diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.sort.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.sort.controller.js
index e5bde7c258..d0b10fdefe 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.sort.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.sort.controller.js
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@
 
             mediaResource.sort(args)
                 .then(function(){
-                    navigationService.syncTree({ tree: "media", path: $scope.currentNode.path, forceReload: true, activate: false });
+                    navigationService.syncTree({ tree: "media", path: $scope.currentNode.path, forceReload: true })
+                        .then(() => navigationService.reloadNode($scope.currentNode));
+
                     vm.saveButtonState = "success";
                 }, function(error) {
                     vm.error = error;
@@ -84,4 +86,4 @@
     }
 
     angular.module("umbraco").controller("Umbraco.Editors.Media.SortController", MediaSortController);
-})();
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+})();