diff --git a/backend.c b/backend.c
index 34e8574..b4c2b5b 100644
--- a/backend.c
+++ b/backend.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_conten
 		scandir(path, &entry, skip_hidden_files, alphasort);
 	}
 
+
 	unsigned long i = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < *dir_file_count; i++ ) { 
 		if (entry[i]->d_name[0] == '.' && !(file_modifiers & FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES)) {
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_conten
 			free(file);
 		}
 	}
+	qsort(dir_content, *dir_file_count, sizeof(file), sort_natural);
 	
 	for (i = 0; i < *dir_file_count; i++) {
 		free(entry[i]);
diff --git a/sorting.c b/sorting.c
index 5f08601..41f39b1 100644
--- a/sorting.c
+++ b/sorting.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <curses.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
+#include <strings.h>
 #include "defines.h"
 
 extern unsigned int settings;
@@ -12,3 +13,17 @@ int skip_hidden_files(const struct dirent *entry){
 	return 1;
 }
 
+int sort_natural(const void *file0, const void *file1){
+	unsigned char file_type0 = ((file*)file0)->file_type;
+	unsigned char file_type1 = ((file*)file1)->file_type;
+	if (file_type0 > file_type1) {
+		return 1;
+	} else if (file_type0 < file_type1) {
+		return -1;
+	} else {
+		char *file_name0 = ((file*)file0)->file_name;
+		char *file_name1 = ((file*)file1)->file_name;
+		return strcasecmp(file_name0, file_name1);
+	}
+		
+}