diff --git a/Backbone.CollectionBinder.js b/Backbone.CollectionBinder.js
index d53d5ef..395f25d 100644
--- a/Backbone.CollectionBinder.js
+++ b/Backbone.CollectionBinder.js
@@ -160,18 +160,94 @@
         },
 
         sortRootEls: function(){
-            this._collection.each(function(model, modelIndex){
+            // sorting an empty collection or a collection with a single element won't change anything
+            if (this._collection.length < 2) return;
+
+            // Algorithm: one by one take elements and put to the correct position in DOM
+            // Computational complexity: O(n^2)
+            // DOM operations:
+            // - $.children() calls: 1
+            // - $.before/after calls: n
+
+
+            // -----
+            // prepare data for sorting
+
+            var children = $(this._elManagerFactory._getParentEl()).children();
+
+            var order = 0;
+
+            var getElData = function (model) {
                 var modelElManager = this.getManagerForModel(model);
-                if(modelElManager){
-                    var modelEl = modelElManager.getEl();
-                    var currentRootEls = $(this._elManagerFactory._getParentEl()).children();
+                if (!modelElManager) return;
 
-                    if(currentRootEls[modelIndex] !== modelEl[0]){
-                        modelEl.detach();
-                        modelEl.insertBefore(currentRootEls[modelIndex]);
-                    }
+                var modelEl = modelElManager.getEl();
+                if (!modelEl) return;
+
+                return {
+                    el: modelEl,
+                    elIndex: children.index(modelEl),
+                    order: order++
                 }
-            }, this);
+            };
+
+            var elements = _.chain(this._collection.models)
+                .map(getElData, this)
+                .compact()
+                .value();
+
+            var minElIndex = _.min(elements, function (e) { return e.elIndex; }).elIndex;
+            var maxElIndex = _.max(elements, function (e) { return e.elIndex; }).elIndex;
+
+            // -----
+            // define some helpers
+
+            var findElByOrder = function (order) {
+                return _.findWhere(elements, {order: order});
+            };
+
+            var findElByElIndex = function (elIndex) {
+                return _.findWhere(elements, {elIndex: elIndex});
+            };
+
+            var moveEl = function (el, oldIndex, newIndex) {
+                var moveForward = newIndex > oldIndex;
+
+                if (newIndex < maxElIndex) {
+                    var nextEl = findElByElIndex(newIndex + (moveForward ? 1 : 0));
+                    nextEl.el.before(el);
+                } else {
+                    var lastEl = findElByElIndex(newIndex);
+                    lastEl.el.after(el);
+                }
+            };
+
+            var updateIndexesAfterMove = function (oldIndex, newIndex) {
+                var moveForward = newIndex > oldIndex;
+
+                // update indexes of all elements that were shifted after the current element movement
+                _.each(elements, function (e) {
+                    var elIndex = e.elIndex;
+                    if (moveForward && elIndex > oldIndex && elIndex <= newIndex) e.elIndex--;
+                    if (!moveForward && elIndex >= newIndex && elIndex < oldIndex) e.elIndex++;
+                });
+            };
+
+            // -----
+            // Actual sorting happens here
+            _.times(elements.length, function (order) {
+                var elementData = findElByOrder(order);
+                var oldIndex = elementData.elIndex;
+
+                var newIndex = order + minElIndex;
+
+                if (oldIndex === newIndex) return;
+
+                moveEl(elementData.el, oldIndex, newIndex);
+                updateIndexesAfterMove(oldIndex, newIndex);
+
+                elementData.elIndex = newIndex;
+            });
         }
     });
 
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/CollectionBinder/sorting.spec.js b/spec/javascripts/CollectionBinder/sorting.spec.js
index 9ae6ee2..de75f5d 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/CollectionBinder/sorting.spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/CollectionBinder/sorting.spec.js
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ describe("CollectionBinder: sorting", function(){
         }
     });
 
+    var ParentViewWithStaticContent = ParentViewAutoSort.extend({
+        render: function () {
+            this.$el.append('<div class="static-content">Some static content that precedes the collection. Can be a table header, for instance</div>');
+
+            return ParentViewAutoSort.prototype.render.apply(this, arguments);
+        },
+
+        getStaticContentIndex: function () {
+            return this.$('.static-content').index();
+        }
+    });
+
 
     var createViewForTest = function (View, collection) {
         var view = new View ({collection: collection});
@@ -213,8 +225,6 @@ describe("CollectionBinder: sorting", function(){
         it('Should rearrange elements on collection.sort()', function () {
             var view = createView(this.collection);
 
-            var collectionBinder = view.collectionBinder;
-
             this.collection.reset([{id: 1}, {id: 2}]);
 
             expect(view.getNestedElementIndex(1)).toBe(0);
@@ -233,4 +243,93 @@ describe("CollectionBinder: sorting", function(){
             expect(view.getNestedElementIndex(1)).toBe(1);
         });
     });
+
+
+    var testSequenceSorting = function (sequence, withStaticContent) {
+        var View = ParentViewAutoSort, minIndex = 0;
+
+        if (withStaticContent) {
+            View = ParentViewWithStaticContent;
+            minIndex = 1;
+        }
+
+        var collection = new Backbone.Collection();
+
+        var view = createViewForTest(View, collection);
+
+        var data = _.map(sequence, function (d) {
+            return {id: d};
+        });
+
+        collection.reset(data);
+
+        _.each(sequence, function (id, index) {
+            expect(view.getNestedElementIndex(id)).toBe(index + minIndex);
+        });
+
+        collection.comparator = 'id';
+        collection.sort();
+
+        if (withStaticContent) {
+            // index of the static content should remain 0
+            expect(view.getStaticContentIndex()).toBe(0);
+        }
+
+        // index of element should be index of the corresponding model in the collection plus <minIndex>
+        collection.each(function (model, index) {
+            expect(view.getNestedElementIndex(model.id)).toBe(index + minIndex);
+        });
+    };
+
+
+    describe('With the sort algorithm', function () {
+        var sequences = [
+            [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6],
+            [5, 4, 3, 2, 1],
+            [1, 2, 4, 5, 3],
+            [3, 5, 1, 8, 6]
+        ];
+
+        _.each(sequences, function (sequence, index) {
+            it('Should properly sort sequence: '+ sequence, function () {
+                testSequenceSorting(sequence);
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+
+    describe('With a container having static content before collection elements', function () {
+        var createView = function (collection) {
+            return createViewForTest(ParentViewWithStaticContent, collection);
+        };
+
+        it('Should insert the first element after the static content on collection.add with {at: 0}', function () {
+            var view = createView(this.unorderedCollection);
+
+            this.unorderedCollection.add({id: 1});
+            this.unorderedCollection.add({id: 0}, {at: 0});
+
+            // index of element should be index of the corresponding model in the collection plus 1
+            // because index=0 is the index of the static content prepended to the container
+            expect(view.getNestedElementIndex(0)).toBe(0+1);
+            expect(view.getNestedElementIndex(1)).toBe(1+1);
+        });
+
+        it('Should not touch the leading static content on collection.sort()', function () {
+            testSequenceSorting([1,2,0,3], true);
+        });
+
+        var sequences = [
+            [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6],
+            [5, 4, 3, 2, 1],
+            [1, 2, 4, 5, 3],
+            [3, 5, 1, 8, 6]
+        ];
+
+        _.each(sequences, function (sequence, index) {
+            it('Should properly sort sequence: '+ sequence, function () {
+                testSequenceSorting(sequence);
+            });
+        });
+    });
 });
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