diff --git a/frontend/src/css/grid-view.css b/frontend/src/css/grid-view.css
index 10b0e5f8e3..d96ca46c35 100644
--- a/frontend/src/css/grid-view.css
+++ b/frontend/src/css/grid-view.css
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@
   background: #f8f8f8;
 }
 
+.grid-drop-show * {
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
 .selection-box {
   position: absolute;
   background-color: rgba(0, 120, 215, 0.3);
diff --git a/frontend/src/css/lib-content-view.css b/frontend/src/css/lib-content-view.css
index 10ffdb8c2a..ed44774ddf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/css/lib-content-view.css
+++ b/frontend/src/css/lib-content-view.css
@@ -124,7 +124,24 @@
 }
 
 .tree-node-drop {
-  background-color: #FFEFB2;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  background-color: rgb(200, 220, 240);
+}
+
+.tree-node-sort {
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.tree-node-sort::before {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 2px;
+  background-color: rgb(200, 220, 240);
+  border-radius: 2px;
+  z-index: 1;
 }
 
 .tree-node-icon {
@@ -305,7 +322,7 @@
 }
 
 .dir-view-path .path-item-drop {
-  background-color: #FFEFB2;
+  background-color: rgb(200, 220, 240);
 }
 
 .dir-view-path .path-split {
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/api.js b/frontend/src/metadata/api.js
index 3ec6478020..0aa2c5e76f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/api.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/api.js
@@ -200,13 +200,14 @@ class MetadataManagerAPI {
     return this.req.delete(url, { data: params });
   };
 
-  moveView = (repoID, source_view_id, source_folder_id, target_view_id, target_folder_id) => {
+  moveView = (repoID, source_view_id, source_folder_id, target_view_id, target_folder_id, is_above_folder) => {
     const url = this.server + '/api/v2.1/repos/' + repoID + '/metadata/move-views/';
     const params = {
       source_view_id,
       source_folder_id,
       target_view_id,
       target_folder_id,
+      is_above_folder,
     };
     return this._sendPostRequest(url, params, { headers: { 'Content-type': 'application/json' } });
   };
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/hooks/metadata.js b/frontend/src/metadata/hooks/metadata.js
index 8bf2bd22f3..e637d0b84c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/hooks/metadata.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/hooks/metadata.js
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ export const MetadataProvider = ({ repoID, currentPath, repoInfo, selectMetadata
     });
   }, [repoID, idViewMap, addViewIntoMap]);
 
-  const moveView = useCallback(({ sourceViewId, sourceFolderId, targetViewId, targetFolderId }) => {
+  const moveView = useCallback(({ sourceViewId, sourceFolderId, targetViewId, targetFolderId, isAboveFolder }) => {
     if (
       (!sourceViewId && !sourceFolderId) // must drag view or folder
       || (!targetViewId && !targetFolderId) // must move above to view/folder or move view into folder
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ export const MetadataProvider = ({ repoID, currentPath, repoInfo, selectMetadata
     ) {
       return;
     }
-    metadataAPI.moveView(repoID, sourceViewId, sourceFolderId, targetViewId, targetFolderId).then(res => {
+    metadataAPI.moveView(repoID, sourceViewId, sourceFolderId, targetViewId, targetFolderId, isAboveFolder).then(res => {
       let newNavigation = [...navigation];
 
       // remove folder/view from old position
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ export const MetadataProvider = ({ repoID, currentPath, repoInfo, selectMetadata
 
       // insert folder/view into new position
       let updatedTargetNavList = newNavigation;
-      if (targetFolderId && sourceViewId) {
+      if (targetFolderId && sourceViewId && !isAboveFolder) {
         // move view into folder
         let targetFolder = newNavigation.find((folder) => folder._id === targetFolderId);
         if (!Array.isArray(targetFolder.children)) {
@@ -347,15 +347,15 @@ export const MetadataProvider = ({ repoID, currentPath, repoInfo, selectMetadata
 
       let targetNavIndex = -1;
       if (targetViewId) {
-        // move folder/view above to view
+        // move folder/view above view
         targetNavIndex = updatedTargetNavList.findIndex((nav) => nav._id === targetViewId);
-      } else if (!sourceViewId && targetFolderId) {
-        // move folder above to folder
+      } else if (targetFolderId) {
+        // move view/folder above folder
         targetNavIndex = updatedTargetNavList.findIndex((nav) => nav._id === targetFolderId);
       }
 
       if (targetNavIndex > -1) {
-        updatedTargetNavList.splice(targetNavIndex, 0, movedNav); // move above to the target folder/view
+        updatedTargetNavList.splice(targetNavIndex, 0, movedNav); // move above target folder/view
       } else {
         updatedTargetNavList.push(movedNav); // move into navigation or folder
       }
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/metadata-tree-view/folder.js b/frontend/src/metadata/metadata-tree-view/folder.js
index 9c3046c16f..d9450b9777 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/metadata-tree-view/folder.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/metadata-tree-view/folder.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const ViewsFolder = ({
   const [isRenaming, setRenaming] = useState(false);
   const [newView, setNewView] = useState(null);
   const [isDropShow, setDropShow] = useState(false);
+  const [isSortShow, setSortShow] = useState(false);
 
   const canUpdate = useMemo(() => {
     if (userPerm !== 'rw' && userPerm !== 'admin') return false;
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ const ViewsFolder = ({
     return true;
   }, [canUpdate]);
 
+  const isValid = useCallback((event) => {
+    return event.dataTransfer.types.includes(METADATA_VIEWS_DRAG_DATA_KEY);
+  }, []);
+
   const folderMoreOperationMenus = useMemo(() => {
     let menus = [];
     if (canUpdate) {
@@ -123,6 +128,7 @@ const ViewsFolder = ({
   }, [prepareAddView, folderId, deleteFolder]);
 
   const onDragStart = useCallback((event) => {
+    event.stopPropagation();
     if (!canDrop) return false;
     const dragData = JSON.stringify({ type: METADATA_VIEWS_KEY, folder_id: folderId, mode: VIEWS_TYPE_FOLDER });
     event.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = 'move';
@@ -131,31 +137,50 @@ const ViewsFolder = ({
   }, [canDrop, folderId, setDragMode]);
 
   const onDragEnter = useCallback((event) => {
-    if (!canDrop) {
+    if (!canDrop || !isValid(event)) return false;
+
+    const dragMode = getDragMode();
+    if (!canDrop || folderId && dragMode === VIEWS_TYPE_FOLDER) {
       // not allowed drag folder into folder
+      setSortShow(true);
       return false;
     }
-    if (!canDrop) {
-      return false;
+
+    const targetRect = event.target.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const pointerPosition = event.clientY - targetRect.top;
+    if (pointerPosition <= 4) {
+      setSortShow(true);
+    } else {
+      setDropShow(true);
     }
-    setDropShow(true);
-  }, [canDrop]);
+  }, [canDrop, folderId, getDragMode, isValid]);
 
   const onDragLeave = useCallback(() => {
     if (!canDrop) return false;
     setDropShow(false);
+    setSortShow(false);
   }, [canDrop]);
 
   const onDragMove = useCallback((event) => {
-    if (!canDrop) return false;
+    if (!canDrop || !isValid(event)) return false;
     event.preventDefault();
     event.dataTransfer.dropEffect = 'move';
-  }, [canDrop]);
+    const targetRect = event.target.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const pointerPosition = event.clientY - targetRect.top;
+    if (pointerPosition <= 4) {
+      setSortShow(true);
+      setDropShow(false);
+    } else {
+      setDropShow(true);
+      setSortShow(false);
+    }
+  }, [canDrop, isValid]);
 
   const onDrop = useCallback((event) => {
     if (!canDrop) return false;
     event.stopPropagation();
     setDropShow(false);
+    setSortShow(false);
 
     let dragData = event.dataTransfer.getData(METADATA_VIEWS_DRAG_DATA_KEY);
     if (!dragData) return;
@@ -166,8 +191,8 @@ const ViewsFolder = ({
     if ((dragMode === VIEWS_TYPE_VIEW && !sourceViewId)) {
       return;
     }
-    moveView({ sourceViewId, sourceFolderId, targetFolderId: folderId });
-  }, [canDrop, folderId, getDragMode, moveView]);
+    moveView({ sourceViewId, sourceFolderId, targetFolderId: folderId, isAboveFolder: isSortShow });
+  }, [canDrop, folderId, getDragMode, moveView, isSortShow]);
 
   const onConfirmRename = useCallback((name) => {
     const foldersNames = getFoldersNames();
@@ -240,7 +265,7 @@ const ViewsFolder = ({
   return (
     <div className="tree-node views-folder-wrapper">
       <div
-        className={classnames('tree-node-inner views-folder-main text-nowrap', { 'tree-node-inner-hover': highlight, 'tree-node-drop': isDropShow })}
+        className={classnames('tree-node-inner views-folder-main text-nowrap', { 'tree-node-inner-hover': highlight, 'tree-node-drop': isDropShow, 'tree-node-sort': isSortShow })}
         type="dir"
         title={folderName}
         onMouseEnter={onMouseEnter}
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/metadata-tree-view/view.js b/frontend/src/metadata/metadata-tree-view/view.js
index 34320ae6b0..5f6f9005bf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/metadata-tree-view/view.js
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/metadata-tree-view/view.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const ViewItem = ({
   const { _id: viewId, name: viewName } = view;
   const [highlight, setHighlight] = useState(false);
   const [freeze, setFreeze] = useState(false);
-  const [isDropShow, setDropShow] = useState(false);
+  const [isSortShow, setSortShow] = useState(false);
   const [isRenaming, setRenaming] = useState(false);
 
   const { idViewMap, moveView } = useMetadata();
@@ -131,8 +131,13 @@ const ViewItem = ({
     });
   }, [isSelected, onUpdate, viewId, viewName]);
 
+  const isValid = useCallback((event) => {
+    return event.dataTransfer.types.includes(METADATA_VIEWS_DRAG_DATA_KEY);
+  }, []);
+
   const onDragStart = useCallback((event) => {
-    if (!canDrop) return false;
+    event.stopPropagation();
+    if (!canDrop || freeze) return false;
     const dragData = JSON.stringify({
       type: METADATA_VIEWS_KEY,
       mode: VIEWS_TYPE_VIEW,
@@ -142,33 +147,33 @@ const ViewItem = ({
     event.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = 'move';
     event.dataTransfer.setData(METADATA_VIEWS_DRAG_DATA_KEY, dragData);
     setDragMode(VIEWS_TYPE_VIEW);
-  }, [canDrop, viewId, folderId, setDragMode]);
+  }, [canDrop, viewId, folderId, setDragMode, freeze]);
 
   const onDragEnter = useCallback((event) => {
     const dragMode = getDragMode();
-    if (!canDrop || folderId && dragMode === VIEWS_TYPE_FOLDER) {
+    if (!canDrop || folderId && dragMode === VIEWS_TYPE_FOLDER || freeze || !isValid(event)) {
       // not allowed drag folder into folder
       return false;
     }
-    setDropShow(true);
-  }, [canDrop, folderId, getDragMode]);
+    setSortShow(true);
+  }, [canDrop, folderId, getDragMode, freeze, isValid]);
 
   const onDragLeave = useCallback(() => {
     if (!canDrop) return false;
-    setDropShow(false);
+    setSortShow(false);
   }, [canDrop]);
 
   const onDragMove = useCallback((event) => {
-    if (!canDrop) return false;
+    if (!canDrop || freeze) return false;
     event.preventDefault();
     event.dataTransfer.dropEffect = 'move';
-  }, [canDrop]);
+  }, [canDrop, freeze]);
 
   const onDrop = useCallback((event) => {
     const dragMode = getDragMode();
-    if (!canDrop || (folderId && dragMode === VIEWS_TYPE_FOLDER)) return false;
+    if (!canDrop || (folderId && dragMode === VIEWS_TYPE_FOLDER) || freeze) return false;
     event.stopPropagation();
-    setDropShow(false);
+    setSortShow(false);
 
     let dragData = event.dataTransfer.getData(METADATA_VIEWS_DRAG_DATA_KEY);
     if (!dragData) return;
@@ -178,7 +183,7 @@ const ViewItem = ({
       return;
     }
     moveView({ sourceViewId, sourceFolderId, targetViewId: viewId, targetFolderId: folderId });
-  }, [canDrop, folderId, viewId, getDragMode, moveView]);
+  }, [canDrop, folderId, viewId, getDragMode, moveView, freeze]);
 
   const handleSubmit = useCallback((name) => {
     const { isValid, message } = validateName(name, otherViewsName);
@@ -194,9 +199,9 @@ const ViewItem = ({
   }, [viewName, otherViewsName, renameView]);
 
   return (
-    <div className="tree-node">
+    <div className={classnames('tree-node', { 'tree-node-sort': isSortShow })}>
       <div
-        className={classnames('tree-node-inner text-nowrap', { 'tree-node-inner-hover': highlight, 'tree-node-hight-light': isSelected, 'tree-node-drop': isDropShow })}
+        className={classnames('tree-node-inner text-nowrap', { 'tree-node-inner-hover': highlight, 'tree-node-hight-light': isSelected })}
         title={viewName}
         onMouseEnter={onMouseEnter}
         onMouseOver={onMouseOver}
diff --git a/frontend/src/metadata/views/table/table-main/records-header/cell/index.css b/frontend/src/metadata/views/table/table-main/records-header/cell/index.css
index 04ce4b8d56..ed8fffb8d2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/metadata/views/table/table-main/records-header/cell/index.css
+++ b/frontend/src/metadata/views/table/table-main/records-header/cell/index.css
@@ -26,18 +26,18 @@
   position: absolute;
   top: 10%;
   height: 80%;
-  width: 1px;
-  background-color: #2d7ff9;
-  border-radius: 50%;
+  width: 2px;
+  background-color: rgb(200, 220, 240);
+  border-radius: 2px;
   z-index: 1;
 }
 
 .sf-metadata-record-header-cell .rdg-dropping-position-left > .sf-metadata-result-table-cell.column::before {
-  left: -1px;
+  left: -2px;
 }
 
 .sf-metadata-record-header-cell .rdg-dropping-position-right > .sf-metadata-result-table-cell.column::before {
-  right: -1px;
+  right: -2px;
 }
 
 .sf-metadata-record-header-cell .rdg-dropping-position-none > .sf-metadata-result-table-cell.column::before {
diff --git a/seahub/repo_metadata/apis.py b/seahub/repo_metadata/apis.py
index 0afc16be54..69f8f18f43 100644
--- a/seahub/repo_metadata/apis.py
+++ b/seahub/repo_metadata/apis.py
@@ -1152,6 +1152,7 @@ class MetadataViewsMoveView(APIView):
         source_folder_id = request.data.get('source_folder_id')
         target_view_id = request.data.get('target_view_id')
         target_folder_id = request.data.get('target_folder_id')
+        is_above_folder = request.data.get('is_above_folder', False)
 
         # must drag view or folder
         if not source_view_id and not source_folder_id:
@@ -1204,7 +1205,7 @@ class MetadataViewsMoveView(APIView):
             return api_error(status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, 'target_folder_id %s does not exists.' % target_folder_id)
 
         try:
-            results = RepoMetadataViews.objects.move_view(repo_id, source_view_id, source_folder_id, target_view_id, target_folder_id)
+            results = RepoMetadataViews.objects.move_view(repo_id, source_view_id, source_folder_id, target_view_id, target_folder_id, is_above_folder)
             if not results:
                 return api_error(status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST, 'move view or folder failed')
         except Exception as e:
diff --git a/seahub/repo_metadata/models.py b/seahub/repo_metadata/models.py
index 705937f2fe..278d6e00d7 100644
--- a/seahub/repo_metadata/models.py
+++ b/seahub/repo_metadata/models.py
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ class RepoMetadataViewsManager(models.Manager):
         metadata_views.save()
         return json.loads(metadata_views.details)
 
-    def move_view(self, repo_id, source_view_id, source_folder_id, target_view_id, target_folder_id):
+    def move_view(self, repo_id, source_view_id, source_folder_id, target_view_id, target_folder_id, is_above_folder):
         metadata_views = self.filter(repo_id=repo_id).first()
         view_details = json.loads(metadata_views.details)
         navigation = view_details.get('navigation', [])
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ class RepoMetadataViewsManager(models.Manager):
 
         # find drop target
         updated_target_nav_list = navigation
-        if target_folder_id and source_view_id:
+        if target_folder_id and source_view_id and not is_above_folder:
             target_folder = next((folder for folder in navigation if folder.get('_id') == target_folder_id), None)
             if target_folder:
                 updated_target_nav_list = target_folder.get('children', [])
@@ -350,10 +350,10 @@ class RepoMetadataViewsManager(models.Manager):
         # drop drag source to the target position
         target_nav = None
         if target_view_id:
-            # move folder/view above to view
+            # move folder/view above view
             target_nav = next((nav for nav in updated_target_nav_list if nav.get('_id') == target_view_id), None)
-        elif not source_view_id and target_folder_id:
-            # move folder above to folder
+        elif target_folder_id:
+            # move folder/view above folder
             target_nav = next((nav for nav in updated_target_nav_list if nav.get('_id') == target_folder_id), None)
 
         insert_index = -1