diff --git a/resources/default_tweaks.py b/resources/default_tweaks.py
index 9f6297ac79..ff1a53de96 100644
--- a/resources/default_tweaks.py
+++ b/resources/default_tweaks.py
@@ -524,3 +524,10 @@ preselect_first_completion = False
 # that starts with numbers and is a little slower.
 numeric_collation = False
 
+#: Sort the list of libraries alphabetically
+# The list of libraries in the Copy to Library and Quick Switch menus are
+# normally sorted by most used. However, if there are more than a certain
+# number of such libraries, the sorting becomes alphabetic. You can set that
+# number here. The default is ten libraries.
+many_libraries = 10
+
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/choose_library.py b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/choose_library.py
index e291c71d96..d38c16ddf3 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/actions/choose_library.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/actions/choose_library.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from PyQt4.Qt import (QMenu, Qt, QInputDialog, QToolButton, QDialog,
 from calibre import isbytestring, sanitize_file_name_unicode
 from calibre.constants import (filesystem_encoding, iswindows,
         get_portable_base)
-from calibre.utils.config import prefs
+from calibre.utils.config import prefs, tweaks
 from calibre.utils.icu import sort_key
 from calibre.gui2 import (gprefs, warning_dialog, Dispatcher, error_dialog,
     question_dialog, info_dialog, open_local_file, choose_dir)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class LibraryUsageStats(object): # {{{
         locs = list(self.stats.keys())
         if lpath in locs:
             locs.remove(lpath)
-        limit = 10
+        limit = tweaks['many_libraries']
         key = sort_key if len(locs) > limit else lambda x:self.stats[x]
         locs.sort(key=key, reverse=len(locs)<=limit)
         for loc in locs: