diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/NewOrderedListUpdater.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/NewOrderedListUpdater.java
index 65bbba5eb..6e0e211f0 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/NewOrderedListUpdater.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/NewOrderedListUpdater.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.todoroo.astrid.subtasks;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.json.JSONArray;
 import org.json.JSONException;
@@ -44,6 +45,21 @@ public abstract class NewOrderedListUpdater<LIST> {
         treeRoot = buildTreeModel(getSerializedTree());
     }
 
+    public Long[] getOrderedIds() {
+        ArrayList<Long> ids = new ArrayList<Long>();
+        orderedIdHelper(treeRoot, ids);
+        return ids.toArray(new Long[ids.size()]);
+    }
+
+    private void orderedIdHelper(Node node, List<Long> ids) {
+        if (node != treeRoot)
+            ids.add(node.taskId);
+
+        for (Node child : node.children) {
+            orderedIdHelper(child, ids);
+        }
+    }
+
     public void indent(long targetTaskId, int delta) {
         Node node = idToNode.get(targetTaskId);
         indentHelper(node, delta);