diff --git a/views/bootstrap/class.Settings.php b/views/bootstrap/class.Settings.php
index 3f2d0a93f..c6ac165b3 100644
--- a/views/bootstrap/class.Settings.php
+++ b/views/bootstrap/class.Settings.php
@@ -798,12 +798,22 @@ if(($kkk = $this->callHook('getFullSearchEngine')) && is_array($kkk))
 									case "attributedefinitions":
 										$objtype = empty($conf['objtype']) ? 0 : $conf['objtype'];
 										$attrtype = empty($conf['attrtype']) ? 0 : $conf['attrtype'];
+										$order = empty($conf['order']) ? '' : $conf['order'];
 										$recs = $dms->getAllAttributeDefinitions($objtype, $attrtype);
 										if($recs) {
-											echo "<select class=\"chzn-select\"".($allowempty ? " data-allow-clear=\"true\"" : "")." name=\"extensions[".$extname."][".$confkey."][]\"".(!empty($conf['multiple']) ? " multiple" : "").(!empty($conf['size']) ? "  size=\"".$conf['size']."\"" : "")." data-placeholder=\"".getMLText("select_attrdef")."\" data-no_results_text=\"".getMLText('unknown_attrdef')."\" style=\"width: 100%;\">";
+											echo "<select class=\"chzn-select\"".($allowempty ? " data-allow-clear=\"true\"" : "").($order ? " order=\"".$order."\"" : "")." name=\"extensions[".$extname."][".$confkey."][]\"".(!empty($conf['multiple']) ? " multiple" : "").(!empty($conf['size']) ? "  size=\"".$conf['size']."\"" : "")." data-placeholder=\"".getMLText("select_attrdef")."\" data-no_results_text=\"".getMLText('unknown_attrdef')."\" style=\"width: 100%;\">";
 											if($allowempty)
 												echo "<option value=\"\"></option>";
+											if($order == 'keep') {
+												foreach($selections as $selid) {
+													if($rec = $dms->getAttributeDefinition($selid)) {
+														echo "<option value=\"".$rec->getID()."\" selected data-subtitle=\"".htmlspecialchars(getAttributeObjectTypeText($rec).", ".getAttributeTypeText($rec))."\">".htmlspecialchars($rec->getName())."</option>";
+													}
+												}
+											}
 											foreach($recs as $rec) {
+												if($order == 'keep' && in_array($rec->getID(), $selections))
+													continue;
 												echo "<option value=\"".$rec->getID()."\"";
 												if(in_array($rec->getID(), $selections))
 													echo " selected";
diff --git a/views/bootstrap/styles/application.js b/views/bootstrap/styles/application.js
index ab620ee06..a4911a4d8 100644
--- a/views/bootstrap/styles/application.js
+++ b/views/bootstrap/styles/application.js
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ chzn_template_func = function (state) { /* {{{ */
 	return $newstate;
 }; /* }}} */
 
+function chzn_select_item(target, id) { /* {{{ */
+	var option = $(target).children('[value=' + id + ']');
+	option.detach();
+	$(target).append(option).change();
+}; /* }}} */
+
 function escapeHtml(text) { /* {{{ */
   var map = {
     '&': '&amp;',
@@ -99,6 +105,11 @@ function initMost() { /* {{{ */
 		templateResult: chzn_template_func
 	}); /* }}} */
 
+	/* newly selected items will be appended to the end */
+	$('.chzn-select[order=keep]').on('select2:select', function (e) { /* {{{ */
+    chzn_select_item(e.target, e.params.data.id);
+	}); /* }}} */
+
 	$(".chzn-select-folder").select2({ /* {{{ */
 		theme: "bootstrap4",
 		width: 'resolve',
diff --git a/views/bootstrap4/styles/application.js b/views/bootstrap4/styles/application.js
index 221cc4b92..bbd87464a 100644
--- a/views/bootstrap4/styles/application.js
+++ b/views/bootstrap4/styles/application.js
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ chzn_template_func = function (state) { /* {{{ */
 	return $newstate;
 }; /* }}} */
 
+function chzn_select_item(target, id) { /* {{{ */
+	var option = $(target).children('[value=' + id + ']');
+	option.detach();
+	$(target).append(option).change();
+}; /* }}} */
+
 function escapeHtml(text) { /* {{{ */
   var map = {
     '&': '&amp;',
@@ -103,6 +109,11 @@ function initMost() { /* {{{ */
 		templateResult: chzn_template_func
 	}); /* }}} */
 
+	/* newly selected items will be appended to the end */
+	$('.chzn-select[order=keep]').on('select2:select', function (e) { /* {{{ */
+    chzn_select_item(e.target, e.params.data.id);
+	}); /* }}} */
+
 	$(".chzn-select-folder").select2({ /* {{{ */
 		theme: "bootstrap4",
 		width: 'resolve',