diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.cc
index f453caf831..acbbb697f2 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_routes.cc
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "gui_thread.h"
 #include "actions.h"
 #include "utils.h"
+#include "route_sorter.h"
 #include "editor_group_tabs.h"
 #include "editor_routes.h"
 
@@ -961,21 +962,30 @@ EditorRoutes::sync_treeview_from_order_keys (RouteSortOrderKey src)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	neworder.assign (rows.size(), 0);
+	OrderKeySortedRoutes sorted_routes;
 
 	for (TreeModel::Children::iterator ri = rows.begin(); ri != rows.end(); ++ri, ++old_order) {
 		boost::shared_ptr<Route> route = (*ri)[_columns.route];
-		uint32_t new_order = route->order_key (EditorSort);
-		
-		DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::OrderKeys, string_compose ("EDITOR change order for %1 from %2 to %3\n",
-							       route->name(), old_order, new_order));
-		
-		neworder[new_order] = old_order;
+		sorted_routes.push_back (RoutePlusOrderKey (route, old_order, route->order_key (EditorSort)));
+	}
 
-		if (old_order != new_order) {
+	SortByNewDisplayOrder cmp;
+
+	sort (sorted_routes.begin(), sorted_routes.end(), cmp);
+	neworder.assign (sorted_routes.size(), 0);
+
+	uint32_t n = 0;
+	
+	for (OrderKeySortedRoutes::iterator sr = sorted_routes.begin(); sr != sorted_routes.end(); ++sr, ++n) {
+
+		neworder[n] = sr->old_display_order;
+
+		if (sr->old_display_order != n) {
 			changed = true;
 		}
 
+		DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::OrderKeys, string_compose ("EDITOR change order for %1 from %2 to %3\n",
+							       sr->route->name(), sr->old_display_order, n));
 	}
 
 	if (changed) {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.cc
index a141999277..468cdf2244 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.cc
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include "ardour_ui.h"
 #include "prompter.h"
 #include "utils.h"
+#include "route_sorter.h"
 #include "actions.h"
 #include "gui_thread.h"
 #include "mixer_group_tabs.h"
@@ -543,20 +544,30 @@ Mixer_UI::sync_treeview_from_order_keys (RouteSortOrderKey src)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	neworder.assign (rows.size(), 0);
-	
+	OrderKeySortedRoutes sorted_routes;
+
 	for (TreeModel::Children::iterator ri = rows.begin(); ri != rows.end(); ++ri, ++old_order) {
 		boost::shared_ptr<Route> route = (*ri)[track_columns.route];
-		uint32_t new_order = route->order_key (MixerSort);
+		sorted_routes.push_back (RoutePlusOrderKey (route, old_order, route->order_key (MixerSort)));
+	}
 
-		neworder[new_order] = old_order;
+	SortByNewDisplayOrder cmp;
 
-		if (old_order != new_order) {
+	sort (sorted_routes.begin(), sorted_routes.end(), cmp);
+	neworder.assign (sorted_routes.size(), 0);
+
+	uint32_t n = 0;
+	
+	for (OrderKeySortedRoutes::iterator sr = sorted_routes.begin(); sr != sorted_routes.end(); ++sr, ++n) {
+
+		neworder[n] = sr->old_display_order;
+
+		if (sr->old_display_order != n) {
 			changed = true;
 		}
 
 		DEBUG_TRACE (DEBUG::OrderKeys, string_compose ("MIXER change order for %1 from %2 to %3\n",
-							       route->name(), old_order, new_order));
+							       sr->route->name(), sr->old_display_order, n));
 	}
 
 	if (changed) {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.h
index 90af35822b..624181356e 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.h
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ class Mixer_UI : public Gtk::Window, public PBD::ScopedConnectionList, public AR
         void sync_order_keys_from_treeview ();
         void sync_treeview_from_order_keys (ARDOUR::RouteSortOrderKey);
         void reset_remote_control_ids ();
+        void reset_order_keys (ARDOUR::RouteSortOrderKey);
+
         bool ignore_reorder;
 
 	void parameter_changed (std::string const &);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/route_sorter.h b/gtk2_ardour/route_sorter.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..768eac66f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/route_sorter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+    Copyright (C) 2012 Paul Davis
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
+*/
+
+#ifndef __gtk2_ardour_route_sorter_h__
+#define __gtk2_ardour_route_sorter_h__
+
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace ARDOUR {
+	class Route;
+}
+
+struct RoutePlusOrderKey {
+    boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Route> route; /* we don't really need this, but its handy to keep around */
+    uint32_t old_display_order;
+    uint32_t new_display_order;
+
+    RoutePlusOrderKey (boost::shared_ptr<ARDOUR::Route> r, uint32_t ok, uint32_t nk)
+	    : route (r)
+	    , old_display_order (ok)
+	    , new_display_order (nk) {}
+};
+	
+typedef std::vector<RoutePlusOrderKey> OrderKeySortedRoutes;
+
+struct SortByNewDisplayOrder {
+    bool operator() (const RoutePlusOrderKey& a, const RoutePlusOrderKey& b) {
+	    return a.new_display_order < b.new_display_order;
+    }
+};
+
+#endif /* __gtk2_ardour_route_sorter_h__ */