diff --git a/common/dev/user.clj b/common/dev/user.clj
index 0e7787ae7..cb907fade 100644
--- a/common/dev/user.clj
+++ b/common/dev/user.clj
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 (ns user
   (:require
+   [app.common.data :as d]
+   [app.common.fressian :as fres]
    [app.common.json :as json]
    [app.common.pprint :as pp]
    [app.common.schema :as sm]
diff --git a/common/src/app/common/data.cljc b/common/src/app/common/data.cljc
index ecf55b115..77e9af51b 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/data.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/data.cljc
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
 
 (defn ordered-map
   ([] lkm/empty-linked-map)
-  ([a] (conj lkm/empty-linked-map a))
-  ([a & xs] (apply conj lkm/empty-linked-map a xs)))
+  ([k a] (assoc lkm/empty-linked-map k a))
+  ([k a & xs] (apply assoc lkm/empty-linked-map k a xs)))
 
 (defn ordered-set?
   [o]
@@ -564,6 +564,41 @@
                 new-elems
                 (remove p? after))))
 
+(defn addm-at-index
+  "Insert an element in an ordered map at an arbitrary index"
+  [coll index key element]
+  (assert (ordered-map? coll))
+  (-> (ordered-map)
+      (into (take index coll))
+      (assoc key element)
+      (into (drop index coll))))
+
+(defn insertm-at-index
+  "Insert a map {k v} of elements in an ordered map at an arbitrary index"
+  [coll index new-elems]
+  (assert (ordered-map? coll))
+  (-> (ordered-map)
+      (into (take index coll))
+      (into new-elems)
+      (into (drop index coll))))
+
+(defn adds-at-index
+  "Insert an element in an ordered set at an arbitrary index"
+  [coll index element]
+  (assert (ordered-set? coll))
+  (-> (ordered-set)
+      (into (take index coll))
+      (conj element)
+      (into (drop index coll))))
+
+(defn inserts-at-index
+  "Insert a list of elements in an ordered set at an arbitrary index"
+  [coll index new-elems]
+  (assert (ordered-set? coll))
+  (-> (ordered-set)
+      (into (take index coll))
+      (into new-elems)
+      (into (drop index coll))))
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ;; Data Parsing / Conversion
diff --git a/common/src/app/common/fressian.clj b/common/src/app/common/fressian.clj
index 282620698..4a640cd8c 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/fressian.clj
+++ b/common/src/app/common/fressian.clj
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
    java.time.Instant
    java.time.OffsetDateTime
    java.util.List
+   linked.map.LinkedMap
    org.fressian.Reader
    org.fressian.StreamingWriter
    org.fressian.Writer
@@ -109,6 +110,13 @@
       (clojure.lang.PersistentArrayMap. (.toArray kvs))
       (clojure.lang.PersistentHashMap/create (seq kvs)))))
 
+(defn read-ordered-map
+  [^Reader rdr]
+  (let [kvs ^java.util.List (read-object! rdr)]
+    (reduce #(assoc %1 (first %2) (second %2))
+            (d/ordered-map)
+            (partition-all 2 (seq kvs)))))
+
 (def ^:dynamic *write-handler-lookup* nil)
 (def ^:dynamic *read-handler-lookup* nil)
 
@@ -225,6 +233,11 @@
   :wfn write-map-like
   :rfn read-map-like}
 
+ {:name "linked/map"
+  :class LinkedMap
+  :wfn write-map-like
+  :rfn read-ordered-map}
+
  {:name "clj/keyword"
   :class clojure.lang.Keyword
   :wfn write-named
diff --git a/common/src/app/common/transit.cljc b/common/src/app/common/transit.cljc
index 93ab8d4b2..21673bdb4 100644
--- a/common/src/app/common/transit.cljc
+++ b/common/src/app/common/transit.cljc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
    [app.common.uri :as uri]
    [cognitect.transit :as t]
    [lambdaisland.uri :as luri]
-   [linked.core :as lk]
+   [linked.map :as lkm]
    [linked.set :as lks])
   #?(:clj
      (:import
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
       java.time.Instant
       java.time.OffsetDateTime
       lambdaisland.uri.URI
+      linked.map.LinkedMap
       linked.set.LinkedSet)))
 
 (def write-handlers (atom nil))
@@ -118,10 +119,15 @@
     {:id "u"
      :rfn parse-uuid})
 
+ {:id "ordered-map"
+  :class #?(:clj LinkedMap :cljs lkm/LinkedMap)
+  :wfn vec
+  :rfn #(into lkm/empty-linked-map %)}
+
  {:id "ordered-set"
   :class #?(:clj LinkedSet :cljs lks/LinkedSet)
   :wfn vec
-  :rfn #(into (lk/set) %)}
+  :rfn #(into lks/empty-linked-set %)}
 
  {:id "duration"
   :class #?(:clj Duration :cljs lxn/Duration)