diff --git a/mythtv/programs/mythfrontend/videolist.cpp b/mythtv/programs/mythfrontend/videolist.cpp
index 7bcbda0..fdebf1a 100644
--- a/mythtv/programs/mythfrontend/videolist.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/programs/mythfrontend/videolist.cpp
@@ -195,8 +195,10 @@ struct metadata_path_sort
 
     bool sort(const QString &lhs, const QString &rhs)
     {
-        QString lhs_comp(lhs);
-        QString rhs_comp(rhs);
+        const QRegExp prefixes =
+	    QRegExp(QObject::tr("^(The |A |An )"), Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+        QString lhs_comp = QString(lhs).remove(prefixes);
+        QString rhs_comp = QString(rhs).remove(prefixes);
         if (m_ignore_case)
         {
             lhs_comp = lhs_comp.toLower();