diff --git a/classes/completion_progress.php b/classes/completion_progress.php
index 8577795091..9afb5fd604 100644
--- a/classes/completion_progress.php
+++ b/classes/completion_progress.php
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ class completion_progress implements \renderable {
      */
     const ORDERBY_TIME = 'orderbytime';
 
+    /**
+     * Sort activities by name.
+     */
+    const ORDERBY_NAME = 'orderbyname';
+
     /**
      * The course.
      * @var object
@@ -414,6 +419,16 @@ private function sorter_orderbytime($a, $b): int {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Used to compare two activity entries based on activityname.
+     *
+     * @param array $a
+     * @param array $b
+     * @return integer
+     */
+    private function sorter_orderbyname($a, $b): int {
+        return $a->name <=> $b->name;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Loads activities with completion set in current course.
diff --git a/edit_form.php b/edit_form.php
index bbe1b9b259..254fc7772a 100644
--- a/edit_form.php
+++ b/edit_form.php
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ protected function specific_definition($mform) {
                 'block_completion_progress', $expectedbystring),
             completion_progress::ORDERBY_COURSE => get_string('config_orderby_course_order',
                 'block_completion_progress'),
+            completion_progress::ORDERBY_NAME => get_string('config_orderby_name',
+                'block_completion_progress'),
+            completion_progress::ORDERBY_IDNUMBER => get_string('config_orderby_idnumber',
+                'block_completion_progress'),
         );
         $label = get_string('config_orderby', 'block_completion_progress');
         $mform->addElement('select', 'config_orderby', $label, $options);
diff --git a/lang/en/block_completion_progress.php b/lang/en/block_completion_progress.php
index d20fdfedef..66158a109f 100644
--- a/lang/en/block_completion_progress.php
+++ b/lang/en/block_completion_progress.php
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 $string['config_orderby'] = 'Order bar by';
 $string['config_orderby_course_order'] = 'Ordering in course';
 $string['config_orderby_due_time'] = 'Time using "{$a}" date';
+$string['config_orderby_name'] = 'Name of activity';
+$string['config_orderby_idnumber'] = 'IDNumber of activity';
 $string['config_percentage'] = 'Show percentage to students';
 $string['config_scroll'] = 'Scroll';
 $string['config_selectactivities'] = 'Select activities';