diff --git a/pandora/edit/models.py b/pandora/edit/models.py
index 6383db296..c8cbc96a7 100644
--- a/pandora/edit/models.py
+++ b/pandora/edit/models.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from urllib import quote
 
 import ox
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.db import models
+from django.db import models, transaction
 from django.db.models import Max
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from ox.django.fields import TupleField
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ class Edit(models.Model):
     def get_absolute_url(self):
         return ('/edits/%s' % quote(self.get_id())).replace('%3A', ':')
 
-    def add_clip(self, data):
+    def add_clip(self, data, index):
+        ids = [i['id'] for i in self.clips.order_by('index').values('id')]
         clip = Clip(edit=self)
         if 'annotation' in data and data['annotation']:
             clip.annotation = Annotation.objects.get(public_id=data['annotation'])
@@ -64,17 +65,19 @@ class Edit(models.Model):
             clip.item = Item.objects.get(itemId=data['item'])
             clip.start = data['in']
             clip.end = data['out']
-        clip.index = Clip.objects.filter(edit=self).aggregate(Max('index'))['index__max']
-        if clip.index == None:
-            clip.index = 0
-        else:
-            clip.index += 1
+        clip.index = index
         # dont add clip if in/out are invalid
         if not clip.annotation:
             duration = clip.item.sort.duration
             if clip.start >= clip.end or clip.start >= duration or clip.end > duration:
                 return False
         clip.save()
+        ids.insert(index, clip.id)
+        index = 0
+        with transaction.commit_on_success():
+            for i in ids:
+                Clip.objects.filter(id=i).update(index=index)
+                index += 1
         return clip
 
     def accessible(self, user):
diff --git a/pandora/edit/views.py b/pandora/edit/views.py
index 936a99fec..07993476a 100644
--- a/pandora/edit/views.py
+++ b/pandora/edit/views.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def addClips(request):
     '''
         takes {
             edit: string,
+            index: int,
             clips: []
                 item: string,
                 in: float,
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ def addClips(request):
                 annotation: string
         }
         add clips with item/in/out or annotation to edit with id
+        clips are added at index or end if index is not provided
         returns {
         }
     '''
@@ -43,8 +45,10 @@ def addClips(request):
     edit = get_edit_or_404_json(data['edit'])
     clips = []
     if edit.editable(request.user):
+        index = data.get('index', edit.clips.count())
         for c in data['clips']:
-            clip = edit.add_clip(c)
+            clip = edit.add_clip(c, index)
+            index += 1
             if not clip:
                 response = json_response(status=500, text='invalid in/out')
                 return render_to_json_response(response)