diff --git a/scripts/langindex.json b/scripts/langindex.json
index f4276b570..a355b0fd6 100644
--- a/scripts/langindex.json
+++ b/scripts/langindex.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
   "addon.block_myoverview.nocourses": "block_myoverview",
   "addon.block_myoverview.past": "block_myoverview",
   "addon.block_myoverview.pluginname": "block_myoverview",
+  "addon.block_myoverview.shortname": "block_myoverview",
   "addon.block_myoverview.title": "block_myoverview",
   "addon.block_newsitems.pluginname": "block_news_items",
   "addon.block_onlineusers.pluginname": "block_online_users",
diff --git a/src/addon/block/myoverview/components/myoverview/addon-block-myoverview.html b/src/addon/block/myoverview/components/myoverview/addon-block-myoverview.html
index e4016144a..4b7495bfa 100644
--- a/src/addon/block/myoverview/components/myoverview/addon-block-myoverview.html
+++ b/src/addon/block/myoverview/components/myoverview/addon-block-myoverview.html
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     <core-context-menu item-end>
         <core-context-menu-item *ngIf="loaded && showFilterSwitchButton()" [priority]="1000" [content]="'core.courses.filtermycourses' | translate" (action)="switchFilter()" iconAction="funnel" (onClosed)="switchFilterClosed()"></core-context-menu-item>
         <core-context-menu-item *ngIf="loaded && showSortFilter" [priority]="900" content="{{('core.sortby' | translate) + ' ' + ('addon.block_myoverview.title' | translate)}}" (action)="switchSort('fullname')" [iconAction]="sort == 'fullname' ? 'radio-button-on' : 'radio-button-off'"></core-context-menu-item>
-        <core-context-menu-item *ngIf="loaded && showSortFilter" [priority]="800" content="{{('core.sortby' | translate) + ' ' + ('addon.block_myoverview.lastaccessed' | translate)}}" (action)="switchSort('lastaccess')" [iconAction]="sort == 'lastaccess' ? 'radio-button-on' : 'radio-button-off'"></core-context-menu-item>
+        <core-context-menu-item *ngIf="loaded && showSortFilter && showSortByShortName" [priority]="800" content="{{('core.sortby' | translate) + ' ' + ('addon.block_myoverview.shortname' | translate)}}" (action)="switchSort('shortname')" [iconAction]="sort == 'shortname' ? 'radio-button-on' : 'radio-button-off'"></core-context-menu-item>
+        <core-context-menu-item *ngIf="loaded && showSortFilter" [priority]="700" content="{{('core.sortby' | translate) + ' ' + ('addon.block_myoverview.lastaccessed' | translate)}}" (action)="switchSort('lastaccess')" [iconAction]="sort == 'lastaccess' ? 'radio-button-on' : 'radio-button-off'"></core-context-menu-item>
     </core-context-menu>
 </ion-item-divider>
 <core-loading [hideUntil]="loaded" class="core-loading-center">
diff --git a/src/addon/block/myoverview/components/myoverview/myoverview.ts b/src/addon/block/myoverview/components/myoverview/myoverview.ts
index 3ed75d517..074b176b9 100644
--- a/src/addon/block/myoverview/components/myoverview/myoverview.ts
+++ b/src/addon/block/myoverview/components/myoverview/myoverview.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ export class AddonBlockMyOverviewComponent extends CoreBlockBaseComponent implem
     protected updateSiteObserver;
     protected courseIds = [];
     protected fetchContentDefaultError = 'Error getting my overview data.';
+    protected showSortByShortName = false;
 
     constructor(injector: Injector,
             protected coursesProvider: CoreCoursesProvider,
@@ -181,6 +182,18 @@ export class AddonBlockMyOverviewComponent extends CoreBlockBaseComponent implem
         const showCategories = config && config.displaycategories && config.displaycategories.value == '1';
 
         return this.coursesHelper.getUserCoursesWithOptions(this.sort, null, null, showCategories).then((courses) => {
+            // Check to show sort by short name only if the text is visible.
+            if (courses.length > 0) {
+                const sampleCourse = courses[0];
+                this.showSortByShortName = sampleCourse.displayname && sampleCourse.shortname &&
+                    sampleCourse.fullname != sampleCourse.displayname;
+            }
+
+            // Rollback to sort by full name if user is sorting by short name then Moodle web change the config.
+            if (!this.showSortByShortName && this.sort === 'shortname') {
+                this.switchSort('fullname');
+            }
+
             this.courseIds = courses.map((course) => {
                     return course.id;
                 });
@@ -395,7 +408,7 @@ export class AddonBlockMyOverviewComponent extends CoreBlockBaseComponent implem
         this.courses.allincludinghidden = courses;
 
         if (this.showSortFilter) {
-                if (this.sort == 'lastaccess') {
+            if (this.sort == 'lastaccess') {
                 courses.sort((a, b) => {
                     return b.lastaccess - a.lastaccess;
                 });
@@ -404,6 +417,14 @@ export class AddonBlockMyOverviewComponent extends CoreBlockBaseComponent implem
                     const compareA = a.fullname.toLowerCase(),
                         compareB = b.fullname.toLowerCase();
 
+                    return compareA.localeCompare(compareB);
+                });
+            } else if (this.sort == 'shortname') {
+                courses.sort((a, b) => {
+                    const compareA = a.shortname.toLowerCase(),
+                        compareB = b.shortname.toLowerCase();
+                    compareA.localeCompare();
+
                     return compareA.localeCompare(compareB);
                 });
             }
diff --git a/src/addon/block/myoverview/lang/en.json b/src/addon/block/myoverview/lang/en.json
index 4c9ca27af..9d38164d8 100644
--- a/src/addon/block/myoverview/lang/en.json
+++ b/src/addon/block/myoverview/lang/en.json
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
     "nocourses": "No courses",
     "past": "Past",
     "pluginname": "Course overview",
+    "shortname": "Short name",
     "title": "Course name"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/assets/lang/en.json b/src/assets/lang/en.json
index 1b340614c..290fe79f4 100644
--- a/src/assets/lang/en.json
+++ b/src/assets/lang/en.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "addon.block_myoverview.nocourses": "No courses",
     "addon.block_myoverview.past": "Past",
     "addon.block_myoverview.pluginname": "Course overview",
+    "addon.block_myoverview.shortname": "Short name",
     "addon.block_myoverview.title": "Course name",
     "addon.block_newsitems.pluginname": "Latest announcements",
     "addon.block_onlineusers.pluginname": "Online users",
diff --git a/src/core/courses/providers/helper.ts b/src/core/courses/providers/helper.ts
index 30e3ab092..d7ac68a4b 100644
--- a/src/core/courses/providers/helper.ts
+++ b/src/core/courses/providers/helper.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,14 @@ export class CoreCoursesHelperProvider {
                             return b.timemodified - a.timemodified;
                         });
                         break;
+                    case 'shortname':
+                        courses.sort((a, b) => {
+                            const compareA = a.shortname.toLowerCase(),
+                                compareB = b.shortname.toLowerCase();
+
+                            return compareA.localeCompare(compareB);
+                        });
+                        break;
                     default:
                         // Sort not implemented. Do not sort.
                 }