diff --git a/libraries/render/src/render/Scene.cpp b/libraries/render/src/render/Scene.cpp
index c9e83f07aa..58b1e61046 100644
--- a/libraries/render/src/render/Scene.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render/src/render/Scene.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ void PendingChanges::resetItem(ItemID id, const PayloadPointer& payload) {
     _resetPayloads.push_back(payload);
 }
 
+void PendingChanges::resortItem(ItemID id, ItemKey oldKey, ItemKey newKey) {
+    _resortItems.push_back(id);
+    _resortOldKeys.push_back(oldKey);
+    _resortNewKeys.push_back(newKey);
+}
+
 void PendingChanges::removeItem(ItemID id) {
     _removedItems.push_back(id);
 }
@@ -74,6 +80,9 @@ void PendingChanges::updateItem(ItemID id, const UpdateFunctorPointer& functor)
 void PendingChanges::merge(PendingChanges& changes) {
     _resetItems.insert(_resetItems.end(), changes._resetItems.begin(), changes._resetItems.end());
     _resetPayloads.insert(_resetPayloads.end(), changes._resetPayloads.begin(), changes._resetPayloads.end());
+    _resortItems.insert(_resortItems.end(), changes._resortItems.begin(), changes._resortItems.end());
+    _resortOldKeys.insert(_resortOldKeys.end(), changes._resortOldKeys.begin(), changes._resortOldKeys.end());
+    _resortNewKeys.insert(_resortNewKeys.end(), changes._resortNewKeys.begin(), changes._resortNewKeys.end());
     _removedItems.insert(_removedItems.end(), changes._removedItems.begin(), changes._removedItems.end());
     _updatedItems.insert(_updatedItems.end(), changes._updatedItems.begin(), changes._updatedItems.end());
     _updateFunctors.insert(_updateFunctors.end(), changes._updateFunctors.begin(), changes._updateFunctors.end());
@@ -124,6 +133,7 @@ void Scene::processPendingChangesQueue() {
         // capture anything coming from the pendingChanges
         resetItems(consolidatedPendingChanges._resetItems, consolidatedPendingChanges._resetPayloads);
         updateItems(consolidatedPendingChanges._updatedItems, consolidatedPendingChanges._updateFunctors);
+        resortItems(consolidatedPendingChanges._resortItems, consolidatedPendingChanges._resortOldKeys, consolidatedPendingChanges._resortNewKeys);
         removeItems(consolidatedPendingChanges._removedItems);
 
      // ready to go back to rendering activities
@@ -156,6 +166,15 @@ void Scene::resetItems(const ItemIDs& ids, Payloads& payloads) {
     }
 }
 
+void Scene::resortItems(const ItemIDs& ids, ItemKeys& oldKeys, ItemKeys& newKeys) {
+    auto resortID = ids.begin();
+    auto oldKey = oldKeys.begin();
+    auto newKey = newKeys.begin();
+    for (; resortID != ids.end(); resortID++, oldKey++, newKey++) {
+        _masterBucketMap.reset(*resortID, *oldKey, *newKey);
+    }
+}
+
 void Scene::removeItems(const ItemIDs& ids) {
     for (auto removedID :ids) {
         // Access the true item
diff --git a/libraries/render/src/render/Scene.h b/libraries/render/src/render/Scene.h
index 7972507979..63aa2ba831 100644
--- a/libraries/render/src/render/Scene.h
+++ b/libraries/render/src/render/Scene.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ public:
     ~PendingChanges() {}
 
     void resetItem(ItemID id, const PayloadPointer& payload);
+    void resortItem(ItemID id, ItemKey oldKey, ItemKey newKey);
     void removeItem(ItemID id);
 
     template <class T> void updateItem(ItemID id, std::function<void(T&)> func) {
@@ -50,8 +51,11 @@ public:
 
     void merge(PendingChanges& changes);
 
-    Payloads _resetPayloads;
     ItemIDs _resetItems; 
+    Payloads _resetPayloads;
+    ItemIDs _resortItems;
+    ItemKeys _resortOldKeys;
+    ItemKeys _resortNewKeys;
     ItemIDs _removedItems;
     ItemIDs _updatedItems;
     UpdateFunctors _updateFunctors;
@@ -107,6 +111,7 @@ protected:
 
 
     void resetItems(const ItemIDs& ids, Payloads& payloads);
+    void resortItems(const ItemIDs& ids, ItemKeys& oldKeys, ItemKeys& newKeys);
     void removeItems(const ItemIDs& ids);
     void updateItems(const ItemIDs& ids, UpdateFunctors& functors);