diff --git a/src/api/lists.ts b/src/api/lists.ts
index 5999e2a..a39e6d0 100644
--- a/src/api/lists.ts
+++ b/src/api/lists.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type {
   SetListItemTitlePayload,
   AddUserToListPayload,
   RemoveUserFromListPayload,
+  OrderListsPayload,
 } from '@/types/list'
 
 export async function getListsApi(): Promise<List[]> {
@@ -77,6 +78,13 @@ export async function removeUserFromListApi(payload: RemoveUserFromListPayload):
   }
 }
 
+export async function orderListsApi(payload: OrderListsPayload): Promise<void> {
+  const response = await apiClient.post('/lists/order', payload)
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(await extractErrorMessage(response, 'Failed to reorder lists'))
+  }
+}
+
 export async function deleteListApi(listId: string): Promise<void> {
   const response = await apiClient.delete(`/lists/${listId}`)
   if (!response.ok) {
diff --git a/src/components/ListCard.vue b/src/components/ListCard.vue
index 1c72cfb..a5d0dff 100644
--- a/src/components/ListCard.vue
+++ b/src/components/ListCard.vue
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ import type { LocalList } from '@/database/db'
 import { useListsStore } from '@/stores/lists'
 import { useDismissableMenu } from '@/composables/useDismissableMenu'
 
-const props = defineProps<{ list: LocalList }>()
+const props = defineProps<{ list: LocalList; dragging?: boolean }>()
 const emit = defineEmits<{
   share: [list: LocalList]
   delete: [list: LocalList]
+  'handle-pointerdown': [event: PointerEvent]
 }>()
 
 const listsStore = useListsStore()
@@ -49,7 +50,24 @@ function handleDelete(event: Event) {
 </script>
 
 <template>
-  <div class="list-card card">
+  <div class="list-card card" :class="{ 'is-dragging': dragging }">
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      class="grab-handle"
+      aria-label="Reorder list"
+      title="Drag to reorder"
+      @pointerdown="emit('handle-pointerdown', $event)"
+    >
+      <svg class="grab-icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor">
+        <circle cx="9" cy="6" r="1.6" />
+        <circle cx="15" cy="6" r="1.6" />
+        <circle cx="9" cy="12" r="1.6" />
+        <circle cx="15" cy="12" r="1.6" />
+        <circle cx="9" cy="18" r="1.6" />
+        <circle cx="15" cy="18" r="1.6" />
+      </svg>
+    </button>
+
     <RouterLink :to="`/lists/${list.id}`" class="list-card-link">
       <div class="list-card-main">
         <h3>{{ list.name }}</h3>
@@ -144,6 +162,48 @@ function handleDelete(event: Event) {
   border-color: var(--c-border-hover);
 }
 
+.list-card.is-dragging {
+  border-color: var(--c-accent-strong);
+  box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
+}
+
+.grab-handle {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 32px;
+  height: 44px;
+  margin: -0.5rem -0.2rem -0.5rem -0.5rem;
+  padding: 0;
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
+  color: var(--c-text-soft);
+  cursor: grab;
+  touch-action: none;
+  -webkit-user-select: none;
+  user-select: none;
+  transition:
+    background-color 0.15s ease-in-out,
+    color 0.15s ease-in-out;
+}
+
+.grab-handle:hover {
+  background-color: var(--c-bg-mute);
+  color: var(--c-heading);
+}
+
+.list-card.is-dragging .grab-handle {
+  cursor: grabbing;
+  color: var(--c-accent-strong);
+}
+
+.grab-icon {
+  display: block;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
 .list-card-link {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
diff --git a/src/composables/useListDragReorder.ts b/src/composables/useListDragReorder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bee64be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/composables/useListDragReorder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+import { ref, type Ref } from 'vue'
+import type { LocalList } from '@/database/db'
+
+// Matches the CSS transition duration on `.list-row` (see ListsView.vue) -
+// how long the dragged row's "snap into place" animation takes after drop,
+// before handing the final order back to the caller.
+const SETTLE_MS = 220
+
+interface SlotRect {
+  top: number
+  height: number
+}
+
+// Drag-to-reorder for the lists overview page. Deliberately built on raw
+// Pointer Events rather than HTML5 drag-and-drop, which has no usable touch
+// story - this needs to work as a one-finger drag on a phone first.
+//
+// The dragged row stays in the v-for (rather than becoming a floating
+// clone): its transform is computed each pointermove as the delta between
+// where the pointer says it should be and where it currently sits in the
+// (already reordered) array. Because `items` gets live-spliced as the
+// pointer crosses sibling midpoints, that natural position jumps in whole
+// slot-steps while the transform absorbs the remainder - the row tracks the
+// finger with no lag and no double-counted offset. Every other row's shift
+// is left entirely to <TransitionGroup>'s built-in FLIP move animation.
+export function useListDragReorder(
+  items: Ref<LocalList[]>,
+  onReorder: (orderedIds: string[]) => void,
+) {
+  const draggingId = ref<string | null>(null)
+  const isPointerActive = ref(false)
+  const dragOffsetPx = ref(0)
+
+  const itemEls = new Map<string, HTMLElement>()
+  let slots: SlotRect[] = []
+  let startClientY = 0
+  let startTop = 0
+  let startHeight = 0
+  let activePointerId: number | null = null
+  let settleTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
+
+  function setItemRef(id: string, el: Element | null) {
+    if (el) itemEls.set(id, el as HTMLElement)
+    else itemEls.delete(id)
+  }
+
+  function onPointerDown(id: string, event: PointerEvent) {
+    if (event.pointerType === 'mouse' && event.button !== 0) return
+    const el = itemEls.get(id)
+    if (!el) return
+
+    if (settleTimeout !== null) {
+      clearTimeout(settleTimeout)
+      settleTimeout = null
+    }
+
+    event.preventDefault()
+    activePointerId = event.pointerId
+
+    // Fixed physical slot positions for this drag, captured once up front.
+    // Reordering `items` mid-drag doesn't shift these - slot i always means
+    // "the i-th row's on-screen position", independent of which id currently
+    // occupies it - so the target-slot math below never has to re-measure a
+    // layout our own reordering just changed.
+    slots = items.value.map((item) => {
+      const itemEl = itemEls.get(item.id)
+      const rect = itemEl?.getBoundingClientRect()
+      return { top: rect?.top ?? 0, height: rect?.height ?? 0 }
+    })
+
+    const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect()
+    startTop = rect.top
+    startHeight = rect.height
+    startClientY = event.clientY
+    draggingId.value = id
+    isPointerActive.value = true
+    dragOffsetPx.value = 0
+
+    window.addEventListener('pointermove', onPointerMove)
+    window.addEventListener('pointerup', onPointerUp)
+    window.addEventListener('pointercancel', onPointerUp)
+  }
+
+  function onPointerMove(event: PointerEvent) {
+    if (!isPointerActive.value || event.pointerId !== activePointerId) return
+    event.preventDefault()
+
+    const desiredTop = startTop + (event.clientY - startClientY)
+    const draggedCenter = desiredTop + startHeight / 2
+
+    let targetIndex = slots.findIndex((slot) => draggedCenter < slot.top + slot.height / 2)
+    if (targetIndex === -1) targetIndex = slots.length - 1
+
+    const currentIndex = items.value.findIndex((item) => item.id === draggingId.value)
+    if (currentIndex !== -1 && targetIndex !== currentIndex) {
+      const reordered = [...items.value]
+      const moved = reordered.splice(currentIndex, 1)[0]
+      if (moved) {
+        reordered.splice(targetIndex, 0, moved)
+        items.value = reordered
+      }
+    }
+
+    const settledIndex = items.value.findIndex((item) => item.id === draggingId.value)
+    dragOffsetPx.value = desiredTop - (slots[settledIndex]?.top ?? startTop)
+  }
+
+  function onPointerUp(event: PointerEvent) {
+    if (!isPointerActive.value || event.pointerId !== activePointerId) return
+    window.removeEventListener('pointermove', onPointerMove)
+    window.removeEventListener('pointerup', onPointerUp)
+    window.removeEventListener('pointercancel', onPointerUp)
+    activePointerId = null
+    isPointerActive.value = false
+
+    // Let the row's CSS transition animate the residual offset back to 0
+    // (see ListsView.vue: transitions are suppressed only while
+    // isPointerActive), then hand back the final order.
+    dragOffsetPx.value = 0
+    const finalIds = items.value.map((item) => item.id)
+    settleTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      settleTimeout = null
+      draggingId.value = null
+      onReorder(finalIds)
+    }, SETTLE_MS)
+  }
+
+  return { draggingId, isPointerActive, dragOffsetPx, setItemRef, onPointerDown }
+}
diff --git a/src/database/db.ts b/src/database/db.ts
index d66c2f1..9bb177b 100644
--- a/src/database/db.ts
+++ b/src/database/db.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type {
   CreateListItemPayload,
   SetListItemCompletedPayload,
   SetListItemTitlePayload,
+  OrderListsPayload,
 } from '@/types/list'
 
 export interface LocalList extends List {
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ type SyncOperationPayloads = {
   setListItemCompleted: SetListItemCompletedPayload
   deleteList: DeleteListPayload
   deleteListItem: DeleteListItemPayload
+  orderLists: OrderListsPayload
 }
 
 export type SyncOperationType = keyof SyncOperationPayloads
diff --git a/src/stores/__tests__/lists.spec.ts b/src/stores/__tests__/lists.spec.ts
index 2b3713b..c364bfc 100644
--- a/src/stores/__tests__/lists.spec.ts
+++ b/src/stores/__tests__/lists.spec.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ const listsApiMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   removeUserFromListApi: vi.fn<() => Promise<unknown>>(),
   deleteListApi: vi.fn<() => Promise<unknown>>(),
   deleteListItemApi: vi.fn<() => Promise<unknown>>(),
+  orderListsApi: vi.fn<() => Promise<unknown>>(),
 }))
 
 vi.mock('@/api/lists', () => listsApiMocks)
@@ -531,6 +532,103 @@ describe('useListsStore', () => {
     expect(store.pendingCount).toBe(0)
   })
 
+  it('sorts lists by position, breaking ties (e.g. two lists both at position 0) by newest first', async () => {
+    const store = useListsStore()
+    await fakeDb.lists.put({
+      id: 'list-b',
+      name: 'B',
+      position: 1,
+      created_at: '2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+      pendingSync: false,
+    })
+    await fakeDb.lists.put({
+      id: 'list-a',
+      name: 'A',
+      position: 0,
+      created_at: '2024-01-02T00:00:00.000Z',
+      pendingSync: false,
+    })
+    // Newly created lists always come back from the server at position 0 (so
+    // a new list is always on top), so a not-yet-synced local list (no
+    // position of its own yet, defaulting to 0) must also win the tiebreak
+    // against any existing position-0 list by virtue of being newest.
+    await fakeDb.lists.put({
+      id: 'list-new',
+      name: 'New',
+      created_at: '2024-01-03T00:00:00.000Z',
+      pendingSync: true,
+    })
+    await store.refresh()
+
+    expect(store.sortedLists.map((list) => list.id)).toEqual(['list-new', 'list-a', 'list-b'])
+  })
+
+  it('reorders lists optimistically and pushes the new order via the dedicated endpoint', async () => {
+    listsApiMocks.orderListsApi.mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined)
+    listsApiMocks.getListsApi.mockResolvedValueOnce([
+      { id: 'list-a', name: 'A', position: 1 },
+      { id: 'list-b', name: 'B', position: 0 },
+    ])
+
+    const store = useListsStore()
+    await fakeDb.lists.put({ id: 'list-a', name: 'A', position: 0, pendingSync: false })
+    await fakeDb.lists.put({ id: 'list-b', name: 'B', position: 1, pendingSync: false })
+    await store.refresh()
+
+    await store.reorderLists(['list-b', 'list-a'])
+
+    expect(store.sortedLists.map((list) => list.id)).toEqual(['list-b', 'list-a'])
+    expect(store.lists.every((list) => list.pendingSync)).toBe(true)
+
+    await store.sync()
+
+    expect(listsApiMocks.orderListsApi).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ list_ids: ['list-b', 'list-a'] })
+    expect(store.lists.find((list) => list.id === 'list-a')?.pendingSync).toBe(false)
+    expect(store.lists.find((list) => list.id === 'list-b')?.pendingSync).toBe(false)
+    expect(store.pendingCount).toBe(0)
+  })
+
+  it('supersedes a stale queued reorder instead of replaying both', async () => {
+    listsApiMocks.orderListsApi.mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+
+    const store = useListsStore()
+    await fakeDb.lists.put({ id: 'list-a', name: 'A', position: 0, pendingSync: false })
+    await fakeDb.lists.put({ id: 'list-b', name: 'B', position: 1, pendingSync: false })
+    await store.refresh()
+
+    await store.reorderLists(['list-b', 'list-a'])
+    await store.reorderLists(['list-a', 'list-b'])
+    expect(store.pendingCount).toBe(1)
+
+    await store.sync()
+
+    expect(listsApiMocks.orderListsApi).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(listsApiMocks.orderListsApi).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ list_ids: ['list-a', 'list-b'] })
+  })
+
+  it('remaps a queued reorder entry when one of its lists gets its server id assigned mid-flight', async () => {
+    listsApiMocks.createListApi.mockResolvedValueOnce({ id: 'server-list-1', name: 'New list' })
+    listsApiMocks.orderListsApi.mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined)
+    listsApiMocks.getListsApi.mockResolvedValueOnce([
+      { id: 'server-list-1', name: 'New list', position: 0 },
+      { id: 'list-a', name: 'A', position: 1 },
+    ])
+
+    const store = useListsStore()
+    const localList = await store.createList('New list')
+    await fakeDb.lists.put({ id: 'list-a', name: 'A', position: 0, pendingSync: false })
+    await store.refresh()
+
+    // Queues an "orderLists" entry referencing the not-yet-synced localList.id,
+    // created after the still-pending "createList" entry.
+    await store.reorderLists([localList.id, 'list-a'])
+    await store.sync()
+
+    expect(listsApiMocks.orderListsApi).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      list_ids: ['server-list-1', 'list-a'],
+    })
+  })
+
   it('serializes pullListItems() behind an in-flight sync() so they never race on the same rows', async () => {
     let resolveGetLists!: (value: unknown[]) => void
     listsApiMocks.getListsApi.mockImplementationOnce(
diff --git a/src/stores/lists.ts b/src/stores/lists.ts
index b7f07e8..ca25441 100644
--- a/src/stores/lists.ts
+++ b/src/stores/lists.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   removeUserFromListApi,
   deleteListApi,
   deleteListItemApi,
+  orderListsApi,
 } from '@/api/lists'
 
 // A burst of rapid edits (ticking off several items, typing then blurring a
@@ -42,8 +43,18 @@ export const useListsStore = defineStore('lists', () => {
   const error = ref<string | null>(null)
   const pendingCount = ref(0)
 
+  // Lists carry a server-assigned `position`, rearranged via reorderLists().
+  // New lists (local-only or freshly synced) always come back as position 0
+  // - by design, so a new list always lands at the top - which means several
+  // lists can share a position. created_at desc breaks that tie, newest
+  // first, and also covers a local list created but not yet synced (no
+  // position of its own yet: defaults to 0 below).
   const sortedLists = computed(() =>
-    [...lists.value].sort((a, b) => (b.modified_at ?? '').localeCompare(a.modified_at ?? '')),
+    [...lists.value].sort((a, b) => {
+      const positionDiff = (a.position ?? 0) - (b.position ?? 0)
+      if (positionDiff !== 0) return positionDiff
+      return (b.created_at ?? '').localeCompare(a.created_at ?? '')
+    }),
   )
 
   function itemsForList(listId: string) {
@@ -245,6 +256,37 @@ export const useListsStore = defineStore('lists', () => {
     scheduleSync()
   }
 
+  // Applies a full reordering of the user's lists (e.g. from a drag-and-drop
+  // gesture). Positions are reassigned optimistically to every list in
+  // `orderedIds`, and marked pendingSync so a pull racing the queued
+  // "orderLists" entry can't clobber the optimistic order before it syncs.
+  async function reorderLists(orderedIds: string[]) {
+    await Promise.all(
+      orderedIds.map((id, index) => db.lists.update(id, { position: index, pendingSync: true })),
+    )
+    for (const [index, id] of orderedIds.entries()) {
+      const existing = lists.value.find((entry) => entry.id === id)
+      if (existing) {
+        existing.position = index
+        existing.pendingSync = true
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Only the latest requested order matters, so any not-yet-synced
+    // "orderLists" entry is superseded rather than left to also replay.
+    const staleEntries = await db.syncQueue.where('type').equals('orderLists').toArray()
+    if (staleEntries.length > 0) {
+      await db.syncQueue.bulkDelete(staleEntries.map((entry) => entry.id!))
+      pendingCount.value = Math.max(0, pendingCount.value - staleEntries.length)
+    }
+
+    await enqueue({
+      type: 'orderLists',
+      payload: { list_ids: orderedIds },
+    })
+    scheduleSync()
+  }
+
   async function deleteListItem(itemId: string) {
     await db.listItems.delete(itemId)
     removeLocalListItem(itemId)
@@ -292,6 +334,18 @@ export const useListsStore = defineStore('lists', () => {
         payload: updatedPayload,
       })
     }
+
+    // "orderLists" entries aren't tied to a single localListId (they carry
+    // every list's id in payload.list_ids), so they need their own remap pass.
+    const affectedOrderEntries = await db.syncQueue.where('type').equals('orderLists').toArray()
+    for (const orderEntry of affectedOrderEntries) {
+      if (orderEntry.type !== 'orderLists' || !orderEntry.payload.list_ids.includes(oldId)) continue
+      await db.syncQueue.update(orderEntry.id!, {
+        payload: {
+          list_ids: orderEntry.payload.list_ids.map((id) => (id === oldId ? newId : id)),
+        },
+      })
+    }
   }
 
   // Remaps a client-generated temporary list item id to the id assigned by
@@ -374,6 +428,17 @@ export const useListsStore = defineStore('lists', () => {
         await deleteListItemApi(entry.payload.id)
         break
       }
+      case 'orderLists': {
+        await orderListsApi(entry.payload)
+        await Promise.all(
+          entry.payload.list_ids.map((id) => db.lists.update(id, { pendingSync: false })),
+        )
+        const affectedIds = new Set(entry.payload.list_ids)
+        for (const list of lists.value) {
+          if (affectedIds.has(list.id)) list.pendingSync = false
+        }
+        break
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -384,7 +449,15 @@ export const useListsStore = defineStore('lists', () => {
     try {
       const queue = await db.syncQueue.orderBy('createdAt').toArray()
 
-      for (const entry of queue) {
+      for (const snapshotEntry of queue) {
+        // Re-read the entry rather than trusting the queue snapshot: an
+        // earlier iteration this same pass may have remapped a temporary id
+        // referenced in this entry's payload (e.g. remapListId rewriting a
+        // queued "orderLists" entry after its "createList" entry synced).
+        const entry =
+          snapshotEntry.id !== undefined
+            ? ((await db.syncQueue.get(snapshotEntry.id)) ?? snapshotEntry)
+            : snapshotEntry
         try {
           await processSyncEntry(entry)
           if (entry.id !== undefined) {
@@ -572,6 +645,7 @@ export const useListsStore = defineStore('lists', () => {
     removeUserFromList,
     deleteList,
     deleteListItem,
+    reorderLists,
     sync,
     pullFromServer,
     pullListItems,
diff --git a/src/types/list.ts b/src/types/list.ts
index b2273e8..0ef9d94 100644
--- a/src/types/list.ts
+++ b/src/types/list.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export interface List {
   modified_at?: string
   total_items?: number
   completed_items?: number
+  position?: number
 }
 
 export interface ListItem {
@@ -42,3 +43,7 @@ export interface RemoveUserFromListPayload {
   list_id: string
   email: string
 }
+
+export interface OrderListsPayload {
+  list_ids: string[]
+}
diff --git a/src/views/ListsView.vue b/src/views/ListsView.vue
index 847d0df..ca460cc 100644
--- a/src/views/ListsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ListsView.vue
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { ref, watch, onMounted } from 'vue'
 import { useListsStore } from '@/stores/lists'
 import type { LocalList } from '@/database/db'
 import ListCard from '@/components/ListCard.vue'
 import ShareListModal from '@/components/ShareListModal.vue'
 import DeleteListModal from '@/components/DeleteListModal.vue'
+import { useListDragReorder } from '@/composables/useListDragReorder'
 
 const listsStore = useListsStore()
 
@@ -14,6 +15,26 @@ const createError = ref('')
 const sharingList = ref<LocalList | null>(null)
 const deletingList = ref<LocalList | null>(null)
 
+// Local, reorderable copy of the store's list order. Kept in sync with
+// listsStore.sortedLists except while a drag is in progress, so a
+// mid-sync-pass update (e.g. total_items ticking over) can't yank a row out
+// from under the user's finger.
+const displayedLists = ref<LocalList[]>([])
+const { draggingId, isPointerActive, dragOffsetPx, setItemRef, onPointerDown } = useListDragReorder(
+  displayedLists,
+  (orderedIds) => {
+    void listsStore.reorderLists(orderedIds)
+  },
+)
+
+watch(
+  () => listsStore.sortedLists,
+  (next) => {
+    if (draggingId.value === null) displayedLists.value = [...next]
+  },
+  { immediate: true },
+)
+
 onMounted(() => {
   listsStore.loadLists()
 })
@@ -86,11 +107,24 @@ async function handleCreateList() {
 
     <p v-if="createError" class="banner banner-error">{{ createError }}</p>
 
-    <ul v-if="listsStore.sortedLists.length > 0" class="lists">
-      <li v-for="list in listsStore.sortedLists" :key="list.id">
-        <ListCard :list="list" @share="handleOpenShare(list)" @delete="handleOpenDelete(list)" />
+    <TransitionGroup v-if="displayedLists.length > 0" tag="ul" name="list-reorder" class="lists">
+      <li
+        v-for="list in displayedLists"
+        :key="list.id"
+        :ref="(el) => setItemRef(list.id, el as Element | null)"
+        class="list-row"
+        :class="{ 'no-transition': isPointerActive && draggingId === list.id }"
+        :style="draggingId === list.id ? { transform: `translateY(${dragOffsetPx}px)` } : undefined"
+      >
+        <ListCard
+          :list="list"
+          :dragging="draggingId === list.id"
+          @share="handleOpenShare(list)"
+          @delete="handleOpenDelete(list)"
+          @handle-pointerdown="onPointerDown(list.id, $event)"
+        />
       </li>
-    </ul>
+    </TransitionGroup>
 
     <div v-else class="empty-state">
       <p>No lists yet</p>
@@ -145,6 +179,22 @@ h1 {
   margin: 0;
 }
 
+.list-row {
+  transition:
+    transform 0.22s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1),
+    z-index 0s;
+}
+
+.list-row.no-transition {
+  transition: none;
+  z-index: 2;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.list-reorder-move {
+  transition: transform 0.28s cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);
+}
+
 .empty-state {
   text-align: center;
   padding: 3rem 1rem;