Fixed to issue #325

modules/directives/sortable/sortable.coffee

@@ -21,9 +21,30 @@ angular.module('ui.directives').directive 'uiSortable', ['ui.config', (uiConfig)
         # Fetch saved and current position of dropped element
         start = ui.item.data('ui-sortable-start')
         end   = ui.item.index()
+        ui.item.indexs =ui.item.index()
+
+        # if item is received not sort it again as it is in correct position
+        if ui.item.received == true
+            ui.item.received = false
+        else
+            # Reorder array and apply change to scope
+            ngModel.$modelValue.splice(end, 0, ngModel.$modelValue.splice(start, 1)[0])
+
+        scope.$apply()
+
+      onReceive = (e, ui) -> 
+        # added item to array into correct position and set up flag
+        ngModel.$modelValue.splice(ui.item.indexs,0,ui.item.connectedData)
+        ui.item.received = true;
+        scope.$apply()
 
-        # Reorder array and apply change to scope
-        ngModel.$modelValue.splice(end, 0, ngModel.$modelValue.splice(start, 1)[0])
+      onRemove = (e, ui) -> 
+        # copy data into item 
+        if ngModel.$modelValue.length == 1
+            ui.item.connectedData = ngModel.$modelValue.splice(0,1)[0]
+         else
+            ui.item.connectedData = ngModel.$modelValue.splice(ui.item.index(),1)[0]
+
         scope.$apply()
 
       # If user provided 'start' callback compose it with onStart function
@@ -40,6 +61,20 @@ angular.module('ui.directives').directive 'uiSortable', ['ui.config', (uiConfig)
         _update?(e, ui)
         scope.$apply()
 
+      # If user provided 'receive' callback compose it with onReceive function
+      _receive = opts.receive
+      opts.receive = (e, ui) ->
+        onReceive(e, ui)
+        _receive?(e, ui)
+        scope.$apply();
+
+      # If user provided 'remove' callback compose it with onRemove function
+      _remove = opts.remove
+      opts.remove = (e, ui) ->
+        onRemove(e, ui)
+        _remove?(e, ui)
+        scope.$apply();
+
     # Create sortable
     element.sortable(opts)