diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 069b3ce53..b7168ed82 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Release 0.6.2 (in development)
 ==============================
 
+* #167: Make glossary sorting case-independent.
+
 * #196: Add a warning if an extension module doesn't have a
   ``setup()`` function.
 
diff --git a/sphinx/directives/other.py b/sphinx/directives/other.py
index 80c88f5fd..4ca09ddc5 100644
--- a/sphinx/directives/other.py
+++ b/sphinx/directives/other.py
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ class Glossary(Directive):
                 li.insert(0, indexnode)
                 items.append((termtext, li))
         if 'sorted' in self.options:
-            items.sort()
+            items.sort(key=lambda x: x[0].lower())
         new_dl.extend(item[1] for item in items)
         node.children = [new_dl]
         return [node]