diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Descriptor/ApplicationDescription.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Descriptor/ApplicationDescription.php
index 81aa1b0e27213..511921cb2444c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Descriptor/ApplicationDescription.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Descriptor/ApplicationDescription.php
@@ -134,15 +134,17 @@ private function inspectApplication()
     private function sortCommands(array $commands)
     {
         $namespacedCommands = array();
+        $globalCommands = array();
         foreach ($commands as $name => $command) {
             $key = $this->application->extractNamespace($name, 1);
             if (!$key) {
-                $key = '_global';
+                $globalCommands['_global'][$name] = $command;
+            } else {
+                $namespacedCommands[$key][$name] = $command;
             }
-
-            $namespacedCommands[$key][$name] = $command;
         }
         ksort($namespacedCommands);
+        $namespacedCommands = array_merge($globalCommands, $namespacedCommands);
 
         foreach ($namespacedCommands as &$commandsSet) {
             ksort($commandsSet);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Command/ListCommandTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Command/ListCommandTest.php
index fbb9feeb68731..d5b5bfbdbb628 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Command/ListCommandTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Command/ListCommandTest.php
@@ -61,4 +61,52 @@ public function testExecuteListsCommandsWithNamespaceArgument()
 
         $this->assertEquals($output, $commandTester->getDisplay(true));
     }
+
+    public function testExecuteListsCommandsOrder()
+    {
+        require_once realpath(__DIR__.'/../Fixtures/Foo6Command.php');
+        $application = new Application();
+        $application->add(new \Foo6Command());
+        $commandTester = new CommandTester($command = $application->get('list'));
+        $commandTester->execute(array('command' => $command->getName()), array('decorated' => false));
+        $output = <<<EOF
+Console Tool
+
+Usage:
+  command [options] [arguments]
+
+Options:
+  --help           -h Display this help message
+  --quiet          -q Do not output any message
+  --verbose        -v|vv|vvv Increase the verbosity of messages: 1 for normal output, 2 for more verbose output and 3 for debug
+  --version        -V Display this application version
+  --ansi              Force ANSI output
+  --no-ansi           Disable ANSI output
+  --no-interaction -n Do not ask any interactive question
+
+Available commands:
+  help       Displays help for a command
+  list       Lists commands
+0foo
+  0foo:bar   0foo:bar command
+EOF;
+
+        $this->assertEquals($output, trim($commandTester->getDisplay(true)));
+    }
+
+    public function testExecuteListsCommandsOrderRaw()
+    {
+        require_once realpath(__DIR__.'/../Fixtures/Foo6Command.php');
+        $application = new Application();
+        $application->add(new \Foo6Command());
+        $commandTester = new CommandTester($command = $application->get('list'));
+        $commandTester->execute(array('command' => $command->getName(), '--raw' => true));
+        $output = <<<EOF
+help       Displays help for a command
+list       Lists commands
+0foo:bar   0foo:bar command
+EOF;
+
+        $this->assertEquals($output, trim($commandTester->getDisplay(true)));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/Foo6Command.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/Foo6Command.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6ae987e484255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Fixtures/Foo6Command.php
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+
+class Foo6Command extends Command
+{
+    protected function configure()
+    {
+        $this->setName('0foo:bar')->setDescription('0foo:bar command');
+    }
+}