diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/order-watchers.js b/packages/test-utils/src/order-watchers.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..371b11014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/order-watchers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+let i = 0
+
+function orderDeps (watcher) {
+  watcher.deps.forEach(dep => {
+    if (dep._sortedId === i) {
+      return
+    }
+    dep._sortedId = i
+    dep.subs.forEach(orderDeps)
+    dep.subs = dep.subs.sort((a, b) => a.id - b.id)
+  })
+}
+
+function orderVmWatchers (vm) {
+  if (vm._watchers) {
+    vm._watchers.forEach(orderDeps)
+  }
+
+  if (vm._computedWatchers) {
+    Object.keys(vm._computedWatchers).forEach((computedWatcher) => {
+      orderDeps(vm._computedWatchers[computedWatcher])
+    })
+  }
+
+  orderDeps(vm._watcher)
+
+  vm.$children.forEach(orderVmWatchers)
+}
+
+export function orderWatchers (vm) {
+  orderVmWatchers(vm)
+  i++
+}
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/set-watchers-to-sync.js b/packages/test-utils/src/set-watchers-to-sync.js
index a2c52cce3..93fd85d7a 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/set-watchers-to-sync.js
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/set-watchers-to-sync.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 function setDepsSync (dep) {
-  dep.subs = dep.subs.sort((a, b) => a.id - b.id)
   dep.subs.forEach(setWatcherSync)
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/vue-wrapper.js b/packages/test-utils/src/vue-wrapper.js
index e85613e57..6836586c2 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/vue-wrapper.js
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/vue-wrapper.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import Wrapper from './wrapper'
 import { setWatchersToSync } from './set-watchers-to-sync'
+import { orderWatchers } from './order-watchers'
 
 export default class VueWrapper extends Wrapper implements BaseWrapper {
   constructor (vm: Component, options: WrapperOptions) {
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export default class VueWrapper extends Wrapper implements BaseWrapper {
     this.vm = vm
     if (options.sync) {
       setWatchersToSync(vm)
+      orderWatchers(vm)
     }
     this.isVueComponent = true
     this.isFunctionalComponent = vm.$options._isFunctionalContainer
diff --git a/packages/test-utils/src/wrapper.js b/packages/test-utils/src/wrapper.js
index fe0c32210..790904ce3 100644
--- a/packages/test-utils/src/wrapper.js
+++ b/packages/test-utils/src/wrapper.js
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ import {
 } from 'shared/util'
 import findAll from './find'
 import createWrapper from './create-wrapper'
+import {
+  orderWatchers
+} from './order-watchers'
 
 export default class Wrapper implements BaseWrapper {
   vnode: VNode | null;
@@ -621,6 +624,9 @@ export default class Wrapper implements BaseWrapper {
     }
 
     this.element.dispatchEvent(eventObject)
+    if (this.vnode) {
+      orderWatchers(this.vm || this.vnode.context.$root)
+    }
   }
 
   update () {
diff --git a/test/specs/mounting-options/snyc.spec.js b/test/specs/mounting-options/snyc.spec.js
index 90f1da847..1984c7ef8 100644
--- a/test/specs/mounting-options/snyc.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/mounting-options/snyc.spec.js
@@ -31,6 +31,63 @@ describeWithShallowAndMount('options.sync', (mountingMethod) => {
     expect(wrapper.text()).to.equal('world')
   })
 
+  it('handles methods that update watchers', () => {
+    const TestComponent = {
+      template: `
+      <div id="app">
+        <div v-if="open">
+          <div>
+            <pre>data.text: <em>{{ text }}</em></pre>
+          </div>
+          <!-- Tests fail in 1.0.0-beta.13 with .fails portion of the code -->
+          <div class="fails">
+            <pre>computed.text: <em>{{ computedText }}</em></pre>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        </div>
+      `,
+      data () {
+        return {
+          open: false,
+          text: '',
+          basket: []
+        }
+      },
+      computed: {
+        computedText () {
+          return this.text
+        }
+      },
+      created () {
+        window.addEventListener('click', this.clickHandler)
+      },
+      destroyed () {
+        window.removeEventListener('click', this.clickHandler)
+      },
+      watch: {
+        text () {
+          this.basket.push(this.computedText)
+        }
+      },
+      methods: {
+        clickHandler () {
+          this.open = !this.open
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    const wrapper = mountingMethod(TestComponent, {
+      attachToDocument: true
+    })
+    wrapper.trigger('click')
+    expect(wrapper.vm.text).to.equal('')
+    expect(wrapper.vm.basket.length).to.equal(0)
+    wrapper.setData({ text: 'foo' })
+    expect(wrapper.vm.text).to.equal('foo')
+    expect(wrapper.vm.computedText).to.equal('foo')
+    expect(wrapper.vm.basket[0]).to.equal('foo')
+  })
+
   it('does not set watchers to sync if set to false', (done) => {
     const TestComponent = {
       template: '<div>{{someData}}</div>',