diff --git a/examples/basic-example/app.js b/examples/basic-example/app.js
index 8082402f..a1a36ed4 100644
--- a/examples/basic-example/app.js
+++ b/examples/basic-example/app.js
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ class App extends Component {
             },
           ],
         },
+        {
+          title: 'Children will be added dynamically',
+          subtitle: 'If you specify children with a function',
+          children: params => this.generateNewChildren(params),
+        },
       ],
     };
 
@@ -171,6 +176,19 @@ class App extends Component {
     this.expand(false);
   }
 
+  generateNewChildren(params) {
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      const childNodes = Array(5)
+        .fill()
+        .map(() => ({
+          title: 'Dynamic child node',
+          subtitle: `parent path: ${params.path.join('->')}`,
+          children: x => this.generateNewChildren(x),
+        }));
+      params.done(childNodes);
+    }, 1000);
+  }
+
   render() {
     const projectName = 'React Sortable Tree';
     const authorName = 'Chris Fritz';
diff --git a/src/react-sortable-tree.js b/src/react-sortable-tree.js
index 76df00de..388ef963 100644
--- a/src/react-sortable-tree.js
+++ b/src/react-sortable-tree.js
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class ReactSortableTree extends Component {
     depth,
     minimumTreeIndex,
   }) {
-    const { treeData, treeIndex, path } = insertNode({
+    const insertedNode = insertNode({
       treeData: this.state.draggingTreeData,
       newNode: node,
       depth,
@@ -210,7 +210,11 @@ class ReactSortableTree extends Component {
       expandParent: true,
       getNodeKey: this.props.getNodeKey,
     });
+    if (!insertedNode) {
+      return;
+    }
 
+    const { treeData, treeIndex, path } = insertedNode;
     this.props.onChange(treeData);
 
     this.props.onMoveNode({
@@ -339,6 +343,9 @@ class ReactSortableTree extends Component {
       expandParent: true,
       getNodeKey: this.props.getNodeKey,
     });
+    if (!addedResult) {
+      return;
+    }
 
     const rows = this.getRows(addedResult.treeData);
     const expandedParentPath = rows[addedResult.treeIndex].path;
@@ -553,16 +560,19 @@ class ReactSortableTree extends Component {
         expandParent: true,
         getNodeKey,
       });
-
-      const swapTo = draggedMinimumTreeIndex;
-      swapFrom = addedResult.treeIndex;
-      swapLength = 1 + memoizedGetDescendantCount({ node: draggedNode });
-      rows = slideRows(
-        this.getRows(addedResult.treeData),
-        swapFrom,
-        swapTo,
-        swapLength
-      );
+      if (addedResult) {
+        const swapTo = draggedMinimumTreeIndex;
+        swapFrom = addedResult.treeIndex;
+        swapLength = 1 + memoizedGetDescendantCount({ node: draggedNode });
+        rows = slideRows(
+          this.getRows(addedResult.treeData),
+          swapFrom,
+          swapTo,
+          swapLength
+        );
+      } else {
+        rows = this.getRows(treeData);
+      }
     } else {
       rows = this.getRows(treeData);
     }
diff --git a/src/utils/dnd-manager.js b/src/utils/dnd-manager.js
index 38349a22..1e136afa 100644
--- a/src/utils/dnd-manager.js
+++ b/src/utils/dnd-manager.js
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ export default class DndManager {
         minimumTreeIndex: dropTargetProps.listIndex,
         expandParent: true,
       });
+      if (!addedResult) {
+        return false;
+      }
 
       return this.customCanDrop({
         node,
diff --git a/src/utils/tree-data-utils.js b/src/utils/tree-data-utils.js
index ca24ec4f..5274f7e1 100644
--- a/src/utils/tree-data-utils.js
+++ b/src/utils/tree-data-utils.js
@@ -36,21 +36,24 @@ function getNodeDataAtTreeIndexOrNextIndex({
   let childIndex = currentIndex + 1;
   const childCount = node.children.length;
   for (let i = 0; i < childCount; i += 1) {
-    const result = getNodeDataAtTreeIndexOrNextIndex({
-      ignoreCollapsed,
-      getNodeKey,
-      targetIndex,
-      node: node.children[i],
-      currentIndex: childIndex,
-      lowerSiblingCounts: [...lowerSiblingCounts, childCount - i - 1],
-      path: selfPath,
-    });
+    const childNode = node.children[i];
+    if (childNode) {
+      const result = getNodeDataAtTreeIndexOrNextIndex({
+        ignoreCollapsed,
+        getNodeKey,
+        targetIndex,
+        node: node.children[i],
+        currentIndex: childIndex,
+        lowerSiblingCounts: [...lowerSiblingCounts, childCount - i - 1],
+        path: selfPath,
+      });
 
-    if (result.node) {
-      return result;
-    }
+      if (result.node) {
+        return result;
+      }
 
-    childIndex = result.nextIndex;
+      childIndex = result.nextIndex;
+    }
   }
 
   // If the target node is not found, return the farthest traversed index
@@ -135,20 +138,23 @@ function walkDescendants({
   const childCount = node.children.length;
   if (typeof node.children !== 'function') {
     for (let i = 0; i < childCount; i += 1) {
-      childIndex = walkDescendants({
-        callback,
-        getNodeKey,
-        ignoreCollapsed,
-        node: node.children[i],
-        parentNode: isPseudoRoot ? null : node,
-        currentIndex: childIndex + 1,
-        lowerSiblingCounts: [...lowerSiblingCounts, childCount - i - 1],
-        path: selfPath,
-      });
+      const childNode = node.children[i];
+      if (childNode) {
+        childIndex = walkDescendants({
+          callback,
+          getNodeKey,
+          ignoreCollapsed,
+          node: childNode,
+          parentNode: isPseudoRoot ? null : node,
+          currentIndex: childIndex + 1,
+          lowerSiblingCounts: [...lowerSiblingCounts, childCount - i - 1],
+          path: selfPath,
+        });
 
-      // Cut walk short if the callback returned false
-      if (childIndex === false) {
-        return false;
+        // Cut walk short if the callback returned false
+        if (childIndex === false) {
+          return false;
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -710,24 +716,24 @@ function addNodeAtDepthAndIndex({
     (isLastChild && !(node.children && node.children.length))
   ) {
     if (typeof node.children === 'function') {
-      throw new Error('Cannot add to children defined by a function');
-    } else {
-      const extraNodeProps = expandParent ? { expanded: true } : {};
-      const nextNode = {
-        ...node,
+      // Cannot add to children defined by a function
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    const extraNodeProps = expandParent ? { expanded: true } : {};
+    const nextNode = {
+      ...node,
 
-        ...extraNodeProps,
-        children: node.children ? [newNode, ...node.children] : [newNode],
-      };
+      ...extraNodeProps,
+      children: node.children ? [newNode, ...node.children] : [newNode],
+    };
 
-      return {
-        node: nextNode,
-        nextIndex: currentIndex + 2,
-        insertedTreeIndex: currentIndex + 1,
-        parentPath: selfPath(nextNode),
-        parentNode: isPseudoRoot ? null : nextNode,
-      };
-    }
+    return {
+      node: nextNode,
+      nextIndex: currentIndex + 2,
+      insertedTreeIndex: currentIndex + 1,
+      parentPath: selfPath(nextNode),
+      parentNode: isPseudoRoot ? null : nextNode,
+    };
   }
 
   // If this is the target depth for the insertion,
@@ -828,6 +834,9 @@ function addNodeAtDepthAndIndex({
         getNodeKey,
         path: [], // Cannot determine the parent path until the children have been processed
       });
+      if (!mapResult) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
 
       if ('insertedTreeIndex' in mapResult) {
         ({
@@ -908,7 +917,8 @@ export function insertNode({
   });
 
   if (!('insertedTreeIndex' in insertResult)) {
-    throw new Error('No suitable position found to insert.');
+    // No suitable position found to insert
+    return undefined;
   }
 
   const treeIndex = insertResult.insertedTreeIndex;