diff --git a/packages/particles/src/ParticleBuffer.js b/packages/particles/src/ParticleBuffer.js
index 68f5dc8..97b2452 100644
--- a/packages/particles/src/ParticleBuffer.js
+++ b/packages/particles/src/ParticleBuffer.js
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
         this.dynamicData = null;
         this.dynamicDataUint32 = null;
 
+        this._updateID = 0;
+
         this.initBuffers();
     }
 

diff --git a/packages/particles/src/ParticleBuffer.js b/packages/particles/src/ParticleBuffer.js
index 68f5dc8..97b2452 100644
--- a/packages/particles/src/ParticleBuffer.js
+++ b/packages/particles/src/ParticleBuffer.js
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
         this.dynamicData = null;
         this.dynamicDataUint32 = null;
 
+        this._updateID = 0;
+
         this.initBuffers();
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/particles/src/ParticleContainer.js b/packages/particles/src/ParticleContainer.js
index 22db6f5..10490ad 100644
--- a/packages/particles/src/ParticleContainer.js
+++ b/packages/particles/src/ParticleContainer.js
@@ -89,10 +89,18 @@
         this._buffers = null;
 
         /**
-         * @member {number}
+         * for every batch stores _updateID corresponding to the last change in that batch
+         * @member {number[]}
          * @private
          */
-        this._bufferToUpdate = 0;
+        this._bufferUpdateIDs = [];
+
+        /**
+         * when child inserted, removed or changes position this number goes up
+         * @member {number[]}
+         * @private
+         */
+        this._updateID = 0;
 
         /**
          * @member {boolean}
@@ -234,10 +242,11 @@
     {
         const bufferIndex = Math.floor(smallestChildIndex / this._batchSize);
 
-        if (bufferIndex < this._bufferToUpdate)
+        while (this._bufferUpdateIDs.length < bufferIndex)
         {
-            this._bufferToUpdate = bufferIndex;
+            this._bufferUpdateIDs.push(0);
         }
+        this._bufferUpdateIDs[bufferIndex] = ++this._updateID;
     }
 
     dispose()
@@ -272,5 +281,7 @@
         this.dispose();
 
         this._properties = null;
+        this._buffers = null;
+        this._bufferUpdateIDs = null;
     }
 }

diff --git a/packages/particles/src/ParticleBuffer.js b/packages/particles/src/ParticleBuffer.js
index 68f5dc8..97b2452 100644
--- a/packages/particles/src/ParticleBuffer.js
+++ b/packages/particles/src/ParticleBuffer.js
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
         this.dynamicData = null;
         this.dynamicDataUint32 = null;
 
+        this._updateID = 0;
+
         this.initBuffers();
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/particles/src/ParticleContainer.js b/packages/particles/src/ParticleContainer.js
index 22db6f5..10490ad 100644
--- a/packages/particles/src/ParticleContainer.js
+++ b/packages/particles/src/ParticleContainer.js
@@ -89,10 +89,18 @@
         this._buffers = null;
 
         /**
-         * @member {number}
+         * for every batch stores _updateID corresponding to the last change in that batch
+         * @member {number[]}
          * @private
          */
-        this._bufferToUpdate = 0;
+        this._bufferUpdateIDs = [];
+
+        /**
+         * when child inserted, removed or changes position this number goes up
+         * @member {number[]}
+         * @private
+         */
+        this._updateID = 0;
 
         /**
          * @member {boolean}
@@ -234,10 +242,11 @@
     {
         const bufferIndex = Math.floor(smallestChildIndex / this._batchSize);
 
-        if (bufferIndex < this._bufferToUpdate)
+        while (this._bufferUpdateIDs.length < bufferIndex)
         {
-            this._bufferToUpdate = bufferIndex;
+            this._bufferUpdateIDs.push(0);
         }
+        this._bufferUpdateIDs[bufferIndex] = ++this._updateID;
     }
 
     dispose()
@@ -272,5 +281,7 @@
         this.dispose();
 
         this._properties = null;
+        this._buffers = null;
+        this._bufferUpdateIDs = null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/particles/src/ParticleRenderer.js b/packages/particles/src/ParticleRenderer.js
index 9c7ac97..062d3b5 100644
--- a/packages/particles/src/ParticleRenderer.js
+++ b/packages/particles/src/ParticleRenderer.js
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@
 
         this.renderer.shader.bind(this.shader);
 
+        let updateStatic = false;
+
         // now lets upload and render the buffers..
         for (let i = 0, j = 0; i < totalChildren; i += batchSize, j += 1)
         {
@@ -164,11 +166,14 @@
             // we always upload the dynamic
             buffer.uploadDynamic(children, i, amount);
 
+            const bid = container._bufferUpdateIDs[i] || 0;
+
+            updateStatic = updateStatic || (buffer._updateID < bid);
             // we only upload the static content when we have to!
-            if (container._bufferToUpdate === j)
+            if (updateStatic)
             {
+                buffer._updateID = container._updateID;
                 buffer.uploadStatic(children, i, amount);
-                container._bufferToUpdate = j + 1;
             }
 
             // bind the buffer