diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js b/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
index 7fc87f2a9..4b1416d1f 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/note_tree.js
@@ -970,7 +970,9 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
                     const found = (parentNode.getChildren() || []).find(child => child.data.noteId === branch.noteId);
 
                     if (!found) {
-                        noteIdsToReload.add(branch.parentNoteId);
+                        parentNode.addChildren([await this.prepareNode(branch)]);
+
+                        this.sortChildren(parentNode);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -992,16 +994,7 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
             for (const parentNoteId of loadResults.getNoteReorderings()) {
                 for (const node of this.getNodesByNoteId(parentNoteId)) {
                     if (node.isLoaded()) {
-                        node.sortChildren((nodeA, nodeB) => {
-                            const branchA = treeCache.branches[nodeA.data.branchId];
-                            const branchB = treeCache.branches[nodeB.data.branchId];
-
-                            if (!branchA || !branchB) {
-                                return 0;
-                            }
-
-                            return branchA.notePosition - branchB.notePosition;
-                        });
+                        this.sortChildren(node);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1047,6 +1040,19 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
         }
     }
 
+    sortChildren(node) {
+        node.sortChildren((nodeA, nodeB) => {
+            const branchA = treeCache.branches[nodeA.data.branchId];
+            const branchB = treeCache.branches[nodeB.data.branchId];
+
+            if (!branchA || !branchB) {
+                return 0;
+            }
+
+            return branchA.notePosition - branchB.notePosition;
+        });
+    }
+
     async setExpanded(branchId, isExpanded) {
         utils.assertArguments(branchId);