diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/contentpicker/contentpicker.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/contentpicker/contentpicker.controller.js
index c191ee5518..3a238e141f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/contentpicker/contentpicker.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/contentpicker/contentpicker.controller.js
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ function contentPickerController($scope, entityResource, editorState, iconHelper
             else {
                 $scope.contentPickerForm.maxCount.$setValidity("maxCount", true);
             }
+
+            setSortingState($scope.renderModel);
+
         });
     }
 
@@ -59,6 +62,14 @@ function contentPickerController($scope, entityResource, editorState, iconHelper
         }
     };
 
+    // sortable options
+    $scope.sortableOptions = {
+        distance: 10,
+        tolerance: "pointer",
+        scroll: true,
+        zIndex: 6000
+    };
+
     if ($scope.model.config) {
         //merge the server config on top of the default config, then set the server config to use the result
         $scope.model.config = angular.extend(defaultConfig, $scope.model.config);
@@ -78,7 +89,6 @@ function contentPickerController($scope, entityResource, editorState, iconHelper
     $scope.allowOpenButton = entityType === "Document" || entityType === "Media";
     $scope.allowEditButton = entityType === "Document";
     $scope.allowRemoveButton = true;
-    $scope.sortable = true;
 
     //the dialog options for the picker
     var dialogOptions = {
@@ -287,6 +297,15 @@ function contentPickerController($scope, entityResource, editorState, iconHelper
 
     }
 
+    function setSortingState(items) {
+        // disable sorting if the list only consist of one item
+        if(items.length > 1) {
+            $scope.sortableOptions.disabled = false;
+        } else {
+            $scope.sortableOptions.disabled = true;
+        }
+    }
+
 }
 
 angular.module('umbraco').controller("Umbraco.PropertyEditors.ContentPickerController", contentPickerController);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/contentpicker/contentpicker.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/contentpicker/contentpicker.html
index ca6f9ac826..900cf6b416 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/contentpicker/contentpicker.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/contentpicker/contentpicker.html
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
     <ng-form name="contentPickerForm">
 
-        <div ui-sortable ng-model="renderModel">
+        <div ui-sortable="sortableOptions" ng-model="renderModel">
             <umb-node-preview
                 ng-repeat="node in renderModel"
                 icon="node.icon"
                 name="node.name"
                 published="node.published"
                 description="node.url"
-                sortable="sortable"
+                sortable="!sortableOptions.disabled"
                 allow-remove="allowRemoveButton"
                 allow-open="model.config.showOpenButton && allowOpenButton && !dialogEditor"
                 on-remove="remove($index)"