go-to";
         public const string ACTION_SORT_LINES = "action-sort-lines";
         public const string ACTION_NEW_TAB = "action-new-tab";
@@ -142,7 +141,6 @@ namespace Scratch {
             { ACTION_OPEN_FOLDER, action_open_folder, "s" },
             { ACTION_OPEN_PROJECT, action_open_project },
             { ACTION_COLLAPSE_ALL_FOLDERS, action_collapse_all_folders },
-            { ACTION_ORDER_FOLDERS, action_order_folders },
             { ACTION_PREFERENCES, action_preferences },
             { ACTION_REVERT, action_revert },
             { ACTION_SAVE, action_save },
@@ -1121,10 +1119,6 @@ namespace Scratch {
             folder_manager_view.collapse_all ();
         }
 
-        private void action_order_folders () {
-            folder_manager_view.order_folders ();
-        }
-
         private void action_save () {
             var doc = get_current_document (); /* may return null */
             if (doc != null) {
diff --git a/src/Widgets/Sidebar.vala b/src/Widgets/Sidebar.vala
index 2f95327ea..0b6a7ef47 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/Sidebar.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/Sidebar.vala
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ public class Code.Sidebar : Gtk.Grid {
         URI_LIST
     }
 
+    public const string SIDEBAR_ACTION_GROUP = "sidebar";
+    public const string SIDEBAR_ACTION_PREFIX = SIDEBAR_ACTION_GROUP + ".";
     public Gtk.Stack stack { get; private set; }
     public Code.ChooseProjectButton choose_project_button { get; private set; }
     public Hdy.HeaderBar headerbar { get; private set; }
@@ -80,8 +82,15 @@ public class Code.Sidebar : Gtk.Grid {
         var collapse_all_menu_item = new GLib.MenuItem (_("Collapse All"), Scratch.MainWindow.ACTION_PREFIX
         + Scratch.MainWindow.ACTION_COLLAPSE_ALL_FOLDERS);
 
-        var order_projects_menu_item = new GLib.MenuItem (_("Alphabetize"), Scratch.MainWindow.ACTION_PREFIX
-                + Scratch.MainWindow.ACTION_ORDER_FOLDERS);
+        var action_group = new SimpleActionGroup ();
+        var sort_action = Scratch.saved_state.create_action ("order-folders");
+        action_group.add_action (sort_action);
+        insert_action_group (SIDEBAR_ACTION_GROUP, action_group);
+
+        var order_projects_menu_item = new GLib.MenuItem (
+            _("Keep Sorted"),
+            SIDEBAR_ACTION_PREFIX + sort_action.name
+        );
 
         var project_menu = new GLib.Menu ();
         project_menu.append_item (collapse_all_menu_item);