diff --git a/client/components/cards/cardDetails.js b/client/components/cards/cardDetails.js
index 401f4c6ef..2e433a56f 100644
--- a/client/components/cards/cardDetails.js
+++ b/client/components/cards/cardDetails.js
@@ -388,7 +388,9 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
           let card = this.data();
           const listSelect = this.$('.js-select-card-details-lists')[0];
           const listId = listSelect.options[listSelect.selectedIndex].value;
-          card.move(card.boardId, card.swimlaneId, listId, card.sort);
+
+          const minOrder = card.getMinSort(listId, card.swimlaneId);
+          card.move(card.boardId, card.swimlaneId, listId, minOrder - 1);
         },
         'click .js-go-to-linked-card'() {
           Utils.goCardId(this.data().linkedId);
@@ -836,7 +838,9 @@ Template.moveCardPopup.events({
     const listId = lSelect.options[lSelect.selectedIndex].value;
     const slSelect = $('.js-select-swimlanes')[0];
     const swimlaneId = slSelect.options[slSelect.selectedIndex].value;
-    card.move(boardId, swimlaneId, listId, 0);
+
+    const minOrder = card.getMinSort(listId, swimlaneId);
+    card.move(boardId, swimlaneId, listId, minOrder - 1);
 
     // set new id's to card object in case the card is moved to top by the comment "moveCard" after this command (.js-move-card)
     this.boardId = boardId;
diff --git a/models/cards.js b/models/cards.js
index 73b0d48a1..ef4b2003e 100644
--- a/models/cards.js
+++ b/models/cards.js
@@ -691,6 +691,53 @@ Cards.helpers({
     return _.contains(this.labelIds, labelId);
   },
 
+  /** returns the sort number of a list
+   * @param listId a list id
+   * @param swimlaneId a swimlane id
+   * top sorting of the card at the top if true, or from the bottom if false
+   */
+  getSort(listId, swimlaneId, top) {
+    if (!_.isBoolean(top)) {
+      top = true;
+    }
+    if (!listId) {
+      listId = this.listId;
+    }
+    if (!swimlaneId) {
+      swimlaneId = this.swimlaneId;
+    }
+    const selector = {
+      listId: listId,
+      swimlaneId: swimlaneId,
+      archived: false,
+    };
+    const sorting = top ? 1 : -1;
+    const card = Cards.findOne(selector, { sort: { sort: sorting } });
+    let ret = null
+    if (card) {
+      ret = card.sort;
+    }
+    return ret;
+  },
+
+  /** returns the sort number of a list from the card at the top
+   * @param listId a list id
+   * @param swimlaneId a swimlane id
+   */
+  getMinSort(listId, swimlaneId) {
+    const ret = this.getSort(listId, swimlaneId, true);
+    return ret;
+  },
+
+  /** returns the sort number of a list from the card at the bottom
+   * @param listId a list id
+   * @param swimlaneId a swimlane id
+   */
+  getMaxSort(listId, swimlaneId) {
+    const ret = this.getSort(listId, swimlaneId, false);
+    return ret;
+  },
+
   user() {
     return Users.findOne(this.userId);
   },