diff --git a/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Pairs/Pair.cs b/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Pairs/Pair.cs
index 4207124..77642a2 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Pairs/Pair.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/PlayerData/Pairs/Pair.cs
@@ -231,6 +231,16 @@ public class Pair : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase
             return note;
     }
 
+    public string GetPairSortKey()
+    {
+        string? noteOrName = GetNoteOrName();
+
+        if (noteOrName != null)
+            return $"0{noteOrName}";
+        else
+            return $"9{UserData.AliasOrUID}";
+    }
+
     public string GetPlayerNameHash()
     {
         return CachedPlayer?.PlayerNameHash ?? string.Empty;
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/UI/CompactUI.cs b/MareSynchronos/UI/CompactUI.cs
index b77f2bf..6c8f5cd 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/UI/CompactUI.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/UI/CompactUI.cs
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public class CompactUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         var ySize = TransferPartHeight == 0
             ? 1
             : (ImGui.GetWindowContentRegionMax().Y - ImGui.GetWindowContentRegionMin().Y) - TransferPartHeight - ImGui.GetCursorPosY();
-        var users = GetFilteredUsers().OrderBy(u => u.GetNoteOrName());
+        var users = GetFilteredUsers().OrderBy(u => u.GetPairSortKey());
 
         var onlineUsers = users.Where(u => u.UserPair!.OtherPermissions.IsPaired() && (u.IsOnline || u.UserPair!.OwnPermissions.IsPaused())).Select(c => new DrawUserPair("Online" + c.UserData.UID, c, _uidDisplayHandler, _apiController, Mediator, _selectGroupForPairUi, _uiSharedService)).ToList();
         var visibleUsers = users.Where(u => u.IsVisible).Select(c => new DrawUserPair("Visible" + c.UserData.UID, c, _uidDisplayHandler, _apiController, Mediator, _selectGroupForPairUi, _uiSharedService)).ToList();
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/UI/Components/GroupPanel.cs b/MareSynchronos/UI/Components/GroupPanel.cs
index 77def56..2624b6c 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/UI/Components/GroupPanel.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/UI/Components/GroupPanel.cs
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ internal sealed class GroupPanel
                 .OrderByDescending(u => string.Equals(u.UserData.UID, groupDto.OwnerUID, StringComparison.Ordinal))
                 .ThenByDescending(u => u.GroupPair[groupDto].GroupPairStatusInfo.IsModerator())
                 .ThenByDescending(u => u.GroupPair[groupDto].GroupPairStatusInfo.IsPinned())
-                .ThenBy(u => u.GetNoteOrName() ?? u.UserData.AliasOrUID, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+                .ThenBy(u => u.GetPairSortKey(), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
             var visibleUsers = new List<DrawGroupPair>();
             var onlineUsers = new List<DrawGroupPair>();
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ internal sealed class GroupPanel
                 ImGui.Separator();
                 if (hideOfflineUsers)
                 {
-                    UiSharedService.ColorText($"    {offlineUsers.Count} users omitted from display.", ImGuiColors.DalamudGrey);
+                    UiSharedService.ColorText($"    {offlineUsers.Count} offline users omitted from display.", ImGuiColors.DalamudGrey);
                 }
                 else
                 {