diff --git a/src/reducers/orderedReducer.js b/src/reducers/orderedReducer.js
index 7ba867b7..6ee56796 100644
--- a/src/reducers/orderedReducer.js
+++ b/src/reducers/orderedReducer.js
@@ -20,15 +20,18 @@ const {
 
 /**
  * Create a new copy of an array with the provided item in a new array index
+ *
  * @param {Array} [collectionState=[]] - Redux state of current collection
- * @param {object} meta - New array metadata
- * @param {object} meta.oldIndex - New array index for the item
- * @param {object} meta.newIndex -
+ * @param {object} meta - Redux Action meta data contains the doc id
+ * @param {object} ordered - New array metadata
+ * @param {object} ordered.oldIndex - New array index for the item
+ * @param {object} ordered.newIndex -
  * @param {object} newValue - New value of the item
  * @returns {Array} Array with item moved
  */
-function newArrayWithItemMoved(collectionState, meta, newValue) {
-  const { oldIndex, newIndex } = meta || {};
+function newArrayWithItemMoved(collectionState, meta, ordered, newValue) {
+  const { doc } = meta;
+  const { oldIndex, newIndex } = ordered || {};
   // remove oldIndex from array while creating a copy
   const arrayWithoutItem = [
     ...collectionState.slice(0, oldIndex),
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ function newArrayWithItemMoved(collectionState, meta, newValue) {
   return [
     ...arrayWithoutItem.slice(0, newIndex),
     // set new item (falling back to using a copy of the removed item)
-    newValue || { ...collectionState[oldIndex] },
+    { id: doc, ...newValue } || { ...collectionState[oldIndex] },
     ...arrayWithoutItem.slice(newIndex),
   ];
 }
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ function modifyDoc(collectionState, action) {
     if (!!newIndex && oldIndex > -1 && newIndex !== oldIndex) {
       return newArrayWithItemMoved(
         collectionState,
+        action.meta,
         action.payload.ordered,
         action.payload.data,
       );
diff --git a/test/unit/reducers/orderedReducer.spec.js b/test/unit/reducers/orderedReducer.spec.js
index b31b431e..eedc8ea5 100644
--- a/test/unit/reducers/orderedReducer.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/reducers/orderedReducer.spec.js
@@ -83,6 +83,45 @@ describe('orderedReducer', () => {
     });
 
     describe('DOCUMENT_MODIFIED', () => {
+      it('preserves id on existing document when reordered', () => {
+        const collection = 'test1';
+        const doc = 'test2';
+        const someDoc = { some: 'value' };
+        const otherDoc = { id: 'id1' };
+        const newIndex = 2;
+        const oldIndex = 0;
+        const payload = {
+          ordered: { newIndex, oldIndex },
+          data: someDoc,
+        };
+        const meta = { collection, doc };
+        action = { meta, payload, type: actionTypes.DOCUMENT_MODIFIED };
+        const fakeState = {
+          [collection]: [someDoc, otherDoc, { id: 'id2' }],
+        };
+        const result = orderedReducer(fakeState, action);
+        // ID on first item no longer matches
+        expect(result).to.not.have.nested.property(
+          `${collection}.${oldIndex}.id`,
+          doc,
+        );
+        // Old item is moved into removed index
+        expect(result).to.have.nested.property(
+          `${collection}.${oldIndex}.id`,
+          otherDoc.id,
+        );
+        // Value is set to new item index
+        expect(result).to.have.nested.property(
+          `${collection}.${newIndex}.some`,
+          someDoc.some,
+        );
+        // Moved item's id is preserved
+        expect(result).to.have.nested.property(
+          `${collection}.${newIndex}.id`,
+          doc,
+        );
+      });
+
       it('preserves id on existing document - #252', () => {
         const collection = 'test1';
         const doc = 'test2';