diff --git a/plotly/graph_objs/graph_objs.py b/plotly/graph_objs/graph_objs.py
index f2f43449bc2..8e3b3042e3b 100644
--- a/plotly/graph_objs/graph_objs.py
+++ b/plotly/graph_objs/graph_objs.py
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import copy
-
 import re
-import six
 import warnings
+from collections import OrderedDict
+
+import six
 
 from plotly import exceptions, graph_reference
 from plotly.graph_objs import graph_objs_tools
@@ -113,17 +114,6 @@ def validate(self):
         """Everything is *always* validated now. keep for backwards compat."""
         pass
 
-    def get_ordered(self, **kwargs):
-        """
-        We have no way to order things anymore. Keep for backwards compat.
-
-        See https://github.com/plotly/python-api/issues/290.
-
-        :return: (PlotlyBase)
-
-        """
-        return self
-
 
 class PlotlyList(list, PlotlyBase):
     """
@@ -311,6 +301,10 @@ def get_data(self, flatten=False):
         else:
             return l
 
+    def get_ordered(self, **kwargs):
+        """All children are already validated. Just use get_ordered on them."""
+        return [child.get_ordered for child in self]
+
     def to_string(self, level=0, indent=4, eol='\n',
                   pretty=True, max_chars=80):
         """Get formatted string by calling `to_string` on children items."""
@@ -668,6 +662,17 @@ def get_data(self, flatten=False):
                     del d[key]
         return d
 
+    def get_ordered(self, **kwargs):
+        """Return a predictable, OrderedDict version of self."""
+        keys = sorted(self.keys(), key=graph_objs_tools.sort_keys)
+        ordered = OrderedDict()
+        for key in keys:
+            if isinstance(self[key], PlotlyBase):
+                ordered[key] = self[key].get_ordered()
+            else:
+                ordered[key] = self[key]
+        return ordered
+
     def to_string(self, level=0, indent=4, eol='\n',
                   pretty=True, max_chars=80):
         """
diff --git a/plotly/version.py b/plotly/version.py
index 20947b68e83..8d94f638ba4 100644
--- a/plotly/version.py
+++ b/plotly/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.8.9'
+__version__ = '1.8.10'