diff --git a/freqtrade/pairlist/PerformanceFilter.py b/freqtrade/pairlist/PerformanceFilter.py
index 2d360a346..5e1ec3c66 100644
--- a/freqtrade/pairlist/PerformanceFilter.py
+++ b/freqtrade/pairlist/PerformanceFilter.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class PerformanceFilter(IPairList):
         # set initial value for pairs with no trades to 0
         # and sort the list using performance and count
         sorted_df = list_df.merge(performance, on='pair', how='left')\
-            .fillna(0).sort_values(by=['profit', 'count'], ascending=False)
+            .fillna(0).sort_values(by=['profit', 'count', 'pair'], ascending=False)
         pairlist = sorted_df['pair'].tolist()
 
         return pairlist
diff --git a/tests/pairlist/test_pairlist.py b/tests/pairlist/test_pairlist.py
index c62ec81f3..475691327 100644
--- a/tests/pairlist/test_pairlist.py
+++ b/tests/pairlist/test_pairlist.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def test_VolumePairList_refresh_empty(mocker, markets_empty, whitelist_conf):
     # PerformanceFilter
     ([{"method": "VolumePairList", "number_assets": 5, "sort_key": "quoteVolume"},
       {"method": "PerformanceFilter"}],
-     "USDT", ['ETH/USDT', 'NANO/USDT', 'ADAHALF/USDT', 'ADADOUBLE/USDT']),
+     "USDT", ['ETH/USDT', 'NANO/USDT', 'ADADOUBLE/USDT', 'ADAHALF/USDT']),
     # AgeFilter only
     ([{"method": "AgeFilter", "min_days_listed": 2}],
      "BTC", 'filter_at_the_beginning'),  # OperationalException expected