diff --git a/packages/dom-expressions/src/client.js b/packages/dom-expressions/src/client.js
index e4e6460a1..47dc6a5a2 100644
--- a/packages/dom-expressions/src/client.js
+++ b/packages/dom-expressions/src/client.js
@@ -460,7 +460,6 @@ function insertExpression(parent, value, current, marker, unwrapArray) {
   if (value === current) return current;
   const t = typeof value,
     multi = marker !== undefined;
-  parent = (multi && current[0] && current[0].parentNode) || parent;
 
   if (t === "string" || t === "number") {
     if (hydrating) return current;
@@ -570,7 +569,17 @@ function appendNodes(parent, array, marker = null) {
   for (let i = 0, len = array.length; i < len; i++) parent.insertBefore(array[i], marker);
 }
 
+const moved = new Set();
+let scheduled = false;
+
 function cleanChildren(parent, current, marker, replacement) {
+  if (!scheduled && moved.size) {
+    queueMicrotask(() => {
+      moved.clear();
+      scheduled = false;
+    })
+    scheduled = true;
+  }
   if (marker === undefined) return (parent.textContent = "");
   const node = replacement || document.createTextNode("");
   if (current.length) {
@@ -579,9 +588,12 @@ function cleanChildren(parent, current, marker, replacement) {
       const el = current[i];
       if (node !== el) {
         const isParent = el.parentNode === parent;
-        if (!inserted && !i)
-          isParent ? parent.replaceChild(node, el) : parent.insertBefore(node, marker);
-        else isParent && el.remove();
+        if (!inserted && !i) {
+          node.parentNode && moved.add(node);
+          isParent && !moved.has(el)
+            ? parent.replaceChild(node, el)
+            : parent.insertBefore(node, marker);
+        } else isParent && el.remove();
       } else inserted = true;
     }
   } else parent.insertBefore(node, marker);
diff --git a/packages/dom-expressions/test/dom/insert.spec.js b/packages/dom-expressions/test/dom/insert.spec.js
index b4d4b2cf9..60be20a6c 100644
--- a/packages/dom-expressions/test/dom/insert.spec.js
+++ b/packages/dom-expressions/test/dom/insert.spec.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * @jest-environment jsdom
  */
 import * as r from '../../src/client';
-import * as S from "s-js";
+import S from "s-js";
 
 describe("r.insert", () => {
   // <div><!-- insert --></div>
@@ -355,6 +355,54 @@ describe("r.insert with Markers", () => {
     expect(parent.innerHTML).toBe('hello ');
   });
 
+  it("can move a node within a parent with marker", () => {
+    // <div><!--     -->bar<!-- foo --></div>
+    // <div><!-- foo -->bar<!--     --></div>
+
+    const parent = document.createElement("div");
+    parent.textContent = "bar";
+    const marker = parent.firstChild;
+
+    const node = document.createElement("div");
+    node.textContent = "foo";
+
+    let current = r.insert(parent, null, marker);
+    let current2 = r.insert(parent, node, null);
+    expect(parent.outerHTML).toBe("<div>bar<div>foo</div></div>");
+
+    current = r.insert(parent, node, marker, current);
+    current2 = r.insert(parent, null, null, current2);
+    expect(parent.outerHTML).toBe("<div><div>foo</div>bar</div>");
+  });
+
+  it("can move a node within parents with markers", () => {
+    // <div><!--     -->bar</div><div><!-- foo -->baz</div>
+    // <div><!-- foo -->bar</div><div><!--     -->baz</div>
+
+    const bar = document.createElement("div");
+    bar.textContent = "bar";
+    const barMarker = bar.firstChild;
+
+    const baz = document.createElement("div");
+    baz.textContent = "baz";
+    const bazMarker = baz.firstChild;
+
+    const node = document.createElement("div");
+    node.textContent = "foo";
+
+    let current = r.insert(bar, null, barMarker);
+    let current2 = r.insert(baz, node, bazMarker);
+
+    expect(bar.outerHTML).toBe("<div>bar</div>");
+    expect(baz.outerHTML).toBe("<div><div>foo</div>baz</div>");
+
+    current = r.insert(bar, node, barMarker, current);
+    current2 = r.insert(baz, null, bazMarker, current2);
+
+    expect(bar.outerHTML).toBe("<div><div>foo</div>bar</div>");
+    expect(baz.outerHTML).toBe("<div>baz</div>");
+  });
+
   function insert(val) {
     const parent = container.cloneNode(true);
     r.insert(parent, val, parent.childNodes[1]);