diff --git a/arduino/cores/board.go b/arduino/cores/board.go
index 13c84badf41..8a41a8fb198 100644
--- a/arduino/cores/board.go
+++ b/arduino/cores/board.go
@@ -79,14 +79,21 @@ func (b *Board) buildConfigOptionsStructures() {
 
 	b.configOptions = properties.NewMap()
 	allConfigs := b.Properties.SubTree("menu")
-	for _, option := range allConfigs.FirstLevelKeys() {
-		b.configOptions.Set(option, b.PlatformRelease.Menus.Get(option))
+	allConfigOptions := allConfigs.FirstLevelOf()
+
+	// Used to show the config options in the same order as the menu, defined at the begging of boards.txt
+	if b.PlatformRelease.Menus != nil {
+		for _, menuOption := range b.PlatformRelease.Menus.FirstLevelKeys() {
+			if _, ok := allConfigOptions[menuOption]; ok {
+				b.configOptions.Set(menuOption, b.PlatformRelease.Menus.Get(menuOption))
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	b.configOptionValues = map[string]*properties.Map{}
 	b.configOptionProperties = map[string]*properties.Map{}
 	b.defaultConfig = properties.NewMap()
-	for option, optionProps := range allConfigs.FirstLevelOf() {
+	for option, optionProps := range allConfigOptions {
 		b.configOptionValues[option] = properties.NewMap()
 		values := optionProps.FirstLevelKeys()
 		b.defaultConfig.Set(option, values[0])
diff --git a/arduino/cores/board_test.go b/arduino/cores/board_test.go
index 1dade30a3bd..577a9af09de 100644
--- a/arduino/cores/board_test.go
+++ b/arduino/cores/board_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package cores
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	properties "github.com/arduino/go-properties-orderedmap"
@@ -370,6 +371,41 @@ func TestBoardOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	// fmt.Print(string(data))
 }
 
+func TestBoarConfigOptionSortingSameAsMenu(t *testing.T) {
+	menus := properties.NewMap()
+	menus.Set("BoardModel", "Model")
+	menus.Set("xtal", "CPU Frequency")
+	menus.Set("vt", "VTables")
+	menus.Set("wipe", "Erase Flash")
+
+	props := properties.NewMap()
+	props.Set("menu.xtal.80", "80 MHz")
+	props.Set("menu.wipe.none", "Only Sketch")
+	props.Set("menu.BoardModel.primo", "Primo")
+	props.Set("menu.BoardModel.primo.build.board", "ESP8266_ARDUINO_PRIMO")
+	props.Set("menu.vt.flash", "Flash")
+
+	esp8266 := &Board{
+		BoardID:    "arduino-esp8266",
+		Properties: props,
+		PlatformRelease: &PlatformRelease{
+			Platform: &Platform{
+				Architecture: "esp8266",
+				Package: &Package{
+					Name: "esp8266",
+				},
+			},
+			Menus: menus,
+		},
+	}
+
+	config := `xtal=80,wipe=none,BoardModel=primo,vt=flash`
+
+	_, err := esp8266.GeneratePropertiesForConfiguration(config)
+	require.NoError(t, err, fmt.Sprintf("generating %s configuration", config))
+	require.True(t, esp8266.configOptions.EqualsWithOrder(menus))
+}
+
 func TestOSSpecificBoardOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	boardWihOSSpecificOptionProperties := properties.NewMap()
 	boardWihOSSpecificOptionProperties.Set("menu.UploadSpeed.115200", "115200")