diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/account/AccountList.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/account/AccountList.java
index f4bac522e..be1310641 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/account/AccountList.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/account/AccountList.java
@@ -30,8 +30,14 @@ public class AccountList
                 ServiceListener,
                 MouseListener
 {
+    /**
+     * The account list model.
+     */
     private final AccountListModel accountListModel = new AccountListModel();
 
+    /**
+     * The edit button.
+     */
     private final JButton editButton;
 
     /**
@@ -91,11 +97,15 @@ private void accountsInit()
                     presence.addProviderPresenceStatusListener(this);
                 }
 
-                accountListModel.addElement(new Account(protocolProvider));
+                accountListModel.addAccount(new Account(protocolProvider));
             }
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the selected account.
+     * @return the selected account
+     */
     public Account getSelectedAccount()
     {
         return (Account) this.getSelectedValue();
@@ -103,6 +113,8 @@ public Account getSelectedAccount()
 
     /**
      * Refreshes the account status icon, when the status has changed.
+     * @param evt the <tt>ProviderPresenceStatusChangeEvent</tt> that notified
+     * us
      */
     public void providerStatusChanged(ProviderPresenceStatusChangeEvent evt)
     {
@@ -154,15 +166,14 @@ public void serviceChanged(ServiceEvent event)
             // Add a presence listener in order to listen for any status
             // changes.
             OperationSetPresence presence
-                = protocolProvider
-                    .getOperationSet(OperationSetPresence.class);
+                = protocolProvider.getOperationSet(OperationSetPresence.class);
 
             if (presence != null)
             {
                 presence.addProviderPresenceStatusListener(this);
             }
 
-            accountListModel.addElement(new Account(protocolProvider));
+            accountListModel.addAccount(new Account(protocolProvider));
         }
         else if (event.getType() == ServiceEvent.UNREGISTERING)
         {
@@ -178,6 +189,7 @@ else if (event.getType() == ServiceEvent.UNREGISTERING)
 
     /**
      * Listens for double mouse click events in order to open the edit form.
+     * @param e the <tt>MouseEvent</tt> that notified us
      */
     public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e)
     {
@@ -187,17 +199,13 @@ public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e)
         }
     }
 
-    public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e)
-    {}
+    public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {}
 
-    public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e)
-    {}
+    public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {}
 
-    public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e)
-    {}
+    public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {}
 
-    public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e)
-    {}
+    public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {}
 
     /**
      * Refreshes the account status icon, when the status has changed.
@@ -241,5 +249,59 @@ public void contentChanged(Account account)
             int index = this.indexOf(account);
             this.fireContentsChanged(this, index, index);
         }
+
+        /**
+         * Adds the given <tt>account</tt> to this model.
+         * @param account the <tt>Account</tt> to add
+         */
+        public void addAccount(Account account)
+        {
+            // If this is the first account in our menu.
+            if (getSize() == 0)
+            {
+                addElement(account);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            boolean isAccountAdded = false;
+            Enumeration<Account> accounts = (Enumeration<Account>) elements();
+            AccountID accountID = account.getProtocolProvider().getAccountID();
+
+            // If we already have other accounts.
+            while (accounts.hasMoreElements())
+            {
+                Account a = accounts.nextElement();
+                AccountID listAccountID = a.getProtocolProvider().getAccountID();
+
+                int accountIndex = indexOf(a);
+
+                int protocolCompare
+                    = accountID.getProtocolDisplayName().compareTo(
+                        listAccountID.getProtocolDisplayName());
+
+                // If the new account protocol name is before the name of the
+                // menu we insert the new account before the given menu.
+                if (protocolCompare < 0)
+                {
+                    insertElementAt(account, accountIndex);
+                    isAccountAdded = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+                else if (protocolCompare == 0)
+                {
+                    // If we have the same protocol name, we check the account name.
+                    if (accountID.getDisplayName()
+                                .compareTo(listAccountID.getDisplayName()) < 0)
+                    {
+                        insertElementAt(account, accountIndex);
+                        isAccountAdded = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (!isAccountAdded)
+                addElement(account);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/account/NewAccountDialog.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/account/NewAccountDialog.java
index 897a8a049..47f120f0e 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/account/NewAccountDialog.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/account/NewAccountDialog.java
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ public NewAccountDialog()
     {
         super(GuiActivator.getUIService().getMainFrame());
 
-        this.setTitle(
-            GuiActivator.getResources().getI18NString("service.gui.NEW_ACCOUNT"));
+        this.setTitle(GuiActivator.getResources()
+            .getI18NString("service.gui.NEW_ACCOUNT"));
 
         this.getContentPane().add(mainPanel);
 
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ private void loadErrorMessage(String errorMessage)
 
     /**
      * Handles button actions.
+     * @param event the <tt>ActionEvent</tt> that notified us
      */
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)
     {
@@ -433,6 +434,7 @@ public static void showNewAccountDialog()
 
     /**
      * Remove the newAccountDialog, when the window is closed.
+     * @param isEscaped indicates if the dialog has been escaped
      */
     protected void close(boolean isEscaped)
     {
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/GlobalStatusSelectorBox.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/GlobalStatusSelectorBox.java
index acda7a19a..45b81355d 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/GlobalStatusSelectorBox.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/GlobalStatusSelectorBox.java
@@ -60,13 +60,6 @@ public class GlobalStatusSelectorBox
     private final Logger logger
         = Logger.getLogger(GlobalStatusSelectorBox.class);
 
-    /**
-     * Mapping of <tt>ProtocolProviderService</tt> and corresponding
-     * <tt>StatusSelectorMenu</tt>.
-     */
-    private final Map<ProtocolProviderService, StatusSelectorMenu> accountMenus
-        = new Hashtable<ProtocolProviderService, StatusSelectorMenu>();
-
     /**
      * The main application window.
      */
@@ -105,6 +98,11 @@ public class GlobalStatusSelectorBox
      */
     private int textWidth = 0;
 
+    /**
+     * Indicates if this is the first account added.
+     */
+    private boolean isFirstAccount = true;
+
     /**
      * Creates an instance of <tt>SimpleStatusSelectorBox</tt>.
      *
@@ -208,8 +206,53 @@ public void addAccount(ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider)
                 ? new PresenceStatusMenu(protocolProvider)
                 : new SimpleStatusMenu(protocolProvider);
 
-        this.add(statusSelectorMenu);
-        this.accountMenus.put(protocolProvider, statusSelectorMenu);
+        // If this is the first account in our menu.
+        if (isFirstAccount)
+        {
+            add(statusSelectorMenu);
+            isFirstAccount = false;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        boolean isMenuAdded = false;
+        AccountID accountId = protocolProvider.getAccountID();
+        // If we already have other accounts.
+        for (Component c : getPopupMenu().getComponents())
+        {
+            if (!(c instanceof StatusSelectorMenu))
+                continue;
+
+            StatusSelectorMenu menu = (StatusSelectorMenu) c;
+            int menuIndex = getPopupMenu().getComponentIndex(menu);
+
+            AccountID menuAccountID = menu.getProtocolProvider().getAccountID();
+
+            int protocolCompare = accountId.getProtocolDisplayName().compareTo(
+                menuAccountID.getProtocolDisplayName());
+
+            // If the new account protocol name is before the name of the menu
+            // we insert the new account before the given menu.
+            if (protocolCompare < 0)
+            {
+                insert(statusSelectorMenu, menuIndex);
+                isMenuAdded = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            else if (protocolCompare == 0)
+            {
+                // If we have the same protocol name, we check the account name.
+                if (accountId.getDisplayName()
+                        .compareTo(menuAccountID.getDisplayName()) < 0)
+                {
+                    insert( statusSelectorMenu, menuIndex);
+                    isMenuAdded = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!isMenuAdded)
+            add(statusSelectorMenu);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -220,11 +263,10 @@ public void addAccount(ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider)
      */
     public void removeAccount(ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider)
     {
-        StatusSelectorMenu statusSelectorMenu
-            = this.accountMenus.get(protocolProvider);
+        StatusSelectorMenu menu = getStatusSelectorMenu(protocolProvider);
 
-        this.remove(statusSelectorMenu);
-        this.accountMenus.remove(protocolProvider);
+        if (menu != null)
+            remove(menu);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -236,7 +278,12 @@ public void removeAccount(ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider)
      */
     public boolean containsAccount(ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider)
     {
-        return accountMenus.containsKey(protocolProvider);
+        StatusSelectorMenu menu = getStatusSelectorMenu(protocolProvider);
+
+        if (menu != null)
+            return true;
+
+        return false;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -246,7 +293,10 @@ public boolean containsAccount(ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider)
      */
     public void startConnecting(ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider)
     {
-        accountMenus.get(protocolProvider).startConnecting();
+        StatusSelectorMenu menu = getStatusSelectorMenu(protocolProvider);
+
+        if (menu != null)
+            menu.startConnecting();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -256,9 +306,10 @@ public void startConnecting(ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider)
      */
     public void stopConnecting(ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider)
     {
-        StatusSelectorMenu selectorMenu = accountMenus.get(protocolProvider);
-        if (selectorMenu != null)
-            selectorMenu.stopConnecting();
+        StatusSelectorMenu menu = getStatusSelectorMenu(protocolProvider);
+
+        if (menu != null)
+            menu.stopConnecting();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -269,9 +320,16 @@ public void stopConnecting(ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider)
      */
     public boolean hasSelectedMenus()
     {
-        for (StatusSelectorMenu statusSelectorMenu : accountMenus.values())
-            if (statusSelectorMenu.isSelected())
+        for (Component c : getComponents())
+        {
+            if (!(c instanceof StatusSelectorMenu))
+                continue;
+
+            StatusSelectorMenu menu = (StatusSelectorMenu) c;
+
+            if (menu.isSelected())
                 return true;
+        }
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -497,7 +555,7 @@ else if (itemName.equals(Constants.AWAY_STATUS))
      */
     public void updateStatus(ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider)
     {
-        StatusSelectorMenu accountMenu = accountMenus.get(protocolProvider);
+        StatusSelectorMenu accountMenu = getStatusSelectorMenu(protocolProvider);
 
         if (accountMenu == null)
             return;
@@ -543,7 +601,7 @@ public void updateStatus(ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider)
     public void updateStatus(ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider,
                              PresenceStatus presenceStatus)
     {
-        StatusSelectorMenu accountMenu = accountMenus.get(protocolProvider);
+        StatusSelectorMenu accountMenu = getStatusSelectorMenu(protocolProvider);
 
         if (accountMenu == null)
             return;
@@ -867,4 +925,29 @@ private void fitSizeToText()
         this.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(
             textWidth + 2*IMAGE_INDENT + arrowImage.getWidth(null) + 5, 20));
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the <tt>StatusSelectorMenu</tt> corresponding to the given
+     * <tt>protocolProvider</tt>.
+     * @param protocolProvider the <tt>ProtocolProviderService</tt>, which
+     * corresponding menu we're looking for
+     * @return the <tt>StatusSelectorMenu</tt> corresponding to the given
+     * <tt>protocolProvider</tt>
+     */
+    private StatusSelectorMenu getStatusSelectorMenu(
+                                    ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider)
+    {
+        for (Component c : getPopupMenu().getComponents())
+        {
+            if (!(c instanceof StatusSelectorMenu))
+                continue;
+
+            StatusSelectorMenu menu = (StatusSelectorMenu) c;
+
+            if (menu.getProtocolProvider() != null
+                && menu.getProtocolProvider().equals(protocolProvider))
+                return menu;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/PresenceStatusMenu.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/PresenceStatusMenu.java
index d62e1e7b0..ef0a2242d 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/PresenceStatusMenu.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/PresenceStatusMenu.java
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ public class PresenceStatusMenu
 {
     private final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(PresenceStatusMenu.class);
 
-    /**
-     * The <tt>ProtocolProviderService</tt> which has its presence status
-     * depicted and changed by this instance.
-     */
-    private final ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider;
-
     private Iterator<PresenceStatus> statusIterator;
 
     private PresenceStatus offlineStatus;
@@ -64,9 +58,8 @@ public class PresenceStatusMenu
     public PresenceStatusMenu(ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider)
     {
         super(protocolProvider.getAccountID().getDisplayName(),
-            ImageLoader.getAccountStatusImage(protocolProvider));
-
-        this.protocolProvider = protocolProvider;
+            ImageLoader.getAccountStatusImage(protocolProvider),
+            protocolProvider);
 
         this.presence
                 = protocolProvider.getOperationSet(OperationSetPresence.class);
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/SimpleStatusMenu.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/SimpleStatusMenu.java
index 5821af70c..aabe78995 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/SimpleStatusMenu.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/SimpleStatusMenu.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 import javax.swing.*;
 
 import net.java.sip.communicator.impl.gui.*;
-import net.java.sip.communicator.impl.gui.customcontrols.*;
 import net.java.sip.communicator.impl.gui.utils.*;
 import net.java.sip.communicator.service.protocol.*;
 import net.java.sip.communicator.util.*;
@@ -33,8 +32,6 @@ public class SimpleStatusMenu
     private static final Logger logger
         = Logger.getLogger(SimpleStatusMenu.class);
 
-    private final ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider;
-
     private final JMenuItem onlineItem;
 
     private final JMenuItem offlineItem;
@@ -57,9 +54,7 @@ private SimpleStatusMenu(ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider,
                              String displayName,
                              Image onlineImage)
     {
-        super(displayName, new ImageIcon(onlineImage));
-
-        this.protocolProvider = protocolProvider;
+        super(displayName, new ImageIcon(onlineImage), protocolProvider);
 
         this.setToolTipText("<html><b>" + displayName
             + "</b><br>Offline</html>");
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/StatusSelectorMenu.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/StatusSelectorMenu.java
index 1c61f26ff..b2ba24dcc 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/StatusSelectorMenu.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/presence/StatusSelectorMenu.java
@@ -29,12 +29,23 @@ public abstract class StatusSelectorMenu
     extends SIPCommMenu
     implements ImageObserver
 {
+    /**
+     * The connecting icon.
+     */
     private final Image connectingIcon
         = GuiActivator.getResources().getImage("service.gui.icons.CONNECTING")
             .getImage();
 
+    /**
+     * Indicates if this menu is currently connecting.
+     */
     private boolean isConnecting;
 
+    /**
+     * The <tt>ProtocolProviderService</tt> associated with this status menu.
+     */
+    protected ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider;
+
     /**
      * Creates a <tt>StatusSelectorMenu</tt>.
      */
@@ -48,10 +59,16 @@ public StatusSelectorMenu()
      * show.
      * @param text the text of the menu
      * @param defaultIcon the icon of the menu
+     * @param protocolProvider the <tt>ProtocolProviderService</tt> associated
+     * with this status menu
      */
-    public StatusSelectorMenu(String text, Icon defaultIcon)
+    public StatusSelectorMenu(  String text,
+                                Icon defaultIcon,
+                                ProtocolProviderService protocolProvider)
     {
         super(text, defaultIcon);
+
+        this.protocolProvider = protocolProvider;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -187,4 +204,13 @@ public boolean imageUpdate(Image img, int infoflags,
         repaint();
         return true;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the protocol provider associated with this status menu.
+     * @return the protocol provider associated with this status menu
+     */
+    public ProtocolProviderService getProtocolProvider()
+    {
+        return protocolProvider;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/AccountID.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/AccountID.java
index bcfed621b..25ea6ff7c 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/AccountID.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/protocol/AccountID.java
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ public String getUserID()
     public String getDisplayName()
     {
         String returnValue = getUserID();
-        String protocolName =
-            getAccountPropertyString(ProtocolProviderFactory.PROTOCOL);
+        String protocolName = getProtocolDisplayName();
 
         if (protocolName != null && protocolName.trim().length() > 0)
             returnValue += " (" + protocolName + ")";
@@ -162,6 +161,16 @@ public String getDisplayName()
         return returnValue;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the display name of the protocol.
+     *
+     * @return the display name of the protocol
+     */
+    public String getProtocolDisplayName()
+    {
+        return getAccountPropertyString(ProtocolProviderFactory.PROTOCOL);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a String uniquely identifying this account, guaranteed to remain
      * the same across multiple installations of the same account and to always