diff --git a/modules/services/keepRight.js b/modules/services/keepRight.js
index d0b3c3304..8f141cf0e 100644
--- a/modules/services/keepRight.js
+++ b/modules/services/keepRight.js
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ export default {
 
                         // try to handle error type directly, fallback to parent error type.
                         var whichType = errorTemplate ? errorType : parentErrorType;
+                        var whichTemplate = errorTypes[whichType];
 
                         // Rewrite a few of the errors at this point..
                         // This is done to make them easier to linkify and translate.
@@ -376,6 +377,7 @@ export default {
                             which_type: whichType,
                             error_type: errorType,
                             parent_error_type: parentErrorType,
+                            severity: whichTemplate.severity || 'error',
                             object_id: props.object_id,
                             object_type: props.object_type,
                             schema: props.schema,
diff --git a/modules/svg/keepRight.js b/modules/svg/keepRight.js
index a4ddd9e55..c4b8807ab 100644
--- a/modules/svg/keepRight.js
+++ b/modules/svg/keepRight.js
@@ -175,7 +175,11 @@ export function svgKeepRight(projection, context, dispatch) {
 
 
         function sortY(a, b) {
-            return (a.id === selectedID) ? 1 : (b.id === selectedID) ? -1 : b.loc[1] - a.loc[1];
+            return (a.id === selectedID) ? 1
+                : (b.id === selectedID) ? -1
+                : (a.severity === 'error' && b.severity !== 'error') ? 1
+                : (b.severity === 'error' && a.severity !== 'error') ? -1
+                : b.loc[1] - a.loc[1];
         }
     }