diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/api/rest/nova.py b/openstack_dashboard/api/rest/nova.py
index a5fbdca969..4074d5893b 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/api/rest/nova.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/api/rest/nova.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ from openstack_dashboard import api
 from openstack_dashboard.api.rest import json_encoder
 from openstack_dashboard.api.rest import urls
 from openstack_dashboard.api.rest import utils as rest_utils
+from openstack_dashboard.dashboards.project.instances \
+    import utils as instances_utils
 from openstack_dashboard.usage import quotas
 
 
@@ -543,6 +545,8 @@ class Flavors(generic.View):
         get_extras = bool(get_extras and get_extras.lower() == 'true')
         flavors = api.nova.flavor_list(request, is_public=is_public,
                                        get_extras=get_extras)
+        flavors = instances_utils.sort_flavor_list(request, flavors,
+                                                   with_menu_label=False)
         result = {'items': []}
         for flavor in flavors:
             d = flavor.to_dict()
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/utils.py b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/utils.py
index 3c60091e70..647a264ed4 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/utils.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/dashboards/project/instances/utils.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def flavor_list(request):
         return []
 
 
-def sort_flavor_list(request, flavors):
+def sort_flavor_list(request, flavors, with_menu_label=True):
     """Utility method to sort a list of flavors.
 
     By default, returns the available flavors, sorted by RAM usage (ascending).
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ def sort_flavor_list(request, flavors):
                 return get_key(flavor, sort_key)
         else:
             key = sort_key
-        flavor_list = [(flavor.id, '%s' % flavor.name)
-                       for flavor in sorted(flavors, key=key, reverse=rev)]
+
+        if with_menu_label:
+            flavor_list = [(flavor.id, '%s' % flavor.name)
+                           for flavor in sorted(flavors, key=key, reverse=rev)]
+        else:
+            flavor_list = sorted(flavors, key=key, reverse=rev)
         return flavor_list
     except Exception:
         exceptions.handle(request,
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/test/unit/api/rest/test_nova.py b/openstack_dashboard/test/unit/api/rest/test_nova.py
index 4190026864..3a3564d8a1 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/test/unit/api/rest/test_nova.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/test/unit/api/rest/test_nova.py
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ from openstack_dashboard.test import helpers as test
 from openstack_dashboard.usage import quotas
 
 
+# NOTE(flwang): mock.Mock and mock.MagicMock do not support sort, so the test
+# case involved sorted will fail. This fake class is for the flavor test cases
+# related to sort.
+class FakeFlavor(object):
+    def __init__(self, id, ram=1):
+        self.id = id
+        self.ram = ram
+        self.extras = {}
+
+    def to_dict(self):
+        return {"id": self.id}
+
+
 class NovaRestTestCase(test.TestCase):
 
     #
@@ -761,8 +774,7 @@ class NovaRestTestCase(test.TestCase):
         else:
             request = self.mock_rest_request(GET={'is_public': 'fAlsE'})
         self.mock_flavor_list.return_value = [
-            mock.Mock(**{'to_dict.return_value': {'id': '1'}}),
-            mock.Mock(**{'to_dict.return_value': {'id': '2'}}),
+            FakeFlavor("1"), FakeFlavor("2")
         ]
         response = nova.Flavors().get(request)
         self.assertStatusCode(response, 200)
@@ -790,9 +802,9 @@ class NovaRestTestCase(test.TestCase):
             get_extras = False
         else:
             request = self.mock_rest_request(GET={'get_extras': 'fAlsE'})
+
         self.mock_flavor_list.return_value = [
-            mock.Mock(**{'extras': {}, 'to_dict.return_value': {'id': '1'}}),
-            mock.Mock(**{'extras': {}, 'to_dict.return_value': {'id': '2'}}),
+            FakeFlavor("1"), FakeFlavor("2")
         ]
         response = nova.Flavors().get(request)
         self.assertStatusCode(response, 200)