diff --git a/frontend/src/components/NomenclatureManager/NomenclatureManager.css b/frontend/src/components/NomenclatureManager/NomenclatureManager.css
index ac9c65a..056b359 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/NomenclatureManager/NomenclatureManager.css
+++ b/frontend/src/components/NomenclatureManager/NomenclatureManager.css
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@
   cursor: pointer;
   border-bottom: 1px solid #f0f0f0;
   transition: background 0.15s;
+  user-select: none;
 }
 
 .nm-list-item:hover {
@@ -132,6 +133,15 @@
   border-left: 3px solid #667eea;
 }
 
+.nm-list-item--dragging {
+  opacity: 0.4;
+}
+
+/* Inset shadow rather than a border, so the drop line adds no row height */
+.nm-list-item--drag-over {
+  box-shadow: inset 0 2px 0 #667eea;
+}
+
 .nm-list-item-info {
   flex: 1;
   min-width: 0;
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/NomenclatureManager/NomenclatureManager.jsx b/frontend/src/components/NomenclatureManager/NomenclatureManager.jsx
index 334f08d..523f515 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/NomenclatureManager/NomenclatureManager.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/NomenclatureManager/NomenclatureManager.jsx
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ function NomenclatureManager({ onClose }) {
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
   const [isSaving, setIsSaving] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState('');
+  const [dragIndex, setDragIndex] = useState(null);
+  const [dragOverIndex, setDragOverIndex] = useState(null);
 
   // Load nomenclature list
   const loadNomenclatures = useCallback(async () => {
@@ -164,6 +166,60 @@ function NomenclatureManager({ onClose }) {
     }));
   };
 
+  // --- Drag to reorder the nomenclature list ---
+  const handleDragStart = (index, e) => {
+    setDragIndex(index);
+    e.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = 'move';
+    // Firefox will not start a drag unless some data is set
+    e.dataTransfer.setData('text/plain', String(index));
+  };
+
+  const handleDragOver = (index, e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.dataTransfer.dropEffect = 'move';
+    setDragOverIndex(index);
+  };
+
+  const handleDragEnd = () => {
+    setDragIndex(null);
+    setDragOverIndex(null);
+  };
+
+  const handleDrop = async (targetIndex, e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    const sourceIndex = dragIndex;
+    setDragIndex(null);
+    setDragOverIndex(null);
+
+    if (sourceIndex === null || sourceIndex === targetIndex) return;
+
+    const previous = nomenclatures;
+    const reordered = [...previous];
+    const [moved] = reordered.splice(sourceIndex, 1);
+    reordered.splice(targetIndex, 0, moved);
+
+    // Renumber and apply optimistically so the list does not snap back
+    const withOrder = reordered.map((nom, i) => ({ ...nom, sort_order: i }));
+    setNomenclatures(withOrder);
+
+    // PATCH only the rows whose position actually changed. PATCH (not PUT) is
+    // required: a full update recreates the nested fields collection.
+    const changed = withOrder.filter(
+      (nom, i) => previous[i]?.id !== nom.id || previous[i]?.sort_order !== i
+    );
+
+    try {
+      await Promise.all(
+        changed.map(nom =>
+          api.patch(`/api/nomenclatures/${nom.id}/`, { sort_order: nom.sort_order })
+        )
+      );
+    } catch {
+      setError('Failed to save order');
+      await loadNomenclatures();
+    }
+  };
+
   const handleOverlayClick = (e) => {
     if (e.target.className === 'nm-overlay') {
       onClose();
@@ -187,11 +243,21 @@ function NomenclatureManager({ onClose }) {
             {isLoading && <div className="nm-loading">Loading...</div>}
 
             <div className="nm-list">
-              {nomenclatures.map(nom => (
+              {nomenclatures.map((nom, idx) => (
                 <div
                   key={nom.id}
-                  className={`nm-list-item ${selectedId === nom.id ? 'nm-list-item--active' : ''}`}
+                  className={[
+                    'nm-list-item',
+                    selectedId === nom.id ? 'nm-list-item--active' : '',
+                    dragIndex === idx ? 'nm-list-item--dragging' : '',
+                    dragOverIndex === idx && dragIndex !== idx ? 'nm-list-item--drag-over' : '',
+                  ].filter(Boolean).join(' ')}
                   onClick={() => handleSelect(nom)}
+                  draggable={canEdit}
+                  onDragStart={e => handleDragStart(idx, e)}
+                  onDragOver={e => handleDragOver(idx, e)}
+                  onDragEnd={handleDragEnd}
+                  onDrop={e => handleDrop(idx, e)}
                 >
                   <div className="nm-list-item-info">
                     <span className="nm-list-item-name">{nom.name}</span>