diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3712273..b3464b5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 * add new IOS to downloader
 * show available versions of selected IOS in downloader
 * downloading channels is currently not possible
+* logical sorting of IOS in downloader (IOS4 is the first, not after IOS39)
+  taken from: [http://code.activestate.com/recipes/135435/]
 
 -- 0.3 --
 * Updated some porject's files which still referenced wii signer
diff --git a/GUI/VenPri.py b/GUI/VenPri.py
index 291acf8..9170201 100644
--- a/GUI/VenPri.py
+++ b/GUI/VenPri.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class MWQwad(QMainWindow, Ui_Qwad):
         self.setupUi(self)
         self.defaultversion = self.trUtf8("""(Latest)""")
         self.VersionlineEdit.setText(self.defaultversion)
-        for key in sorted(TitleIDs.TitleDict):
+        for key in TitleIDs.sorted_copy(TitleIDs.TitleDict):
             self.comboBox.addItem(key)
         for ios in sorted(TitleIDs.IOSdict):
             self.IOSversion.addItem(ios)
diff --git a/TitleIDs.py b/TitleIDs.py
index 0c2a6e4..5a20f97 100644
--- a/TitleIDs.py
+++ b/TitleIDs.py
@@ -5,6 +5,44 @@ module storing a titleid dictionary
 import binascii, re
 from PyQt4.QtCore import QT_TR_NOOP
 
+
+def sorted_copy(alist):
+    # inspired by Alex Martelli
+    # http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/52234
+    indices = map(_generate_index, alist)
+    decorated = zip(indices, alist)
+    decorated.sort()
+    return [ item for index, item in decorated ]
+
+def _generate_index(str):
+    """
+    Splits a string into alpha and numeric elements, which
+    is used as an index for sorting"
+    """
+    #
+    # the index is built progressively
+    # using the _append function
+    #
+    index = []
+    def _append(fragment, alist=index):
+        if fragment.isdigit(): fragment = int(fragment)
+        alist.append(fragment)
+
+    # initialize loop
+    prev_isdigit = str[0].isdigit()
+    current_fragment = ''
+    # group a string into digit and non-digit parts
+    for char in str:
+        curr_isdigit = char.isdigit()
+        if curr_isdigit == prev_isdigit:
+            current_fragment += char
+        else:
+            _append(current_fragment)
+            current_fragment = char
+            prev_isdigit = curr_isdigit
+    _append(current_fragment)
+    return tuple(index)
+
 TitleDict = {
 "BOOT2":"0000000100000001",
 "System Menu [JAP]":"0000000100000002",