diff --git a/Lib/packaging/command/__init__.py b/Lib/packaging/command/__init__.py
index cd34fc8..87227c0 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/command/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/command/__init__.py
@@ -6,38 +6,28 @@
 __all__ = ['get_command_names', 'set_command', 'get_command_class',
            'STANDARD_COMMANDS']
 
-_COMMANDS = {
-    'check': 'packaging.command.check.check',
-    'test': 'packaging.command.test.test',
-    'build': 'packaging.command.build.build',
-    'build_py': 'packaging.command.build_py.build_py',
-    'build_ext': 'packaging.command.build_ext.build_ext',
-    'build_clib': 'packaging.command.build_clib.build_clib',
-    'build_scripts': 'packaging.command.build_scripts.build_scripts',
-    'clean': 'packaging.command.clean.clean',
-    'install_dist': 'packaging.command.install_dist.install_dist',
-    'install_lib': 'packaging.command.install_lib.install_lib',
-    'install_headers': 'packaging.command.install_headers.install_headers',
-    'install_scripts': 'packaging.command.install_scripts.install_scripts',
-    'install_data': 'packaging.command.install_data.install_data',
-    'install_distinfo':
-        'packaging.command.install_distinfo.install_distinfo',
-    'sdist': 'packaging.command.sdist.sdist',
-    'bdist': 'packaging.command.bdist.bdist',
-    'bdist_dumb': 'packaging.command.bdist_dumb.bdist_dumb',
-    'bdist_wininst': 'packaging.command.bdist_wininst.bdist_wininst',
-    'register': 'packaging.command.register.register',
-    'upload': 'packaging.command.upload.upload',
-    'upload_docs': 'packaging.command.upload_docs.upload_docs',
-}
 
-# XXX this is crappy
+STANDARD_COMMANDS = [
+    # packaging
+    'check', 'test',
+    # building
+    'build', 'build_py', 'build_ext', 'build_clib', 'build_scripts', 'clean',
+    # installing
+    'install_dist', 'install_lib', 'install_headers', 'install_scripts',
+    'install_data', 'install_distinfo',
+    # distributing
+    'sdist', 'bdist', 'bdist_dumb', 'bdist_wininst',
+    'register', 'upload', 'upload_docs',
+    ]
+
 if os.name == 'nt':
-    _COMMANDS['bdist_msi'] = 'packaging.command.bdist_msi.bdist_msi'
+    STANDARD_COMMANDS.insert(STANDARD_COMMANDS.index('bdist_wininst'),
+                             'bdist_msi')
 
-# XXX use OrderedDict to preserve the grouping (build-related, install-related,
-# distribution-related)
-STANDARD_COMMANDS = set(_COMMANDS)
+# XXX maybe we need more than one registry, so that --list-comands can display
+# standard, custom and overriden standard commands differently
+_COMMANDS = dict((name, 'packaging.command.%s.%s' % (name, name))
+                 for name in STANDARD_COMMANDS)
 
 
 def get_command_names():
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/run.py b/Lib/packaging/run.py
index 4756f7c..c3600a7 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/run.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/run.py
@@ -254,16 +254,13 @@
     parser = dispatcher.parser
     args = args[1:]
 
-    commands = STANDARD_COMMANDS  # + extra commands
+    commands = STANDARD_COMMANDS  # FIXME display extra commands
 
     if args == ['--list-commands']:
         print('List of available commands:')
-        cmds = sorted(commands)
-
-        for cmd in cmds:
+        for cmd in commands:
             cls = dispatcher.cmdclass.get(cmd) or get_command_class(cmd)
-            desc = getattr(cls, 'description',
-                            '(no description available)')
+            desc = getattr(cls, 'description', '(no description available)')
             print('  %s: %s' % (cmd, desc))
         return
 
diff --git a/Lib/packaging/tests/test_run.py b/Lib/packaging/tests/test_run.py
index 84b9bf6..14e7b07 100644
--- a/Lib/packaging/tests/test_run.py
+++ b/Lib/packaging/tests/test_run.py
@@ -67,6 +67,23 @@
         self.assertGreater(out, b'')
         self.assertEqual(err, b'')
 
+    def test_list_commands(self):
+        status, out, err = assert_python_ok('-m', 'packaging.run', 'run',
+                                            '--list-commands')
+        # check that something is displayed
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0)
+        self.assertGreater(out, b'')
+        self.assertEqual(err, b'')
+
+        # make sure the manual grouping of commands is respected
+        check_position = out.find(b'  check: ')
+        build_position = out.find(b'  build: ')
+        self.assertTrue(check_position, out)  # "out" printed as debugging aid
+        self.assertTrue(build_position, out)
+        self.assertLess(check_position, build_position, out)
+
+        # TODO test that custom commands don't break --list-commands
+
 
 def test_suite():
     return unittest.makeSuite(RunTestCase)