diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/command_completions.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/command_completions.rs
index f594e3d667..f8107f8ed7 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/command_completions.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/command_completions.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    completions::{Completer, CompletionOptions, MatchAlgorithm, SortBy},
+    completions::{Completer, CompletionOptions, MatchAlgorithm},
     SuggestionKind,
 };
 use nu_parser::FlatShape;
@@ -193,11 +193,7 @@ impl Completer for CommandCompletion {
         };
 
         if !subcommands.is_empty() {
-            return sort_suggestions(
-                &String::from_utf8_lossy(&prefix),
-                subcommands,
-                SortBy::LevenshteinDistance,
-            );
+            return sort_suggestions(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&prefix), subcommands, options);
         }
 
         let config = working_set.get_config();
@@ -222,11 +218,7 @@ impl Completer for CommandCompletion {
             vec![]
         };
 
-        sort_suggestions(
-            &String::from_utf8_lossy(&prefix),
-            commands,
-            SortBy::LevenshteinDistance,
-        )
+        sort_suggestions(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&prefix), commands, options)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completer.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completer.rs
index e794354f09..91fc1132a5 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completer.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completer.rs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ impl NuCompleter {
         let options = CompletionOptions {
             case_sensitive: config.case_sensitive_completions,
             match_algorithm: config.completion_algorithm.into(),
+            sort: config.completion_sort,
             ..Default::default()
         };
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_common.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_common.rs
index 2b85f6091e..a5d07be57e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_common.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_common.rs
@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@ use crate::{
     completions::{matches, CompletionOptions},
     SemanticSuggestion,
 };
+use fuzzy_matcher::{skim::SkimMatcherV2, FuzzyMatcher};
 use nu_ansi_term::Style;
 use nu_engine::env_to_string;
 use nu_path::{expand_to_real_path, home_dir};
 use nu_protocol::{
     engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
-    levenshtein_distance, Span,
+    CompletionSort, Span,
 };
 use nu_utils::get_ls_colors;
 use std::path::{is_separator, Component, Path, PathBuf, MAIN_SEPARATOR as SEP};
 
-use super::{MatchAlgorithm, SortBy};
+use super::MatchAlgorithm;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
 pub struct PathBuiltFromString {
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ pub fn complete_rec(
     }
 
     let prefix = partial.first().unwrap_or(&"");
-    let sorted_entries = sort_completions(prefix, entries, SortBy::Ascending, |(entry, _)| entry);
+    let sorted_entries = sort_completions(prefix, entries, options, |(entry, _)| entry);
 
     for (entry_name, built) in sorted_entries {
         match partial.split_first() {
@@ -305,33 +306,37 @@ pub fn adjust_if_intermediate(
 pub fn sort_suggestions(
     prefix: &str,
     items: Vec<SemanticSuggestion>,
-    sort_by: SortBy,
+    options: &CompletionOptions,
 ) -> Vec<SemanticSuggestion> {
-    sort_completions(prefix, items, sort_by, |it| &it.suggestion.value)
+    sort_completions(prefix, items, options, |it| &it.suggestion.value)
 }
 
 /// # Arguments
-/// * `prefix` - What the user's typed, for sorting by Levenshtein distance
+/// * `prefix` - What the user's typed, for sorting by fuzzy matcher score
 pub fn sort_completions<T>(
     prefix: &str,
     mut items: Vec<T>,
-    sort_by: SortBy,
+    options: &CompletionOptions,
     get_value: fn(&T) -> &str,
 ) -> Vec<T> {
     // Sort items
-    match sort_by {
-        SortBy::LevenshteinDistance => {
-            items.sort_by(|a, b| {
-                let a_distance = levenshtein_distance(prefix, get_value(a));
-                let b_distance = levenshtein_distance(prefix, get_value(b));
-                a_distance.cmp(&b_distance)
-            });
-        }
-        SortBy::Ascending => {
-            items.sort_by(|a, b| get_value(a).cmp(get_value(b)));
-        }
-        SortBy::None => {}
-    };
+    if options.sort == CompletionSort::Smart && options.match_algorithm == MatchAlgorithm::Fuzzy {
+        let mut matcher = SkimMatcherV2::default();
+        if options.case_sensitive {
+            matcher = matcher.respect_case();
+        } else {
+            matcher = matcher.ignore_case();
+        };
+        items.sort_by(|a, b| {
+            let a_str = get_value(a);
+            let b_str = get_value(b);
+            let a_score = matcher.fuzzy_match(a_str, prefix).unwrap_or_default();
+            let b_score = matcher.fuzzy_match(b_str, prefix).unwrap_or_default();
+            b_score.cmp(&a_score).then(a_str.cmp(b_str))
+        });
+    } else {
+        items.sort_by(|a, b| get_value(a).cmp(get_value(b)));
+    }
 
     items
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_options.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_options.rs
index a414aafedf..880aa54fb1 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_options.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/completion_options.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
 use fuzzy_matcher::{skim::SkimMatcherV2, FuzzyMatcher};
 use nu_parser::trim_quotes_str;
-use nu_protocol::CompletionAlgorithm;
+use nu_protocol::{CompletionAlgorithm, CompletionSort};
 use std::fmt::Display;
 
-#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
-pub enum SortBy {
-    LevenshteinDistance,
-    Ascending,
-    None,
-}
-
 /// Describes how suggestions should be matched.
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum MatchAlgorithm {
     /// Only show suggestions which begin with the given input
     ///
@@ -96,6 +89,7 @@ pub struct CompletionOptions {
     pub case_sensitive: bool,
     pub positional: bool,
     pub match_algorithm: MatchAlgorithm,
+    pub sort: CompletionSort,
 }
 
 impl Default for CompletionOptions {
@@ -104,6 +98,7 @@ impl Default for CompletionOptions {
             case_sensitive: true,
             positional: true,
             match_algorithm: MatchAlgorithm::Prefix,
+            sort: Default::default(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/custom_completions.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/custom_completions.rs
index 0d2c674ef9..f21f942501 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/custom_completions.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/custom_completions.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 use crate::completions::{
     completer::map_value_completions, Completer, CompletionOptions, MatchAlgorithm,
-    SemanticSuggestion, SortBy,
+    SemanticSuggestion,
 };
 use nu_engine::eval_call;
 use nu_protocol::{
     ast::{Argument, Call, Expr, Expression},
     debugger::WithoutDebug,
     engine::{Stack, StateWorkingSet},
-    PipelineData, Span, Type, Value,
+    CompletionSort, PipelineData, Span, Type, Value,
 };
 use nu_utils::IgnoreCaseExt;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ pub struct CustomCompletion {
     stack: Stack,
     decl_id: usize,
     line: String,
-    sort_by: SortBy,
 }
 
 impl CustomCompletion {
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ impl CustomCompletion {
             stack,
             decl_id,
             line,
-            sort_by: SortBy::None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -93,10 +91,6 @@ impl Completer for CustomCompletion {
                             .and_then(|val| val.as_bool().ok())
                             .unwrap_or(false);
 
-                        if should_sort {
-                            self.sort_by = SortBy::Ascending;
-                        }
-
                         custom_completion_options = Some(CompletionOptions {
                             case_sensitive: options
                                 .get("case_sensitive")
@@ -114,6 +108,11 @@ impl Completer for CustomCompletion {
                                     .unwrap_or(MatchAlgorithm::Prefix),
                                 None => completion_options.match_algorithm,
                             },
+                            sort: if should_sort {
+                                CompletionSort::Alphabetical
+                            } else {
+                                CompletionSort::Smart
+                            },
                         });
                     }
 
@@ -124,12 +123,11 @@ impl Completer for CustomCompletion {
             })
             .unwrap_or_default();
 
-        let suggestions = if let Some(custom_completion_options) = custom_completion_options {
-            filter(&prefix, suggestions, &custom_completion_options)
-        } else {
-            filter(&prefix, suggestions, completion_options)
-        };
-        sort_suggestions(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&prefix), suggestions, self.sort_by)
+        let options = custom_completion_options
+            .as_ref()
+            .unwrap_or(completion_options);
+        let suggestions = filter(&prefix, suggestions, completion_options);
+        sort_suggestions(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&prefix), suggestions, options)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/dotnu_completions.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/dotnu_completions.rs
index 6b4be16769..4a241a57b9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/dotnu_completions.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/dotnu_completions.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use nu_protocol::{
 use reedline::Suggestion;
 use std::path::{is_separator, Path, MAIN_SEPARATOR as SEP, MAIN_SEPARATOR_STR};
 
-use super::{completion_common::sort_suggestions, SemanticSuggestion, SortBy};
+use super::{completion_common::sort_suggestions, SemanticSuggestion};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Default)]
 pub struct DotNuCompletion {}
@@ -130,6 +130,6 @@ impl Completer for DotNuCompletion {
             })
             .collect();
 
-        sort_suggestions(&prefix_str, output, SortBy::Ascending)
+        sort_suggestions(&prefix_str, output, options)
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/flag_completions.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/flag_completions.rs
index c4ccfd6048..590929d5a0 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/flag_completions.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/flag_completions.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-use crate::completions::{
-    completion_common::sort_suggestions, Completer, CompletionOptions, SortBy,
-};
+use crate::completions::{completion_common::sort_suggestions, Completer, CompletionOptions};
 use nu_protocol::{
     ast::{Expr, Expression},
     engine::{Stack, StateWorkingSet},
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ impl Completer for FlagCompletion {
                 }
             }
 
-            return sort_suggestions(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&prefix), output, SortBy::Ascending);
+            return sort_suggestions(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&prefix), output, options);
         }
 
         vec![]
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/mod.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/mod.rs
index 20a61ee6d9..ed1510cdfb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ mod variable_completions;
 pub use base::{Completer, SemanticSuggestion, SuggestionKind};
 pub use command_completions::CommandCompletion;
 pub use completer::NuCompleter;
-pub use completion_options::{CompletionOptions, MatchAlgorithm, SortBy};
+pub use completion_options::{CompletionOptions, MatchAlgorithm};
 pub use custom_completions::CustomCompletion;
 pub use directory_completions::DirectoryCompletion;
 pub use dotnu_completions::DotNuCompletion;
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/variable_completions.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/variable_completions.rs
index 418dcec064..5e8f117810 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/variable_completions.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/completions/variable_completions.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use nu_protocol::{
 use reedline::Suggestion;
 use std::str;
 
-use super::{completion_common::sort_suggestions, SortBy};
+use super::completion_common::sort_suggestions;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct VariableCompletion {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl Completer for VariableCompletion {
                             }
                         }
 
-                        return sort_suggestions(&prefix_str, output, SortBy::Ascending);
+                        return sort_suggestions(&prefix_str, output, options);
                     }
                 } else {
                     // No nesting provided, return all env vars
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl Completer for VariableCompletion {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    return sort_suggestions(&prefix_str, output, SortBy::Ascending);
+                    return sort_suggestions(&prefix_str, output, options);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ impl Completer for VariableCompletion {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    return sort_suggestions(&prefix_str, output, SortBy::Ascending);
+                    return sort_suggestions(&prefix_str, output, options);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ impl Completer for VariableCompletion {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    return sort_suggestions(&prefix_str, output, SortBy::Ascending);
+                    return sort_suggestions(&prefix_str, output, options);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ impl Completer for VariableCompletion {
             }
         }
 
-        output = sort_suggestions(&prefix_str, output, SortBy::Ascending);
+        output = sort_suggestions(&prefix_str, output, options);
 
         output.dedup(); // TODO: Removes only consecutive duplicates, is it intended?
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions/mod.rs b/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions/mod.rs
index ad5dcaa70e..e1714f78e2 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/tests/completions/mod.rs
@@ -89,14 +89,12 @@ fn subcommand_completer() -> NuCompleter {
     // Create a new engine
     let (dir, _, mut engine, mut stack) = new_engine();
 
-    // Use fuzzy matching, because subcommands are sorted by Levenshtein distance,
-    // and that's not very useful with prefix matching
     let commands = r#"
             $env.config.completions.algorithm = "fuzzy"
             def foo [] {}
             def "foo bar" [] {}
             def "foo abaz" [] {}
-            def "foo aabrr" [] {}
+            def "foo aabcrr" [] {}
             def food [] {}
         "#;
     assert!(support::merge_input(commands.as_bytes(), &mut engine, &mut stack, dir).is_ok());
@@ -105,6 +103,22 @@ fn subcommand_completer() -> NuCompleter {
     NuCompleter::new(Arc::new(engine), Arc::new(stack))
 }
 
+/// Use fuzzy completions but sort in alphabetical order
+#[fixture]
+fn fuzzy_alpha_sort_completer() -> NuCompleter {
+    // Create a new engine
+    let (dir, _, mut engine, mut stack) = new_engine();
+
+    let config = r#"
+        $env.config.completions.algorithm = "fuzzy"
+        $env.config.completions.sort = "alphabetical"
+    "#;
+    assert!(support::merge_input(config.as_bytes(), &mut engine, &mut stack, dir).is_ok());
+
+    // Instantiate a new completer
+    NuCompleter::new(Arc::new(engine), Arc::new(stack))
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn variables_dollar_sign_with_variablecompletion() {
     let (_, _, engine, stack) = new_engine();
@@ -774,7 +788,7 @@ fn subcommand_completions(mut subcommand_completer: NuCompleter) {
     let prefix = "foo br";
     let suggestions = subcommand_completer.complete(prefix, prefix.len());
     match_suggestions(
-        &vec!["foo bar".to_string(), "foo aabrr".to_string()],
+        &vec!["foo bar".to_string(), "foo aabcrr".to_string()],
         &suggestions,
     );
 
@@ -783,8 +797,8 @@ fn subcommand_completions(mut subcommand_completer: NuCompleter) {
     match_suggestions(
         &vec![
             "foo bar".to_string(),
+            "foo aabcrr".to_string(),
             "foo abaz".to_string(),
-            "foo aabrr".to_string(),
         ],
         &suggestions,
     );
@@ -1270,6 +1284,17 @@ fn custom_completer_triggers_cursor_after_word(mut custom_completer: NuCompleter
     match_suggestions(&expected, &suggestions);
 }
 
+#[rstest]
+fn sort_fuzzy_completions_in_alphabetical_order(mut fuzzy_alpha_sort_completer: NuCompleter) {
+    let suggestions = fuzzy_alpha_sort_completer.complete("ls nu", 5);
+    // Even though "nushell" is a better match, it should come second because
+    // the completions should be sorted in alphabetical order
+    match_suggestions(
+        &vec!["custom_completion.nu".into(), "nushell".into()],
+        &suggestions,
+    );
+}
+
 #[ignore = "was reverted, still needs fixing"]
 #[rstest]
 fn alias_offset_bug_7648() {
diff --git a/crates/nu-lsp/src/lib.rs b/crates/nu-lsp/src/lib.rs
index aee2ab240d..6841749fc9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-lsp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-lsp/src/lib.rs
@@ -1195,17 +1195,17 @@ mod tests {
         assert_json_include!(
             actual: result,
             expected: serde_json::json!([
-               {
-                  "label": "def",
-                  "textEdit": {
-                     "newText": "def",
-                     "range": {
-                        "start": { "character": 0, "line": 0 },
-                        "end": { "character": 2, "line": 0 }
-                     }
-                  },
-                  "kind": 14
-               }
+                {
+                    "label": "overlay",
+                    "textEdit": {
+                        "newText": "overlay",
+                        "range": {
+                            "start": { "character": 0, "line": 0 },
+                            "end": { "character": 2, "line": 0 }
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "kind": 14
+                },
             ])
         );
     }
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/config/completer.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/config/completer.rs
index 67bde52e27..921057c082 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/config/completer.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/config/completer.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,35 @@ impl ReconstructVal for CompletionAlgorithm {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
+pub enum CompletionSort {
+    #[default]
+    Smart,
+    Alphabetical,
+}
+
+impl FromStr for CompletionSort {
+    type Err = &'static str;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        match s.to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {
+            "smart" => Ok(Self::Smart),
+            "alphabetical" => Ok(Self::Alphabetical),
+            _ => Err("expected either 'smart' or 'alphabetical'"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ReconstructVal for CompletionSort {
+    fn reconstruct_value(&self, span: Span) -> Value {
+        let str = match self {
+            Self::Smart => "smart",
+            Self::Alphabetical => "alphabetical",
+        };
+        Value::string(str, span)
+    }
+}
+
 pub(super) fn reconstruct_external_completer(config: &Config, span: Span) -> Value {
     if let Some(closure) = config.external_completer.as_ref() {
         Value::closure(closure.clone(), span)
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/config/mod.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/config/mod.rs
index eda3d9a15e..59cc70fb79 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::{record, ShellError, Span, Value};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-pub use self::completer::CompletionAlgorithm;
+pub use self::completer::{CompletionAlgorithm, CompletionSort};
 pub use self::helper::extract_value;
 pub use self::hooks::Hooks;
 pub use self::output::ErrorStyle;
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub quick_completions: bool,
     pub partial_completions: bool,
     pub completion_algorithm: CompletionAlgorithm,
+    pub completion_sort: CompletionSort,
     pub edit_mode: EditBindings,
     pub history: HistoryConfig,
     pub keybindings: Vec<ParsedKeybinding>,
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             quick_completions: true,
             partial_completions: true,
             completion_algorithm: CompletionAlgorithm::default(),
+            completion_sort: CompletionSort::default(),
             enable_external_completion: true,
             max_external_completion_results: 100,
             recursion_limit: 50,
@@ -341,6 +343,13 @@ impl Value {
                                     "case_sensitive" => {
                                         process_bool_config(value, &mut errors, &mut config.case_sensitive_completions);
                                     }
+                                    "sort" => {
+                                        process_string_enum(
+                                            &mut config.completion_sort,
+                                            &[key, key2],
+                                            value,
+                                            &mut errors);
+                                    }
                                     "external" => {
                                         if let Value::Record { val, .. } = value {
                                             val.to_mut().retain_mut(|key3, value|
@@ -401,6 +410,7 @@ impl Value {
                                     "partial" => Value::bool(config.partial_completions, span),
                                     "algorithm" => config.completion_algorithm.reconstruct_value(span),
                                     "case_sensitive" => Value::bool(config.case_sensitive_completions, span),
+                                    "sort" => config.completion_sort.reconstruct_value(span),
                                     "external" => reconstruct_external(&config, span),
                                     "use_ls_colors" => Value::bool(config.use_ls_colors_completions, span),
                                 },
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_config.nu b/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_config.nu
index 0c78cf9ca1..b807244cee 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_config.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_config.nu
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ $env.config = {
         quick: true    # set this to false to prevent auto-selecting completions when only one remains
         partial: true    # set this to false to prevent partial filling of the prompt
         algorithm: "prefix"    # prefix or fuzzy
+        sort: "smart" # "smart" (alphabetical for prefix matching, fuzzy score for fuzzy matching) or "alphabetical"
         external: {
             enable: true # set to false to prevent nushell looking into $env.PATH to find more suggestions, `false` recommended for WSL users as this look up may be very slow
             max_results: 100 # setting it lower can improve completion performance at the cost of omitting some options
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/lsp/completion/keyword.nu b/tests/fixtures/lsp/completion/keyword.nu
index 7673daa944..b4226322e1 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/lsp/completion/keyword.nu
+++ b/tests/fixtures/lsp/completion/keyword.nu
@@ -1 +1 @@
-de
+ov