diff --git a/app/playlistmodel.py b/app/playlistmodel.py
index 21941d4..6798be9 100644
--- a/app/playlistmodel.py
+++ b/app/playlistmodel.py
@@ -831,26 +831,27 @@ class PlaylistModel(QAbstractTableModel):
         # endRemoveRows and the row range must be contiguous. Process
         # the highest rows first so the lower row numbers are unchanged
         row_groups = self._reversed_contiguous_row_groups(from_rows)
-        next_to_row = to_row_number
 
         # Prepare destination playlist for a reset
         self.signals.begin_reset_model_signal.emit(to_playlist_id)
 
         with db.Session() as session:
-            # Make room in destination playlist
-            max_destination_row_number = PlaylistRows.get_last_used_row(
-                session, to_playlist_id
-            )
-            if (
-                max_destination_row_number
-                and to_row_number <= max_destination_row_number
-            ):
-                # Move the destination playlist rows down to make room.
-                PlaylistRows.move_rows_down(
-                    session, to_playlist_id, to_row_number, len(from_rows)
-                )
 
             for row_group in row_groups:
+                # Make room in destination playlist
+                max_destination_row_number = PlaylistRows.get_last_used_row(
+                    session, to_playlist_id
+                )
+                if (
+                    max_destination_row_number
+                    and to_row_number <= max_destination_row_number
+                ):
+                    # Move the destination playlist rows down to make room.
+                    PlaylistRows.move_rows_down(
+                        session, to_playlist_id, to_row_number, len(row_group)
+                    )
+                next_to_row = to_row_number
+
                 super().beginRemoveRows(QModelIndex(), min(row_group), max(row_group))
                 for playlist_row in PlaylistRows.plrids_to_plrs(
                     session,
diff --git a/tests/test_playlistmodel.py b/tests/test_playlistmodel.py
index eddc8f9..42778c0 100644
--- a/tests/test_playlistmodel.py
+++ b/tests/test_playlistmodel.py
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ class TestMMMiscRowMove(unittest.TestCase):
         assert [int(a) for a in row_notes] == [
             0,
             1,
+            1,
             3,
             4,
-            1,
             2,
             3,
             4,