diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c4e44a1462..c9d16b3ebe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "openmct",
-  "version": "1.8.1-SNAPSHOT",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "description": "The Open MCT core platform",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@braintree/sanitize-url": "^5.0.2",
diff --git a/src/plugins/LADTable/components/LADRow.vue b/src/plugins/LADTable/components/LADRow.vue
index c26a87e68c..1621fa86fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/LADTable/components/LADRow.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/LADTable/components/LADRow.vue
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ const CONTEXT_MENU_ACTIONS = [
     'viewHistoricalData',
     'remove'
 ];
+const BLANK_VALUE = '---';
 
 export default {
     inject: ['openmct', 'currentView'],
@@ -67,15 +68,43 @@ export default {
     },
     data() {
         return {
+            datum: undefined,
             timestamp: undefined,
-            value: '---',
-            valueClass: '',
+            timestampKey: undefined,
             unit: ''
         };
     },
     computed: {
+        value() {
+            if (!this.datum) {
+                return BLANK_VALUE;
+            }
+
+            return this.formats[this.valueKey].format(this.datum);
+        },
+        valueClass() {
+            if (!this.datum) {
+                return '';
+            }
+
+            const limit = this.limitEvaluator.evaluate(this.datum, this.valueMetadata);
+
+            return limit ? limit.cssClass : '';
+
+        },
         formattedTimestamp() {
-            return this.timestamp !== undefined ? this.getFormattedTimestamp(this.timestamp) : '---';
+            if (!this.timestamp) {
+                return BLANK_VALUE;
+            }
+
+            return this.timeSystemFormat.format(this.timestamp);
+        },
+        timeSystemFormat() {
+            if (!this.formats[this.timestampKey]) {
+                console.warn(`No formatter for ${this.timestampKey} time system for ${this.domainObject.name}.`);
+            }
+
+            return this.formats[this.timestampKey];
         },
         objectPath() {
             return [this.domainObject, ...this.pathToTable];
@@ -96,15 +125,19 @@ export default {
 
         this.timestampKey = this.openmct.time.timeSystem().key;
 
-        this.valueMetadata = this.metadata ? this
-            .metadata
-            .valuesForHints(['range'])[0] : undefined;
+        this.valueMetadata = undefined;
+
+        if (this.metadata) {
+            this.valueMetadata = this
+                .metadata
+                .valuesForHints(['range'])[0] || this.firstNonDomainAttribute(this.metadata);
+        }
 
         this.valueKey = this.valueMetadata ? this.valueMetadata.key : undefined;
 
         this.unsubscribe = this.openmct
             .telemetry
-            .subscribe(this.domainObject, this.updateValues);
+            .subscribe(this.domainObject, this.setLatestValues);
 
         this.requestHistory();
 
@@ -118,29 +151,29 @@ export default {
         this.openmct.time.off('bounds', this.updateBounds);
     },
     methods: {
-        updateValues(datum) {
-            let newTimestamp = this.getParsedTimestamp(datum);
-            let limit;
+        updateView() {
+            if (!this.updatingView) {
+                this.updatingView = true;
+                requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+                    let newTimestamp = this.getParsedTimestamp(this.latestDatum);
 
-            if (this.shouldUpdate(newTimestamp)) {
-                this.datum = datum;
-                this.timestamp = newTimestamp;
-                this.value = this.formats[this.valueKey].format(datum);
-                limit = this.limitEvaluator.evaluate(datum, this.valueMetadata);
-                if (limit) {
-                    this.valueClass = limit.cssClass;
-                } else {
-                    this.valueClass = '';
-                }
+                    if (this.shouldUpdate(newTimestamp)) {
+                        this.timestamp = newTimestamp;
+                        this.datum = this.latestDatum;
+                    }
+
+                    this.updatingView = false;
+                });
             }
         },
-        shouldUpdate(newTimestamp) {
-            let newTimestampInBounds = this.inBounds(newTimestamp);
-            let noExistingTimestamp = this.timestamp === undefined;
-            let newTimestampIsLatest = newTimestamp > this.timestamp;
+        setLatestValues(datum) {
+            this.latestDatum = datum;
 
-            return newTimestampInBounds
-                && (noExistingTimestamp || newTimestampIsLatest);
+            this.updateView();
+        },
+        shouldUpdate(newTimestamp) {
+            return this.inBounds(newTimestamp)
+                && (this.timestamp === undefined || newTimestamp > this.timestamp);
         },
         requestHistory() {
             this.openmct
@@ -151,7 +184,7 @@ export default {
                     size: 1,
                     strategy: 'latest'
                 })
-                .then((array) => this.updateValues(array[array.length - 1]))
+                .then((array) => this.setLatestValues(array[array.length - 1]))
                 .catch((error) => {
                     console.warn('Error fetching data', error);
                 });
@@ -189,31 +222,21 @@ export default {
             }
         },
         resetValues() {
-            this.value = '---';
             this.timestamp = undefined;
-            this.valueClass = '';
+            this.datum = undefined;
         },
         getParsedTimestamp(timestamp) {
-            if (this.timeSystemFormat()) {
-                return this.formats[this.timestampKey].parse(timestamp);
-            }
-        },
-        getFormattedTimestamp(timestamp) {
-            if (this.timeSystemFormat()) {
-                return this.formats[this.timestampKey].format(timestamp);
-            }
-        },
-        timeSystemFormat() {
-            if (this.formats[this.timestampKey]) {
-                return true;
-            } else {
-                console.warn(`No formatter for ${this.timestampKey} time system for ${this.domainObject.name}.`);
-
-                return false;
+            if (this.timeSystemFormat) {
+                return this.timeSystemFormat.parse(timestamp);
             }
         },
         setUnit() {
             this.unit = this.valueMetadata.unit || '';
+        },
+        firstNonDomainAttribute(metadata) {
+            return metadata
+                .values()
+                .find(metadatum => metadatum.hints.domain === undefined && metadatum.key !== 'name');
         }
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/LADTable/pluginSpec.js b/src/plugins/LADTable/pluginSpec.js
index 329eeb5452..1ca631cf24 100644
--- a/src/plugins/LADTable/pluginSpec.js
+++ b/src/plugins/LADTable/pluginSpec.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
     getMockObjects,
     getMockTelemetry,
     getLatestTelemetry,
+    spyOnBuiltins,
     resetApplicationState
 } from 'utils/testing';
 
@@ -160,6 +161,11 @@ describe("The LAD Table", () => {
                 anotherTelemetryObjectResolve = resolve;
             });
 
+            spyOnBuiltins(['requestAnimationFrame']);
+            window.requestAnimationFrame.and.callFake((callBack) => {
+                callBack();
+            });
+
             openmct.telemetry.request.and.callFake(() => {
                 telemetryRequestResolve(mockTelemetry);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/TelemetryView.vue b/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/TelemetryView.vue
index 2b99633961..3e2626a060 100644
--- a/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/TelemetryView.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/TelemetryView.vue
@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ export default {
             this.openmct.telemetry.request(this.domainObject, options)
                 .then(data => {
                     if (data.length > 0) {
-                        this.updateView(data[data.length - 1]);
+                        this.latestDatum = data[data.length - 1];
+                        this.updateView();
                     }
                 });
         },
@@ -275,12 +276,19 @@ export default {
                     || (datumTimeStamp
                         && (this.openmct.time.bounds().end >= datumTimeStamp))
                 ) {
-                    this.updateView(datum);
+                    this.latestDatum = datum;
+                    this.updateView();
                 }
             }.bind(this));
         },
-        updateView(datum) {
-            this.datum = datum;
+        updateView() {
+            if (!this.updatingView) {
+                this.updatingView = true;
+                requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+                    this.datum = this.latestDatum;
+                    this.updatingView = false;
+                });
+            }
         },
         removeSubscription() {
             if (this.subscription) {
@@ -290,7 +298,8 @@ export default {
         },
         refreshData(bounds, isTick) {
             if (!isTick) {
-                this.datum = undefined;
+                this.latestDatum = undefined;
+                this.updateView();
                 this.requestHistoricalData(this.domainObject);
             }
         },
diff --git a/src/plugins/imagery/components/ImageryView.vue b/src/plugins/imagery/components/ImageryView.vue
index fac14b71d1..9742f7e424 100644
--- a/src/plugins/imagery/components/ImageryView.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/imagery/components/ImageryView.vue
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ export default {
             if (this.indexForFocusedImage !== undefined) {
                 imageIndex = this.initFocusedImageIndex;
             } else {
-                imageIndex = newSize - 1;
+                imageIndex = newSize > 0 ? newSize - 1 : undefined;
             }
 
             this.setFocusedImage(imageIndex, false);
@@ -510,6 +510,12 @@ export default {
                 this.timeContext.off("timeContext", this.setTimeContext);
             }
         },
+        boundsChange(bounds, isTick) {
+            if (!isTick) {
+                this.previousFocusedImage = this.focusedImage ? JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.focusedImage)) : undefined;
+                this.requestHistory();
+            }
+        },
         expand() {
             const actionCollection = this.openmct.actions.getActionsCollection(this.objectPath, this.currentView);
             const visibleActions = actionCollection.getVisibleActions();
@@ -670,23 +676,47 @@ export default {
                 this.$refs.thumbsWrapper.scrollLeft = scrollWidth;
             });
         },
+        matchIndexOfPreviousImage(previous, imageHistory) {
+            // match logic uses a composite of url and time to account
+            // for example imagery not having fully unique urls
+            return imageHistory.findIndex((x) => (
+                x.url === previous.url
+                && x.time === previous.time
+            ));
+        },
         setFocusedImage(index, thumbnailClick = false) {
+            let focusedIndex = index;
+            if (!(Number.isInteger(index) && index > -1)) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (this.previousFocusedImage) {
+                // determine if the previous image exists in the new bounds of imageHistory
+                const matchIndex = this.matchIndexOfPreviousImage(
+                    this.previousFocusedImage,
+                    this.imageHistory
+                );
+                focusedIndex = matchIndex > -1 ? matchIndex : this.imageHistory.length - 1;
+
+                delete this.previousFocusedImage;
+            }
+
             if (thumbnailClick) {
                 //We use the props till the user changes what they want to see
                 this.initFocusedImageIndex = undefined;
             }
 
             if (this.isPaused && !thumbnailClick && this.initFocusedImageIndex === undefined) {
-                this.nextImageIndex = index;
+                this.nextImageIndex = focusedIndex;
                 //this could happen if bounds changes
                 if (this.focusedImageIndex > this.imageHistory.length - 1) {
-                    this.focusedImageIndex = index;
+                    this.focusedImageIndex = focusedIndex;
                 }
 
                 return;
             }
 
-            this.focusedImageIndex = index;
+            this.focusedImageIndex = focusedIndex;
 
             if (thumbnailClick && !this.isPaused) {
                 this.paused(true);
diff --git a/src/plugins/tabs/components/tabs.scss b/src/plugins/tabs/components/tabs.scss
index ed49817583..bb5df6144b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tabs/components/tabs.scss
+++ b/src/plugins/tabs/components/tabs.scss
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
         flex-direction: column;
 
         &--hidden {
-            height: 1000px;
-            width: 1000px;
             position: absolute;
             left: -9999px;
             top: -9999px;
diff --git a/src/plugins/tabs/components/tabs.vue b/src/plugins/tabs/components/tabs.vue
index aa0d372fbf..bc1372b20b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tabs/components/tabs.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/tabs/components/tabs.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 <template>
-<div class="c-tabs-view">
+<div
+    ref="tabs"
+    class="c-tabs-view"
+>
     <div
+        ref="tabsHolder"
         class="c-tabs-view__tabs-holder c-tabs"
         :class="{
             'is-dragging': isDragging && allowEditing,
@@ -28,8 +32,10 @@
             }"
             @click="showTab(tab, index)"
         >
-            <div class="c-tabs-view__tab__label c-object-label"
-                 :class="[tab.status ? `is-status--${tab.status}` : '']"
+            <div
+                ref="tabsLabel"
+                class="c-tabs-view__tab__label c-object-label"
+                :class="[tab.status ? `is-status--${tab.status}` : '']"
             >
                 <div class="c-object-label__type-icon"
                      :class="tab.type.definition.cssClass"
@@ -49,11 +55,12 @@
     <div
         v-for="tab in tabsList"
         :key="tab.keyString"
+        :style="getTabStyles(tab)"
         class="c-tabs-view__object-holder"
         :class="{'c-tabs-view__object-holder--hidden': !isCurrent(tab)}"
     >
         <object-view
-            v-if="isTabLoaded(tab)"
+            v-if="shouldLoadTab(tab)"
             class="c-tabs-view__object"
             :default-object="tab.domainObject"
             :object-path="tab.objectPath"
@@ -65,6 +72,7 @@
 <script>
 import ObjectView from '../../../ui/components/ObjectView.vue';
 import RemoveAction from '../../remove/RemoveAction.js';
+import _ from 'lodash';
 
 const unknownObjectType = {
     definition: {
@@ -88,6 +96,8 @@ export default {
         let keyString = this.openmct.objects.makeKeyString(this.domainObject.identifier);
 
         return {
+            tabWidth: undefined,
+            tabHeight: undefined,
             internalDomainObject: this.domainObject,
             currentTab: {},
             currentTabIndex: undefined,
@@ -122,6 +132,10 @@ export default {
             });
         }
 
+        this.handleWindowResize = _.debounce(this.handleWindowResize, 500);
+        this.tabsViewResizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(this.handleWindowResize);
+        this.tabsViewResizeObserver.observe(this.$refs.tabs);
+
         this.unsubscribe = this.openmct.objects.observe(this.internalDomainObject, '*', this.updateInternalDomainObject);
 
         this.openmct.router.on('change:params', this.updateCurrentTab.bind(this));
@@ -138,6 +152,8 @@ export default {
         this.composition.off('remove', this.removeItem);
         this.composition.off('reorder', this.onReorder);
 
+        this.tabsViewResizeObserver.disconnect();
+
         this.tabsList.forEach(tab => {
             tab.statusUnsubscribe();
         });
@@ -158,12 +174,28 @@ export default {
 
             this.loadedTabs[tab.keyString] = true;
         },
+        getTabStyles(tab) {
+            let styles = {};
+
+            if (!this.isCurrent(tab)) {
+                styles = {
+                    height: this.tabHeight,
+                    width: this.tabWidth
+                };
+            }
+
+            return styles;
+        },
         setCurrentTabByIndex(index) {
             if (this.tabsList[index]) {
                 this.showTab(this.tabsList[index]);
             }
         },
         showTab(tab, index) {
+            if (!tab) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (index !== undefined) {
                 this.storeCurrentTabIndexInURL(index);
             }
@@ -171,6 +203,13 @@ export default {
             this.currentTab = tab;
             this.addTabToLoaded(tab);
         },
+        shouldLoadTab(tab) {
+            const isLoaded = this.isTabLoaded(tab);
+            const isCurrent = this.isCurrent(tab);
+            const tabElLoaded = this.tabWidth !== undefined && this.tabHeight !== undefined;
+
+            return (isLoaded && isCurrent) || ((isLoaded && !isCurrent) && tabElLoaded);
+        },
         showRemoveDialog(index) {
             if (!this.tabsList[index]) {
                 return;
@@ -325,6 +364,14 @@ export default {
 
             this.currentTabIndex = tabIndex;
             this.currentTab = this.tabsList[tabIndex];
+        },
+        handleWindowResize() {
+            if (!this.$refs.tabs || !this.$refs.tabsHolder) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            this.tabWidth = this.$refs.tabs.offsetWidth + 'px';
+            this.tabHeight = this.$refs.tabsHolder.offsetHeight - this.$refs.tabs.offsetHeight + 'px';
         }
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/tabs/pluginSpec.js b/src/plugins/tabs/pluginSpec.js
index e6f0daa405..f259c7f35c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tabs/pluginSpec.js
+++ b/src/plugins/tabs/pluginSpec.js
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@
  * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
  *****************************************************************************/
 
-import { createOpenMct, resetApplicationState } from 'utils/testing';
+import {
+    createOpenMct,
+    resetApplicationState,
+    spyOnBuiltins
+} from 'utils/testing';
 import TabsLayout from './plugin';
 import Vue from "vue";
 import EventEmitter from "EventEmitter";
@@ -63,13 +67,13 @@ describe('the plugin', function () {
             'phase': 5,
             'randomness': 0
         },
-        'name': 'Sine Wave Generator',
         'type': 'generator',
         'modified': 1592851063871,
         'location': 'mine',
         'persisted': 1592851063871
     };
     let telemetryItem1 = Object.assign({}, telemetryItemTemplate, {
+        'name': 'Sine Wave Generator 1',
         'id': '55122607-e65e-44d5-9c9d-9c31a914ca89',
         'identifier': {
             'namespace': '',
@@ -77,6 +81,7 @@ describe('the plugin', function () {
         }
     });
     let telemetryItem2 = Object.assign({}, telemetryItemTemplate, {
+        'name': 'Sine Wave Generator 2',
         'id': '55122607-e65e-44d5-9c9d-9c31a914ca90',
         'identifier': {
             'namespace': '',
@@ -91,6 +96,9 @@ describe('the plugin', function () {
 
         element = document.createElement('div');
         child = document.createElement('div');
+        child.style.display = 'block';
+        child.style.width = '1920px';
+        child.style.height = '1080px';
         element.appendChild(child);
 
         openmct.on('start', done);
@@ -150,8 +158,17 @@ describe('the plugin', function () {
         let tabsLayoutViewProvider;
         let mockComposition;
         let count = 0;
+        let resizeCallback;
 
         beforeEach(() => {
+            class mockResizeObserver {
+                constructor(cb) {
+                    resizeCallback = cb;
+                }
+                observe() { }
+                disconnect() { }
+            }
+
             mockComposition = new EventEmitter();
             mockComposition.load = () => {
                 if (count === 0) {
@@ -165,6 +182,9 @@ describe('the plugin', function () {
 
             spyOn(openmct.composition, 'get').and.returnValue(mockComposition);
 
+            spyOnBuiltins(['ResizeObserver']);
+            window.ResizeObserver.and.callFake(mockResizeObserver);
+
             const applicableViews = openmct.objectViews.get(testViewObject, []);
             tabsLayoutViewProvider = applicableViews.find((viewProvider) => viewProvider.key === 'tabs');
             let view = tabsLayoutViewProvider.view(testViewObject, []);
@@ -175,6 +195,7 @@ describe('the plugin', function () {
 
         afterEach(() => {
             count = 0;
+            testViewObject.keep_alive = true;
         });
 
         it ('renders a tab for each item', () => {
@@ -185,10 +206,22 @@ describe('the plugin', function () {
 
         describe('with domainObject.keep_alive set to', () => {
 
-            it ('true, will keep all views loaded, regardless of current tab view', () => {
-                let tabViewEls = element.querySelectorAll('.c-tabs-view__object');
+            it ('true, will keep all views loaded, regardless of current tab view', (done) => {
+                resizeCallback();
 
-                expect(tabViewEls.length).toEqual(2);
+                // the function called by the resize observer is debounced 500ms,
+                // this is to account for that
+                let promise = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+                    setTimeout(resolve, 501);
+                });
+
+                Promise.all([Vue.nextTick(), promise]).then(() => {
+                    let tabViewEls = element.querySelectorAll('.c-tabs-view__object');
+
+                    expect(tabViewEls.length).toEqual(2);
+                }).finally(() => {
+                    done();
+                });
             });
 
             it ('false, will only keep the current tab view loaded', async () => {
diff --git a/src/ui/layout/mct-tree.vue b/src/ui/layout/mct-tree.vue
index d192aa5c77..18d29f1832 100644
--- a/src/ui/layout/mct-tree.vue
+++ b/src/ui/layout/mct-tree.vue
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ import search from '../components/search.vue';
 
 const ITEM_BUFFER = 25;
 const LOCAL_STORAGE_KEY__TREE_EXPANDED = 'mct-tree-expanded';
-const RETURN_ALL_DESCENDANTS = true;
 const SORT_MY_ITEMS_ALPH_ASC = true;
 const TREE_ITEM_INDENT_PX = 18;
 
@@ -432,7 +431,7 @@ export default {
 
             return scrollTopAmount >= treeStart && scrollTopAmount < treeEnd;
         },
-        sortNameDescending(a, b) {
+        sortNameAscending(a, b) {
             // sorting tree children items
             if (!(a.name && b.name)) {
                 if (a.object.name.toLowerCase()
@@ -459,15 +458,16 @@ export default {
 
             return 0;
         },
-
+        isSortable(parentObjectPath) {
+            // determine if any part of the parent's path includes a key value of mine; aka My Items
+            return Boolean(parentObjectPath.find(path => path.identifier.key === 'mine'));
+        },
         async loadAndBuildTreeItemsFor(domainObject, parentObjectPath, abortSignal) {
             let collection = this.openmct.composition.get(domainObject);
             let composition = await collection.load(abortSignal);
-            // determine if any part of the parent's path includes a key value of mine; aka My Items
-            const isNestedInMyItems = Boolean(parentObjectPath.find(path => path.identifier.key === 'mine'));
 
-            if (SORT_MY_ITEMS_ALPH_ASC && isNestedInMyItems) {
-                const sortedComposition = composition.sort(this.sortNameDescending);
+            if (SORT_MY_ITEMS_ALPH_ASC && this.isSortable(parentObjectPath)) {
+                const sortedComposition = composition.slice().sort(this.sortNameAscending);
                 composition = sortedComposition;
             }
 
@@ -513,17 +513,35 @@ export default {
         },
         compositionAddHandler(navigationPath) {
             return (domainObject) => {
-                let parentItem = this.getTreeItemByPath(navigationPath);
-                let newItem = this.buildTreeItem(domainObject, parentItem.objectPath, true);
-                let allDescendants = this.getChildrenInTreeFor(parentItem, RETURN_ALL_DESCENDANTS);
-                let afterItem = allDescendants.length ? allDescendants.pop() : parentItem;
+                const parentItem = this.getTreeItemByPath(navigationPath);
+                const newItem = this.buildTreeItem(domainObject, parentItem.objectPath, true);
+                const descendants = this.getChildrenInTreeFor(parentItem, true);
+                const directDescendants = this.getChildrenInTreeFor(parentItem);
 
-                this.addItemToTreeAfter(newItem, afterItem);
-                const isNestedInMyItems = Boolean(parentItem.objectPath && parentItem.objectPath.find(path => path.identifier.key === 'mine'));
+                if (directDescendants.length === 0) {
+                    this.addItemToTreeAfter(newItem, parentItem);
 
-                if (SORT_MY_ITEMS_ALPH_ASC && isNestedInMyItems) {
-                    this.sortTreeComposition(this.sortNameDescending, navigationPath);
+                    return;
                 }
+
+                if (SORT_MY_ITEMS_ALPH_ASC && this.isSortable(parentItem.objectPath)) {
+                    const newItemIndex = directDescendants
+                        .findIndex(descendant => this.sortNameAscending(descendant, newItem) > 0);
+                    const shouldInsertFirst = newItemIndex === 0;
+                    const shouldInsertLast = newItemIndex === -1;
+
+                    if (shouldInsertFirst) {
+                        this.addItemToTreeAfter(newItem, parentItem);
+                    } else if (shouldInsertLast) {
+                        this.addItemToTreeAfter(newItem, descendants.pop());
+                    } else {
+                        this.addItemToTreeBefore(newItem, directDescendants[newItemIndex]);
+                    }
+
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                this.addItemToTreeAfter(newItem, descendants.pop());
             };
         },
         compositionRemoveHandler(navigationPath) {
@@ -555,17 +573,18 @@ export default {
             const removeIndex = this.getTreeItemIndex(item.navigationPath);
             this.treeItems.splice(removeIndex, 1);
         },
-        sortTreeComposition(algorithem, parentPath) {
-            const parentIndex = this.getTreeItemIndex(parentPath);
-            const parentItem = this.treeItems[parentIndex];
+        addItemToTreeBefore(addItem, beforeItem) {
+            const addIndex = this.getTreeItemIndex(beforeItem.navigationPath);
 
-            const allDescendants = this.getChildrenInTreeFor(parentItem);
-            const sortedChildren = allDescendants.sort(algorithem);
-            this.treeItems.splice(parentIndex + 1, allDescendants.length, ...sortedChildren);
+            this.addItemToTree(addItem, addIndex);
         },
         addItemToTreeAfter(addItem, afterItem) {
             const addIndex = this.getTreeItemIndex(afterItem.navigationPath);
-            this.treeItems.splice(addIndex + 1, 0, addItem);
+
+            this.addItemToTree(addItem, addIndex + 1);
+        },
+        addItemToTree(addItem, index) {
+            this.treeItems.splice(index, 0, addItem);
 
             if (this.isTreeItemOpen(addItem)) {
                 this.openTreeItem(addItem);