diff --git a/gnucash/report/report-utilities.scm b/gnucash/report/report-utilities.scm
index 2571a52df5..405af4d023 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/report-utilities.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/report-utilities.scm
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@
   (let ((type (xaccAccountGetType account)))
     (member type (list ACCT-TYPE-STOCK ACCT-TYPE-MUTUAL))))
 
+;; account related functions
+;; helper for sorting of account list
+(define (gnc:account-full-name<? a b)
+  (gnc:string-locale<? (gnc-account-get-full-name a) (gnc-account-get-full-name b)))
+
+(define (gnc:accounts-get-children-depth accounts)
+  (1- (apply max
+             (map (lambda (acct)
+                    (+ (gnc-account-get-current-depth acct)
+                       (gnc-account-get-tree-depth acct)))
+                  accounts))))
+
 ;; True if the account is of type income or expense
 
 (define (gnc:account-is-inc-exp? account)
diff --git a/gnucash/report/report.scm b/gnucash/report/report.scm
index 8444da85c0..44956efe29 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/report.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/report.scm
@@ -672,6 +672,8 @@
 (export gnc:account-has-shares?)
 (export gnc:account-is-stock?)
 (export gnc:account-is-inc-exp?)
+(export gnc:account-full-name<?)
+(export gnc:accounts-get-children-depth)
 (export gnc:filter-accountlist-type)
 (export gnc:decompose-accountlist)
 (export gnc:account-get-type-string-plural)
diff --git a/gnucash/report/reports/standard/budget.scm b/gnucash/report/reports/standard/budget.scm
index 8a7e7942ee..9da3133adc 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/reports/standard/budget.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/reports/standard/budget.scm
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@
 
      (else
       (let* ((tree-depth (if (eq? display-depth 'all)
-                             (accounts-get-children-depth accounts)
+                             (gnc:accounts-get-children-depth accounts)
                              display-depth))
              (to-period-val (lambda (v)
                               (inexact->exact
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@
                    (list 'zero-balance-mode
                          (if show-zb-accts? 'show-leaf-acct 'omit-leaf-acct))
                    (list 'report-budget budget)))
-             (accounts (sort accounts account-full-name<?))
+             (accounts (sort accounts gnc:account-full-name<?))
              (accumulate? (get-option gnc:pagename-general optname-accumulate))
              (acct-table (gnc:make-html-acct-table/env/accts env accounts))
              (footnotes (make-footnote-collector))
diff --git a/gnucash/report/reports/standard/cash-flow.scm b/gnucash/report/reports/standard/cash-flow.scm
index 2379e1885d..1dd900e6fc 100644
--- a/gnucash/report/reports/standard/cash-flow.scm
+++ b/gnucash/report/reports/standard/cash-flow.scm
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
          (accounts (if show-subaccts?
                        (gnc:accounts-and-all-descendants accounts)
                        accounts))
-         (accounts (sort accounts account-full-name<?)))
+         (accounts (sort accounts gnc:account-full-name<?)))
 
     (define (add-accounts-flow accounts accounts-alist)
       (let loop ((accounts accounts)
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
     (if (not (null? accounts))
 
         (let* ((tree-depth (if (equal? display-depth 'all)
-                               (accounts-get-children-depth accounts)
+                               (gnc:accounts-get-children-depth accounts)
                                display-depth))
                (account-disp-list
                 (map
@@ -242,12 +242,12 @@
                                (cons 'to-report-currency to-report-currency)))))
             (let ((money-in-accounts (sort
                                       (cdr (assq 'money-in-accounts result))
-                                      account-full-name<?))
+                                      gnc:account-full-name<?))
                   (money-in-alist (cdr (assq 'money-in-alist result)))
                   (money-in-collector (cdr (assq 'money-in-collector result)))
                   (money-out-accounts (sort
                                        (cdr (assq 'money-out-accounts result))
-                                       account-full-name<?))
+                                       gnc:account-full-name<?))
                   (money-out-alist (cdr (assq 'money-out-alist result)))
                   (money-out-collector (cdr (assq 'money-out-collector result))))