diff --git a/ui/goose2/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs b/ui/goose2/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs
index 0c45b763..03869a5e 100644
--- a/ui/goose2/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs
+++ b/ui/goose2/scripts/check-file-sizes.mjs
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ const DEFAULT_LIMIT = 500;
 // Add narrowly scoped exceptions here with justification
 const EXCEPTIONS = {
   "src/features/sidebar/ui/SidebarProjectsSection.tsx": {
-    limit: 560,
+    limit: 570,
     justification:
-      "Drag-and-drop handlers plus activeProjectId highlight for draft-in-project sessions.",
+      "Drag-and-drop handlers for session-to-project moves and project reorder, plus activeProjectId highlight.",
   },
   "src/features/chat/ui/ChatView.tsx": {
     limit: 535,
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ const EXCEPTIONS = {
     justification:
       "ACP-backed session overlay persistence, draft migration, and sidebar-facing session merge logic live together for now.",
   },
+  "src-tauri/src/commands/projects.rs": {
+    limit: 520,
+    justification:
+      "Project CRUD plus reorder_projects command for sidebar drag-and-drop ordering.",
+  },
   "src-tauri/src/services/acp/manager/dispatcher.rs": {
     limit: 540,
     justification:
diff --git a/ui/goose2/src-tauri/src/commands/projects.rs b/ui/goose2/src-tauri/src/commands/projects.rs
index 64ff0ca7..31c129c1 100644
--- a/ui/goose2/src-tauri/src/commands/projects.rs
+++ b/ui/goose2/src-tauri/src/commands/projects.rs
@@ -384,6 +384,20 @@ pub fn delete_project(id: String) -> Result<(), String> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn reorder_projects(order: Vec<(String, i32)>) -> Result<(), String> {
+    for (id, new_order) in order {
+        let (dir, mut stored) = find_project_by_id(&id)?;
+        stored.order = new_order;
+        let project_path = dir.join("project.json");
+        let json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&stored)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to serialize project: {}", e))?;
+        fs::write(&project_path, json)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to write project.json: {}", e))?;
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tauri::command]
 pub fn get_project(id: String) -> Result<ProjectInfo, String> {
     let (dir, info) = find_project_by_id(&id)?;
diff --git a/ui/goose2/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/ui/goose2/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 5a474178..ca82c7c2 100644
--- a/ui/goose2/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ui/goose2/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ pub fn run() {
             commands::projects::update_project,
             commands::projects::delete_project,
             commands::projects::get_project,
+            commands::projects::reorder_projects,
             commands::projects::list_archived_projects,
             commands::projects::archive_project,
             commands::projects::restore_project,
diff --git a/ui/goose2/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/ui/goose2/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 2ea07b55..f958b67c 100644
--- a/ui/goose2/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/ui/goose2/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         "visible": false,
         "titleBarStyle": "Overlay",
         "hiddenTitle": true,
-        "dragDropEnabled": true,
+        "dragDropEnabled": false,
         "trafficLightPosition": { "x": 12, "y": 22 }
       }
     ],
diff --git a/ui/goose2/src/app/AppShell.tsx b/ui/goose2/src/app/AppShell.tsx
index b7b9d8ca..28624ff7 100644
--- a/ui/goose2/src/app/AppShell.tsx
+++ b/ui/goose2/src/app/AppShell.tsx
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ export function AppShell({ children }: { children?: React.ReactNode }) {
             onArchiveChat={handleArchiveChat}
             onRenameChat={handleRenameChat}
             onMoveToProject={handleMoveToProject}
+            onReorderProject={projectStore.reorderProjects}
             onSelectSession={handleSelectSession}
             onSelectSearchResult={handleSelectSearchResult}
             activeView={activeView}
diff --git a/ui/goose2/src/features/projects/api/projects.ts b/ui/goose2/src/features/projects/api/projects.ts
index 57955ad5..405ca70a 100644
--- a/ui/goose2/src/features/projects/api/projects.ts
+++ b/ui/goose2/src/features/projects/api/projects.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ export async function archiveProject(id: string): Promise<void> {
   return invoke("archive_project", { id });
 }
 
+export async function reorderProjects(
+  order: [string, number][],
+): Promise<void> {
+  return invoke("reorder_projects", { order });
+}
+
 export async function restoreProject(id: string): Promise<void> {
   return invoke("restore_project", { id });
 }
diff --git a/ui/goose2/src/features/projects/stores/projectStore.ts b/ui/goose2/src/features/projects/stores/projectStore.ts
index f9af8285..931b7a02 100644
--- a/ui/goose2/src/features/projects/stores/projectStore.ts
+++ b/ui/goose2/src/features/projects/stores/projectStore.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   createProject,
   updateProject,
   deleteProject,
+  reorderProjects as apiReorderProjects,
   type ProjectInfo,
 } from "../api/projects";
 
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ interface ProjectState {
     useWorktrees: boolean,
   ) => Promise<ProjectInfo>;
   removeProject: (id: string) => Promise<void>;
+  reorderProjects: (fromId: string, toId: string) => void;
   setActiveProject: (id: string | null) => void;
   getActiveProject: () => ProjectInfo | null;
 }
@@ -152,6 +154,28 @@ export const useProjectStore = create<ProjectState>((set, get) => ({
     persistProjects(get().projects);
   },
 
+  reorderProjects: (fromId, toId) => {
+    set((state) => {
+      const projects = [...state.projects];
+      const fromIndex = projects.findIndex((p) => p.id === fromId);
+      const toIndex = projects.findIndex((p) => p.id === toId);
+      if (fromIndex === -1 || toIndex === -1 || fromIndex === toIndex)
+        return state;
+      const [moved] = projects.splice(fromIndex, 1);
+      // When dragging down, removing the source shifts the target index
+      const insertAt = fromIndex < toIndex ? toIndex - 1 : toIndex;
+      projects.splice(insertAt, 0, moved);
+      // Update order fields so views sorting by .order stay consistent
+      for (let i = 0; i < projects.length; i++) {
+        projects[i] = { ...projects[i], order: i };
+      }
+      return { projects };
+    });
+    const projects = get().projects;
+    persistProjects(projects);
+    void apiReorderProjects(projects.map((p, i) => [p.id, i]));
+  },
+
   setActiveProject: (id) => set({ activeProjectId: id }),
 
   getActiveProject: () => {
diff --git a/ui/goose2/src/features/sidebar/ui/Sidebar.tsx b/ui/goose2/src/features/sidebar/ui/Sidebar.tsx
index f1d4f0ae..8cba65c4 100644
--- a/ui/goose2/src/features/sidebar/ui/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/ui/goose2/src/features/sidebar/ui/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ interface SidebarProps {
   onArchiveChat?: (sessionId: string) => void;
   onRenameChat?: (sessionId: string, nextTitle: string) => void;
   onMoveToProject?: (sessionId: string, projectId: string | null) => void;
+  onReorderProject?: (fromId: string, toId: string) => void;
   onNavigate?: (view: AppView) => void;
   onSelectSession?: (sessionId: string) => void;
   onSelectSearchResult?: (
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ export function Sidebar({
   onArchiveChat,
   onRenameChat,
   onMoveToProject,
+  onReorderProject,
   onNavigate,
   onSelectSession,
   onSelectSearchResult,
@@ -491,8 +493,6 @@ export function Sidebar({
 
           {!collapsed && (
             <>
-              <div className="relative z-10 my-2 -mx-1.5 bg-border h-px" />
-
               {sidebarSearch.submittedQuery ? (
                 <div className="relative z-10 space-y-2">
                   {sidebarSearch.error && (
@@ -550,6 +550,7 @@ export function Sidebar({
                   onArchiveChat={onArchiveChat}
                   onRenameChat={onRenameChat}
                   onMoveToProject={onMoveToProject}
+                  onReorderProject={onReorderProject}
                   onItemMouseEnter={onItemMouseEnter}
                   activeSessionRefCallback={activeSessionRefCallback}
                   activeProjectRefCallback={activeProjectRefCallback}
diff --git a/ui/goose2/src/features/sidebar/ui/SidebarProjectsSection.tsx b/ui/goose2/src/features/sidebar/ui/SidebarProjectsSection.tsx
index 47e223e6..be880b98 100644
--- a/ui/goose2/src/features/sidebar/ui/SidebarProjectsSection.tsx
+++ b/ui/goose2/src/features/sidebar/ui/SidebarProjectsSection.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ interface SidebarProjectsSectionProps {
   onArchiveChat?: (sessionId: string) => void;
   onRenameChat?: (sessionId: string, nextTitle: string) => void;
   onMoveToProject?: (sessionId: string, projectId: string | null) => void;
+  onReorderProject?: (fromId: string, toId: string) => void;
   onItemMouseEnter?: (e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLElement>) => void;
   activeSessionRefCallback?: (el: HTMLElement | null) => void;
   activeProjectRefCallback?: (el: HTMLElement | null) => void;
@@ -117,9 +118,10 @@ function ProjectSection({
       const sessionId = e.dataTransfer.getData("text/x-session-id");
       if (sessionId) {
         onMoveToProject?.(sessionId, project.id);
+        if (!isExpanded) toggleProject(project.id);
       }
     },
-    [onMoveToProject, project.id],
+    [onMoveToProject, project.id, isExpanded, toggleProject],
   );
   const visibleChats = projectChats.slice(
     0,
@@ -277,15 +279,21 @@ export function SidebarProjectsSection({
   onArchiveChat,
   onRenameChat,
   onMoveToProject,
+  onReorderProject,
   onItemMouseEnter,
   activeSessionRefCallback,
   activeProjectRefCallback,
 }: SidebarProjectsSectionProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation(["sidebar", "common"]);
   const [recentsDragOver, setRecentsDragOver] = useState(false);
+  const [draggedProjectId, setDraggedProjectId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [dropTargetProjectId, setDropTargetProjectId] = useState<string | null>(
+    null,
+  );
 
   const handleRecentsDragOver = useCallback((e: React.DragEvent) => {
-    if (e.dataTransfer.types.includes("text/x-session-id")) {
+    const hasSession = e.dataTransfer.types.includes("text/x-session-id");
+    if (hasSession) {
       e.preventDefault();
       e.dataTransfer.dropEffect = "move";
       setRecentsDragOver(true);
@@ -325,7 +333,7 @@ export function SidebarProjectsSection({
       <div
         className={cn(
           "group flex items-center transition-all duration-300",
-          collapsed ? "px-0 pt-0 pb-1 justify-center" : "pt-2 pb-1",
+          collapsed ? "px-0 pt-0 pb-1 justify-center" : "pt-4 pb-1",
         )}
       >
         <span
@@ -378,26 +386,76 @@ export function SidebarProjectsSection({
       ) : (
         <div className="space-y-0.5">
           {projects.map((project) => (
-            <ProjectSection
+            // biome-ignore lint/a11y/noStaticElementInteractions: drag-and-drop reorder target
+            <div
               key={project.id}
-              project={project}
-              projectChats={projectSessions.byProject[project.id] ?? []}
-              isExpanded={expandedProjects[project.id] ?? false}
-              toggleProject={toggleProject}
-              activeSessionId={activeSessionId}
-              activeProjectId={activeProjectId}
-              onSelectSession={onSelectSession}
-              onNewChatInProject={onNewChatInProject}
-              onNavigate={onNavigate}
-              onEditProject={onEditProject}
-              onArchiveProject={onArchiveProject}
-              onArchiveChat={onArchiveChat}
-              onRenameChat={onRenameChat}
-              onMoveToProject={onMoveToProject}
-              onItemMouseEnter={onItemMouseEnter}
-              activeSessionRefCallback={activeSessionRefCallback}
-              activeProjectRefCallback={activeProjectRefCallback}
-            />
+              draggable
+              onDragStart={(e) => {
+                // Skip if a child chat row already initiated a session drag
+                if (e.dataTransfer.types.includes("text/x-session-id")) return;
+                e.dataTransfer.setData("text/x-project-id", project.id);
+                e.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = "move";
+                setDraggedProjectId(project.id);
+              }}
+              onDragOver={(e) => {
+                if (e.dataTransfer.types.includes("text/x-project-id")) {
+                  e.preventDefault();
+                  e.dataTransfer.dropEffect = "move";
+                  if (project.id !== draggedProjectId) {
+                    setDropTargetProjectId(project.id);
+                  }
+                }
+              }}
+              onDragLeave={(e) => {
+                if (!e.currentTarget.contains(e.relatedTarget as Node)) {
+                  setDropTargetProjectId((prev) =>
+                    prev === project.id ? null : prev,
+                  );
+                }
+              }}
+              onDrop={(e) => {
+                const fromId = e.dataTransfer.getData("text/x-project-id");
+                if (fromId && fromId !== project.id) {
+                  e.preventDefault();
+                  e.stopPropagation();
+                  onReorderProject?.(fromId, project.id);
+                }
+                setDraggedProjectId(null);
+                setDropTargetProjectId(null);
+              }}
+              onDragEnd={() => {
+                setDraggedProjectId(null);
+                setDropTargetProjectId(null);
+              }}
+              className={cn(
+                "relative",
+                draggedProjectId === project.id && "opacity-40",
+              )}
+            >
+              {dropTargetProjectId === project.id &&
+                draggedProjectId !== project.id && (
+                  <div className="absolute top-0 left-3 right-3 h-0.5 rounded-full bg-foreground" />
+                )}
+              <ProjectSection
+                project={project}
+                projectChats={projectSessions.byProject[project.id] ?? []}
+                isExpanded={expandedProjects[project.id] ?? false}
+                toggleProject={toggleProject}
+                activeSessionId={activeSessionId}
+                activeProjectId={activeProjectId}
+                onSelectSession={onSelectSession}
+                onNewChatInProject={onNewChatInProject}
+                onNavigate={onNavigate}
+                onEditProject={onEditProject}
+                onArchiveProject={onArchiveProject}
+                onArchiveChat={onArchiveChat}
+                onRenameChat={onRenameChat}
+                onMoveToProject={onMoveToProject}
+                onItemMouseEnter={onItemMouseEnter}
+                activeSessionRefCallback={activeSessionRefCallback}
+                activeProjectRefCallback={activeProjectRefCallback}
+              />
+            </div>
           ))}
         </div>
       )}
@@ -409,16 +467,10 @@ export function SidebarProjectsSection({
         onDragLeave={handleRecentsDragLeave}
         onDrop={handleRecentsDrop}
       >
-        <div
-          className={cn(
-            "my-2 -mx-1.5 bg-border transition-all duration-300",
-            collapsed ? "w-5 mx-auto h-px" : "h-px",
-          )}
-        />
         <div
           className={cn(
             "relative group flex items-center transition-all duration-300",
-            collapsed ? "px-0 pt-0 pb-1 justify-center" : "pt-2 pb-1",
+            collapsed ? "px-0 pt-0 pb-1 justify-center" : "pt-4 pb-1",
           )}
         >
           <span
diff --git a/ui/goose2/src/shared/i18n/locales/en/sessions.json b/ui/goose2/src/shared/i18n/locales/en/sessions.json
index f9426bd8..36677403 100644
--- a/ui/goose2/src/shared/i18n/locales/en/sessions.json
+++ b/ui/goose2/src/shared/i18n/locales/en/sessions.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "emptyTitle": "No sessions yet",
     "searchArchivedPlaceholder": "Search archived sessions...",
     "searchError": "Message search failed. Showing title, persona, and project matches only.",
-    "searchPlaceholder": "Search sessions by title, persona, project, or message content...",
+    "searchPlaceholder": "Search conversations",
     "searching": "Searching sessions...",
     "subtitle": "Browse and search past sessions",
     "toggleArchived": "Archived",
diff --git a/ui/goose2/src/shared/i18n/locales/en/sidebar.json b/ui/goose2/src/shared/i18n/locales/en/sidebar.json
index d7d9c440..2914b77f 100644
--- a/ui/goose2/src/shared/i18n/locales/en/sidebar.json
+++ b/ui/goose2/src/shared/i18n/locales/en/sidebar.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   },
   "search": {
     "error": "Message search failed. Showing metadata matches only.",
-    "placeholder": "Search chats by title, persona, project, or message...",
+    "placeholder": "Search conversations",
     "searching": "Searching chats..."
   },
   "sections": {
diff --git a/ui/goose2/src/shared/i18n/locales/es/sessions.json b/ui/goose2/src/shared/i18n/locales/es/sessions.json
index b224605e..f899a5d2 100644
--- a/ui/goose2/src/shared/i18n/locales/es/sessions.json
+++ b/ui/goose2/src/shared/i18n/locales/es/sessions.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "emptyTitle": "Aún no hay sesiones",
     "searchArchivedPlaceholder": "Buscar sesiones archivadas...",
     "searchError": "La búsqueda de mensajes falló. Mostrando solo coincidencias por título, persona y proyecto.",
-    "searchPlaceholder": "Busca sesiones por título, persona, proyecto o contenido del mensaje...",
+    "searchPlaceholder": "Buscar conversaciones",
     "searching": "Buscando sesiones...",
     "subtitle": "Explora y busca sesiones anteriores",
     "toggleArchived": "Archivadas",
diff --git a/ui/goose2/src/shared/i18n/locales/es/sidebar.json b/ui/goose2/src/shared/i18n/locales/es/sidebar.json
index a34114c2..c468bfec 100644
--- a/ui/goose2/src/shared/i18n/locales/es/sidebar.json
+++ b/ui/goose2/src/shared/i18n/locales/es/sidebar.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   },
   "search": {
     "error": "La búsqueda de mensajes falló. Mostrando solo coincidencias de metadatos.",
-    "placeholder": "Busca chats por título, persona, proyecto o mensaje...",
+    "placeholder": "Buscar conversaciones",
     "searching": "Buscando chats..."
   },
   "sections": {