diff --git a/apps/files_external/lib/Service/BackendService.php b/apps/files_external/lib/Service/BackendService.php
index 2c161081235..f54a76edb7a 100644
--- a/apps/files_external/lib/Service/BackendService.php
+++ b/apps/files_external/lib/Service/BackendService.php
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ class BackendService {
 	 * @return Backend[]
 	 */
 	public function getAvailableBackends() {
-		return array_filter($this->getBackends(), fn (Backend $backend) => !$backend->checkRequiredDependencies());
+		$backends = array_filter($this->getBackends(), fn (Backend $backend) => $backend->checkRequiredDependencies() === [] && $backend->getDeprecateTo() === null);
+		uasort($backends, [Backend::class, 'lexicalCompare']);
+		return $backends;
 	}
 
 	/**