diff --git a/platform/features/layout/src/FixedController.js b/platform/features/layout/src/FixedController.js
index c9da43711e..442f966033 100644
--- a/platform/features/layout/src/FixedController.js
+++ b/platform/features/layout/src/FixedController.js
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ define(
                 subscribe($scope.domainObject);
             }
 
-            // Position a panel after a drop event
-            function handleDrop(e, id, position) {
+            // Add an element to this view
+            function addElement(element) {
                 // Ensure that configuration field is populated
                 $scope.configuration = $scope.configuration || {};
                 // Make sure there is a "elements" field in the
@@ -172,7 +172,23 @@ define(
                 $scope.configuration.elements =
                     $scope.configuration.elements || [];
                 // Store the position of this element.
-                $scope.configuration.elements.push({
+                $scope.configuration.elements.push(element);
+                // Refresh displayed elements
+                refreshElements();
+                // Select the newly-added element
+                if (selection) {
+                    selection.select(elementProxies[elementProxies.length - 1]);
+                }
+                // Mark change as persistable
+                if ($scope.commit) {
+                    $scope.commit("Dropped an element.");
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Position a panel after a drop event
+            function handleDrop(e, id, position) {
+                // Store the position of this element.
+                addElement({
                     type: "fixed.telemetry",
                     x: Math.floor(position.x / gridSize[0]),
                     y: Math.floor(position.y / gridSize[1]),
@@ -180,22 +196,14 @@ define(
                     width: DEFAULT_DIMENSIONS[0],
                     height: DEFAULT_DIMENSIONS[1]
                 });
-                // Mark change as persistable
-                if ($scope.commit) {
-                    $scope.commit("Dropped an element.");
-                }
             }
 
+
             //  Track current selection state
             if (Array.isArray($scope.selection)) {
                 selection = new LayoutSelection(
                     $scope.selection,
-                    new FixedProxy(
-                        $scope.configuration,
-                        $q,
-                        dialogService,
-                        refreshElements
-                    )
+                    new FixedProxy(addElement, $q, dialogService)
                 );
             }
 
diff --git a/platform/features/layout/src/FixedProxy.js b/platform/features/layout/src/FixedProxy.js
index 3dceeff4de..4b5b4312e0 100644
--- a/platform/features/layout/src/FixedProxy.js
+++ b/platform/features/layout/src/FixedProxy.js
@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@ define(
         /**
          * Proxy for configuring a fixed position view via the toolbar.
          * @constructor
-         * @param configuration the view configuration object to manage
+         * @param {Function} addElementCallback callback to invoke when
+         *        elements are created
+         * @param $q Angular's $q, for promise-handling
+         * @param {DialogService} dialogService dialog service to use
+         *        when adding a new element will require user input
          */
-        function FixedProxy(configuration, $q, dialogService, callback) {
+        function FixedProxy(addElementCallback, $q, dialogService) {
             var factory = new ElementFactory(dialogService);
 
             return {
@@ -20,9 +24,6 @@ define(
                 add: function (type) {
                     // Place a configured element into the view configuration
                     function addElement(element) {
-                        // Ensure that there is an Elements array
-                        configuration.elements = configuration.elements || [];
-
                         // Configure common properties of the element
                         element.x = element.x || 0;
                         element.y = element.y || 0;
@@ -31,10 +32,7 @@ define(
                         element.type = type;
 
                         // Finally, add it to the view's configuration
-                        configuration.elements.push(element);
-
-                        // Let the view know it needs to refresh
-                        callback();
+                        addElementCallback(element);
                     }
 
                     // Defer creation to the factory