diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
index e160a11c363..e9d5c42a902 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ QtMessageLogItem *QmlEngine::constructLogItemTree(
             QtMessageLogItem *child = constructLogItemTree(item,
                                                            i.value(), i.key());
             if (child)
-                item->insertChild(item->childCount(), child);
+                item->insertChildSorted(child);
         }
     } else if (result.type() == QVariant::List) {
         if (key.isEmpty())
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ QtMessageLogItem *QmlEngine::constructLogItemTree(
             QtMessageLogItem *child = constructLogItemTree(item, resultList.at(i),
                                                           QString::number(i));
             if (child)
-                item->insertChild(item->childCount(), child);
+                item->insertChildSorted(child);
         }
     } else if (result.canConvert(QVariant::String)) {
         item->text = result.toString();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlv8debuggerclient.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlv8debuggerclient.cpp
index db20ac22e7b..58121ddc072 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlv8debuggerclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlv8debuggerclient.cpp
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ QtMessageLogItem *QmlV8DebuggerClientPrivate::constructLogItemTree(
         QtMessageLogItem *child = constructLogItemTree(
                     item, extractData(property, refsVal), refsVal);
         if (child)
-            item->insertChild(item->childCount(), child);
+            item->insertChildSorted(child);
     }
 
     return item;
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qtmessageloghandler.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qtmessageloghandler.cpp
index 5639eca855f..5080d8efc95 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qtmessageloghandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qtmessageloghandler.cpp
@@ -94,6 +94,17 @@ bool QtMessageLogItem::insertChildren(int position, int count)
     return true;
 }
 
+void QtMessageLogItem::insertChildSorted(QtMessageLogItem *item)
+{
+    int i = 0;
+    for (; i < m_childItems.count(); i++) {
+        if (item->text < m_childItems[i]->text) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    m_childItems.insert(i, item);
+}
+
 bool QtMessageLogItem::insertChild(int position, QtMessageLogItem *item)
 {
     if (position < 0 || position > m_childItems.size())
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qtmessageloghandler.h b/src/plugins/debugger/qtmessageloghandler.h
index 82969eeebe7..b76d85d043b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qtmessageloghandler.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qtmessageloghandler.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ public:
     QtMessageLogItem *child(int number);
     int childCount() const;
     bool insertChildren(int position, int count);
+    void insertChildSorted(QtMessageLogItem *item);
     bool insertChild(int position, QtMessageLogItem *item);
     QtMessageLogItem *parent();
     bool removeChildren(int position, int count);