diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
index edaf045b0c..00e12997c6 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCollectionView.mm
@@ -348,11 +348,9 @@ static BOOL _isInterceptedSelector(SEL sel)
   }
 }
 
-
 #pragma mark -
 #pragma mark ASRangeControllerDelegate.
 
-
 - (NSArray *)rangeControllerVisibleNodeIndexPaths:(ASRangeController *)rangeController
 {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
@@ -372,36 +370,28 @@ static BOOL _isInterceptedSelector(SEL sel)
 - (void)rangeController:(ASRangeController *)rangeController didInsertNodesAtIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
   [UIView performWithoutAnimation:^{
-    [self performBatchUpdates:^{
-      [super insertItemsAtIndexPaths:indexPaths];
-    } completion:nil];
+    [super insertItemsAtIndexPaths:indexPaths];
   }];
 }
 
 - (void)rangeController:(ASRangeController *)rangeController didDeleteNodesAtIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
   [UIView performWithoutAnimation:^{
-    [self performBatchUpdates:^{
-      [super deleteItemsAtIndexPaths:indexPaths];
-    } completion:nil];
+    [super deleteItemsAtIndexPaths:indexPaths];
   }];
 }
 
 - (void)rangeController:(ASRangeController *)rangeController didInsertSectionsAtIndexSet:(NSIndexSet *)indexSet {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
   [UIView performWithoutAnimation:^{
-    [self performBatchUpdates:^{
-      [super insertSections:indexSet];
-    } completion:nil];
+    [super insertSections:indexSet];
   }];
 }
 
 - (void)rangeController:(ASRangeController *)rangeController didDeleteSectionsAtIndexSet:(NSIndexSet *)indexSet {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
   [UIView performWithoutAnimation:^{
-    [self performBatchUpdates:^{
-      [super deleteSections:indexSet];
-    } completion:nil];
+    [super deleteSections:indexSet];
   }];
 }
 
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm
index 719c7c7ee1..e2289902cb 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASTableView.mm
@@ -361,9 +361,7 @@ static BOOL _isInterceptedSelector(SEL sel)
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
 
   [UIView performWithoutAnimation:^{
-    [super beginUpdates];
     [super insertRowsAtIndexPaths:indexPaths withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationNone];
-    [super endUpdates];
   }];
 }
 
@@ -371,9 +369,7 @@ static BOOL _isInterceptedSelector(SEL sel)
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
 
   [UIView performWithoutAnimation:^{
-    [super beginUpdates];
     [super deleteRowsAtIndexPaths:indexPaths withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationNone];
-    [super endUpdates];
   }];
 }
 
@@ -381,9 +377,7 @@ static BOOL _isInterceptedSelector(SEL sel)
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
 
   [UIView performWithoutAnimation:^{
-    [super beginUpdates];
     [super insertSections:indexSet withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationNone];
-    [super endUpdates];
   }];
 }
 
@@ -391,9 +385,7 @@ static BOOL _isInterceptedSelector(SEL sel)
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
 
   [UIView performWithoutAnimation:^{
-    [super beginUpdates];
     [super deleteSections:indexSet withRowAnimation:UITableViewRowAnimationNone];
-    [super endUpdates];
   }];
 }
 
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASRangeController.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASRangeController.h
index 4befde4bb9..d32de1ddfd 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASRangeController.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASRangeController.h
@@ -95,4 +95,26 @@
  */
 - (void)rangeController:(ASRangeController *)rangeController didDeleteSectionsAtIndexSet:(NSIndexSet *)indexSet;
 
+@optional
+
+/**
+ * Called before nodes insertion.
+ */
+- (void)rangeController:(ASRangeController *)rangeController willInsertNodesAtIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths;
+
+/**
+ * Called before nodes deletion.
+ */
+- (void)rangeController:(ASRangeController *)rangeController willDeleteNodesAtIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths;
+
+/**
+ * Called before section insertion.
+ */
+- (void)rangeController:(ASRangeController *)rangeController willInsertSectionsAtIndexSet:(NSIndexSet *)indexSet;
+
+/**
+ * Called before section deletion.
+ */
+- (void)rangeController:(ASRangeController *)rangeController willDeleteSectionsAtIndexSet:(NSIndexSet *)indexSet;
+
 @end
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASRangeController.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASRangeController.mm
index 51a3e678df..4dacf56582 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASRangeController.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASRangeController.mm
@@ -213,18 +213,12 @@
 
 #pragma mark - ASDataControllerDelegete
 
-/**
- * Dispatch to main thread for updating ranges.
- * We are considering to move it to background queue if we could call recursive display in background thread.
- */
-- (void)updateOnMainThreadWithBlock:(dispatch_block_t)block {
-  if ([NSThread isMainThread]) {
-    block();
-  } else {
-    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
-      block();
-    });
-  }
+- (void)dataController:(ASDataController *)dataController willInsertNodes:(NSArray *)nodes atIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths {
+  ASDisplayNodePerformBlockOnMainThread(^{
+    if ([_delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(rangeController:willInsertNodesAtIndexPaths:)]) {
+      [_delegate rangeController:self willInsertNodesAtIndexPaths:indexPaths];
+    }
+  });
 }
 
 - (void)dataController:(ASDataController *)dataController didInsertNodes:(NSArray *)nodes atIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths {
@@ -235,19 +229,35 @@
     [nodeSizes addObject:[NSValue valueWithCGSize:node.calculatedSize]];
   }];
 
-  [self updateOnMainThreadWithBlock:^{
+  ASDisplayNodePerformBlockOnMainThread(^{
     [_layoutController insertNodesAtIndexPaths:indexPaths withSizes:nodeSizes];
     [_delegate rangeController:self didInsertNodesAtIndexPaths:indexPaths];
     _workingRangeIsValid = NO;
-  }];
+  });
+}
+
+- (void)dataController:(ASDataController *)dataController willDeleteNodesAtIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths {
+  ASDisplayNodePerformBlockOnMainThread(^{
+    if ([_delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(rangeController:willDeleteNodesAtIndexPaths:)]) {
+      [_delegate rangeController:self didDeleteNodesAtIndexPaths:indexPaths];
+    }
+  });
 }
 
 - (void)dataController:(ASDataController *)dataController didDeleteNodesAtIndexPaths:(NSArray *)indexPaths {
-  [self updateOnMainThreadWithBlock:^{
+  ASDisplayNodePerformBlockOnMainThread(^{
     [_layoutController deleteNodesAtIndexPaths:indexPaths];
     [_delegate rangeController:self didDeleteNodesAtIndexPaths:indexPaths];
     _workingRangeIsValid = NO;
-  }];
+  });
+}
+
+- (void)dataController:(ASDataController *)dataController willInsertSections:(NSArray *)sections atIndexSet:(NSIndexSet *)indexSet {
+  ASDisplayNodePerformBlockOnMainThread(^{
+    if ([_delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(rangeController:willInsertSectionsAtIndexSet:)]) {
+      [_delegate rangeController:self willInsertSectionsAtIndexSet:indexSet];
+    }
+  });
 }
 
 - (void)dataController:(ASDataController *)dataController didInsertSections:(NSArray *)sections atIndexSet:(NSIndexSet *)indexSet {
@@ -263,19 +273,27 @@
     [sectionNodeSizes addObject:nodeSizes];
   }];
 
-  [self updateOnMainThreadWithBlock:^{
+  ASDisplayNodePerformBlockOnMainThread(^{
     [_layoutController insertSections:sectionNodeSizes atIndexSet:indexSet];
     [_delegate rangeController:self didInsertSectionsAtIndexSet:indexSet];
     _workingRangeIsValid = NO;
-  }];
+  });
+}
+
+- (void)dataController:(ASDataController *)dataController willDeleteSectionsAtIndexSet:(NSIndexSet *)indexSet {
+  ASDisplayNodePerformBlockOnMainThread(^{
+    if ([_delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(rangeController:willDeleteSectionsAtIndexSet:)]) {
+      [_delegate rangeController:self didDeleteSectionsAtIndexSet:indexSet];
+    }
+  });
 }
 
 - (void)dataController:(ASDataController *)dataController didDeleteSectionsAtIndexSet:(NSIndexSet *)indexSet {
-  [self updateOnMainThreadWithBlock:^{
+  ASDisplayNodePerformBlockOnMainThread(^{
     [_layoutController deleteSectionsAtIndexSet:indexSet];
     [_delegate rangeController:self didDeleteSectionsAtIndexSet:indexSet];
     _workingRangeIsValid = NO;
-  }];
+  });
 }
 
 @end