diff --git a/apps/ios/Plotwist/Plotwist/Views/Home/ProfileCollectionGrid.swift b/apps/ios/Plotwist/Plotwist/Views/Home/ProfileCollectionGrid.swift
index b4bba9db..43dd75b5 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Plotwist/Plotwist/Views/Home/ProfileCollectionGrid.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Plotwist/Plotwist/Views/Home/ProfileCollectionGrid.swift
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ struct ProfileCollectionGrid: View {
             onTapItem(item)
           }
           .onDrag {
-            draggingItem = item
+            withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2)) {
+              draggingItem = item
+            }
             return NSItemProvider(object: item.id as NSString)
           }
           .opacity(removingItemIds.contains(item.id) ? 0 : 1)
@@ -108,6 +110,10 @@ struct ProfileCollectionGrid: View {
     }
     .padding(.horizontal, 24)
     .padding(.top, 16)
+    .onDrop(of: [.text], delegate: GridFallbackDropDelegate(
+      draggingItem: $draggingItem,
+      onReorder: onReorder
+    ))
   }
 
   // MARK: - Context Menu
@@ -161,7 +167,28 @@ struct CollectionReorderDelegate: DropDelegate {
   }
 
   func performDrop(info: DropInfo) -> Bool {
-    draggingItem = nil
+    withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2)) {
+      draggingItem = nil
+    }
+    onReorder()
+    return true
+  }
+
+  func dropUpdated(info: DropInfo) -> DropProposal? {
+    DropProposal(operation: .move)
+  }
+}
+
+// MARK: - Grid Fallback Drop Delegate
+/// Catches drops that land between grid items (in the grid area but not on a specific item)
+struct GridFallbackDropDelegate: DropDelegate {
+  @Binding var draggingItem: UserItemSummary?
+  var onReorder: () -> Void
+
+  func performDrop(info: DropInfo) -> Bool {
+    withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2)) {
+      draggingItem = nil
+    }
     onReorder()
     return true
   }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Plotwist/Plotwist/Views/Home/ProfileTabView.swift b/apps/ios/Plotwist/Plotwist/Views/Home/ProfileTabView.swift
index 15c98825..311b1116 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Plotwist/Plotwist/Views/Home/ProfileTabView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Plotwist/Plotwist/Views/Home/ProfileTabView.swift
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 //
 
 import SwiftUI
+import UniformTypeIdentifiers
 
 // MARK: - Profile Tab View
 struct ProfileTabView: View {
@@ -57,6 +58,15 @@ struct ProfileTabView: View {
           errorView
         }
       }
+      .onDrop(of: [.text], isTargeted: nil) { _ in
+        if draggingItem != nil {
+          withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2)) {
+            draggingItem = nil
+          }
+          saveCollectionOrder()
+        }
+        return true
+      }
       .onAppear {
         if !hasAppeared {
           hasAppeared = true
@@ -107,7 +117,6 @@ struct ProfileTabView: View {
         )
       }
       .toolbar(draggingItem != nil ? .hidden : .visible, for: .tabBar)
-      .animation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.2), value: draggingItem != nil)
     }
   }