diff --git a/Package/Environment/Common/collections/Arcade/settings.conf b/Package/Environment/Common/collections/Arcade/settings.conf
index 01390cd..70b157c 100644
--- a/Package/Environment/Common/collections/Arcade/settings.conf
+++ b/Package/Environment/Common/collections/Arcade/settings.conf
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ list.includeMissingItems = true
 ###############################################################################
 list.extensions = zip
 
+###############################################################################
+# If a menu.xml file exists, it will display the menu alphabetically. To
+# not auto-sort the menu items alphabetically, set the following to false. 
+# This does not apply to how your ROMs are sorted.
+###############################################################################
+list.menuSort = true
+
 ###############################################################################
 # The executable to run when an item in a collection item is selected
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/Package/Environment/Common/collections/Main/settings.conf b/Package/Environment/Common/collections/Main/settings.conf
index 4756a24..c481326 100644
--- a/Package/Environment/Common/collections/Main/settings.conf
+++ b/Package/Environment/Common/collections/Main/settings.conf
@@ -4,3 +4,11 @@
 # See Menu.xml to configure the menu
 ###############################################################################
 
+###############################################################################
+# If a menu.xml file exists, it will display the menu alphabetically. To
+# not auto-sort the menu items alphabetically, set the following to false. 
+# This does not apply to how your ROMs are sorted.
+###############################################################################
+list.menuSort = true
+
+
diff --git a/Package/Environment/Common/collections/Sega Genesis/settings.conf b/Package/Environment/Common/collections/Sega Genesis/settings.conf
index b3cf701..cf69c62 100644
--- a/Package/Environment/Common/collections/Sega Genesis/settings.conf	
+++ b/Package/Environment/Common/collections/Sega Genesis/settings.conf	
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ list.includeMissingItems = true
 ###############################################################################
 list.extensions = zip
 
+###############################################################################
+# If a menu.xml file exists, it will display the menu alphabetically. To
+# not auto-sort the menu items alphabetically, set the following to false. 
+# This does not apply to how your ROMs are sorted.
+###############################################################################
+list.menuSort = true
+
 ###############################################################################
 # The executable to run when an item in a collection item is selected
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.cpp
index e545747..f6e3374 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Collection/CollectionInfoBuilder.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ bool CollectionInfoBuilder::createCollectionDirectory(std::string name)
     settingsFile << "#list.path = " << Utils::combinePath("%BASE_ITEM_PATH%", "%ITEM_COLLECTION_NAME%", "roms") << std::endl;
     settingsFile << "list.includeMissingItems = false" << std::endl;
     settingsFile << "list.extensions = zip" << std::endl;
+    settingsFile << "list.menuSort = yes" << std::endl;
+    settingsFile << std::endl;
     settingsFile << "launcher = mame" << std::endl;
     settingsFile << "metadata.type = MAME" << std::endl;
     settingsFile << std::endl;
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Collection/MenuParser.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Collection/MenuParser.cpp
index b0bea79..3ff41fa 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Collection/MenuParser.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Collection/MenuParser.cpp
@@ -40,13 +40,14 @@ MenuParser::~MenuParser()
 }
 
 //todo: clean up this method, too much nesting
-bool MenuParser::menuItems(CollectionInfo *collection)
+bool MenuParser::buildMenuItems(CollectionInfo *collection, bool sort)
 {
     bool retVal = false;
     //todo: magic string
     std::string menuFilename = Utils::combinePath(Configuration::absolutePath, "collections", collection->name, "menu.xml");
     rapidxml::xml_document<> doc;
     rapidxml::xml_node<> * rootNode;
+    std::vector<Item *> menuItems;
 
     Logger::write(Logger::ZONE_INFO, "Menu", "Checking if menu exists at \"" + menuFilename + "\"");
 
@@ -92,8 +93,7 @@ bool MenuParser::menuItems(CollectionInfo *collection)
                     item->fullTitle = title;
                     item->name = collectionAttribute->value();
                     item->leaf = false;
-                    collection->items.push_back(item);
-
+                    menuItems.push_back(item);
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -106,8 +106,13 @@ bool MenuParser::menuItems(CollectionInfo *collection)
             }
 
             // todo: sorting should occur within the collection itself, not externally
-            std::vector<Item *> *items = &collection->items;
-            std::sort( items->begin(), items->end(), VectorSort);
+            if(sort)
+            {
+            	// sort the menu if requested
+                std::sort( menuItems.begin(), menuItems.end(), VectorSort);
+            }
+
+            collection->items.insert(collection->items.begin(), menuItems.begin(), menuItems.end());
 
             retVal = true;
         }
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Collection/MenuParser.h b/RetroFE/Source/Collection/MenuParser.h
index 0ac354b..bb957cb 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Collection/MenuParser.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Collection/MenuParser.h
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ class MenuParser
 public:
     MenuParser();
     virtual ~MenuParser();
-    bool menuItems(CollectionInfo *cdb);
+    bool buildMenuItems(CollectionInfo *cdb, bool sort);
 
 };
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
index dde7453..95b18f4 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/RetroFE.cpp
@@ -275,13 +275,16 @@ void RetroFE::run()
                 if(currentPage_)
                 {
                     std::string firstCollection = "Main";
+                    bool menuSort = true;
+
                     config_.getProperty("firstCollection", firstCollection);
+                    config_.getProperty("collections." + firstCollection + ".list.menuSort", menuSort);
 
                     currentPage_->start();
                     config_.setProperty("currentCollection", firstCollection);
                     CollectionInfo *info = getCollection(firstCollection);
                     MenuParser mp;
-                    mp.menuItems(info);
+                    mp.buildMenuItems(info, menuSort);
                     currentPage_->pushCollection(info);
                 }
                 else
@@ -459,11 +462,14 @@ RetroFE::RETROFE_STATE RetroFE::processUserInput(Page *page)
                 }
                 else
                 {
+                	bool menuSort = true;
                     config_.setProperty("currentCollection", nextPageItem_->name);
+                    config_.getProperty("collections." + nextPageItem_->name + ".list.menuSort", menuSort);
+
                     CollectionInfo *info = getCollection(nextPageItem_->name);
 
                     MenuParser mp;
-                    mp.menuItems(info);
+                    mp.buildMenuItems(info, menuSort);
                     page->pushCollection(info);
 
                     if(rememberMenu && lastMenuOffsets_.find(nextPageItem_->name) != lastMenuOffsets_.end())