diff --git a/src/Database/Concerns/HasReplication.php b/src/Database/Concerns/HasReplication.php
index 80dbdc4bd..6a3d1bcf6 100644
--- a/src/Database/Concerns/HasReplication.php
+++ b/src/Database/Concerns/HasReplication.php
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 /**
  * HasReplication for a model
+ *
+ * @package october\database
+ * @author Alexey Bobkov, Samuel Georges
  */
 trait HasReplication
 {
diff --git a/src/Database/Models/DeferredBinding.php b/src/Database/Models/DeferredBinding.php
index 30cedbfa8..1fbc2500b 100644
--- a/src/Database/Models/DeferredBinding.php
+++ b/src/Database/Models/DeferredBinding.php
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public function beforeCreate()
      * getPivotDataForBind strips attributes beginning with an underscore, allowing
      * meta data to be stored using the column alongside the data.
      */
-    public function getPivotDataForBind(): array
+    public function getPivotDataForBind($model, $relationName): array
     {
         $data = [];
 
@@ -70,6 +70,15 @@ public function getPivotDataForBind(): array
 
             $data[$key] = $value;
         }
+
+        if (
+            $model->isClassInstanceOf(\October\Contracts\Database\SortableRelationInterface::class) &&
+            $model->isSortableRelation($relationName)
+        ) {
+            $sortColumn = $model->getRelationSortOrderColumn($relationName);
+            $data[$sortColumn] = $this->sort_order;
+        }
+
         return $data;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Database/Relations/BelongsToMany.php b/src/Database/Relations/BelongsToMany.php
index b63512829..6309dcf43 100644
--- a/src/Database/Relations/BelongsToMany.php
+++ b/src/Database/Relations/BelongsToMany.php
@@ -459,12 +459,10 @@ protected function performLeftJoin($query = null)
     {
         $query = $query ?: $this->query;
 
-        $query->leftJoin(
-            $this->table,
-            $this->getQualifiedRelatedKeyName(),
-            '=',
-            $this->getQualifiedRelatedPivotKeyName()
-        );
+        $query->leftJoin($this->table, function($join) {
+            $join->on($this->getQualifiedRelatedKeyName(), '=', $this->getQualifiedRelatedPivotKeyName());
+            $join->where($this->getQualifiedForeignPivotKeyName(), $this->parent->getKey());
+        });
 
         return $this;
     }
@@ -489,8 +487,6 @@ protected function performSortableColumnJoin($query = null, $sessionKey = null)
 
         $orderDefinitions = $query->getQuery()->orders;
 
-        traceLog($orderDefinitions);
-
         if (!is_array($orderDefinitions)) {
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/Database/Traits/DeferredBinding.php b/src/Database/Traits/DeferredBinding.php
index 3af09366b..3c94e0a92 100644
--- a/src/Database/Traits/DeferredBinding.php
+++ b/src/Database/Traits/DeferredBinding.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use October\Rain\Database\Models\DeferredBinding as DeferredBindingModel;
 
 /**
- * DeferredBinding trait
+ * DeferredBinding trait is implemented by all models
  *
  * @package october\database
  * @author Alexey Bobkov, Samuel Georges
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ protected function commitDeferredOfType($sessionKey, $include = null, $exclude =
             $relationObj = $this->$relationName();
             if ($binding->is_bind) {
                 if (in_array($relationType, ['belongsToMany', 'morphToMany', 'morphedByMany'])) {
-                    $relationObj->add($slaveModel, null, $binding->getPivotDataForBind());
+                    $pivotData = $binding->getPivotDataForBind($this, $relationName);
+                    $relationObj->add($slaveModel, null, $pivotData);
                 }
                 else {
                     $relationObj->add($slaveModel);
diff --git a/src/Database/Traits/SortableRelation.php b/src/Database/Traits/SortableRelation.php
index 9b470f8e2..b27195301 100644
--- a/src/Database/Traits/SortableRelation.php
+++ b/src/Database/Traits/SortableRelation.php
@@ -42,12 +42,15 @@ public function initializeSortableRelation()
                 return;
             }
 
-            $relation = $this->$relationName();
-
+            // Order already set in pivot data (assuming singular)
             $column = $this->getRelationSortOrderColumn($relationName);
+            if (is_array($data) && array_key_exists($column, $data)) {
+                return;
+            }
 
+            // Calculate a new order
+            $relation = $this->$relationName();
             $order = $relation->max($relation->qualifyPivotColumn($column));
-
             foreach ((array) $attached as $id) {
                 $relation->updateExistingPivot($id, [$column => ++$order]);
             }