diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-3.0.md b/docs/release-notes/version-3.0.md
index d99580d05..eb6b00638 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-3.0.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-3.0.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Enhancements
 
 * [#6387](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/6387) - Add xDSL interface type
+* [#6988](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/6988) - Order tenants alphabetically without regard to group assignment
 * [#7032](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/7032) - Add URM port types
 * [#7239](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/7239) - Redirect global search to filtered object list when an object type is selected
 
diff --git a/netbox/tenancy/migrations/0002_tenant_ordering.py b/netbox/tenancy/migrations/0002_tenant_ordering.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a72601930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netbox/tenancy/migrations/0002_tenant_ordering.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('tenancy', '0001_squashed_0012'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterModelOptions(
+            name='tenant',
+            options={'ordering': ['name']},
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/netbox/tenancy/models.py b/netbox/tenancy/models.py
index 10bd8c7b0..4a5b1967e 100644
--- a/netbox/tenancy/models.py
+++ b/netbox/tenancy/models.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class Tenant(PrimaryModel):
     ]
 
     class Meta:
-        ordering = ['group', 'name']
+        ordering = ['name']
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name