diff --git a/templates/projects/view.tmpl b/templates/projects/view.tmpl
index e6c6c20497c..b45174b086a 100644
--- a/templates/projects/view.tmpl
+++ b/templates/projects/view.tmpl
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 	<div class="board {{if .CanWriteProjects}}sortable{{end}}">
 		{{range .Columns}}
 			<div class="ui segment project-column" style="background: {{.Color}} !important;" data-id="{{.ID}}" data-sorting="{{.Sorting}}" data-url="{{$.Link}}/{{.ID}}">
-				<div class="project-column-header">
+				<div class="project-column-header{{if $canWriteProject}} tw-cursor-grab{{end}}">
 					<div class="ui large label project-column-title tw-py-1">
 						<div class="ui small circular grey label project-column-issue-count">
 							{{.NumIssues ctx}}
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 
 				<div class="divider"></div>
 
-				<div class="ui cards{{if $canWriteProject}} tw-cursor-grab{{end}}" data-url="{{$.Link}}/{{.ID}}" data-project="{{$.Project.ID}}" data-board="{{.ID}}" id="board_{{.ID}}">
+				<div class="ui cards" data-url="{{$.Link}}/{{.ID}}" data-project="{{$.Project.ID}}" data-board="{{.ID}}" id="board_{{.ID}}">
 					{{range (index $.IssuesMap .ID)}}
 						<div class="issue-card gt-word-break {{if $canWriteProject}}tw-cursor-grab{{end}}" data-issue="{{.ID}}">
 							{{template "repo/issue/card" (dict "Issue" . "Page" $)}}
diff --git a/web_src/css/features/projects.css b/web_src/css/features/projects.css
index f85430a2a80..30df994c38a 100644
--- a/web_src/css/features/projects.css
+++ b/web_src/css/features/projects.css
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   overflow: visible;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
+  cursor: default;
 }
 
 .project-column-header {
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@
 .project-column-title {
   background: none !important;
   line-height: 1.25 !important;
+  cursor: inherit;
 }
 
 .project-column > .cards {
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@
 }
 
 .card-ghost {
+  border-color: var(--color-secondary-dark-4) !important;
   border-style: dashed !important;
   background: none !important;
 }
diff --git a/web_src/css/repo/issue-card.css b/web_src/css/repo/issue-card.css
index 5a70de47c24..b9368df4f60 100644
--- a/web_src/css/repo/issue-card.css
+++ b/web_src/css/repo/issue-card.css
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@
   font-size: 14px;
   margin-left: 4px;
 }
+
+.issue-card.sortable-chosen .issue-card-title {
+  cursor: inherit;
+}
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-issue-list.js b/web_src/js/features/repo-issue-list.js
index 9681e648d55..4582f874250 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-issue-list.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-issue-list.js
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ async function initIssuePinSort() {
 
   createSortable(pinDiv, {
     group: 'shared',
-    animation: 150,
-    ghostClass: 'card-ghost',
     onEnd: pinMoveEnd,
   });
 }
diff --git a/web_src/js/features/repo-projects.js b/web_src/js/features/repo-projects.js
index 1747cb2b3af..d9ae85a8d22 100644
--- a/web_src/js/features/repo-projects.js
+++ b/web_src/js/features/repo-projects.js
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ async function initRepoProjectSortable() {
   createSortable(mainBoard, {
     group: 'project-column',
     draggable: '.project-column',
-    animation: 150,
-    ghostClass: 'card-ghost',
+    handle: '.project-column-header',
     delayOnTouchOnly: true,
     delay: 500,
     onSort: async () => {
@@ -86,8 +85,6 @@ async function initRepoProjectSortable() {
     const boardCardList = boardColumn.getElementsByClassName('cards')[0];
     createSortable(boardCardList, {
       group: 'shared',
-      animation: 150,
-      ghostClass: 'card-ghost',
       onAdd: moveIssue,
       onUpdate: moveIssue,
       delayOnTouchOnly: true,
diff --git a/web_src/js/modules/sortable.js b/web_src/js/modules/sortable.js
index cfe7c3bf306..1c9adb6d72d 100644
--- a/web_src/js/modules/sortable.js
+++ b/web_src/js/modules/sortable.js
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
-export async function createSortable(...args) {
+export async function createSortable(el, opts = {}) {
   const {Sortable} = await import(/* webpackChunkName: "sortablejs" */'sortablejs');
-  return new Sortable(...args);
+
+  return new Sortable(el, {
+    animation: 150,
+    ghostClass: 'card-ghost',
+    onChoose: (e) => {
+      const handle = opts.handle ? e.item.querySelector(opts.handle) : e.item;
+      handle.classList.add('tw-cursor-grabbing');
+      opts.onChoose?.(e);
+    },
+    onUnchoose: (e) => {
+      const handle = opts.handle ? e.item.querySelector(opts.handle) : e.item;
+      handle.classList.remove('tw-cursor-grabbing');
+      opts.onUnchoose?.(e);
+    },
+    ...opts,
+  });
 }