diff --git a/gramps/plugins/webreport/narrativeweb.py b/gramps/plugins/webreport/narrativeweb.py
index 10bf6c44e..5fb4e94d7 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/webreport/narrativeweb.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/webreport/narrativeweb.py
@@ -4450,7 +4450,7 @@ class MediaPages(BasePage):
                                   len(self.report.obj_dict[MediaObject]) + 1) as step:
             # bug 8950 : it seems it's better to sort on desc + gid.
             def sort_by_desc_and_gid(obj):
-                return (obj.desc, obj.gramps_id)
+                return (obj.desc.lower(), obj.gramps_id)
             
             sorted_media_handles = sorted(self.report.obj_dict[MediaObject].keys(),
                         key=lambda x: sort_by_desc_and_gid(self.report.database.get_object_from_handle(x)))