diff --git a/doc/CHANGES.md b/doc/CHANGES.md
index 2f3f2e0f7..4921608cf 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGES.md
+++ b/doc/CHANGES.md
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ Change log
 * fix: [#2628](https://github.com/gridstack/gridstack.js/issues/2628) `removeAll()` does not trigger Angular's ngOnDestroy 
 * fix: [#2503](https://github.com/gridstack/gridstack.js/issues/2503) Drag and drop a widget on top of a locked widget - Thank you [JakubEleniuk](https://github.com/JakubEleniuk)
 * fix: [#2584](https://github.com/gridstack/gridstack.js/issues/2584) wrong sort order during 1 column resize - Thank you [JakubEleniuk](https://github.com/JakubEleniuk) again.
+* fix: [#2639](https://github.com/gridstack/gridstack.js/issues/2639) load() with mix of new item without coordinates
 
 ## 10.1.1 (2024-03-03)
 * fix: [#2620](https://github.com/gridstack/gridstack.js/pull/2620) allow resizing with sizeToContent:NUMBER is uses 
diff --git a/spec/e2e/html/2639_load_missing_coord.html b/spec/e2e/html/2639_load_missing_coord.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f85cd6e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/e2e/html/2639_load_missing_coord.html
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8">
+  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+  <title>#2639 load() fix</title>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../demo/demo.css" />
+  <script src="../../../dist/gridstack-all.js"></script>
+</head>
+<body>
+  <div class="container-fluid">
+    <h1>#2639 load() fix with mix of missing coordinates.</h1>
+    <div>
+      <button onClick="addNewWidget()">Add widget using .addWidget()</button>
+      <button onClick="loadNewWidget()">Add widget using .load()</button>
+    </div>
+    <br><br>
+    <div class="grid-stack"></div>
+    <textarea readonly rows="20" id="text" style="width: 100%;"></textarea>
+  </div>
+  <script src="events.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript">
+    saveGrid = function() {
+      items = grid.save();
+      document.querySelector('#text').innerHTML = JSON.stringify(items, ' ', 2)
+    }
+
+    var count = 0;
+    var items = [
+      {x: 0, y: 0, w: 2, h: 2},
+      {x: 2, y: 0, w: 8, h: 2},
+      {x: 0, y: 2, w: 6, h: 2},
+      {x: 6, y: 2, w: 3, h: 2},
+      {x: 9, y: 2, w: 3, h: 2},
+      {x: 0, y: 4, w: 5, h: 3},
+    ].map(w => ({
+      ...w,
+      id: String(count),
+      content: String(count++)
+    }));
+
+    var options = { // put in gridstack options here
+      float: false,
+      cellHeight: 70,
+    };
+    var grid = GridStack.init(options).load(items);
+    grid.on('change added', saveGrid);
+    saveGrid();
+
+    createNode = function (str) {
+      return {
+        id: String(count),
+        w: 3,
+        h: 3,
+        content: `${count++} ${str}`,
+      };
+    }
+
+    // Gets placed in the next hortizontal open slot
+    addNewWidget = function () {
+      grid.addWidget(createNode('added'));
+      return false;
+    };
+
+    // Gets placed at the bottom of a grid
+    loadNewWidget = function () {
+      items.push(createNode('loaded'));
+      grid.load(items);
+      return false;
+    }
+  </script>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/gridstack.ts b/src/gridstack.ts
index b69879403..a697771f2 100644
--- a/src/gridstack.ts
+++ b/src/gridstack.ts
@@ -699,6 +699,12 @@ export class GridStack {
     items = Utils.cloneDeep(items); // so we can mod
     const column = this.getColumn();
 
+    // if we have a mix of new items without coordinates and existing items, separate them out so they can be added after #2639
+    let addAfter = items.filter(n => (n.x === undefined || n.y === undefined) && !Utils.find(this.engine.nodes, n.id));
+    if (addAfter.length && addAfter.length !== items.length) {
+      items = items.filter(n => !Utils.find(addAfter, n.id));
+    } else addAfter = [];
+
     // if passed list has coordinates, use them (insert from end to beginning for conflict resolution) else keep widget order
     const haveCoord = items.some(w => w.x !== undefined || w.y !== undefined);
     if (haveCoord) items = Utils.sort(items, -1);
@@ -776,6 +782,11 @@ export class GridStack {
       }
     });
 
+    // finally append any separate ones that didn't have explicit coordinates last so they can find next empty spot
+    if (addRemove) {
+      addAfter.forEach(w => this.addWidget(w))
+    }
+
     this.engine.removedNodes = removed;
     this.batchUpdate(false);
 
