diff --git a/terminatorlib/config.py b/terminatorlib/config.py
index 2e1e6104..6246a024 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/config.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/config.py
@@ -412,6 +412,10 @@ class Config(object):
         """Set a whole config tree for a given plugin"""
         return(self.base.set_plugin(plugin, tree))
 
+    def plugin_del_config(self, plugin):
+        """Delete a whole config tree for a given plugin"""
+        return(self.base.del_plugin(plugin))
+
     def layout_get_config(self, layout):
         """Return a layout"""
         return(self.base.get_layout(layout))
@@ -702,6 +706,11 @@ class ConfigBase(Borg):
         """Set a whole tree for a plugin"""
         self.plugins[plugin] = tree
 
+    def del_plugin(self, plugin):
+        """Delete a whole tree for a plugin"""
+        if plugin in self.plugins:
+            del self.plugins[plugin]
+
     def add_profile(self, profile):
         """Add a new profile"""
         if profile in self.profiles:
diff --git a/terminatorlib/plugins/custom_commands.py b/terminatorlib/plugins/custom_commands.py
index 8ae62ef1..3d87e5b0 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/plugins/custom_commands.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/plugins/custom_commands.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ AVAILABLE = ['CustomCommandsMenu']
 class CustomCommandsMenu(plugin.MenuItem):
     """Add custom commands to the terminal menu"""
     capabilities = ['terminal_menu']
-    cmd_list = []
+    cmd_list = {}
     conf_file = os.path.join(get_config_dir(),"custom_commands")
 
     def __init__( self):
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class CustomCommandsMenu(plugin.MenuItem):
       sections = config.plugin_get_config(self.__class__.__name__)
       if not isinstance(sections, dict):
           return
+      noord_cmds = []
       for part in sections:
         s = sections[part]
         if not (s.has_key("name") and s.has_key("command")):
@@ -39,12 +40,21 @@ class CustomCommandsMenu(plugin.MenuItem):
         name = s["name"]
         command = s["command"]
         enabled = s["enabled"] and s["enabled"] or False
-        self.cmd_list.append(
+        if s.has_key("position"):
+          self.cmd_list[int(s["position"])] = {'enabled' : enabled,
+                                               'name' : name,
+                                               'command' : command
+                                              }
+        else:
+          noord_cmds.append(
                               {'enabled' : enabled,
                                 'name' : name,
                                 'command' : command
                               }
                             )
+        for cmd in noord_cmds:
+            self.cmd_list[len(self.cmd_list)] = cmd
+
     def callback(self, menuitems, menu, terminal):
         """Add our menu items to the menu"""
         item = gtk.MenuItem(_('Custom Commands'))
@@ -61,7 +71,7 @@ class CustomCommandsMenu(plugin.MenuItem):
         submenu.append(menuitem)
 
         theme = gtk.IconTheme()
-        for command in self.cmd_list:
+        for command in [ self.cmd_list[key] for key in sorted(self.cmd_list.keys()) ] :
           if not command['enabled']:
             continue
           exe = command['command'].split(' ')[0]
@@ -78,21 +88,22 @@ class CustomCommandsMenu(plugin.MenuItem):
         
     def _save_config(self):
       config = Config()
+      config.plugin_del_config(self.__class__.__name__)
       i = 0
-      length = len(self.cmd_list)
-      while i < length:
-        enabled = self.cmd_list[i]['enabled']
-        name = self.cmd_list[i]['name']
-        command = self.cmd_list[i]['command']
+      for command in [ self.cmd_list[key] for key in sorted(self.cmd_list.keys()) ] :
+        enabled = command['enabled']
+        name = command['name']
+        command = command['command']
        
         item = {}
         item['enabled'] = enabled
         item['name'] = name
         item['command'] = command
+        item['position'] = i
 
         config.plugin_set(self.__class__.__name__, name, item)
-        config.save()
         i = i + 1
+      config.save()
 
     def _execute(self, widget, data):
       command = data['command']
@@ -113,7 +124,7 @@ class CustomCommandsMenu(plugin.MenuItem):
                     )
       store = gtk.ListStore(bool, str, str)
 
-      for command in self.cmd_list:
+      for command in [ self.cmd_list[key] for key in sorted(self.cmd_list.keys()) ]:
         store.append([command['enabled'], command['name'], command['command']])
  
       treeview = gtk.TreeView(store)
@@ -189,24 +200,27 @@ class CustomCommandsMenu(plugin.MenuItem):
       dbox.show_all()
       res = dbox.run()
       if res == gtk.RESPONSE_ACCEPT:
-        #we save the config
+        self.update_cmd_list(store)
+        self._save_config()
+      dbox.destroy()
+      return
+
+
+    def update_cmd_list(self, store):
         iter = store.get_iter_first()
-        self.cmd_list = []
+        self.cmd_list = {}
+        i=0
         while iter:
           (enabled, name, command) = store.get(iter,
                                               CC_COL_ENABLED,
                                               CC_COL_NAME,
                                               CC_COL_COMMAND)
-          self.cmd_list.append(
-                            {'enabled' : enabled,
+          self.cmd_list[i] = {'enabled' : enabled,
                             'name': name,
                             'command' : command}
-                              )
           iter = store.iter_next(iter)
-        self._save_config()
+          i = i + 1
       
-      dbox.destroy()
-      return
 
     def on_toggled(self, widget, path, data):
       treeview = data['treeview']
@@ -218,10 +232,7 @@ class CustomCommandsMenu(plugin.MenuItem):
                                     CC_COL_COMMAND
                                         )
       store.set_value(iter, CC_COL_ENABLED, not enabled)
-      for cmd in self.cmd_list:
-        if cmd['name'] == name:
-          cmd['enabled'] = not enabled
-          break
+
 
     def on_selection_changed(self,selection, data=None):
       treeview = selection.get_tree_view()