diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionBlock.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionBlock.svelte
index 73caa2d1..3da162b5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionBlock.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionBlock.svelte
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ type Props = {
 	onFocus: () => void;
 	onDeleteClick: () => void;
 	onRetry: () => void;
+	onMoveUp?: () => void;
+	onMoveDown?: () => void;
+	isFirst?: boolean;
+	isLast?: boolean;
 };
 
 let {
@@ -33,7 +37,11 @@ let {
 	onTextChange,
 	onFocus,
 	onDeleteClick,
-	onRetry
+	onRetry,
+	onMoveUp,
+	onMoveDown,
+	isFirst = false,
+	isLast = false
 }: Props = $props();
 
 let localText = $state(text);
@@ -101,7 +109,7 @@ function handleTextareaMouseUp() {
 </script>
 
 <div
-	class="relative overflow-visible rounded border border-line {leftBorderClass}"
+	class="relative flex overflow-visible rounded border border-line {leftBorderClass}"
 	data-block-id={blockId}
 >
 	<!-- Turquoise numbered badge — overlaps top-left of card -->
@@ -110,7 +118,44 @@ function handleTextareaMouseUp() {
 	>
 		{blockNumber}
 	</span>
-	<div class="p-4 pl-6">
+
+	<!-- Drag handle (desktop) / Arrow buttons (mobile) -->
+	<div class="flex shrink-0 flex-col items-center justify-center border-r border-line px-1">
+		<!-- Mobile: arrow buttons -->
+		<button
+			type="button"
+			class="flex h-7 w-7 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded text-ink-3 transition-colors hover:bg-muted hover:text-ink disabled:opacity-20 md:hidden"
+			disabled={isFirst}
+			aria-label="Nach oben"
+			onclick={() => onMoveUp?.()}
+		>
+			<svg class="h-4 w-4" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
+				<path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M5 15l7-7 7 7" />
+			</svg>
+		</button>
+		<!-- Desktop: grip handle (drag target) -->
+		<div
+			class="hidden cursor-grab text-ink-3 transition-colors select-none hover:text-ink active:cursor-grabbing md:block"
+			data-drag-handle
+			aria-label="Ziehen zum Sortieren"
+		>
+			⠿
+		</div>
+		<!-- Mobile: arrow down -->
+		<button
+			type="button"
+			class="flex h-7 w-7 cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded text-ink-3 transition-colors hover:bg-muted hover:text-ink disabled:opacity-20 md:hidden"
+			disabled={isLast}
+			aria-label="Nach unten"
+			onclick={() => onMoveDown?.()}
+		>
+			<svg class="h-4 w-4" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2">
+				<path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M19 9l-7 7-7-7" />
+			</svg>
+		</button>
+	</div>
+
+	<div class="min-w-0 flex-1 p-4 pl-3">
 		<!-- Header -->
 		<div class="mb-2 flex items-center gap-2">
 			{#if label}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionBlock.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionBlock.svelte.spec.ts
index 5e2af323..1f305694 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionBlock.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionBlock.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -121,3 +121,41 @@ describe('TranscriptionBlock — interactions', () => {
 		await expect.element(btn).toBeInTheDocument();
 	});
 });
+
+// ─── Reorder controls ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+describe('TranscriptionBlock — reorder controls', () => {
+	it('shows a drag handle element', async () => {
+		renderBlock();
+		const handle = document.querySelector('[data-drag-handle]');
+		expect(handle).not.toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it('disables move-up button when isFirst', async () => {
+		renderBlock({ isFirst: true });
+		const btn = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Nach oben' });
+		await expect.element(btn).toBeDisabled();
+	});
+
+	it('disables move-down button when isLast', async () => {
+		renderBlock({ isLast: true });
+		const btn = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Nach unten' });
+		await expect.element(btn).toBeDisabled();
+	});
+
+	it('calls onMoveUp when up arrow clicked', async () => {
+		const onMoveUp = vi.fn();
+		renderBlock({ onMoveUp, isFirst: false });
+		const btn = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Nach oben' });
+		await btn.click();
+		expect(onMoveUp).toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it('calls onMoveDown when down arrow clicked', async () => {
+		const onMoveDown = vi.fn();
+		renderBlock({ onMoveDown, isLast: false });
+		const btn = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Nach unten' });
+		await btn.click();
+		expect(onMoveDown).toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionEditView.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionEditView.svelte
index 74d13c94..edad6189 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionEditView.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/TranscriptionEditView.svelte
@@ -125,6 +125,82 @@ function handleDelete(blockId: string) {
 	onDeleteBlock(blockId);
 }
 
+async function reorder(newOrder: string[]) {
+	try {
+		const res = await fetch(`/api/documents/${documentId}/transcription-blocks/reorder`, {
+			method: 'PUT',
+			headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+			body: JSON.stringify({ blockIds: newOrder })
+		});
+		if (!res.ok) return;
+		const updated = await res.json();
+		// Update blocks with new sort orders from server
+		for (const b of updated) {
+			const existing = blocks.find((x) => x.id === b.id);
+			if (existing) existing.sortOrder = b.sortOrder;
+		}
+	} catch {
+		// ignore
+	}
+}
+
+function handleMoveUp(blockId: string) {
+	const sorted = [...sortedBlocks];
+	const idx = sorted.findIndex((b) => b.id === blockId);
+	if (idx <= 0) return;
+	[sorted[idx - 1], sorted[idx]] = [sorted[idx], sorted[idx - 1]];
+	reorder(sorted.map((b) => b.id));
+}
+
+function handleMoveDown(blockId: string) {
+	const sorted = [...sortedBlocks];
+	const idx = sorted.findIndex((b) => b.id === blockId);
+	if (idx < 0 || idx >= sorted.length - 1) return;
+	[sorted[idx], sorted[idx + 1]] = [sorted[idx + 1], sorted[idx]];
+	reorder(sorted.map((b) => b.id));
+}
+
+// ── Drag and drop ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+let draggedBlockId: string | null = $state(null);
+
+function handleDragStart(e: DragEvent, blockId: string) {
+	if (!(e.target as HTMLElement).closest('[data-drag-handle]')) {
+		e.preventDefault();
+		return;
+	}
+	draggedBlockId = blockId;
+	e.dataTransfer!.effectAllowed = 'move';
+}
+
+function handleDragOver(e: DragEvent) {
+	e.preventDefault();
+	e.dataTransfer!.dropEffect = 'move';
+}
+
+function handleDrop(e: DragEvent, targetBlockId: string) {
+	e.preventDefault();
+	if (!draggedBlockId || draggedBlockId === targetBlockId) {
+		draggedBlockId = null;
+		return;
+	}
+	const sorted = [...sortedBlocks];
+	const fromIdx = sorted.findIndex((b) => b.id === draggedBlockId);
+	const toIdx = sorted.findIndex((b) => b.id === targetBlockId);
+	if (fromIdx < 0 || toIdx < 0) {
+		draggedBlockId = null;
+		return;
+	}
+	const [moved] = sorted.splice(fromIdx, 1);
+	sorted.splice(toIdx, 0, moved);
+	draggedBlockId = null;
+	reorder(sorted.map((b) => b.id));
+}
+
+function handleDragEnd() {
+	draggedBlockId = null;
+}
+
 function flushViaBeacon() {
 	for (const [blockId, text] of pendingTexts) {
 		clearDebounce(blockId);
@@ -155,7 +231,16 @@ $effect(() => {
 	{#if hasBlocks}
 		<div class="flex flex-col gap-3">
 			{#each sortedBlocks as block, i (block.id)}
-				<div onblur={handleBlur}>
+				<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_no_static_element_interactions -->
+				<div
+					onblur={handleBlur}
+					draggable={true}
+					ondragstart={(e) => handleDragStart(e, block.id)}
+					ondragover={handleDragOver}
+					ondrop={(e) => handleDrop(e, block.id)}
+					ondragend={handleDragEnd}
+					class={draggedBlockId === block.id ? 'opacity-40' : ''}
+				>
 					<TranscriptionBlock
 						blockId={block.id}
 						documentId={documentId}
@@ -170,6 +255,10 @@ $effect(() => {
 						onFocus={() => handleFocus(block.id)}
 						onDeleteClick={() => handleDelete(block.id)}
 						onRetry={() => handleRetry(block.id)}
+						onMoveUp={() => handleMoveUp(block.id)}
+						onMoveDown={() => handleMoveDown(block.id)}
+						isFirst={i === 0}
+						isLast={i === sortedBlocks.length - 1}
 					/>
 				</div>
 			{/each}