diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/dsl/MemberBuilder.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/dsl/MemberBuilder.kt
index ceda5fcd1f5..25459134b8a 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/dsl/MemberBuilder.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/dsl/MemberBuilder.kt
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ class MemberBuilder(
     lateinit var keyword: Keyword    // fun/val/var
     lateinit var signature: String   // name and params
 
+    var sortingSignature: String? = null
+        get() = field ?: signature
+        private set
+
     val f get() = family
 
     private val legacyMode = true
@@ -93,7 +97,10 @@ class MemberBuilder(
     fun receiver(value: String) { customReceiver = value }
     @Deprecated("Use receiver()", ReplaceWith("receiver(value)"))
     fun customReceiver(value: String) = receiver(value)
-    fun signature(value: String) { signature = value }
+    fun signature(value: String, notForSorting: Boolean = false) {
+        if (notForSorting) sortingSignature = signature
+        signature = value
+    }
     fun returns(type: String) { returns = type }
 
     fun typeParam(typeParameterName: String) {
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/dsl/Writers.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/dsl/Writers.kt
index c97a6e56218..c0f3bffb6ed 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/dsl/Writers.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-stdlib-gen/src/templates/dsl/Writers.kt
@@ -25,12 +25,32 @@ data class PlatformSourceFile(
         val sourceFile: SourceFile
 )
 
+private val platformsToGenerate = Platform.values - Platform.Native
+
+@JvmName("groupByFileAndWriteGroups")
+fun Sequence<TemplateGroup>.groupByFileAndWrite(
+        fileNameBuilder: (PlatformSourceFile) -> File
+) {
+    flatMap { group ->
+        group.invoke()
+                .flatMap { it.instantiate(platformsToGenerate) }
+                .sortedBy { it.sortingSignature }
+    }.groupByFileAndWrite(fileNameBuilder)
+}
+
+@JvmName("groupByFileAndWriteTemplates")
 fun Sequence<MemberTemplate>.groupByFileAndWrite(
         fileNameBuilder: (PlatformSourceFile) -> File
 ) {
-    val groupedMembers = map { it.instantiate(Platform.values - Platform.Native) }.flatten().groupBy {
-        PlatformSourceFile(it.platform, it.sourceFile)
-    }
+    flatMap { it.instantiate(platformsToGenerate) }
+        .groupByFileAndWrite(fileNameBuilder)
+}
+
+@JvmName("groupByFileAndWriteMembers")
+fun Sequence<MemberBuilder>.groupByFileAndWrite(
+        fileNameBuilder: (PlatformSourceFile) -> File
+) {
+    val groupedMembers = groupBy { PlatformSourceFile(it.platform, it.sourceFile) }
 
     for ((psf, members) in groupedMembers) {
         val file = fileNameBuilder(psf)