diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/edit.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/edit.controller.js
index 5a9f30fe24e6..0892a892d264 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/edit.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/content/edit.controller.js
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@
             //we are editing so get the content item from the server
             return $scope.getMethod()($scope.contentId)
                 .then(function (data) {
-
                     $scope.content = data;
 
                     appendRuntimeData();
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/editor/umbeditorcontentheader.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/editor/umbeditorcontentheader.directive.js
index 846d5c85fe53..31e51fe1150d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/editor/umbeditorcontentheader.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/editor/umbeditorcontentheader.directive.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (function () {
     'use strict';
 
-    function EditorContentHeader(serverValidationManager, localizationService, editorState) {
+    function EditorContentHeader(serverValidationManager, localizationService, editorState, contentEditingHelper) {
         function link(scope) {
 
             var unsubscribe = [];
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
             }
 
             function onInit() {
-
                 // find default + check if we have variants.
                 scope.content.variants.forEach(function (variant) {
                     if (variant.language !== null && variant.language.isDefault) {
@@ -115,11 +114,13 @@
                 if (scope.vm.hasCulture) {
                     scope.content.variants.forEach((v) => {
                         if (v.language !== null && v.segment === null) {
+                            const subVariants = scope.content.variants.filter((subVariant) => subVariant.language.culture === v.language.culture && subVariant.segment !== null).sort(contentEditingHelper.sortVariants);
+
                             var variantMenuEntry = {
                                 key: String.CreateGuid(),
                                 open: v.language && v.language.culture === scope.editor.culture,
                                 variant: v,
-                                subVariants: scope.content.variants.filter((subVariant) => subVariant.language.culture === v.language.culture && subVariant.segment !== null)
+                                subVariants
                             };
                             scope.vm.variantMenu.push(variantMenuEntry);
                         }
@@ -147,7 +148,12 @@
                     }
                     unsubscribe.push(serverValidationManager.subscribe(null, variant.language !== null ? variant.language.culture : null, null, onVariantValidation, variant.segment));
                 });
+                
+                scope.vm.variantMenu.sort(sortVariantsMenu);
+            }
 
+            function sortVariantsMenu (a, b) {
+                return contentEditingHelper.sortVariants(a.variant, b.variant);
             }
 
             scope.goBack = function () {
@@ -200,6 +206,14 @@
                 return false;
             }
 
+            scope.toggleDropdown = function () {
+                scope.vm.dropdownOpen = !scope.vm.dropdownOpen;
+                
+                if (scope.vm.dropdownOpen) {
+                    scope.vm.variantMenu.sort(sortVariantsMenu);
+                }
+            };
+
             onInit();
 
             scope.$on('$destroy', function () {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/contenteditinghelper.service.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/contenteditinghelper.service.js
index 46bbe2de2331..f19ba5424489 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/contenteditinghelper.service.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/contenteditinghelper.service.js
@@ -759,6 +759,59 @@ function contentEditingHelper(fileManager, $q, $location, $routeParams, editorSt
             //don't add a browser history for this
             $location.replace();
             return true;
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * @ngdoc function
+         * @name umbraco.services.contentEditingHelper#sortVariants
+         * @methodOf umbraco.services.contentEditingHelper
+         * @function
+         *
+         * @description
+         * Sorts the variants so default language is shown first. Mandatory languages are shown next and all other underneath. Both Mandatory and non mandatory languages are
+         * sorted in the following groups 'Published', 'Draft', 'Not Created'. Within each of those groups the variants are
+         * sorted by the language display name.
+         *
+         */
+        sortVariants: function (a, b) {
+            const statesOrder = {'PublishedPendingChanges':1, 'Published': 1, 'Draft': 2, 'NotCreated': 3};
+            const compareDefault = (a,b) => (!a.language.isDefault ? 1 : -1) - (!b.language.isDefault ? 1 : -1);
+
+            // Make sure mandatory variants goes on top, unless they are published, cause then they already goes to the top and then we want to mix them with other published variants.
+            const compareMandatory = (a,b) => (a.state === 'PublishedPendingChanges' || a.state === 'Published') ? 0 : (!a.language.isMandatory ? 1 : -1) - (!b.language.isMandatory ? 1 : -1);
+            const compareState = (a, b) => (statesOrder[a.state] || 99) - (statesOrder[b.state] || 99);
+            const compareName = (a, b) => a.displayName.localeCompare(b.displayName);
+
+            return compareDefault(a, b) || compareMandatory(a, b) || compareState(a, b) || compareName(a, b);
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * @ngdoc function
+         * @name umbraco.services.contentEditingHelper#getSortedVariantsAndSegments
+         * @methodOf umbraco.services.contentEditingHelper
+         * @function
+         *
+         * @description
+         * Returns an array of variants and segments sorted by the rules in the sortVariants method.
+         * A variant language is followed by its segments in the array. If a segment doesn't have a parent variant it is
+         * added to the end of the array.
+         *
+         */
+        getSortedVariantsAndSegments: function (variantsAndSegments) {
+            const sortedVariants = variantsAndSegments.filter(variant => !variant.segment).sort(this.sortVariants);
+            let segments = variantsAndSegments.filter(variant => variant.segment);
+            let sortedAvailableVariants = [];
+
+            sortedVariants.forEach((variant) => {
+                const sortedMatchedSegments = segments.filter(segment => segment.language.culture === variant.language.culture).sort(this.sortVariants);
+                segments = segments.filter(segment => segment.language.culture !== variant.language.culture);
+                sortedAvailableVariants = [...sortedAvailableVariants, ...[variant], ...sortedMatchedSegments];
+            })
+
+            // if we have segments without a parent language variant we need to add the remaining segments to the array
+            sortedAvailableVariants = [...sortedAvailableVariants, ...segments.sort(this.sortVariants)];
+
+            return sortedAvailableVariants;
         }
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/editor/umb-variant-switcher.less b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/editor/umb-variant-switcher.less
index 95625d9e73bd..9d2782f184c8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/editor/umb-variant-switcher.less
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/less/components/editor/umb-variant-switcher.less
@@ -196,10 +196,6 @@ button.umb-variant-switcher__toggle {
 
 .umb-variant-switcher__item.--current {
     color: @ui-light-active-type;
-    //background-color: @pinkExtraLight;
-    .umb-variant-switcher__name-wrapper {
-        border-left: 4px solid @ui-active;
-    }
     .umb-variant-switcher__name {
         //color: @ui-light-active-type;
         font-weight: 700;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/editor/umb-editor-content-header.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/editor/umb-editor-content-header.html
index 687c8ef24ebd..6978672e9984 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/editor/umb-editor-content-header.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/components/editor/umb-editor-content-header.html
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
                                maxlength="255" />
                     </ng-form>
 
-                    <button type="button" ng-if="vm.hasVariants === true && hideChangeVariant !== true" class="umb-variant-switcher__toggle umb-outline" ng-click="vm.dropdownOpen = !vm.dropdownOpen" ng-class="{'--error': vm.errorsOnOtherVariants}" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="{{vm.dropdownOpen}}">
+                    <button type="button" ng-if="vm.hasVariants === true && hideChangeVariant !== true" class="umb-variant-switcher__toggle umb-outline" ng-click="toggleDropdown()" ng-class="{'--error': vm.errorsOnOtherVariants}" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="{{vm.dropdownOpen}}">
                         <span ng-bind="editor.content.displayName"></span>
                         <umb-icon icon="{{vm.dropdownOpen ? 'icon-navigation-up' : 'icon-navigation-down'}}" class="umb-variant-switcher__expand" ng-class="{'icon-navigation-down': !vm.dropdownOpen, 'icon-navigation-up': vm.dropdownOpen}">&nbsp;</umb-icon>
                     </button>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
                     <umb-dropdown ng-if="vm.dropdownOpen" class="umb-variant-switcher" ng-class="{'--has-sub-variants': vm.hasSubVariants === true}" on-close="vm.dropdownOpen = false" umb-keyboard-list>
                         <umb-dropdown-item
-                            ng-repeat-start="entry in vm.variantMenu | orderBy:'variant.displayName' track by entry.key"
+                            ng-repeat-start="entry in vm.variantMenu track by entry.key"
                             class="umb-variant-switcher__item"
                             ng-class="{'--current': entry.variant === editor.content, '--active': entry.variant.active && vm.dropdownOpen, '--error': entry.variant.active !== true && entry.variant.hasError, '--state-notCreated':entry.variant.state==='NotCreated' && entry.variant.name == null, '--state-draft':entry.variant.state==='Draft' || (entry.variant.state==='NotCreated' && entry.variant.name != null)}"
                         >
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@
                             </button>
                             <button type="button" class="umb-variant-switcher__name-wrapper umb-outline" ng-click="selectVariant($event, entry.variant)">
                                 <span class="umb-variant-switcher__name" ng-bind="entry.variant.displayName"></span>
-                                <umb-variant-state variant="entry.variant" class="umb-variant-switcher__state"></umb-variant-state>
+                                <span class="umb-variant-switcher__state">
+                                    <umb-variant-state variant="entry.variant"></umb-variant-state>
+                                    <span ng-if="entry.variant.language.isMandatory"> - <localize key="general_mandatory"></localize></span>
+                                    <span ng-if="entry.variant.language.isDefault"> - <localize key="general_default"></localize></span>
+                                </span>
                             </button>
                             <div ng-if="splitViewOpen !== true && !entry.variant.active" class="umb-variant-switcher__split-view umb-outline" ng-click="openInSplitView($event, entry.variant)">Open in split view</div>
                         </umb-dropdown-item>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.controller.js
index b924793fcd61..4e3496cde135 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.controller.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (function () {
     "use strict";
 
-    function PublishController($scope, localizationService) {
+    function PublishController($scope, localizationService, contentEditingHelper) {
 
         var vm = this;
         vm.loading = true;
@@ -143,25 +143,7 @@
             });
 
             if (vm.availableVariants.length !== 0) {
-                vm.availableVariants.sort((a, b) => {
-                    if (a.language && b.language) {
-                        if (a.language.name < b.language.name) {
-                            return -1;
-                        }
-                        if (a.language.name > b.language.name) {
-                            return 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    if (a.segment && b.segment) {
-                        if (a.segment < b.segment) {
-                            return -1;
-                        }
-                        if (a.segment > b.segment) {
-                            return 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    return 0;
-                });
+                vm.availableVariants = contentEditingHelper.getSortedVariantsAndSegments(vm.availableVariants);
             }
 
             $scope.model.disableSubmitButton = !canPublish();
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.html
index c3e0b90f5f09..888b6ab0f2ee 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publish.html
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                         <span class="umb-variant-selector-entry__description" ng-if="!publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.$invalid && !(variant.notifications && variant.notifications.length > 0)">
                             <umb-variant-state variant="variant"></umb-variant-state>
                             <span ng-if="variant.isMandatory"> - </span>
-                            <span ng-if="variant.isMandatory" ng-class="{'text-error': (variant.state !== 'Published' && variant.state !== 'PublishedPendingChanges' && variant.publish === false) }"><localize key="languages_mandatoryLanguage"></localize></span>
+                            <span ng-if="variant.isMandatory" ng-class="{'text-error': (variant.state !== 'Published' && variant.state !== 'PublishedPendingChanges' && variant.publish === false) }"><localize key="general_mandatory"></localize></span>
                         </span>
                         <span class="umb-variant-selector-entry__description" ng-messages="publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.$error" show-validation-on-submit>
                             <span class="text-error" ng-message="valServerField">{{publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.errorMsg}}</span>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.controller.js
index f6fd6cb3cb0a..f9ad2eade85e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.controller.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (function () {
     "use strict";
 
-    function PublishDescendantsController($scope, localizationService) {
+    function PublishDescendantsController($scope, localizationService, contentEditingHelper) {
 
         var vm = this;
         vm.includeUnpublished = $scope.model.includeUnpublished || false;
@@ -38,25 +38,7 @@
 
             if (vm.variants.length > 1) {
 
-                vm.displayVariants.sort((a, b) => {
-                    if (a.language && b.language) {
-                        if (a.language.name < b.language.name) {
-                            return -1;
-                        }
-                        if (a.language.name > b.language.name) {
-                            return 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    if (a.segment && b.segment) {
-                        if (a.segment < b.segment) {
-                            return -1;
-                        }
-                        if (a.segment > b.segment) {
-                            return 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    return 0;
-                });
+                vm.displayVariants = contentEditingHelper.getSortedVariantsAndSegments(vm.displayVariants);
 
                 var active = vm.variants.find(v => v.active);
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.html
index 61fd78a0357e..bb1d20c32123 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/publishdescendants.html
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
                             <span class="umb-variant-selector-entry__description" ng-if="!publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.$invalid && !(variant.notifications && variant.notifications.length > 0)">
                                 <umb-variant-state variant="variant"></umb-variant-state>
                                 <span ng-if="variant.isMandatory"> - </span>
-                                <span ng-if="variant.isMandatory" ng-class="{'text-error': (variant.publish === false) }"><localize key="languages_mandatoryLanguage"></localize></span>
+                                <span ng-if="variant.isMandatory" ng-class="{'text-error': (variant.publish === false) }"><localize key="general_mandatory"></localize></span>
                             </span>
                             <span class="umb-variant-selector-entry__description" ng-messages="publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.$error" show-validation-on-submit>
                                 <span class="text-error" ng-message="valServerField">{{publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.errorMsg}}</span>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/save.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/save.controller.js
index aa0d3797d4a4..bfde6afbe3f6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/save.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/save.controller.js
@@ -85,25 +85,7 @@
                     active.save = true;
                 }
 
-                vm.availableVariants.sort((a, b) => {
-                    if (a.language && b.language) {
-                        if (a.language.name < b.language.name) {
-                            return -1;
-                        }
-                        if (a.language.name > b.language.name) {
-                            return 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    if (a.segment && b.segment) {
-                        if (a.segment < b.segment) {
-                            return -1;
-                        }
-                        if (a.segment > b.segment) {
-                            return 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    return 0;
-                });
+                vm.availableVariants = contentEditingHelper.getSortedVariantsAndSegments(vm.availableVariants);
 
             } else {
                 //disable save button if we have nothing to save
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/save.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/save.html
index 661dd4162edc..fa9ab8c43777 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/save.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/save.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                             <span class="umb-variant-selector-entry__description" ng-if="!saveVariantSelectorForm.saveVariantSelector.$invalid && !(variant.notifications && variant.notifications.length > 0)">
                                 <umb-variant-state variant="variant"></umb-variant-state>
                                 <span ng-if="variant.isMandatory"> - </span>
-                                <span ng-if="variant.isMandatory" ng-class="{'text-error': (variant.publish === false) }"><localize key="languages_mandatoryLanguage"></localize></span>
+                                <span ng-if="variant.isMandatory" ng-class="{'text-error': (variant.publish === false) }"><localize key="general_mandatory"></localize></span>
                             </span>
                             <span class="umb-variant-selector-entry__description" ng-messages="saveVariantSelectorForm.saveVariantSelector.$error" show-validation-on-submit>
                                 <span class="text-error" ng-message="valServerField">{{saveVariantSelectorForm.saveVariantSelector.errorMsg}}</span>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/schedule.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/schedule.controller.js
index 8bf23ae6d5b4..2de526b503de 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/schedule.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/schedule.controller.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (function () {
     "use strict";
     
-    function ScheduleContentController($scope, $timeout, localizationService, dateHelper, userService) {
+    function ScheduleContentController($scope, $timeout, localizationService, dateHelper, userService, contentEditingHelper) {
 
         var vm = this;
 
@@ -43,26 +43,7 @@
             // Check for variants: if a node is invariant it will still have the default language in variants
             // so we have to check for length > 1
             if (vm.variants.length > 1) {
-
-                vm.displayVariants.sort((a, b) => {
-                    if (a.language && b.language) {
-                        if (a.language.name < b.language.name) {
-                            return -1;
-                        }
-                        if (a.language.name > b.language.name) {
-                            return 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    if (a.segment && b.segment) {
-                        if (a.segment < b.segment) {
-                            return -1;
-                        }
-                        if (a.segment > b.segment) {
-                            return 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    return 0;
-                });
+                vm.displayVariants = contentEditingHelper.getSortedVariantsAndSegments(vm.displayVariants);
 
                 vm.variants.forEach(v => {
                     if (v.active) {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/schedule.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/schedule.html
index e854f727173b..563793862d79 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/schedule.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/schedule.html
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
                             <span class="umb-variant-selector-entry__description"
                                   ng-if="!scheduleSelectorForm.$invalid && !(variant.notifications && variant.notifications.length > 0)">
                                 <umb-variant-state variant="variant"></umb-variant-state>
-                                <span ng-show="variant.language.isMandatory"> - <localize key="languages_mandatoryLanguage"></localize></span>
+                                <span ng-show="variant.language.isMandatory"> - <localize key="general_mandatory"></localize></span>
                             </span>
 
                         </umb-checkbox>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/sendtopublish.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/sendtopublish.controller.js
index d91d8148863f..dd9960d352d6 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/sendtopublish.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/sendtopublish.controller.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (function () {
     "use strict";
 
-    function SendToPublishController($scope, localizationService) {
+    function SendToPublishController($scope, localizationService, contentEditingHelper) {
 
         var vm = this;
         vm.loading = true;
@@ -27,25 +27,7 @@
             
             if (vm.availableVariants.length !== 0) {
 
-                vm.availableVariants.sort((a, b) => {
-                    if (a.language && b.language) {
-                        if (a.language.name < b.language.name) {
-                            return -1;
-                        }
-                        if (a.language.name > b.language.name) {
-                            return 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    if (a.segment && b.segment) {
-                        if (a.segment < b.segment) {
-                            return -1;
-                        }
-                        if (a.segment > b.segment) {
-                            return 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    return 0;
-                });
+                vm.availableVariants = contentEditingHelper.getSortedVariantsAndSegments(vm.availableVariants);
 
                 vm.availableVariants.forEach(v => {
                     if(v.active) {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/sendtopublish.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/sendtopublish.html
index abf39c654253..8217da5752f0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/sendtopublish.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/sendtopublish.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
                         <span class="umb-variant-selector-entry__description" ng-if="!publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.$invalid && !(variant.notifications && variant.notifications.length > 0)">
                             <umb-variant-state variant="variant"></umb-variant-state>
                             <span ng-if="variant.isMandatory"> - </span>
-                            <span ng-if="variant.isMandatory" ng-class="{'text-error': (variant.publish === false) }"><localize key="languages_mandatoryLanguage"></localize></span>
+                            <span ng-if="variant.isMandatory" ng-class="{'text-error': (variant.publish === false) }"><localize key="general_mandatory"></localize></span>
                         </span>
                         <span class="umb-variant-selector-entry__description" ng-messages="publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.$error" show-validation-on-submit>
                             <span class="text-error" ng-message="valServerField">{{publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.errorMsg}}</span>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/unpublish.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/unpublish.controller.js
index 63c5b2da263a..936ab3b1049e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/unpublish.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/unpublish.controller.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 (function () {
     "use strict";
 
-    function UnpublishController($scope, localizationService) {
+    function UnpublishController($scope, localizationService, contentEditingHelper) {
 
         var vm = this;
         var autoSelectedVariants = [];
@@ -27,25 +27,7 @@
             // node has variants
             if (vm.variants.length !== 1) {
                 
-                vm.unpublishableVariants.sort((a, b) => {
-                    if (a.language && b.language) {
-                        if (a.language.name < b.language.name) {
-                            return -1;
-                        }
-                        if (a.language.name > b.language.name) {
-                            return 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    if (a.segment && b.segment) {
-                        if (a.segment < b.segment) {
-                            return -1;
-                        }
-                        if (a.segment > b.segment) {
-                            return 1;
-                        }
-                    }
-                    return 0;
-                });
+                vm.unpublishableVariants = contentEditingHelper.getSortedVariantsAndSegments(vm.unpublishableVariants);
 
                 var active = vm.variants.find(v => v.active);
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/unpublish.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/unpublish.html
index 5ab32abf001f..dc3862879a51 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/unpublish.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/overlays/unpublish.html
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                             <span class="umb-variant-selector-entry__description" ng-if="!publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.$invalid && !(variant.notifications && variant.notifications.length > 0)">
                                 <umb-variant-state variant="variant"></umb-variant-state>
                                 <span ng-if="variant.isMandatory"> - </span>
-                                <span ng-if="variant.isMandatory" ng-class="{'text-error': (variant.publish === false) }"><localize key="languages_mandatoryLanguage"></localize></span>
+                                <span ng-if="variant.isMandatory" ng-class="{'text-error': (variant.publish === false) }"><localize key="general_mandatory"></localize></span>
                             </span>
                             <span class="umb-variant-selector-entry__description" ng-messages="publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.$error" show-validation-on-submit>
                                 <span class="text-error" ng-message="valServerField">{{publishVariantSelectorForm.publishVariantSelector.errorMsg}}</span>