diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/adapters/ChecklistAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/adapters/ChecklistAdapter.kt
index e8869376..0c7193a3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/adapters/ChecklistAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/adapters/ChecklistAdapter.kt
@@ -78,13 +78,9 @@ class ChecklistAdapter(
 
     override fun getItemKeyPosition(key: Int) = items.indexOfFirst { it.id == key }
 
-    override fun onActionModeCreated() {
-        notifyDataSetChanged()
-    }
+    override fun onActionModeCreated() {}
 
-    override fun onActionModeDestroyed() {
-        notifyDataSetChanged()
-    }
+    override fun onActionModeDestroyed() {}
 
     override fun prepareActionMode(menu: Menu) {
         val selectedItems = getSelectedItems()
@@ -152,35 +148,44 @@ class ChecklistAdapter(
         positions.sortDescending()
         removeSelectedItems(positions)
 
-        listener?.saveChecklist()
-        if (items.isEmpty()) {
-            listener?.refreshItems()
+        listener?.saveChecklist {
+            if (items.isEmpty()) {
+                listener.refreshItems()
+            }
         }
     }
 
     private fun moveSelectedItemsToTop() {
         activity.config.sorting = SORT_BY_CUSTOM
+        val movedPositions = mutableListOf<Int>()
         selectedKeys.reversed().forEach { checklistId ->
             val position = items.indexOfFirst { it.id == checklistId }
             val tempItem = items[position]
             items.removeAt(position)
+            movedPositions.add(position)
             items.add(0, tempItem)
         }
 
-        notifyDataSetChanged()
+        movedPositions.forEach {
+            notifyItemMoved(it, 0)
+        }
         listener?.saveChecklist()
     }
 
     private fun moveSelectedItemsToBottom() {
         activity.config.sorting = SORT_BY_CUSTOM
+        val movedPositions = mutableListOf<Int>()
         selectedKeys.forEach { checklistId ->
             val position = items.indexOfFirst { it.id == checklistId }
             val tempItem = items[position]
             items.removeAt(position)
+            movedPositions.add(position)
             items.add(items.size, tempItem)
         }
 
-        notifyDataSetChanged()
+        movedPositions.forEach {
+            notifyItemMoved(it, items.size - 1)
+        }
         listener?.saveChecklist()
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/fragments/ChecklistFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/fragments/ChecklistFragment.kt
index 1d0e83cf..04003ed7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/fragments/ChecklistFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/fragments/ChecklistFragment.kt
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class ChecklistFragment : NoteFragment(), ChecklistItemsListener {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun saveNote(refreshIndex: Int = -1) {
+    private fun saveNote(refreshIndex: Int = -1, callback: () -> Unit = {}) {
         if (note == null) {
             return
         }
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ class ChecklistFragment : NoteFragment(), ChecklistItemsListener {
             ensureBackgroundThread {
                 saveNoteValue(note!!, note!!.value)
                 context?.updateWidgets()
+                activity?.runOnUiThread(callback)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -235,8 +236,8 @@ class ChecklistFragment : NoteFragment(), ChecklistItemsListener {
 
     fun getChecklistItems() = Gson().toJson(items)
 
-    override fun saveChecklist() {
-        saveNote()
+    override fun saveChecklist(callback: () -> Unit) {
+        saveNote(callback = callback)
     }
 
     override fun refreshItems() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/interfaces/ChecklistItemsListener.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/interfaces/ChecklistItemsListener.kt
index 04667b6b..01766222 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/interfaces/ChecklistItemsListener.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/pro/interfaces/ChecklistItemsListener.kt
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ package com.simplemobiletools.notes.pro.interfaces
 interface ChecklistItemsListener {
     fun refreshItems()
 
-    fun saveChecklist()
+    fun saveChecklist(callback: () -> Unit = {})
 }