diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/RuleServiceImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/RuleServiceImpl.java
index 78a4c615b4..de06f0751d 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/RuleServiceImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/RuleServiceImpl.java
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ import org.alfresco.service.namespace.NamespaceService;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.RegexQNamePattern;
 import org.alfresco.util.GUID;
-import org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.ParameterCheck;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+import org.springframework.extensions.surf.util.ParameterCheck;
 
 /**
  * Rule service implementation.
@@ -781,6 +781,57 @@ public class RuleServiceImpl
         }
     }
     
+    /**
+     * @see org.alfresco.service.cmr.rule.RuleService#saveRule(org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef, org.alfresco.service.cmr.rule.Rule, int)
+     */    
+    public void saveRule(NodeRef nodeRef, Rule rule, int index)
+    {
+        saveRule(nodeRef, rule);
+        setRulePosition(nodeRef, rule.getNodeRef(), index);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * @see org.alfresco.service.cmr.rule.RuleService#setRulePosition(org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef, org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef, int)
+     */
+    public void setRulePosition(NodeRef nodeRef, NodeRef ruleNodeRef, int index)
+    {
+        NodeRef ruleFolder = getSavedRuleFolderRef(nodeRef);
+        if (ruleFolder != null)
+        {
+            List<ChildAssociationRef> assocs = this.runtimeNodeService.getChildAssocs(ruleFolder, RegexQNamePattern.MATCH_ALL, ASSOC_NAME_RULES_REGEX);
+            List<ChildAssociationRef> orderedAssocs = new ArrayList<ChildAssociationRef>(assocs.size());
+            ChildAssociationRef movedAssoc = null;
+            for (ChildAssociationRef assoc : assocs)
+            {
+                NodeRef childNodeRef = assoc.getChildRef();
+                if (childNodeRef.equals(ruleNodeRef) == true)
+                {
+                    movedAssoc = assoc;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    orderedAssocs.add(assoc);
+                }
+            }            
+            orderedAssocs.add(index, movedAssoc);
+            
+            index = 0;
+            for (ChildAssociationRef orderedAssoc : orderedAssocs)
+            {
+                nodeService.setChildAssociationIndex(orderedAssoc, index);
+                index++;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * @see org.alfresco.service.cmr.rule.RuleService#setRulePosition(org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef, org.alfresco.service.cmr.rule.Rule, int)
+     */
+    public void setRulePosition(NodeRef nodeRef, Rule rule, int index)
+    {
+        setRulePosition(nodeRef, rule.getNodeRef(), index);
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Save the action related to the rule.
      * 
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/RuleServiceImplTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/RuleServiceImplTest.java
index 5abda7628e..a530db1a28 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/RuleServiceImplTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rule/RuleServiceImplTest.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import org.alfresco.repo.content.transform.AbstractContentTransformerTest;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.Action;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.action.ActionCondition;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ContentWriter;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.CyclicChildRelationshipException;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.rule.RuleType;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.MutableAuthenticationService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PermissionService;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
+import org.alfresco.service.namespace.RegexQNamePattern;
 
 
 /**
@@ -55,6 +57,9 @@ import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
  */
 public class RuleServiceImplTest extends BaseRuleTest
 {    
+    private String ASSOC_NAME_RULES_PREFIX = "rules";
+    private RegexQNamePattern ASSOC_NAME_RULES_REGEX = new RegexQNamePattern(RuleModel.RULE_MODEL_URI, "^" + ASSOC_NAME_RULES_PREFIX + ".*");
+    
     MutableAuthenticationService authenticationService;
 	PermissionService permissionService;  
 	
@@ -241,6 +246,37 @@ public class RuleServiceImplTest extends BaseRuleTest
             assertEquals(Integer.toString(index4), rule.getTitle());
             index4++;
         }
+        
+        // Lets have a look at the assoc index and see if the are set correctly
+        NodeRef ruleFolder = ((RuntimeRuleService)ruleService).getSavedRuleFolderAssoc(nodeRef).getChildRef();
+        if (ruleFolder != null)
+        {
+            // Get the rules for this node
+            List<ChildAssociationRef> ruleChildAssocRefs = nodeService.getChildAssocs(ruleFolder, RegexQNamePattern.MATCH_ALL, ASSOC_NAME_RULES_REGEX);
+            System.out.println("Association Nth Sibling values ...");
+            for (ChildAssociationRef ruleChildAssocRef : ruleChildAssocRefs)
+            {
+                System.out.println(" - Assoc index = " + ruleChildAssocRef.getNthSibling() + ", name = " + 
+                                                         nodeService.getProperty(ruleChildAssocRef.getChildRef(), ContentModel.PROP_TITLE));
+            }
+        }
+        
+        rules = ruleService.getRules(nodeRef);
+        
+        Rule rule = rules.get(3);
+        ruleService.setRulePosition(nodeRef, rule, 1);
+        
+        if (ruleFolder != null)
+        {
+            // Get the rules for this node
+            List<ChildAssociationRef> ruleChildAssocRefs = nodeService.getChildAssocs(ruleFolder, RegexQNamePattern.MATCH_ALL, ASSOC_NAME_RULES_REGEX);
+            System.out.println("After change of index ...");
+            for (ChildAssociationRef ruleChildAssocRef : ruleChildAssocRefs)
+            {
+                System.out.println(" - Assoc index = " + ruleChildAssocRef.getNthSibling() + ", name = " + 
+                        nodeService.getProperty(ruleChildAssocRef.getChildRef(), ContentModel.PROP_TITLE));
+}
+        }
     }
     
     public void testIgnoreInheritedRules()
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/rule/RuleService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/rule/RuleService.java
index cc893767f9..e79a1b2202 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/rule/RuleService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/rule/RuleService.java
@@ -200,7 +200,34 @@ public interface RuleService
      */
     @Auditable(key = Auditable.Key.ARG_0, parameters = {"nodeRef", "rule"})
     public void saveRule(NodeRef nodeRef, Rule rule);
-        
+    
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @param nodeRef
+     * @param rule
+     * @param index
+     */
+    @Auditable(key = Auditable.Key.ARG_0, parameters = {"nodeRef", "rule", "index"})
+    public void saveRule(NodeRef nodeRef, Rule rule, int index);
+    
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @param nodeRef
+     * @param ruleNodeRef
+     * @param index
+     */
+    @Auditable(key = Auditable.Key.ARG_0, parameters = {"nodeRef", "ruleNodeRef", "index"})
+    public void setRulePosition(NodeRef nodeRef, NodeRef ruleNodeRef, int index);
+    
+    /**
+     * 
+     * @param nodeRef
+     * @param rule
+     * @param index
+     */
+    @Auditable(key = Auditable.Key.ARG_0, parameters = {"nodeRef", "rule", "index"})
+    public void setRulePosition(NodeRef nodeRef, Rule rule, int index);
+    
     /**
      * Removes a rule from the given rule actionable node
      *