diff --git a/app/components/RequestSwitcherModal.js b/app/components/RequestSwitcherModal.js
index da8f30fa08..bf331c5e3d 100644
--- a/app/components/RequestSwitcherModal.js
+++ b/app/components/RequestSwitcherModal.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class RequestSwitcherModal extends ModalComponent {
     } else {
       // Create the request if nothing matched
       const name = this.state.searchString;
-      const parentId = this.props.newRequestParentID;
+      const parentId = this.props.newRequestParentId;
 
       db.requestCreate({name, parentId}).then(request => {
         this._activateRequest(request);
diff --git a/app/components/RequestUrlBar.js b/app/components/RequestUrlBar.js
index 4d17fd23bf..d7c7600884 100644
--- a/app/components/RequestUrlBar.js
+++ b/app/components/RequestUrlBar.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class RequestUrlBar extends Component {
           <Input
             ref="input"
             type="text"
-            placeholder="http://echo.insomnia.rest/status/200"
+            placeholder="https://api.myproduct.com/v1/users"
             value={url}
             onChange={url => this._handleUrlChange(url)}/>
         </form>
diff --git a/app/components/ResponsePane.js b/app/components/ResponsePane.js
index 86ee15e3f7..301f5d2b1d 100644
--- a/app/components/ResponsePane.js
+++ b/app/components/ResponsePane.js
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ class ResponsePane extends Component {
         </div>
       )
     }
+    if (!request) {
+      return (
+        <section className="response-pane pane">
+          <header className="pane__header"></header>
+          <div className="pane__body pane__body--placeholder text-center pad"></div>
+        </section>
+      )
+    }
 
     if (!response) {
       return (
diff --git a/app/components/Sidebar.js b/app/components/Sidebar.js
index 51cf10cd5b..6abb23e04a 100644
--- a/app/components/Sidebar.js
+++ b/app/components/Sidebar.js
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class Sidebar extends Component {
           key={requestGroup._id}
           isActive={isActive}
           moveRequestGroup={moveRequestGroup}
+          moveRequest={moveRequest}
           toggleRequestGroup={toggleRequestGroup}
           addRequestToRequestGroup={addRequestToRequestGroup}
           numChildren={child.children.length}
diff --git a/app/components/SidebarRequestGroupRow.js b/app/components/SidebarRequestGroupRow.js
index dd853530f9..f7ef1d0ff7 100644
--- a/app/components/SidebarRequestGroupRow.js
+++ b/app/components/SidebarRequestGroupRow.js
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ class SidebarRequestGroupRow extends Component {
   }
 
   render () {
-
     const {
       connectDragSource,
       connectDropTarget,
+      moveRequest,
       children,
       requestGroup,
       isActive,
@@ -73,10 +73,8 @@ class SidebarRequestGroupRow extends Component {
         <ul className="sidebar__list">
           {!expanded || children.length > 0 ? null : (
             <SidebarRequestRow
-              activateRequest={() => {
-              }}
-              moveRequest={() => {
-              }}
+              activateRequest={() => null}
+              moveRequest={moveRequest}
               isActive={false}
               request={null}
               requestGroup={requestGroup}
@@ -94,6 +92,7 @@ SidebarRequestGroupRow.propTypes = {
   toggleRequestGroup: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   addRequestToRequestGroup: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   moveRequestGroup: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  moveRequest: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
 
   // Other
   isActive: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
diff --git a/app/components/SidebarRequestRow.js b/app/components/SidebarRequestRow.js
index ed45e07e8c..d55df40ea6 100644
--- a/app/components/SidebarRequestRow.js
+++ b/app/components/SidebarRequestRow.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class SidebarRequestRow extends Component {
 
     if (!request) {
       node = (
-        <li className={classes} onKeyDown={this._onKeyDown.bind(this)}>
+        <li className={classes}>
           <div className="sidebar__item" tabIndex={0}>
             <button className="sidebar__clickable"
                     onClick={() => db.requestCreate({parentId: requestGroup._id})}>
@@ -130,10 +130,18 @@ function isAbove (monitor, component) {
 
 const dragTarget = {
   drop (props, monitor, component) {
+    const {request} = monitor.getItem();
+    const targetRequest = props.request;
+
+    const {requestGroup} = props;
+    const requestGroupId = requestGroup ? requestGroup._id : null;
+    const parentId = targetRequest ? targetRequest.parentId : requestGroupId;
+    const targetId = targetRequest ? targetRequest._id : null;
+
     if (isAbove(monitor, component)) {
-      props.moveRequest(monitor.getItem().request, props.request, 1);
+      props.moveRequest(request, parentId, targetId, 1);
     } else {
-      props.moveRequest(monitor.getItem().request, props.request, -1);
+      props.moveRequest(request, parentId, targetId, -1);
     }
   },
   hover (props, monitor, component) {
diff --git a/app/containers/App.js b/app/containers/App.js
index 089744bff7..5b01d46fde 100644
--- a/app/containers/App.js
+++ b/app/containers/App.js
@@ -169,23 +169,29 @@ class App extends Component {
     })
   }
 
-  _moveRequest (requestToMove, requestToTarget, targetOffset) {
+  _moveRequest (requestToMove, parentId, targetId, targetOffset) {
     // Oh God, this function is awful...
 
-    if (requestToMove._id === requestToTarget._id) {
-      // Nothing to do
+    if (requestToMove._id === targetId) {
+      // Nothing to do. We are in the same spot as we started
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (targetId === null) {
+      // We are moving to an empty area. No sorting required
+      db.requestUpdate(requestToMove, {parentId});
       return;
     }
 
     // NOTE: using requestToTarget's parentId so we can switch parents!
-    db.requestFindByParentId(requestToTarget.parentId).then(requests => {
+    db.requestFindByParentId(parentId).then(requests => {
       requests = requests.sort((a, b) => a.metaSortKey < b.metaSortKey ? -1 : 1);
 
       // Find the index of request B so we can re-order and save everything
       for (let i = 0; i < requests.length; i++) {
         const request = requests[i];
 
-        if (request._id === requestToTarget._id) {
+        if (request._id === targetId) {
           let before, after;
           if (targetOffset < 0) {
             // We're moving to below
@@ -207,11 +213,11 @@ class App extends Component {
             console.warn('-- Recreating Sort Keys --');
 
             requests.map((r, i) => {
-              db.requestUpdate(r, {metaSortKey: i * 100, parentId: requestToTarget.parentId});
+              db.requestUpdate(r, {metaSortKey: i * 100, parentId});
             });
           } else {
             const metaSortKey = afterKey - (afterKey - beforeKey) / 2;
-            db.requestUpdate(requestToMove, {metaSortKey, parentId: requestToTarget.parentId});
+            db.requestUpdate(requestToMove, {metaSortKey, parentId});
           }
 
           break;
diff --git a/app/containers/WorkspaceDropdown.js b/app/containers/WorkspaceDropdown.js
index 9fa2f54ecf..9528cc0d8f 100644
--- a/app/containers/WorkspaceDropdown.js
+++ b/app/containers/WorkspaceDropdown.js
@@ -102,11 +102,12 @@ class WorkspaceDropdown extends Component {
 
           <DropdownDivider name="Current Workspace"/>
 
-          {/*<li>*/}
-            {/*<button onClick={e => db.requestCreate({parentId: workspace._id})}>*/}
-              {/*<i className="fa fa-plus-circle"></i> New Request*/}
-            {/*</button>*/}
-          {/*</li>*/}
+          <li>
+            <button
+              onClick={e => db.requestCreateAndActivate(workspace, {parentId: workspace._id})}>
+              <i className="fa fa-plus-circle"></i> New Request
+            </button>
+          </li>
 
           <li>
             <button onClick={e => this._requestGroupCreate() }>
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ class WorkspaceDropdown extends Component {
             </button>
           </li>
           {/*<li>*/}
-            {/*<button><i className="fa fa-blank"></i> Open New Window</button>*/}
+          {/*<button><i className="fa fa-blank"></i> Open New Window</button>*/}
           {/*</li>*/}
         </ul>
       </Dropdown>
diff --git a/app/css/components/requestswitcher.scss b/app/css/components/requestswitcher.scss
index 235caf00ed..01ec8ba368 100644
--- a/app/css/components/requestswitcher.scss
+++ b/app/css/components/requestswitcher.scss
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
   }
 
   .tag {
-    width: 4.5em;
-    border: 1px solid !important;
-    padding: $padding-xxs !important;
+    width: 4em;
+    padding-left: 0;
+    margin-right: 0;
+    text-align: left;
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/database/index.js b/app/database/index.js
index 939cf88183..e363f8cc92 100644
--- a/app/database/index.js
+++ b/app/database/index.js
@@ -294,13 +294,13 @@ function docCreate (type, idPrefix, patch = {}) {
 
 export function requestCreateAndActivate (workspace, patch = {}) {
   return requestCreate(patch).then(r => {
-    workspaceUpdate(workspace, {activeRequestId: r._id});
+    workspaceUpdate(workspace, {metaActiveRequestId: r._id});
   })
 }
 
 export function requestCopyAndActivate (workspace, request) {
   return requestCopy(request).then(r => {
-    workspaceUpdate(workspace, {activeRequestId: r._id});
+    workspaceUpdate(workspace, {metaActiveRequestId: r._id});
   })
 }