diff --git a/demos/sortable/connectwith.html b/demos/sortable/connectwith.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3744cb61a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/sortable/connectwith.html
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+	<title>jQuery UI Sortable - Connected lists</title>
+	<link type="text/css" href="../demos.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+	<link type="text/css" href="../../themes/default/ui.all.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../jquery-1.2.6.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/ui.core.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/ui.sortable.js"></script>
+	<style type="text/css">
+	ul { list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; float: left; margin-right: 10px; }
+	li { margin: 3px; padding: 2px; width: 120px; }
+	</style>
+	<script type="text/javascript">
+	$(function() {
+		$("ul").sortable({
+			connectWith: ['ul']
+		});
+	});
+	</script>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+<ul>
+	<li class="ui-state-default">Item 1</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-default">Item 2</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-default">Item 3</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-default">Item 4</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-default">Item 5</li>
+</ul>
+
+<ul>
+	<li class="ui-state-highlight">Item 1</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-highlight">Item 2</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-highlight">Item 3</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-highlight">Item 4</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-highlight">Item 5</li>
+</ul>
+
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/demos/sortable/droponempty.html b/demos/sortable/droponempty.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a0202c22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/sortable/droponempty.html
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+	<title>jQuery UI Sortable - Dropping on empty lists</title>
+	<link type="text/css" href="../demos.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+	<link type="text/css" href="../../themes/default/ui.all.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../jquery-1.2.6.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/ui.core.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/ui.sortable.js"></script>
+	<style type="text/css">
+	ul { list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; float: left; margin-right: 10px; background: #eee; padding: 5px; width: 133px;}
+	li { margin: 3px; padding: 2px; width: 120px; }
+	</style>
+	<script type="text/javascript">
+	$(function() {
+		$("ul.droptrue").sortable({
+			connectWith: ['ul']
+		});
+		
+		$("ul.dropfalse").sortable({
+			connectWith: ['ul'],
+			dropOnEmpty: false
+		});
+	});
+	</script>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+<ul class='droptrue'>
+	<li class="ui-state-default">Can be dropped..</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-default">..on an empty list</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-default">Item 3</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-default">Item 4</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-default">Item 5</li>
+</ul>
+
+<ul class='dropfalse'>
+	<li class="ui-state-highlight">Cannot be dropped..</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-highlight">..on an empty list</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-highlight">Item 3</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-highlight">Item 4</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-highlight">Item 5</li>
+</ul>
+
+<ul class='droptrue'>
+</ul>
+
+<br clear="both" />
+
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/demos/sortable/index.html b/demos/sortable/index.html
index 92de67934..f8ff3fb28 100644
--- a/demos/sortable/index.html
+++ b/demos/sortable/index.html
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 		<li><a href="floating.html">Floating</a></li>
 		<li><a href="placeholder.html">Placeholder</a></li>
 		<li><a href="delaydistance.html">Delay / Distance</a></li>
-		
+		<li><a href="items.html">Excluding items</a></li>
+		<li><a href="connectwith.html">Connecting two lists</a></li>
+		<li><a href="droponempty.html">Dropping on empty lists</a></li>
 	</ul>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/demos/sortable/items.html b/demos/sortable/items.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..810daf554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/sortable/items.html
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+	<title>jQuery UI Sortable - Items</title>
+	<link type="text/css" href="../demos.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+	<link type="text/css" href="../../themes/default/ui.all.css" rel="stylesheet" />
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../jquery-1.2.6.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/ui.core.js"></script>
+	<script type="text/javascript" src="../../ui/ui.sortable.js"></script>
+	<style type="text/css">
+	ul { list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
+	li { margin: 3px; padding: 2px; }
+	</style>
+	<script type="text/javascript">
+	$(function() {
+		$("ul:eq(0)").sortable({
+			items: 'li:not(.ui-state-disabled)'
+		});
+		
+		$("ul:eq(1)").sortable({
+			cancel: '.ui-state-disabled'
+		});
+	});
+	</script>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+<p>Completely exclude items from the sorting logic using the 'items' option</p>
+
+<ul>
+	<li class="ui-state-default">Item 1</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-default ui-state-disabled">(I'm not sortable)</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-default ui-state-disabled">(I'm not sortable)</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-default">Item 4</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-default">Item 5</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>Keep the items as valid targets, but non-draggable, using the 'cancel' option</p>
+
+<ul>
+	<li class="ui-state-default">Item 1</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-default ui-state-disabled">(I'm not sortable)</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-default ui-state-disabled">(I'm not sortable)</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-default">Item 4</li>
+	<li class="ui-state-default">Item 5</li>
+</ul>
+
+</body>
+</html>
