diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/model.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/model.nim
index e48e6984cd..1ca4cd8d1b 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/model.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/model.nim
@@ -532,6 +532,8 @@ QtObject:
       categoryId: string,
       position: int,
     ) =
+    self.beginResetModel()
+
     for i in 0 ..< self.items.len:
       var item = self.items[i]
       if item.categoryId != categoryId:
@@ -539,8 +541,9 @@ QtObject:
       if item.categoryPosition == position:
         continue
       item.categoryPosition = position
-      let modelIndex = self.createIndex(i, 0, nil)
-      self.dataChanged(modelIndex, modelIndex, @[ModelRole.CategoryPosition.int])
+
+    self.items.sort(cmpChatsAndCats)
+    self.endResetModel()
 
   proc clearItems*(self: Model) =
     self.beginResetModel()
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
index 055ca92c47..0b1634926a 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/module.nim
@@ -1123,8 +1123,12 @@ method prepareEditCategoryModel*(self: Module, categoryId: string) =
     )
     self.view.editCategoryChannelsModel().appendItem(chatItem, ignoreCategory = true)
 
-method reorderCommunityCategories*(self: Module, categoryId: string, position: int) =
-  self.controller.reorderCommunityCategories(categoryId, position)
+method reorderCommunityCategories*(self: Module, categoryId: string, categoryPositon: int) =
+  var finalPosition = categoryPositon
+  if finalPosition < 0:
+    finalPosition = 0
+
+  self.controller.reorderCommunityCategories(categoryId, finalPosition)
 
 method reorderCommunityChat*(self: Module, categoryId: string, chatId: string, toPosition: int): string =
   # Calculate actual position, since the position coming from the UI is assuming a single list where categories are items
diff --git a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/view.nim b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/view.nim
index 8e8c66b1cf..9a031f9abc 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/view.nim
+++ b/src/app/modules/main/chat_section/view.nim
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ QtObject:
   proc prepareEditCategoryModel*(self: View, categoryId: string) {.slot.} =
     self.delegate.prepareEditCategoryModel(categoryId)
 
-  proc reorderCommunityCategories*(self: View, categoryId: string, position: int) {.slot} =
-    self.delegate.reorderCommunityCategories(categoryId, position)
+  proc reorderCommunityCategories*(self: View, categoryId: string, categoryPositon: int) {.slot} =
+    self.delegate.reorderCommunityCategories(categoryId, categoryPositon)
 
   proc reorderCommunityChat*(self: View, categoryId: string, chatId: string, position: int): string {.slot} =
     self.delegate.reorderCommunityChat(categoryId, chatId, position)
diff --git a/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim b/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim
index cfc6e84623..ecad93ceed 100644
--- a/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim
+++ b/src/app_service/service/community/service.nim
@@ -401,22 +401,22 @@ QtObject:
 
   proc checkForCategoryPropertyUpdates(self: Service, community: CommunityDto, prev_community: CommunityDto) =
     for category in community.categories:
-          # id is present
-          let index = findIndexById(category.id, prev_community.categories)
-          if index == -1:
-            continue
-          # but something is different
-          let prev_category = prev_community.categories[index]
+      # id is present
+      let index = findIndexById(category.id, prev_community.categories)
+      if index == -1:
+        continue
+      # but something is different
+      let prev_category = prev_community.categories[index]
 
-          if category.position != prev_category.position:
-            self.events.emit(SIGNAL_COMMUNITY_CATEGORY_REORDERED,
-              CommunityCategoryOrderArgs(
-                communityId: community.id,
-                categoryId: category.id,
-                position: category.position))
-          if category.name != prev_category.name:
-            self.events.emit(SIGNAL_COMMUNITY_CATEGORY_NAME_EDITED,
-              CommunityCategoryArgs(communityId: community.id, category: category))
+      if category.position != prev_category.position:
+        self.events.emit(SIGNAL_COMMUNITY_CATEGORY_REORDERED,
+          CommunityCategoryOrderArgs(
+            communityId: community.id,
+            categoryId: category.id,
+            position: category.position))
+      if category.name != prev_category.name:
+        self.events.emit(SIGNAL_COMMUNITY_CATEGORY_NAME_EDITED,
+          CommunityCategoryArgs(communityId: community.id, category: category))
 
     
   proc handleCommunityUpdates(self: Service, communities: seq[CommunityDto], updatedChats: seq[ChatDto], removedChats: seq[string]) =
@@ -1315,6 +1315,10 @@ QtObject:
         let error = Json.decode($response.error, RpcError)
         raise newException(RpcException, "Error reordering community category: " & error.message)
 
+      let updatedCommunity = response.result["communities"][0].toCommunityDto()
+      # Update community categories
+      self.checkForCategoryPropertyUpdates(updatedCommunity, self.communities[communityId])
+      self.communities[communityId].categories = updatedCommunity.categories
     except Exception as e:
       error "Error reordering category channel", msg = e.msg, communityId, categoryId, position
 
diff --git a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatList.qml b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatList.qml
index 3096a670cf..d97095f609 100644
--- a/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatList.qml
+++ b/ui/StatusQ/src/StatusQ/Components/StatusChatList.qml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Item {
             readonly property int visualIndex: index
             readonly property string chatId: model.itemId
             readonly property string categoryId: model.categoryId
+            readonly property int categoryPosition: model.categoryPosition // needed for the DnD
             readonly property bool isCategory: model.isCategory
             readonly property Item item: isCategory ? draggableItem.actions[0] : draggableItem.actions[1]
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ Item {
                 if (!drop.source.isCategory) {
                     root.chatItemReordered(statusChatListItems.itemAtIndex(from).categoryId, statusChatListItems.itemAtIndex(from).chatId, to);
                 } else {
-                    root.categoryReordered(statusChatListItems.itemAtIndex(from).categoryId, to);
+                    root.categoryReordered(statusChatListItems.itemAtIndex(from).categoryId, statusChatListItems.itemAtIndex(to).categoryPosition);
                 }
             }