diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/browser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/browser/QualifiedTypeName.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/browser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/browser/QualifiedTypeName.java
index fb7d2c97eb1..bd2bee4da2b 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/browser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/browser/QualifiedTypeName.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/browser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/browser/QualifiedTypeName.java
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ public class QualifiedTypeName implements IQualifiedTypeName {
         for (int i = 0; result == 0 && i < len; ++i) {
             result = fSegments[i].compareTo(segments[i]);
         }
+        if (result == 0 && fSegments.length != segments.length) {
+            result = (fSegments.length < segments.length) ? -1 : 1;
+        }
         return result;
 	}
 
@@ -274,6 +277,9 @@ public class QualifiedTypeName implements IQualifiedTypeName {
         for (int i = 0; result == 0 && i < len; ++i) {
             result = fSegments[i].compareToIgnoreCase(segments[i]);
         }
+        if (result == 0 && fSegments.length != segments.length) {
+            result = (fSegments.length < segments.length) ? -1 : 1;
+        }
         return result;
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/ChangeLog b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/ChangeLog
index adb8f1ca0e5..c7e6357f7bc 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/ChangeLog
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-08-24 Chris Wiebe
+
+	fix sorting bug
+	* browser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/browser/QualifiedTypeName.java
+
 2004-08-21 Alain Magloire
 
 	Hardcode The CEditor id and the ASM id for the