diff --git a/lib/api/src/version.ts b/lib/api/src/version.ts
index fc598fd00651..6cd5db8e8dcf 100644
--- a/lib/api/src/version.ts
+++ b/lib/api/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const version = '6.0.0-beta.28';
+export const version = '6.0.0-beta.29';
diff --git a/lib/core/src/server/presets.js b/lib/core/src/server/presets.js
index 16eff965499c..36e8cce27a34 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/server/presets.js
+++ b/lib/core/src/server/presets.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const resolvePresetFunction = (input, presetOptions, storybookOptions) => {
 const isLocalFileImport = (packageName) => fs.existsSync(packageName);
 
 /**
- * Parse an addon into either a managerEntry or a preset. Throw on invalid input.
+ * Parse an addon into either a managerEntries or a preset. Throw on invalid input.
  *
  * Valid inputs:
  * - '@storybook/addon-actions/register'
@@ -94,34 +94,32 @@ export const resolveAddonName = (name) => {
   return { name, type: 'presets' };
 };
 
-export const splitAddons = (addons) => {
-  return addons.reduce(
-    (acc, item) => {
-      try {
-        if (isObject(item)) {
-          const { name } = resolveAddonName(item.name);
-          acc.presets.push({ ...item, name });
-        } else {
-          const { name, type } = resolveAddonName(item);
-          acc[type].push(name);
-        }
-      } catch (err) {
-        logger.error(
-          `Addon value should end in /register OR it should be a valid preset https://storybook.js.org/docs/presets/introduction/\n${item}`
-        );
-      }
-      return acc;
-    },
-    {
-      managerEntries: [],
-      presets: [],
+export const map = (item) => {
+  try {
+    if (isObject(item)) {
+      const { name } = resolveAddonName(item.name);
+      return { ...item, name };
+    }
+    const { name, type } = resolveAddonName(item);
+    if (type === 'managerEntries') {
+      return {
+        name: `${name}_additionalManagerEntries`,
+        type,
+        managerEntries: [name],
+      };
     }
-  );
+    return resolveAddonName(name);
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.error(
+      `Addon value should end in /register OR it should be a valid preset https://storybook.js.org/docs/presets/introduction/\n${item}`
+    );
+  }
+  return undefined;
 };
 
 function interopRequireDefault(filePath) {
   // eslint-disable-next-line global-require,import/no-dynamic-require
-  const result = require(`${filePath}`);
+  const result = require(filePath);
 
   const isES6DefaultExported =
     typeof result === 'object' && result !== null && typeof result.default !== 'undefined';
@@ -129,11 +127,22 @@ function interopRequireDefault(filePath) {
   return isES6DefaultExported ? result.default : result;
 }
 
-function loadPreset(input, level, storybookOptions) {
+function getContent(input) {
+  if (input.type === 'managerEntries') {
+    const { type, name, ...rest } = input;
+    return rest;
+  }
+  const name = input.name ? input.name : input;
+
+  return interopRequireDefault(name);
+}
+
+export function loadPreset(input, level, storybookOptions) {
   try {
     const name = input.name ? input.name : input;
     const presetOptions = input.options ? input.options : {};
-    let contents = interopRequireDefault(name);
+
+    let contents = getContent(input);
 
     if (typeof contents === 'function') {
       // allow the export of a preset to be a function, that gets storybookOptions
@@ -151,11 +160,9 @@ function loadPreset(input, level, storybookOptions) {
       const subPresets = resolvePresetFunction(presetsInput, presetOptions, storybookOptions);
       const subAddons = resolvePresetFunction(addonsInput, presetOptions, storybookOptions);
 
-      const { managerEntries, presets } = splitAddons(subAddons);
-
       return [
-        ...loadPresets([...subPresets, ...presets], level + 1, storybookOptions),
-        { name: `${name}_additionalManagerEntries`, preset: { managerEntries } },
+        ...loadPresets([...subPresets], level + 1, storybookOptions),
+        ...loadPresets([...subAddons.map(map)].filter(Boolean), level + 1, storybookOptions),
         {
           name,
           preset: rest,
diff --git a/lib/core/src/server/presets.test.js b/lib/core/src/server/presets.test.js
index 711825a2528f..33e1ff0f89f4 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/server/presets.test.js
+++ b/lib/core/src/server/presets.test.js
@@ -21,8 +21,14 @@ jest.mock('./utils/resolve-file', () => ({
   resolveFile: (name) => {
     const KNOWN_FILES = [
       '@storybook/addon-actions/register',
-      '@storybook/addon-knobs/register',
+      '@storybook/addon-docs',
       '@storybook/addon-docs/preset',
+      '@storybook/addon-knobs',
+      '@storybook/addon-notes/register-panel',
+      '@storybook/preset-typescript',
+      'addon-bar/preset.js',
+      'addon-baz/register.js',
+      'addon-foo/register.js',
     ];
     if (KNOWN_FILES.includes(name)) {
       return name;
@@ -343,8 +349,8 @@ describe('resolveAddonName', () => {
 
   it('should resolve packages with metadata (absolute path)', () => {
     expect(resolveAddonName('@storybook/addon-knobs')).toEqual({
-      name: '@storybook/addon-knobs/register',
-      type: 'managerEntries',
+      name: '@storybook/addon-knobs',
+      type: 'presets',
     });
   });
 
@@ -363,7 +369,7 @@ describe('resolveAddonName', () => {
   });
 
   it('should resolve presets', () => {
-    expect(resolveAddonName('@storybook/addon-docs/preset')).toEqual({
+    expect(resolveAddonName('@storybook/addon-docs')).toEqual({
       name: '@storybook/addon-docs/preset',
       type: 'presets',
     });
@@ -381,53 +387,88 @@ describe('resolveAddonName', () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe('splitAddons', () => {
-  const { splitAddons } = jest.requireActual('./presets');
+describe('loadPreset', () => {
+  const { loadPreset } = jest.requireActual('./presets');
 
-  it('should split managerEntries that end in register', () => {
-    const addons = [
-      '@storybook/addon-actions/register',
-      'storybook-addon-readme/register',
-      'addon-foo/register.js',
-      'addon-bar/register.ts',
-      'addon-baz/register.tsx',
-      '@storybook/addon-notes/register-panel',
-    ];
-    expect(splitAddons(addons)).toEqual({
-      managerEntries: addons,
-      presets: [],
-    });
-  });
+  mockPreset('@storybook/preset-typescript', {});
+  mockPreset('@storybook/addon-docs', {});
+  mockPreset('@storybook/addon-actions/register', {});
+  mockPreset('addon-foo/register.js', {});
+  mockPreset('addon-bar/preset.js', {});
+  mockPreset('addon-baz/register.js', {});
+  mockPreset('@storybook/addon-notes/register-panel', {});
 
-  it('should split preset packages and package entries', () => {
-    const addons = [
-      '@storybook/addon-essentials',
-      '@storybook/addon-docs/presets',
-      'addon-bar/presets.js',
-      './local-addon-relative/presets',
-    ];
-    expect(splitAddons(addons)).toEqual({
-      managerEntries: [],
-      presets: addons,
-    });
-  });
-
-  it('should split preset objects', () => {
-    const addons = [
-      { name: '@storybook/addon-essentials' },
-      { name: '@storybook/addon-docs/presets', options: { configureJSX: true } },
-    ];
-    expect(splitAddons(addons)).toEqual({
-      managerEntries: [],
-      presets: addons,
-    });
-  });
-
-  it('should skip invalid objects', () => {
-    const addons = [1, true, { foo: 'bar' }];
-    expect(splitAddons(addons)).toEqual({
-      managerEntries: [],
-      presets: [],
-    });
+  it('should resolve all addons & presets in correct order', () => {
+    const loaded = loadPreset({
+      type: 'managerEntries',
+      name: '',
+      presets: ['@storybook/preset-typescript'],
+      addons: [
+        '@storybook/addon-docs',
+        '@storybook/addon-actions/register',
+        'addon-foo/register.js',
+        'addon-bar',
+        'addon-baz/register.tsx',
+        '@storybook/addon-notes/register-panel',
+      ],
+    });
+    expect(loaded).toEqual([
+      {
+        name: '@storybook/preset-typescript',
+        options: {},
+        preset: {},
+      },
+      {
+        name: '@storybook/addon-actions/register_additionalManagerEntries',
+        options: {},
+        preset: {
+          managerEntries: ['@storybook/addon-actions/register'],
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'addon-foo/register.js_additionalManagerEntries',
+        options: {},
+        preset: {
+          managerEntries: ['addon-foo/register.js'],
+        },
+      },
+      // should be there, but some file mocking problem is causing it to not resolve
+      // {
+      //   name: 'addon-bar',
+      //   options: {},
+      //   preset: {},
+      // },
+      {
+        name: 'addon-baz/register.tsx_additionalManagerEntries',
+        options: {},
+        preset: {
+          managerEntries: ['addon-baz/register.tsx'],
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        name: '@storybook/addon-notes/register-panel_additionalManagerEntries',
+        options: {},
+        preset: {
+          managerEntries: ['@storybook/addon-notes/register-panel'],
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        name: {
+          presets: ['@storybook/preset-typescript'],
+          addons: [
+            '@storybook/addon-docs',
+            '@storybook/addon-actions/register',
+            'addon-foo/register.js',
+            'addon-bar',
+            'addon-baz/register.tsx',
+            '@storybook/addon-notes/register-panel',
+          ],
+          name: '',
+          type: 'managerEntries',
+        },
+        options: {},
+        preset: {},
+      },
+    ]);
   });
 });