diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 302782d..6ccb6b5 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -379,6 +379,20 @@ category = "dev"
 optional = false
 python-versions = "*"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "isort"
+version = "5.10.1"
+description = "A Python utility / library to sort Python imports."
+category = "main"
+optional = true
+python-versions = ">=3.6.1,<4.0"
+
+[package.extras]
+pipfile_deprecated_finder = ["pipreqs", "requirementslib"]
+requirements_deprecated_finder = ["pipreqs", "pip-api"]
+colors = ["colorama (>=0.4.3,<0.5.0)"]
+plugins = ["setuptools"]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "jinja2"
 version = "3.0.3"
@@ -925,12 +939,12 @@ docs = ["sphinx", "jaraco.packaging (>=8.2)", "rst.linker (>=1.9)"]
 testing = ["pytest (>=4.6)", "pytest-checkdocs (>=2.4)", "pytest-flake8", "pytest-cov", "pytest-enabler (>=1.0.1)", "jaraco.itertools", "func-timeout", "pytest-black (>=0.3.7)", "pytest-mypy"]
 
 [extras]
-compiler = ["black", "jinja2"]
+compiler = ["black", "isort", "jinja2"]
 
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "1.1"
 python-versions = ">=3.6.2,<4.0"
-content-hash = "d710a0f85f0cfd8b891a15f61015df3eae2e33a9d060be27592b9632c6edd023"
+content-hash = "2891bac64691f1030eb74c847cd5a8d9b43598b108cf03db80a987b168d89a22"
 
 [metadata.files]
 alabaster = [
@@ -1289,6 +1303,10 @@ iniconfig = [
     {file = "iniconfig-1.1.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:011e24c64b7f47f6ebd835bb12a743f2fbe9a26d4cecaa7f53bc4f35ee9da8b3"},
     {file = "iniconfig-1.1.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:bc3af051d7d14b2ee5ef9969666def0cd1a000e121eaea580d4a313df4b37f32"},
 ]
+isort = [
+    {file = "isort-5.10.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:6f62d78e2f89b4500b080fe3a81690850cd254227f27f75c3a0c491a1f351ba7"},
+    {file = "isort-5.10.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:e8443a5e7a020e9d7f97f1d7d9cd17c88bcb3bc7e218bf9cf5095fe550be2951"},
+]
 jinja2 = [
     {file = "Jinja2-3.0.3-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:077ce6014f7b40d03b47d1f1ca4b0fc8328a692bd284016f806ed0eaca390ad8"},
     {file = "Jinja2-3.0.3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:611bb273cd68f3b993fabdc4064fc858c5b47a973cb5aa7999ec1ba405c87cd7"},
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4e71379..093ad4d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ dataclasses = { version = "^0.7", python = ">=3.6, <3.7" }
 grpclib = "^0.4.1"
 jinja2 = { version = ">=2.11.2", optional = true }
 python-dateutil = "^2.8"
+isort = {version = "^5.10.1", optional = true}
 
 [tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]
 asv = "^0.4.2"
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ pre-commit = "^2.17.0"
 protoc-gen-python_betterproto = "betterproto.plugin:main"
 
 [tool.poetry.extras]
-compiler = ["black", "jinja2"]
+compiler = ["black", "isort", "jinja2"]
 
 
 # Dev workflow tasks
diff --git a/src/betterproto/plugin/compiler.py b/src/betterproto/plugin/compiler.py
index d262694..7542432 100644
--- a/src/betterproto/plugin/compiler.py
+++ b/src/betterproto/plugin/compiler.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import os.path
 try:
     # betterproto[compiler] specific dependencies
     import black
+    import isort.api
     import jinja2
 except ImportError as err:
     print(
@@ -32,7 +33,19 @@ def outputfile_compiler(output_file: OutputTemplate) -> str:
     )
     template = env.get_template("template.py.j2")
 
+    code = template.render(output_file=output_file)
+    code = isort.api.sort_code_string(
+        code=code,
+        show_diff=False,
+        py_version=37,
+        profile="black",
+        combine_as_imports=True,
+        lines_after_imports=2,
+        quiet=True,
+        force_grid_wrap=2,
+        known_third_party=["grpclib", "betterproto"],
+    )
     return black.format_str(
-        template.render(output_file=output_file),
+        src_contents=code,
         mode=black.Mode(),
     )
diff --git a/src/betterproto/templates/template.py.j2 b/src/betterproto/templates/template.py.j2
index 8f72b5e..e615350 100644
--- a/src/betterproto/templates/template.py.j2
+++ b/src/betterproto/templates/template.py.j2
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ from typing import {% for i in output_file.typing_imports|sort %}{{ i }}{% if no
 
 import betterproto
 from betterproto.grpc.grpclib_server import ServiceBase
+{% for i in output_file.imports|sort %}
+{{ i }}
+{% endfor %}
 {% if output_file.services %}
 import grpclib
 {% endif %}
@@ -216,7 +219,3 @@ class {{ service.py_name }}Base(ServiceBase):
         }
 
 {% endfor %}
-
-{% for i in output_file.imports|sort %}
-{{ i }}
-{% endfor %}