diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/invent.cc b/crawl-ref/source/invent.cc
index eaf704f..e7223a9 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/source/invent.cc
+++ b/crawl-ref/source/invent.cc
@@ -818,8 +818,29 @@ menu_letter InvMenu::load_items(const vector<const item_def*> &mitems,
     vector<InvEntry*> items_in_class;
     const menu_sort_condition *cond = find_menu_sort_condition();
 
-    for (int i = 0; i < NUM_OBJECT_CLASSES; ++i)
+    // reorder the menus
+    FixedVector< int, NUM_OBJECT_CLASSES > inv_order(
+        OBJ_WEAPONS,
+        OBJ_MISSILES,
+        OBJ_ARMOUR,
+        OBJ_STAVES,
+        OBJ_RODS,
+        OBJ_WANDS,
+        OBJ_SCROLLS,
+        OBJ_JEWELLERY,
+        OBJ_POTIONS,
+        OBJ_BOOKS,
+        OBJ_ORBS,
+        OBJ_MISCELLANY,
+        OBJ_FOOD,
+        OBJ_CORPSES,
+        OBJ_GOLD
+    );
+
+    for (int obj = 0; obj < NUM_OBJECT_CLASSES; ++obj)
     {
+        int i = inv_order[obj];
+
         if (!inv_class[i])
             continue;