diff --git a/packages/api/prisma/schema.prisma b/packages/api/prisma/schema.prisma
index 92189ea..1f38a01 100644
--- a/packages/api/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/packages/api/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ model Board {
   rssEnabled       Boolean  @default(true)
   rssFeedCount     Int      @default(50)
   staleDays        Int      @default(0)
+  position         Int      @default(0)
   createdAt        DateTime @default(now())
   updatedAt        DateTime @updatedAt
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/routes/admin/boards.ts b/packages/api/src/routes/admin/boards.ts
index 4251a63..e47f087 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/routes/admin/boards.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/routes/admin/boards.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export default async function adminBoardRoutes(app: FastifyInstance) {
     { preHandler: [app.requireAdmin, app.requireRole("SUPER_ADMIN", "ADMIN")], config: { rateLimit: { max: 60, timeWindow: "1 minute" } } },
     async (_req, reply) => {
       const boards = await prisma.board.findMany({
-        orderBy: { createdAt: "asc" },
+        orderBy: [{ position: "asc" }, { createdAt: "asc" }],
         include: {
           _count: { select: { posts: true } },
         },
@@ -128,4 +128,17 @@ export default async function adminBoardRoutes(app: FastifyInstance) {
       reply.status(204).send();
     }
   );
+
+  // reorder boards
+  app.put(
+    "/admin/boards/reorder",
+    { preHandler: [app.requireAdmin, app.requireRole("SUPER_ADMIN", "ADMIN")], config: { rateLimit: { max: 10, timeWindow: "1 minute" } } },
+    async (req, reply) => {
+      const body = z.object({ boardIds: z.array(z.string().min(1)).min(1) }).parse(req.body);
+      await prisma.$transaction(
+        body.boardIds.map((id, i) => prisma.board.update({ where: { id }, data: { position: i } }))
+      );
+      reply.send({ ok: true });
+    }
+  );
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/routes/boards.ts b/packages/api/src/routes/boards.ts
index a7a0128..21fb4c2 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/routes/boards.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/routes/boards.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default async function boardRoutes(app: FastifyInstance) {
       include: {
         _count: { select: { posts: true } },
       },
-      orderBy: { createdAt: "asc" },
+      orderBy: [{ position: "asc" }, { createdAt: "asc" }],
     });
 
     // use aggregation queries instead of loading all posts into memory
diff --git a/packages/web/src/pages/admin/AdminBoards.tsx b/packages/web/src/pages/admin/AdminBoards.tsx
index 1e70404..696a62a 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/pages/admin/AdminBoards.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/pages/admin/AdminBoards.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { api } from '../../lib/api'
 import { useDocumentTitle } from '../../hooks/useDocumentTitle'
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ interface Board {
   rssEnabled: boolean
   rssFeedCount: number
   staleDays: number
+  position: number
 }
 
 export default function AdminBoards() {
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ export default function AdminBoards() {
   const [boards, setBoards] = useState<Board[]>([])
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
   const [editBoard, setEditBoard] = useState<Board | null>(null)
+  const [dragIdx, setDragIdx] = useState<number | null>(null)
+  const [insertAt, setInsertAt] = useState<number | null>(null)
   const [showCreate, setShowCreate] = useState(false)
   const [form, setForm] = useState({
     name: '',
@@ -62,6 +65,21 @@ export default function AdminBoards() {
 
   useEffect(() => { fetchBoards() }, [])
 
+  const handleDrop = useCallback(() => {
+    if (dragIdx === null || insertAt === null) return
+    setBoards((prev) => {
+      const next = [...prev]
+      const [moved] = next.splice(dragIdx, 1)
+      next.splice(insertAt > dragIdx ? insertAt - 1 : insertAt, 0, moved)
+      api.put('/admin/boards/reorder', { boardIds: next.map((b) => b.id) }).catch(() => {
+        toast.error('Failed to save order')
+      })
+      return next
+    })
+    setDragIdx(null)
+    setInsertAt(null)
+  }, [dragIdx, insertAt, toast])
+
   const resetForm = () => {
     setForm({ name: '', slug: '', description: '', iconName: null, iconColor: null, voteBudget: 10, voteBudgetReset: 'monthly', rssEnabled: true, rssFeedCount: 50, staleDays: 0 })
     setEditBoard(null)
@@ -158,13 +176,30 @@ export default function AdminBoards() {
           ))}
         </div>
       ) : (
-        <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
-          {boards.map((board) => (
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
+          {boards.map((board, i) => (
+            <div key={board.id}>
+              {dragIdx !== null && insertAt === i && dragIdx !== i && dragIdx !== i - 1 && (
+                <div style={{ height: 2, background: 'var(--admin-accent)', borderRadius: 1, margin: '0 12px' }} />
+              )}
             <div
-              key={board.id}
-              className="card p-4 flex items-center gap-4"
-              style={{ opacity: board.isArchived ? 0.5 : 1 }}
+              className="card p-4 flex items-center gap-3"
+              style={{ opacity: board.isArchived ? 0.5 : dragIdx === i ? 0.4 : 1 }}
+              draggable
+              onDragStart={() => setDragIdx(i)}
+              onDragOver={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); setInsertAt(i) }}
+              onDragEnd={handleDrop}
             >
+              <div
+                style={{ cursor: 'grab', color: 'var(--text-tertiary)', padding: '4px 0', touchAction: 'none' }}
+                aria-label="Drag to reorder"
+              >
+                <svg width="10" height="16" viewBox="0 0 10 16" fill="currentColor">
+                  <circle cx="2" cy="2" r="1.5" /><circle cx="8" cy="2" r="1.5" />
+                  <circle cx="2" cy="8" r="1.5" /><circle cx="8" cy="8" r="1.5" />
+                  <circle cx="2" cy="14" r="1.5" /><circle cx="8" cy="14" r="1.5" />
+                </svg>
+              </div>
               <BoardIcon name={board.name} iconName={board.iconName} iconColor={board.iconColor} size={40} />
               <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
                 <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
@@ -203,6 +238,10 @@ export default function AdminBoards() {
                 )}
               </div>
             </div>
+            {dragIdx !== null && insertAt === boards.length && i === boards.length - 1 && dragIdx !== i && (
+              <div style={{ height: 2, background: 'var(--admin-accent)', borderRadius: 1, margin: '0 12px' }} />
+            )}
+            </div>
           ))}
 
           {boards.length === 0 && (