diff --git a/addons/im/im.py b/addons/im/im.py
index b9bb957fce2..ce31c24f969 100644
--- a/addons/im/im.py
+++ b/addons/im/im.py
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ class im_user(osv.osv):
 
     def search_users(self, cr, uid, text_search, fields, limit, context=None):
         my_id = self.get_my_id(cr, uid, None, context)
-        found = self.search(cr, uid, [["name", "ilike", text_search], ["id", "<>", my_id], ["uuid", "=", False]], limit=limit, context=context)
+        found = self.search(cr, uid, [["name", "ilike", text_search], ["id", "<>", my_id], ["uuid", "=", False]],
+            order="name asc", limit=limit, context=context)
         return self.read(cr, uid, found, fields, context=context)
 
     def im_connect(self, cr, uid, uuid=None, context=None):
diff --git a/addons/im/static/src/js/im.js b/addons/im/static/src/js/im.js
index 4f49464693c..cad3c6dff0b 100644
--- a/addons/im/static/src/js/im.js
+++ b/addons/im/static/src/js/im.js
@@ -86,12 +86,15 @@
             var users = new instance.web.Model("im.user");
             var self = this;
             return this.user_search_dm.add(users.call("search_users", [this.get("current_search"), ["name", "user_id", "uuid", "im_status"],
-                    USERS_LIMIT], {context:new instance.web.CompoundContext()})).then(function(result) {
-                self.c_manager.add_to_user_cache(result);
+                    USERS_LIMIT], {context:new instance.web.CompoundContext()})).then(function(users) {
+                var logged_users = _.filter(users, function(u) { return !!u.im_status; });
+                var non_logged_users = _.filter(users, function(u) { return !u.im_status; });
+                users = logged_users.concat(non_logged_users);
+                self.c_manager.add_to_user_cache(users);
                 self.$(".oe_im_input").val("");
                 var old_users = self.users;
                 self.users = [];
-                _.each(result, function(user) {
+                _.each(users, function(user) {
                     var widget = new instance.im.UserWidget(self, self.c_manager.get_user(user.id));
                     widget.appendTo(self.$(".oe_im_users"));
                     widget.on("activate_user", self, self.activate_user);