diff --git a/src/lib/collection.html b/src/lib/collection.html
index 04d44087cc..69c40ad415 100644
--- a/src/lib/collection.html
+++ b/src/lib/collection.html
@@ -106,32 +106,38 @@
     },
 
     _applySplices: function(splices) {
-      var keySplices = [];
-      for (var i=0; i<splices.length; i++) {
-        var j, o, key, s = splices[i];
-        // Removed keys
-        var removed = [];
-        for (j=0; j<s.removed.length; j++) {
-          o = s.removed[j];
-          key = this.remove(o);
+      // Dedupe added and removed keys to a final added/removed map
+      var keyMap = {}, key, i;
+      splices.forEach(function(s) {
+        s.addedKeys = [];
+        for (i=0; i<s.removed.length; i++) {
+          key = this.getKey(s.removed[i]);
+          keyMap[key] = keyMap[key] ? null : -1;
+        }
+        for (i=0; i<s.addedCount; i++) {
+          var item = this.userArray[s.index + i];
+          key = this.getKey(item);
+          key = (key === undefined) ? this.add(item) : key;
+          keyMap[key] = keyMap[key] ? null : 1;
+          s.addedKeys.push(key);
+        }
+      }, this);
+      // Convert added/removed key map to added/removed arrays
+      var removed = [];
+      var added = [];
+      for (var key in keyMap) {
+        if (keyMap[key] < 0) {
+          this.removeKey(key);
           removed.push(key);
         }
-        // Added keys
-        var added = [];
-        for (j=0; j<s.addedCount; j++) {
-          o = this.userArray[s.index + j];
-          key = this.add(o);
+        if (keyMap[key] > 0) {
           added.push(key);
         }
-        // Record splice
-        keySplices.push({
-          index: s.index,
-          removed: removed,
-          removedItems: s.removed,
-          added: added
-        });
       }
-      return keySplices;
+      return [{
+        removed: removed,
+        added: added
+      }];
     }
 
   };
diff --git a/src/lib/template/dom-repeat.html b/src/lib/template/dom-repeat.html
index 538bf8541e..a1537efc68 100644
--- a/src/lib/template/dom-repeat.html
+++ b/src/lib/template/dom-repeat.html
@@ -268,11 +268,13 @@
           this._error(this._logf('dom-repeat', 'expected array for `items`,' +
             ' found', this.items));
         }
-        this._splices = [];
+        this._keySplices = [];
+        this._indexSplices = [];
         this._needFullRefresh = true;
         this._debounceTemplate(this._render);
       } else if (change.path == 'items.splices') {
-        this._splices = this._splices.concat(change.value.keySplices);
+        this._keySplices = this._keySplices.concat(change.value.keySplices);
+        this._indexSplices = this._indexSplices.concat(change.value.indexSplices);
         this._debounceTemplate(this._render);
       } else { // items.*
         // slice off 'items.' ('items.'.length == 6)
@@ -303,10 +305,10 @@
     },
 
     /**
-     * Forces the element to render its content. Normally rendering is 
-     * asynchronous to a provoking change. This is done for efficiency so 
-     * that multiple changes trigger only a single render. The render method 
-     * should be called if, for example, template rendering is required to 
+     * Forces the element to render its content. Normally rendering is
+     * asynchronous to a provoking change. This is done for efficiency so
+     * that multiple changes trigger only a single render. The render method
+     * should be called if, for example, template rendering is required to
      * validate application state.
      */
     render: function() {
@@ -324,17 +326,18 @@
         this._needFullRefresh = false;
       } else {
         if (this._sortFn) {
-          this._applySplicesUserSort(this._splices);
+          this._applySplicesUserSort(this._keySplices);
         } else {
           if (this._filterFn) {
             // TODK(kschaaf): Filtering using array sort takes slow path
             this._applyFullRefresh();
           } else {
-            this._applySplicesArrayOrder(this._splices);
+            this._applySplicesArrayOrder(this._indexSplices);
           }
         }
       }
-      this._splices = [];
+      this._keySplices = [];
+      this._indexSplices = [];
       // Update final _keyToInstIdx and instance indices
       var keyToIdx = this._keyToInstIdx = {};
       for (var i=0; i<this._instances.length; i++) {
@@ -511,10 +514,10 @@
         }
         this._instances.splice(s.index, s.removed.length);
         // Insert placeholders for new rows
-        for (var i=0; i<s.added.length; i++) {
+        for (var i=0; i<s.addedKeys.length; i++) {
           var inst = {
             isPlaceholder: true,
-            key: s.added[i]
+            key: s.addedKeys[i]
           };
           this._instances.splice(s.index + i, 0, inst);
         }