diff --git a/system/navigator.py b/system/navigator.py
index 0a823d2..a07d99f 100644
--- a/system/navigator.py
+++ b/system/navigator.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import gtk
 import gobject
 import plots
+import time
 from system import dataset, logger, plots, project, workflow
 
 class NavigatorView (gtk.TreeView):
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ class NavigatorView (gtk.TreeView):
         self.get_selection().set_mode(gtk.SELECTION_MULTIPLE)
         self.get_selection().set_select_function(self.is_selectable)
         self.get_selection().connect('changed',self.selection_changed_handler)
+        self._previous_selection = []
 
         # Setting up TextRenderers etc
         #        self.connect('cursor_changed', self.cursor_changed_handler)
@@ -71,10 +73,20 @@ class NavigatorView (gtk.TreeView):
     # selection changed, setting current_data ojbects
     def selection_changed_handler(self, selection):
                 
+        # update prev selection right away in case of multiple events
         model, paths = selection.get_selected_rows()
-        
-        objs = [self.data_tree.get_value(self.data_tree.get_iter(path),2) for path in paths]
-        
+        tmp = self._previous_selection 
+        self._previous_selection = paths
+              
+        # set timestamp on newly selected objects
+        [self.data_tree.set_value(self.data_tree.get_iter(path),5,time.time()) for path in paths if path not in tmp]
+
+        objs = [self.data_tree.get_iter(path) for path in paths]
+        objs = [(self.data_tree.get_value(iter,5), self.data_tree.get_value(iter,2)) for iter in objs]
+        objs.sort()
+        objs = [obj for timestamp, obj in objs]
+        # order dataset
+
         if objs and isinstance(objs[0], dataset.Dataset):
             logger.log('debug', 'Selecting dataset')
             self.project.set_current_data(objs)
diff --git a/system/project.py b/system/project.py
index 0738054..c2dfcd4 100644
--- a/system/project.py
+++ b/system/project.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Project:
     def __init__(self,name="Testing"):
         self.data_tree = gtk.TreeStore(gobject.TYPE_STRING, 
                                        gobject.TYPE_STRING, 
-                                       gobject.TYPE_PYOBJECT,gobject.TYPE_STRING,gobject.TYPE_STRING)
+                                       gobject.TYPE_PYOBJECT,gobject.TYPE_STRING,gobject.TYPE_STRING, gobject.TYPE_DOUBLE)
 
         self.name = name
         self.dim_names = []
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Project:
                 d.set_selection_listener(self.set_selection)
                 self._selection_observers.append(d)
 
-    def data_tree_insert(self, parent, text, data, bgcolour,fontcolour):
+    def data_tree_insert(self, parent, text, data, bgcolour,fontcolour,selected = 0):
         tree = self.data_tree
         it = tree.append(parent)
         tree.set_value(it, 0, text)
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ class Project:
         tree.set_value(it, 2, data)
         tree.set_value(it, 3, bgcolour)
         tree.set_value(it, 4, fontcolour)
+        tree.set_value(it, 5, selected)
         return it
 
     def add_dataset(self,dataset):