diff --git a/application/forms/AddNodeForm.php b/application/forms/AddNodeForm.php
index 42778ca..2efa1b0 100644
--- a/application/forms/AddNodeForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/AddNodeForm.php
@@ -122,15 +122,20 @@ class AddNodeForm extends QuickForm
             )
         ));
 
+        $display = 1;
+        if ($this->bp->getMetadata()->isManuallyOrdered() && !$this->bp->isEmpty()) {
+            $rootNodes = $this->bp->getRootNodes();
+            $display = end($rootNodes)->getDisplay() + 1;
+        }
         $this->addElement('select', 'display', array(
             'label'        => $this->translate('Visualization'),
             'required'     => true,
             'description'  => $this->translate(
                 'Where to show this process'
             ),
-            'value' => $this->hasParentNode() ? '0' : '1',
+            'value' => $this->hasParentNode() ? '0' : "$display",
             'multiOptions' => array(
-                '1' => $this->translate('Toplevel Process'),
+                "$display" => $this->translate('Toplevel Process'),
                 '0' => $this->translate('Subprocess only'),
             )
         ));
diff --git a/application/forms/EditNodeForm.php b/application/forms/EditNodeForm.php
index 5267c12..f1fd29c 100644
--- a/application/forms/EditNodeForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/EditNodeForm.php
@@ -126,15 +126,16 @@ class EditNodeForm extends QuickForm
             )
         ));
 
+        $display = $this->getNode()->getDisplay() ?: 1;
         $this->addElement('select', 'display', array(
             'label'        => $this->translate('Visualization'),
             'required'     => true,
             'description'  => $this->translate(
                 'Where to show this process'
             ),
-            'value' => $this->hasParentNode() ? '0' : '1',
+            'value' => $display,
             'multiOptions' => array(
-                '1' => $this->translate('Toplevel Process'),
+                "$display" => $this->translate('Toplevel Process'),
                 '0' => $this->translate('Subprocess only'),
             )
         ));
diff --git a/application/forms/ProcessForm.php b/application/forms/ProcessForm.php
index 9ee390d..bf233e4 100644
--- a/application/forms/ProcessForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/ProcessForm.php
@@ -73,14 +73,20 @@ class ProcessForm extends QuickForm
             )
         ));
 
+        if ($this->node !== null) {
+            $display = $this->node->getDisplay() ?: 1;
+        } else {
+            $display = 1;
+        }
         $this->addElement('select', 'display', array(
             'label'        => $this->translate('Visualization'),
             'required'     => true,
             'description'  => $this->translate(
                 'Where to show this process'
             ),
+            'value' => $display,
             'multiOptions' => array(
-                '1' => $this->translate('Toplevel Process'),
+                "$display" => $this->translate('Toplevel Process'),
                 '0' => $this->translate('Subprocess only'),
             )
         ));
@@ -97,7 +103,6 @@ class ProcessForm extends QuickForm
                 $this->getElement('alias')->setValue($node->getAlias());
             }
             $this->getElement('operator')->setValue($node->getOperator());
-            $this->getElement('display')->setValue($node->getDisplay());
             if ($node->hasInfoUrl()) {
                 $this->getElement('url')->setValue($node->getInfoUrl());
             }
diff --git a/library/Businessprocess/Modification/NodeCreateAction.php b/library/Businessprocess/Modification/NodeCreateAction.php
index e33c128..2e0fc6b 100644
--- a/library/Businessprocess/Modification/NodeCreateAction.php
+++ b/library/Businessprocess/Modification/NodeCreateAction.php
@@ -112,6 +112,15 @@ class NodeCreateAction extends NodeAction
             $node->$func($val);
         }
 
+        if ($node->getDisplay() > 1) {
+            $i = $node->getDisplay();
+            foreach ($config->getRootNodes() as $_ => $rootNode) {
+                if ($rootNode->getDisplay() >= $node->getDisplay()) {
+                    $rootNode->setDisplay(++$i);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         $config->addNode($name, $node);
 
         return $node;
diff --git a/library/Businessprocess/Modification/NodeRemoveAction.php b/library/Businessprocess/Modification/NodeRemoveAction.php
index fd8aa2b..64d8901 100644
--- a/library/Businessprocess/Modification/NodeRemoveAction.php
+++ b/library/Businessprocess/Modification/NodeRemoveAction.php
@@ -66,7 +66,18 @@ class NodeRemoveAction extends NodeAction
         $name = $this->getNodeName();
         $parentName = $this->getParentName();
         if ($parentName === null) {
+            $oldDisplay = $config->getBpNode($name)->getDisplay();
             $config->removeNode($name);
+            if ($config->getMetadata()->isManuallyOrdered()) {
+                foreach ($config->getRootNodes() as $_ => $node) {
+                    $nodeDisplay = $node->getDisplay();
+                    if ($nodeDisplay > $oldDisplay) {
+                        $node->setDisplay($node->getDisplay() - 1);
+                    } elseif ($nodeDisplay === $oldDisplay) {
+                        break;  // Stop immediately to not make things worse ;)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         } else {
             $node = $config->getNode($name);
             $parent = $config->getBpNode($parentName);