diff --git a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_component.html.erb b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_component.html.erb
index 2b1e06ea49e9..3da4d4ceb4f5 100644
--- a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_component.html.erb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
     end
 
     flex.with_row do
-      render(border_box_container(mb: 3)) do |component|
+      render(border_box_container(mb: 3, data: drop_target_config)) do |component|
         component.with_header(font_weight: :bold, py: 2) do
           flex_layout(justify_content: :space_between, align_items: :center) do |header_container|
             header_container.with_column do
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
           end
         else
           definitions.each do |definition|
-            component.with_row(data: { "projects--settings--border-box-filter-target": "searchItem" }) do
+            component.with_row(data: { "projects--settings--border-box-filter-target": "searchItem", **draggable_item_config(definition) }) do
               render(Settings::ProjectLifeCycleStepDefinitions::RowComponent.new(
                 definition,
                 first?: definition == definitions.first,
diff --git a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_component.rb b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_component.rb
index 107f81e0aeda..f34bf7f8a911 100644
--- a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/index_component.rb
@@ -37,10 +37,25 @@ class IndexComponent < ApplicationComponent
 
       def wrapper_data_attributes
         {
-          controller: "projects--settings--border-box-filter",
+          controller: "projects--settings--border-box-filter generic-drag-and-drop",
           "application-target": "dynamic"
         }
       end
+
+      def drop_target_config
+        {
+          "is-drag-and-drop-target": true,
+          "target-container-accessor": "& > ul",
+          "target-allowed-drag-type": "life-cycle-step-definition"
+        }
+      end
+
+      def draggable_item_config(definition)
+        {
+          "draggable-type": "life-cycle-step-definition",
+          "drop-url": drop_admin_settings_project_life_cycle_step_definition_path(definition)
+        }
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/row_component.html.erb b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/row_component.html.erb
index 2c02f43f8f10..91c3064f4c4e 100644
--- a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/row_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/row_component.html.erb
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
 <%=
   flex_layout(align_items: :center, justify_content: :space_between) do |row_container|
     row_container.with_column(flex_layout: true, classes: "gap-2") do |title_container|
+      title_container.with_column do
+        render(Primer::OpenProject::DragHandle.new)
+      end
       title_container.with_column do
         render(Primer::Beta::Link.new(
           classes: 'filter-target-visible-text',
diff --git a/app/controllers/admin/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/admin/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions_controller.rb
index 30c5f31f37b4..402101a25870 100644
--- a/app/controllers/admin/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/admin/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions_controller.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ProjectLifeCycleStepDefinitionsController < ::Admin::SettingsController
     before_action :check_feature_flag
 
     before_action :find_definitions, only: %i[index]
-    before_action :find_definition, only: %i[edit update destroy move]
+    before_action :find_definition, only: %i[edit update destroy move drop]
 
     def index; end
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def create
 
       if @definition.save
         flash[:notice] = I18n.t(:notice_successful_create)
-        redirect_to action: :index
+        redirect_to action: :index, status: :see_other
       else
         render :form, status: :unprocessable_entity
       end
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def create
     def update
       if @definition.update(definition_params)
         flash[:notice] = I18n.t(:notice_successful_update)
-        redirect_to action: :index
+        redirect_to action: :index, status: :see_other
       else
         render :form, status: :unprocessable_entity
       end
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def destroy
         flash[:error] = I18n.t(:notice_bad_request)
       end
 
-      redirect_to action: :index
+      redirect_to action: :index, status: :see_other
     end
 
     def move
@@ -92,7 +92,18 @@ def move
         flash[:error] = I18n.t(:notice_bad_request)
       end
 
-      redirect_to action: :index
+      redirect_to action: :index, status: :see_other
+    end
+
+    def drop
+      if @definition.update(params.permit(:position))
+        flash[:notice] = I18n.t(:notice_successful_update)
+      else
+        # TODO: handle better
+        flash[:error] = I18n.t(:notice_bad_request)
+      end
+
+      redirect_to action: :index, status: :see_other
     end
 
     private
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index a6255585518c..466ff9690dc5 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@
         end
         member do
           patch :move
+          put :drop # should be patch, but requires passing method to generic-drag-and-drop controller
         end
       end
       resources :project_custom_fields, controller: "/admin/settings/project_custom_fields" do