diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/examples/sorter-with-two-containers/sorter-group.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/examples/sorter-with-two-containers/sorter-group.ts
index 9460dfe91a..23ff6e433a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/examples/sorter-with-two-containers/sorter-group.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/examples/sorter-with-two-containers/sorter-group.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { UmbTextStyles } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/style';
-import { css, html, customElement, LitElement, repeat, property, state } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/external/lit';
+import { css, html, customElement, LitElement, repeat, property } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/external/lit';
 import { UmbElementMixin } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/element-api';
 import { UmbSorterConfig, UmbSorterController } from '@umbraco-cms/backoffice/sorter';
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/examples/sorter-with-two-containers/sorter-item.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/examples/sorter-with-two-containers/sorter-item.ts
index 38ad5d12d1..495370bb00 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/examples/sorter-with-two-containers/sorter-item.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/examples/sorter-with-two-containers/sorter-item.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export class ExampleSorterItem extends UmbElementMixin(LitElement) {
 	render() {
 		return html`
 			${this.name}
-			<img src="https://picsum.photos/seed/${this.name}/500/500" style="width:250px;" />
+			<img src="https://picsum.photos/seed/${this.name}/400/400" style="width:120px;" />
 			<slot></slot>
 		`;
 	}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/sorter/sorter.controller.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/sorter/sorter.controller.ts
index d159bf7f9f..e6ea2ff7e0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/sorter/sorter.controller.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/core/sorter/sorter.controller.ts
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export class UmbSorterController<T, ElementType extends HTMLElement = HTMLElemen
 			: this.#containerElement;
 		containerElement.querySelectorAll(this.#config.itemSelector).forEach((child) => {
 			if (child.matches && child.matches(this.#config.itemSelector)) {
-				this.setupItem(child as HTMLElement);
+				this.setupItem(child as ElementType);
 			}
 		});
 		this.#observer.observe(containerElement, {
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ export class UmbSorterController<T, ElementType extends HTMLElement = HTMLElemen
 		}
 	}
 
-	setupItem(element: HTMLElement) {
+	setupItem(element: ElementType) {
 		if (this.#config.ignorerSelector) {
 			setupIgnorerElements(element, this.#config.ignorerSelector);
 		}
@@ -239,6 +239,13 @@ export class UmbSorterController<T, ElementType extends HTMLElement = HTMLElemen
 			element.draggable = true;
 			element.addEventListener('dragstart', this.#handleDragStart);
 		}
+
+		// If we have a currentItem and the element matches, we should set the currentElement to this element.
+		if (this.#currentItem && this.#config.compareElementToModel(element, this.#currentItem)) {
+			console.log('got new current element', element);
+			this.#currentElement = element;
+			this.#setupPlaceholderStyle();
+		}
 	}
 
 	destroyItem(element: HTMLElement) {
@@ -249,7 +256,27 @@ export class UmbSorterController<T, ElementType extends HTMLElement = HTMLElemen
 		element.removeEventListener('dragstart', this.#handleDragStart);
 	}
 
+	#setupPlaceholderStyle() {
+		if (this.#config.placeholderClass) {
+			this.#currentElement?.classList.add(this.#config.placeholderClass);
+		}
+		if (this.#config.placeholderAttr) {
+			this.#currentElement?.setAttribute(this.#config.placeholderAttr, '');
+		}
+	}
+	#removePlaceholderStyle() {
+		console.log('remove placeholder style', this.#currentElement);
+		if (this.#config.placeholderClass) {
+			this.#currentElement?.classList.remove(this.#config.placeholderClass);
+		}
+		if (this.#config.placeholderAttr) {
+			this.#currentElement?.removeAttribute(this.#config.placeholderAttr);
+		}
+	}
+
 	#handleDragStart = (event: DragEvent) => {
+		console.log('#drag start!');
+
 		if (this.#currentElement) {
 			this.#handleDragEnd();
 		}
@@ -302,26 +329,23 @@ export class UmbSorterController<T, ElementType extends HTMLElement = HTMLElemen
 			this.#config.onStart({ item: this.#currentItem, element: this.#currentElement });
 		}
 
+		console.log('add eventlisteners to window');
 		window.addEventListener('dragover', this.#handleDragMove);
 		window.addEventListener('dragend', this.#handleDragEnd);
 
 		// We must wait one frame before changing the look of the block.
 		this.#rqaId = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-			// It should be okay to use the same rqaId, as the move does not or is okay not to happen on first frame/drag-move.
+			// It should be okay to use the same rqaId, as the move does not, or is okay not, to happen on first frame/drag-move.
 			this.#rqaId = undefined;
 			if (this.#currentElement) {
 				this.#currentElement.style.transform = '';
-				if (this.#config.placeholderClass) {
-					this.#currentElement.classList.add(this.#config.placeholderClass);
-				}
-				if (this.#config.placeholderAttr) {
-					this.#currentElement.setAttribute(this.#config.placeholderAttr, '');
-				}
+				this.#setupPlaceholderStyle();
 			}
 		});
 	};
 
 	#handleDragEnd = async () => {
+		console.log('#drag end!');
 		if (!this.#currentElement || !this.#currentItem) {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -329,12 +353,7 @@ export class UmbSorterController<T, ElementType extends HTMLElement = HTMLElemen
 		window.removeEventListener('dragover', this.#handleDragMove);
 		window.removeEventListener('dragend', this.#handleDragEnd);
 		this.#currentElement.style.transform = '';
-		if (this.#config.placeholderClass) {
-			this.#currentElement.classList.remove(this.#config.placeholderClass);
-		}
-		if (this.#config.placeholderAttr) {
-			this.#currentElement.removeAttribute(this.#config.placeholderAttr);
-		}
+		this.#removePlaceholderStyle();
 
 		this.#stopAutoScroll();
 		this.removeAllowIndication();