From 2d36a0d37f5c813fb55b346c0868d2087264f13e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wendelin <12148533+wendevlin@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 14:27:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add trigger/condition/action dialog - Show device group
 always on top (#27812)

add automation element dialog Device always on top
---
 .../automation/add-automation-element-dialog.ts     | 13 ++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/panels/config/automation/add-automation-element-dialog.ts b/src/panels/config/automation/add-automation-element-dialog.ts
index fdad414a16..07e26abde0 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/automation/add-automation-element-dialog.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/automation/add-automation-element-dialog.ts
@@ -383,9 +383,16 @@ class DialogAddAutomationElement
 
         generatedCollections.push({
           titleKey: collection.titleKey,
-          groups: groups.sort((a, b) =>
-            stringCompare(a.name, b.name, this.hass.locale.language)
-          ),
+          groups: groups.sort((a, b) => {
+            // make sure device is always on top
+            if (a.key === "device" || a.key === "device_id") {
+              return -1;
+            }
+            if (b.key === "device" || b.key === "device_id") {
+              return 1;
+            }
+            return stringCompare(a.name, b.name, this.hass.locale.language);
+          }),
         });
       });
       return generatedCollections;