diff --git a/models/db/engine.go b/models/db/engine.go
index 25f4066ea1..847ba58c26 100755
--- a/models/db/engine.go
+++ b/models/db/engine.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ type Engine interface {
 	SumInt(bean any, columnName string) (res int64, err error)
 	Sync(...any) error
 	Select(string) *xorm.Session
+	SetExpr(string, any) *xorm.Session
 	NotIn(string, ...any) *xorm.Session
 	OrderBy(any, ...any) *xorm.Session
 	Exist(...any) (bool, error)
diff --git a/models/project/board.go b/models/project/board.go
index aa995caa80..dc4d0561e0 100644
--- a/models/project/board.go
+++ b/models/project/board.go
@@ -156,6 +156,15 @@ func NewBoard(ctx context.Context, board *Board) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("bad color code: %s", board.Color)
 	}
 
+	var maxSorting int8
+	if _, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Select("Max(sorting)").Table("project_board").
+	Where("project_id=?", board.ProjectID).Get(&maxSorting); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if maxSorting > 0 {
+		board.Sorting = maxSorting
+	}
+
 	_, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Insert(board)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/projects.go b/routers/web/repo/projects.go
index 9b765e89e8..63473e23b0 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/projects.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/projects.go
@@ -666,3 +666,70 @@ func MoveIssues(ctx *context.Context) {
 
 	ctx.JSONOK()
 }
+
+// MoveColumns moves or keeps columns in a project and sorts them inside that project
+func MoveColumns(ctx *context.Context) {
+	if ctx.Doer == nil {
+		ctx.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, map[string]string{
+			"message": "Only signed in users are allowed to perform this action.",
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	project, err := project_model.GetProjectByID(ctx, ctx.ParamsInt64(":id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		if project_model.IsErrProjectNotExist(err) {
+			ctx.NotFound("ProjectNotExist", nil)
+		} else {
+			ctx.ServerError("GetProjectByID", err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	if project.RepoID != ctx.Repo.Repository.ID {
+		ctx.NotFound("InvalidRepoID", nil)
+		return
+	}
+
+	type movedColumnsForm struct {
+		Columns []struct {
+			ColumnID int64 `json:"columnID"`
+			Sorting  int64 `json:"sorting"`
+		} `json:"columns"`
+	}
+
+	form := &movedColumnsForm{}
+	if err = json.NewDecoder(ctx.Req.Body).Decode(&form); err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("DecodeMovedColumnsForm", err)
+	}
+
+	columnIDs := make([]int64, 0, len(form.Columns))
+	sortedColumnIDs := make(map[int64]int64)
+	for _, column := range form.Columns {
+		columnIDs = append(columnIDs, column.ColumnID)
+		sortedColumnIDs[column.Sorting] = column.ColumnID
+	}
+	movedColumns, err := project_model.GetColumnsByIDs(ctx, columnIDs)
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.NotFoundOrServerError("GetColumnsByIDs", issues_model.IsErrIssueNotExist, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(movedColumns) != len(form.Columns) {
+		ctx.ServerError("some columns do not exist", errors.New("some columns do not exist"))
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, column := range movedColumns {
+		if column.ProjectID != project.ID {
+			ctx.ServerError("Some column's projectID is not equal to project's ID", errors.New("Some column's projectID is not equal to project's ID"))
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err = project_model.MoveColumnsOnProject(ctx, project, sortedColumnIDs); err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("MoveColumnsOnProject", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx.JSONOK()
+}
diff --git a/routers/web/web.go b/routers/web/web.go
index 3aa1b8aed0..10670ea68c 100644
--- a/routers/web/web.go
+++ b/routers/web/web.go
@@ -1351,10 +1351,12 @@ func registerRoutes(m *web.Route) {
 		m.Get("", repo.Projects)
 		m.Get("/{id}", repo.ViewProject)
 		m.Group("", func() { //nolint:dupl
+
 			m.Get("/new", repo.RenderNewProject)
 			m.Post("/new", web.Bind(forms.CreateProjectForm{}), repo.NewProjectPost)
 			m.Group("/{id}", func() {
 				m.Post("", web.Bind(forms.EditProjectBoardForm{}), repo.AddBoardToProjectPost)
+				m.Post("/move", repo.MoveColumns)
 				m.Post("/delete", repo.DeleteProject)
 
 				m.Get("/edit", repo.RenderEditProject)