diff --git a/odmlui/treemodel/event.py b/odmlui/treemodel/event.py
index dcab9d5..242477d 100644
--- a/odmlui/treemodel/event.py
+++ b/odmlui/treemodel/event.py
@@ -230,11 +230,13 @@ def insert(self, position, obj):
         func = lambda: super(ModificationNotifier, self).insert(position, obj)
         self.__fire_change("insert", obj, func)
 
-    def _reorder(self, childlist, value, new_index):
-        func = lambda: super(ModificationNotifier, self)._reorder(childlist, new_index)
-        if hasattr(self, "pseudo_values"):
-            func = lambda: reorder_value(self.parent, value, new_index)
-        return self.__fire_change("reorder", (childlist, value, new_index), func)
+    def _reorder(self, obj_list, new_index):
+        if not hasattr(self.parent, "pseudo_values"):
+            func = lambda: reorder(self, obj_list, new_index)
+            return self.__fire_change("reorder", (self, new_index), func)
+        else:
+            func = lambda: reorder_value(self, self.parent, new_index)
+            return self.__fire_change("reorder", (self, new_index), func)
 
 
 def remove_value(prop, pseudo):
@@ -259,7 +261,7 @@ def remove_value(prop, pseudo):
     prop.values = cp_val
 
 
-def reorder_value(prop, value, new_index):
+def reorder_value(value, prop, new_index):
     """
     Reorder a property value and its corresponding pseudo_value.
     :param prop: odml Property augmented to fit odml-ui.
@@ -276,6 +278,19 @@ def reorder_value(prop, value, new_index):
     prop.values = new_v_list
 
 
+def reorder(obj, obj_list, new_index):
+    """
+    Reorder a property or section.
+    :param obj: odml Property or Section.
+    :param obj_list: list with parent's properties/sections.
+    :param new_index: new position of the element.
+    """
+
+    parent = obj.parent
+    old_index = obj_list.index(obj)
+    parent.remove(obj_list[old_index])
+    parent.insert(new_index if new_index < old_index else (new_index-1), obj)
+
 # create a separate global Event listeners for each class
 # and provide ModificationNotifier Capabilities
 name = "event"
diff --git a/odmlui/treemodel/tree_model.py b/odmlui/treemodel/tree_model.py
index 196c16d..98e7e00 100644
--- a/odmlui/treemodel/tree_model.py
+++ b/odmlui/treemodel/tree_model.py
@@ -231,15 +231,27 @@ def event_reorder(self, context):
         a rows_reordered call
         """
         if context.pre_change and not hasattr(context, "neworder"):
-            (child_list, value, new_index) = context.val
-            old_index = child_list.index(getattr(value, "value"))
+            if not hasattr(context.val[0].parent, 'properties') and \
+                    not hasattr(context.val[0].parent, 'author'):
+                (value, new_index) = context.val
+                child_list = value.parent.values
+                old_index = child_list.index(getattr(value, "value"))
+            elif hasattr(context.val[0].parent, 'author'):
+                (sec, new_index) = context.val
+                child_list = sec.parent.sections
+                old_index = child_list.index(sec)
+            else:
+                (prop, new_index) = context.val
+                child_list = prop.parent.properties
+                old_index = child_list.index(prop)
             res = list(range(len(child_list)))
             res.insert(new_index, old_index)
             del res[old_index if new_index > old_index else (old_index+1)]
             context.new_order = res
         if context.post_change:
-            iter = self.get_node_iter(context.obj.parent)
-            path = self.get_path(iter)
-            if not path and context.obj.parent is not self._section:
-                return  # not our deal
-            self.rows_reordered(path, iter, context.new_order)
+            if context.obj.parent is not self._section:
+                iter = self.get_node_iter(context.obj.parent)
+                path = self.get_path(iter)
+                if not path:
+                    return  # not our deal
+                self.rows_reordered(path, iter, context.new_order)
diff --git a/odmlui/treemodel/value_model.py b/odmlui/treemodel/value_model.py
index e376b74..221533a 100644
--- a/odmlui/treemodel/value_model.py
+++ b/odmlui/treemodel/value_model.py
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def get_display(self, max_length=-1):
         return "(%d bytes)" % len(self._value)
 
     def reorder(self, new_index):
-        return self._reorder(self.parent.values, self, new_index)
+        return self._reorder(self.parent.values, new_index)
 
     def clone(self):
         obj = BaseObject.clone(self)