diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Data/Repositories/TaskRepository.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Data/Repositories/TaskRepository.cs
index e68e57f4..b3e48255 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Data/Repositories/TaskRepository.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Data/Repositories/TaskRepository.cs
@@ -84,6 +84,60 @@ public sealed class TaskRepository
     public Task<List<TaskEntity>> GetByListAsync(string listId, CancellationToken ct = default)
         => GetByListIdAsync(listId, ct);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns the ids of every descendant of <paramref name="taskId"/> (children, grandchildren, ...),
+    /// walking the ParentTaskId chain breadth-first. Does not include the task itself.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<List<string>> GetDescendantIdsAsync(string taskId, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        var result = new List<string>();
+        // Guards against a corrupt parent chain (a self-parent or a cycle would loop forever).
+        var seen = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.Ordinal) { taskId };
+        var frontier = new List<string> { taskId };
+        while (frontier.Count > 0)
+        {
+            var children = await _context.Tasks.AsNoTracking()
+                .Where(t => t.ParentTaskId != null && frontier.Contains(t.ParentTaskId))
+                .Select(t => t.Id)
+                .ToListAsync(ct);
+            var fresh = children.Where(seen.Add).ToList();
+            if (fresh.Count == 0) break;
+            result.AddRange(fresh);
+            frontier = fresh;
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Moves a task (and every descendant, so a child never ends up in a different list than its
+    /// parent) to <paramref name="targetListId"/>, appending it at the end of the target list's
+    /// order. ListId is init-only, so the move goes through ExecuteUpdate rather than a tracked
+    /// entity mutation.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task MoveToListAsync(string taskId, string targetListId, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        var exists = await _context.Tasks.AsNoTracking().AnyAsync(t => t.Id == taskId, ct);
+        if (!exists)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException($"Task {taskId} not found.");
+
+        var descendantIds = await GetDescendantIdsAsync(taskId, ct);
+        var movedIds = new List<string> { taskId };
+        movedIds.AddRange(descendantIds);
+
+        var maxSort = await _context.Tasks
+            .Where(t => t.ListId == targetListId)
+            .Select(t => (int?)t.SortOrder)
+            .MaxAsync(ct);
+
+        await _context.Tasks
+            .Where(t => movedIds.Contains(t.Id))
+            .ExecuteUpdateAsync(s => s.SetProperty(t => t.ListId, targetListId), ct);
+
+        await _context.Tasks
+            .Where(t => t.Id == taskId)
+            .ExecuteUpdateAsync(s => s.SetProperty(t => t.SortOrder, (maxSort ?? -1) + 1), ct);
+    }
+
     public async Task<List<TaskEntity>> GetByCreatorAsync(string createdBy, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
         return await _context.Tasks
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json
index d63a6441..d6b425f9 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@
     "taskStatus": { "idle": "Leerlauf", "queued": "In Warteschlange", "running": "Läuft", "waitingForReview": "Wartet auf Prüfung", "waitingForChildren": "Wartet auf Teilaufgaben", "done": "Fertig", "failed": "Fehlgeschlagen", "cancelled": "Abgebrochen", "parked": "Geparkt", "interactive": "Interaktiv" },
     "planningBadge": { "active": "PLANUNG", "finalized": "GEPLANT" },
     "taskRow": { "createdPrefix": "Erstellt {0}", "stepsText": "{0}/{1} Schritte" },
-    "tasksIsland": { "completedHeader": "ABGESCHLOSSEN", "completedHeaderCount": "ABGESCHLOSSEN · {0}", "planningOpenFailed": "Planungssitzung konnte nicht geöffnet werden: {0}", "planningResumeFailed": "Planungssitzung konnte nicht fortgesetzt werden: {0}", "pickUpInTerminalFailed": "Im Terminal fortsetzen fehlgeschlagen: {0}", "approveFailed": "Genehmigen & Mergen fehlgeschlagen: {0}" },
+    "tasksIsland": { "completedHeader": "ABGESCHLOSSEN", "completedHeaderCount": "ABGESCHLOSSEN · {0}", "planningOpenFailed": "Planungssitzung konnte nicht geöffnet werden: {0}", "planningResumeFailed": "Planungssitzung konnte nicht fortgesetzt werden: {0}", "pickUpInTerminalFailed": "Im Terminal fortsetzen fehlgeschlagen: {0}", "approveFailed": "Genehmigen & Mergen fehlgeschlagen: {0}", "moveRunningRejected": "Ein laufender Task kann nicht in eine andere Liste verschoben werden.", "moveWorktreeRejected": "Verschieben nicht möglich — dieser Task hat einen aktiven Worktree, der auf sein aktuelles Repo zeigt.", "moveRepoConfirm": "Unterschiedliche Repos — {0} → {1}. Task trotzdem verschieben?", "moveConfirmUnavailable": "Verschieben nicht möglich — der Bestätigungsdialog ist nicht verfügbar." },
     "diff": { "loadFailed": "Diff konnte nicht geladen werden: {0}", "noChanges": "Keine Änderungen anzuzeigen.", "unavailable": "Diff nicht mehr verfügbar — Commit-Bereich unvollständig." },
     "planningDiff": { "hubError": "Kombinierte Vorschau konnte nicht erstellt werden (Hub-Fehler).", "conflict": "Kombinierte Vorschau nicht möglich: Teilaufgabe {0} steht im Konflikt mit einer früheren Teilaufgabe ({1} Dateien).", "buildFailed": "Kombinierte Vorschau konnte nicht erstellt werden: {0}" },
     "merge": { "commitMessage": "Merge-Aufgabe: {0}", "workerOfflineBranches": "Worker offline — Branches können nicht aufgelistet werden.", "loadBranchesFailed": "Branches konnten nicht geladen werden: {0}", "merged": "Zusammengeführt.", "conflict": "Merge-Konflikt — Ziel-Branch wiederhergestellt. Manuell oder über Fortsetzen lösen, dann erneut versuchen.", "blocked": "Blockiert: {0}", "unknownStatus": "Unbekannter Status: {0}", "mergeFailed": "Merge fehlgeschlagen: {0}" },
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json
index 3f86548b..86db406c 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@
     "taskStatus": { "idle": "Idle", "queued": "Queued", "running": "Running", "waitingForReview": "Waiting for Review", "waitingForChildren": "Waiting for Subtasks", "done": "Done", "failed": "Failed", "cancelled": "Cancelled", "parked": "Parked", "interactive": "Interactive" },
     "planningBadge": { "active": "PLANNING", "finalized": "PLANNED" },
     "taskRow": { "createdPrefix": "Created {0}", "stepsText": "{0}/{1} steps" },
-    "tasksIsland": { "completedHeader": "COMPLETED", "completedHeaderCount": "COMPLETED · {0}", "planningOpenFailed": "Couldn't open planning session: {0}", "planningResumeFailed": "Couldn't resume planning session: {0}", "pickUpInTerminalFailed": "Pick up in terminal failed: {0}", "approveFailed": "Approve & merge failed: {0}" },
+    "tasksIsland": { "completedHeader": "COMPLETED", "completedHeaderCount": "COMPLETED · {0}", "planningOpenFailed": "Couldn't open planning session: {0}", "planningResumeFailed": "Couldn't resume planning session: {0}", "pickUpInTerminalFailed": "Pick up in terminal failed: {0}", "approveFailed": "Approve & merge failed: {0}", "moveRunningRejected": "Can't move a running task to another list.", "moveWorktreeRejected": "Can't move — this task has an active worktree pointing at its current repo.", "moveRepoConfirm": "Different repos — {0} → {1}. Move the task anyway?", "moveConfirmUnavailable": "Can't move — the confirmation dialog isn't available." },
     "diff": { "loadFailed": "Failed to load diff: {0}", "noChanges": "No changes to show.", "unavailable": "Diff no longer available — commit range incomplete." },
     "planningDiff": { "hubError": "Could not build combined preview (hub error).", "conflict": "Cannot build combined preview: subtask {0} conflicts with an earlier subtask ({1} files).", "buildFailed": "Could not build combined preview: {0}" },
     "merge": { "commitMessage": "Merge task: {0}", "workerOfflineBranches": "Worker offline — cannot list branches.", "loadBranchesFailed": "Failed to load branches: {0}", "merged": "Merged.", "conflict": "Merge conflict — target branch restored. Resolve manually or via Continue, then retry.", "blocked": "Blocked: {0}", "unknownStatus": "Unknown status: {0}", "mergeFailed": "Merge failed: {0}" },
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Design/IslandStyles.axaml b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Design/IslandStyles.axaml
index 577515c4..da7c8242 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Design/IslandStyles.axaml
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Design/IslandStyles.axaml
@@ -693,6 +693,10 @@
     <Setter Property="CornerRadius" Value="8" />
     <Setter Property="Cursor"       Value="Hand" />
     <Setter Property="Background"   Value="Transparent" />
+    <!-- Reserved so the task-drop highlight below only swaps the brush — a thickness that changes
+         on hover would nudge the row's content while dragging over it. -->
+    <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1.5" />
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush"     Value="Transparent" />
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="Border.list-item:pointerover">
     <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource Surface2Brush}" />
@@ -700,6 +704,11 @@
   <Style Selector="Border.list-item.active">
     <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StaticResource AccentSoftBrush}" />
   </Style>
+  <!-- Highlighted while a dragged task hovers over this row as a move target. -->
+  <Style Selector="Border.list-item.drop-target">
+    <Setter Property="Background"  Value="{StaticResource AccentSoftBrush}" />
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StaticResource AccentBrush}" />
+  </Style>
   <!-- Active item text / icon colors -->
   <Style Selector="Border.list-item.active TextBlock.list-label">
     <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StaticResource TextBrush}" />
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/ListNavItemViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/ListNavItemViewModel.cs
index 55ddda23..eae38177 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/ListNavItemViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/ListNavItemViewModel.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ public sealed partial class ListNavItemViewModel : ViewModelBase
     [ObservableProperty] private bool _isManual;
     [ObservableProperty] private bool _dropHintAbove;
     [ObservableProperty] private bool _dropHintBelow;
+    // Set while a dragged task hovers over this row as a move target — distinct from
+    // DropHintAbove/Below, which mark an insertion point for list reordering.
+    [ObservableProperty] private bool _isTaskDropTarget;
     public string? IconKey { get; init; }
     public string? DotColorKey { get; init; }
 }
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/TasksIslandViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/TasksIslandViewModel.cs
index 8c23e97a..d8446c82 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/TasksIslandViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/TasksIslandViewModel.cs
@@ -471,6 +471,11 @@ public sealed partial class TasksIslandViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
     }
 
     public bool CanReorder => _currentList?.Kind == ListKind.User;
+    public string? CurrentListId => _currentList?.Id;
+
+    /// <summary>Set by the shell (mirrors <see cref="ListsIslandViewModel.Dialogs"/>) so a
+    /// cross-repo move can confirm via the shared modal seam.</summary>
+    public IDialogService? Dialogs { get; set; }
 
     public void ClearDropHints()
     {
@@ -573,6 +578,76 @@ public sealed partial class TasksIslandViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
         return null;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Drag-drop move: reassigns a task (and every descendant) to <paramref name="targetList"/>.
+    /// No-op for anything that isn't a user list the task doesn't already sit in.
+    /// Rejects running tasks and tasks (or descendants) holding an Active/Kept worktree — the
+    /// worktree would keep pointing at the source repo. A move across repos without a worktree
+    /// is allowed but asks for confirmation first.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task MoveTaskToListAsync(TaskRowViewModel row, ListNavItemViewModel targetList)
+    {
+        if (targetList.Kind != ListKind.User) return;
+        var targetListId = targetList.Id.StartsWith("user:", StringComparison.Ordinal)
+            ? targetList.Id["user:".Length..]
+            : targetList.Id;
+
+        await using var db = await _dbFactory.CreateDbContextAsync();
+
+        // The row's own list, not _currentList — the task island also shows smart/virtual lists,
+        // whose rows come from many lists and which carry no working dir of their own. Dropping a
+        // task on the list it already sits in is a silent no-op.
+        var sourceListId = await db.Tasks.AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(t => t.Id == row.Id).Select(t => t.ListId).FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+        if (sourceListId is null || sourceListId == targetListId) return;
+
+        if (row.IsRunning)
+        {
+            ErrorReported?.Invoke(Loc.T("vm.tasksIsland.moveRunningRejected"));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var repo = new TaskRepository(db);
+
+        var descendantIds = await repo.GetDescendantIdsAsync(row.Id);
+        var ownIds = new List<string> { row.Id };
+        ownIds.AddRange(descendantIds);
+        var hasBlockingWorktree = await db.Worktrees.AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(w => ownIds.Contains(w.TaskId)
+                        && (w.State == ClaudeDo.Data.Models.WorktreeState.Active
+                            || w.State == ClaudeDo.Data.Models.WorktreeState.Kept))
+            .AnyAsync();
+        if (hasBlockingWorktree)
+        {
+            ErrorReported?.Invoke(Loc.T("vm.tasksIsland.moveWorktreeRejected"));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var sourceDir = await db.Lists.AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(l => l.Id == sourceListId).Select(l => l.WorkingDir).FirstOrDefaultAsync();
+        var targetDir = targetList.WorkingDir;
+        var repoChanges = !string.Equals(sourceDir, targetDir, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        if (repoChanges)
+        {
+            if (Dialogs is null)
+            {
+                ErrorReported?.Invoke(Loc.T("vm.tasksIsland.moveConfirmUnavailable"));
+                return;
+            }
+            var ok = await Dialogs.ConfirmAsync(Loc.T("vm.tasksIsland.moveRepoConfirm",
+                string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sourceDir) ? "—" : sourceDir,
+                string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(targetDir) ? "—" : targetDir));
+            if (!ok) return;
+        }
+
+        await repo.MoveToListAsync(row.Id, targetListId);
+
+        Items.Remove(row);
+        Regroup();
+        UpdateSubtitle();
+        TasksChanged?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
+    }
+
     [RelayCommand]
     private async Task ToggleDoneAsync(TaskRowViewModel row)
     {
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/IslandsShellViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/IslandsShellViewModel.cs
index eb0ec9de..43ad8518 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/IslandsShellViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/IslandsShellViewModel.cs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public sealed partial class IslandsShellViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
         {
             _dialogs = value;
             if (Lists is not null) Lists.Dialogs = value;
+            if (Tasks is not null) Tasks.Dialogs = value;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Islands/ListsIslandView.axaml b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Islands/ListsIslandView.axaml
index 8b03f562..456f36ce 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Islands/ListsIslandView.axaml
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Islands/ListsIslandView.axaml
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
                         IsVisible="{Binding DropHintAbove}"/>
 
               <Border Grid.Row="1" Classes="list-item" Classes.active="{Binding IsActive}"
+                      Classes.drop-target="{Binding IsTaskDropTarget}"
                       Tapped="OnItemTapped"
                       DragDrop.AllowDrop="True"
                       DragDrop.DragOver="OnListDragOver"
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Islands/TasksIslandView.axaml.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Islands/TasksIslandView.axaml.cs
index 464b3773..f9e43757 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Islands/TasksIslandView.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Islands/TasksIslandView.axaml.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ public partial class TasksIslandView : UserControl
     private bool _dragArmed;
     private bool _dragging;
 
+    // The list row (in the Lists island) currently highlighted as a drop target while dragging.
+    private ListNavItemViewModel? _hintedList;
+
     public TasksIslandView()
     {
         InitializeComponent();
@@ -170,6 +173,7 @@ public partial class TasksIslandView : UserControl
         {
             _drag.MoveTo(this.PointToScreen(e.GetPosition(this)));
             UpdateReorderHint(e, topLevel);
+            UpdateListDropHint(e, topLevel);
         }
     }
 
@@ -205,7 +209,17 @@ public partial class TasksIslandView : UserControl
             return;
         }
 
-        // 2) Released over another row in the same user list → reorder.
+        // 2) Released over another user list in the Lists island → move the task there.
+        if (DataContext is TasksIslandViewModel vmMove
+            && ListItemUnder(e, topLevel) is { } targetList
+            && targetList.Kind == ListKind.User
+            && targetList.Id != vmMove.CurrentListId)
+        {
+            await vmMove.MoveTaskToListAsync(row, targetList);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // 3) Released over another row in the same user list → reorder.
         if (DataContext is TasksIslandViewModel vm && vm.CanReorder)
         {
             var targetButton = RowButtonAt(e, topLevel);
@@ -218,7 +232,7 @@ public partial class TasksIslandView : UserControl
             }
         }
 
-        // 3) Anywhere else → cancel; EndDrag already restored the source row.
+        // 4) Anywhere else → cancel; EndDrag already restored the source row.
     }
 
     private void OnPointerCaptureLost(object? sender, PointerCaptureLostEventArgs e)
@@ -229,6 +243,7 @@ public partial class TasksIslandView : UserControl
         if (!_dragArmed && !_dragging) return;
         if (_pressRow is not null) _pressRow.IsDragging = false;
         if (DataContext is TasksIslandViewModel vm) vm.ClearDropHints();
+        ClearListDropHint();
         _drag.End();
         ResetPressState();
     }
@@ -237,6 +252,7 @@ public partial class TasksIslandView : UserControl
     {
         if (_pressRow is not null) _pressRow.IsDragging = false;
         if (DataContext is TasksIslandViewModel vm) vm.ClearDropHints();
+        ClearListDropHint();
         _drag.End();
         if (_dragging) e.Pointer.Capture(null);
         ResetPressState();
@@ -295,6 +311,44 @@ public partial class TasksIslandView : UserControl
         return button?.DataContext is TaskRowViewModel ? button : null;
     }
 
+    // The list-row Border under the cursor (Lists island), found the same way as RowButtonAt but
+    // walking up to a Border with the "list-item" style class (mirrors ListsIslandView's own
+    // FindListItemBorder) — the task drag has the pointer captured here, so a DragEventArgs never
+    // reaches the Lists island's own DragDrop.DragOver/Drop handlers.
+    private static ListNavItemViewModel? ListItemUnder(PointerEventArgs e, TopLevel topLevel)
+    {
+        var pt = e.GetPosition((Visual)topLevel);
+        Visual? v = topLevel.InputHitTest(pt) as Visual;
+        while (v is not null)
+        {
+            if (v is Border b && b.Classes.Contains("list-item"))
+                return b.DataContext as ListNavItemViewModel;
+            v = v.GetVisualParent();
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    // Live drop-hint while dragging over a candidate target list row.
+    private void UpdateListDropHint(PointerEventArgs e, TopLevel topLevel)
+    {
+        if (DataContext is not TasksIslandViewModel vm) { ClearListDropHint(); return; }
+
+        var target = ListItemUnder(e, topLevel);
+        if (target is null || target.Kind != ListKind.User || target.Id == vm.CurrentListId)
+            target = null;
+
+        if (ReferenceEquals(_hintedList, target)) return;
+        if (_hintedList is not null) _hintedList.IsTaskDropTarget = false;
+        _hintedList = target;
+        if (_hintedList is not null) _hintedList.IsTaskDropTarget = true;
+    }
+
+    private void ClearListDropHint()
+    {
+        if (_hintedList is not null) _hintedList.IsTaskDropTarget = false;
+        _hintedList = null;
+    }
+
     // The Mission Control view model whose window contains the release point, if any.
     private static MissionControlViewModel? MissionControlUnder(PixelPoint screen)
     {
diff --git a/tests/ClaudeDo.Data.Tests/MoveToListTests.cs b/tests/ClaudeDo.Data.Tests/MoveToListTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e4b8fa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ClaudeDo.Data.Tests/MoveToListTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+using ClaudeDo.Data;
+using ClaudeDo.Data.Models;
+using ClaudeDo.Data.Repositories;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using TaskStatus = ClaudeDo.Data.Models.TaskStatus;
+
+namespace ClaudeDo.Data.Tests;
+
+public sealed class MoveToListTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly string _dbPath;
+    private readonly ClaudeDoDbContext _ctx;
+
+    public MoveToListTests()
+    {
+        _dbPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"claudedo_movelist_{Guid.NewGuid():N}.db");
+        var options = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<ClaudeDoDbContext>()
+            .UseSqlite($"Data Source={_dbPath}")
+            .Options;
+        _ctx = new ClaudeDoDbContext(options);
+        _ctx.Database.EnsureCreated();
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        _ctx.Dispose();
+        try { File.Delete(_dbPath); } catch { }
+        try { File.Delete(_dbPath + "-wal"); } catch { }
+        try { File.Delete(_dbPath + "-shm"); } catch { }
+    }
+
+    private async Task SeedListsAsync(params string[] ids)
+    {
+        foreach (var id in ids)
+            _ctx.Lists.Add(new ListEntity { Id = id, Name = id, CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow });
+        await _ctx.SaveChangesAsync();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task MoveToList_changes_ListId_and_appends_at_end_of_target()
+    {
+        await SeedListsAsync("source", "target");
+        _ctx.Tasks.Add(new TaskEntity
+        {
+            Id = "t1", ListId = "source", Title = "Task", CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow, SortOrder = 0,
+        });
+        // Existing tasks already in the target list, so we can assert the moved task lands after them.
+        _ctx.Tasks.Add(new TaskEntity
+        {
+            Id = "existing1", ListId = "target", Title = "Existing 1", CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow, SortOrder = 0,
+        });
+        _ctx.Tasks.Add(new TaskEntity
+        {
+            Id = "existing2", ListId = "target", Title = "Existing 2", CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow, SortOrder = 1,
+        });
+        await _ctx.SaveChangesAsync();
+        _ctx.ChangeTracker.Clear();
+
+        await new TaskRepository(_ctx).MoveToListAsync("t1", "target");
+
+        var moved = await _ctx.Tasks.AsNoTracking().FirstAsync(t => t.Id == "t1");
+        Assert.Equal("target", moved.ListId);
+        Assert.Equal(2, moved.SortOrder);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task MoveToList_moves_all_descendants_recursively()
+    {
+        await SeedListsAsync("source", "target");
+        _ctx.Tasks.Add(new TaskEntity
+        {
+            Id = "parent", ListId = "source", Title = "Parent", CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow, SortOrder = 0,
+        });
+        _ctx.Tasks.Add(new TaskEntity
+        {
+            Id = "child", ListId = "source", Title = "Child", CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
+            SortOrder = 1, ParentTaskId = "parent",
+        });
+        _ctx.Tasks.Add(new TaskEntity
+        {
+            Id = "grandchild", ListId = "source", Title = "Grandchild", CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
+            SortOrder = 2, ParentTaskId = "child",
+        });
+        await _ctx.SaveChangesAsync();
+        _ctx.ChangeTracker.Clear();
+
+        await new TaskRepository(_ctx).MoveToListAsync("parent", "target");
+
+        var all = await _ctx.Tasks.AsNoTracking()
+            .Where(t => t.Id == "parent" || t.Id == "child" || t.Id == "grandchild")
+            .ToListAsync();
+
+        Assert.All(all, t => Assert.Equal("target", t.ListId));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task MoveToList_first_task_in_empty_target_gets_SortOrder_zero()
+    {
+        await SeedListsAsync("source", "target");
+        _ctx.Tasks.Add(new TaskEntity
+        {
+            Id = "t1", ListId = "source", Title = "Task", CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow, SortOrder = 3,
+        });
+        await _ctx.SaveChangesAsync();
+        _ctx.ChangeTracker.Clear();
+
+        await new TaskRepository(_ctx).MoveToListAsync("t1", "target");
+
+        var moved = await _ctx.Tasks.AsNoTracking().FirstAsync(t => t.Id == "t1");
+        Assert.Equal("target", moved.ListId);
+        Assert.Equal(0, moved.SortOrder);
+    }
+
+    // A corrupt parent chain must not hang the descendant walk.
+    [Fact(Timeout = 15000)]
+    public async Task MoveToList_survives_a_self_parenting_task()
+    {
+        await SeedListsAsync("source", "target");
+        _ctx.Tasks.Add(new TaskEntity
+        {
+            Id = "t1", ListId = "source", Title = "Task", CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow, SortOrder = 0,
+        });
+        await _ctx.SaveChangesAsync();
+        // Set the cycle after insert — the FK tolerates it, the walk must too.
+        await _ctx.Tasks.Where(t => t.Id == "t1")
+            .ExecuteUpdateAsync(s => s.SetProperty(t => t.ParentTaskId, "t1"));
+        _ctx.ChangeTracker.Clear();
+
+        await new TaskRepository(_ctx).MoveToListAsync("t1", "target");
+
+        var moved = await _ctx.Tasks.AsNoTracking().FirstAsync(t => t.Id == "t1");
+        Assert.Equal("target", moved.ListId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task MoveToList_throws_when_task_missing()
+    {
+        await SeedListsAsync("source", "target");
+
+        await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidOperationException>(() =>
+            new TaskRepository(_ctx).MoveToListAsync("nope", "target"));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/TasksIslandMoveToListTests.cs b/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/TasksIslandMoveToListTests.cs
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+++ b/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/TasksIslandMoveToListTests.cs
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+using ClaudeDo.Data;
+using ClaudeDo.Data.Models;
+using ClaudeDo.Ui.Services;
+using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels;
+using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels.Conflicts;
+using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels.Islands;
+using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels.Modals;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+using TaskStatus = ClaudeDo.Data.Models.TaskStatus;
+
+namespace ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests.ViewModels;
+
+public class TasksIslandMoveToListTests : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly string _dbPath;
+
+    public TasksIslandMoveToListTests()
+    {
+        _dbPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"claudedo_movetolist_{Guid.NewGuid():N}.db");
+        using var ctx = NewContext();
+        ctx.Database.EnsureCreated();
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        try { File.Delete(_dbPath); } catch { }
+        try { File.Delete(_dbPath + "-wal"); } catch { }
+        try { File.Delete(_dbPath + "-shm"); } catch { }
+    }
+
+    private ClaudeDoDbContext NewContext()
+    {
+        var opts = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<ClaudeDoDbContext>()
+            .UseSqlite($"Data Source={_dbPath}")
+            .Options;
+        return new ClaudeDoDbContext(opts);
+    }
+
+    private sealed class TestDbFactory : IDbContextFactory<ClaudeDoDbContext>
+    {
+        private readonly Func<ClaudeDoDbContext> _create;
+        public TestDbFactory(Func<ClaudeDoDbContext> create) => _create = create;
+        public ClaudeDoDbContext CreateDbContext() => _create();
+    }
+
+    private sealed class FakeDialogService : IDialogService
+    {
+        public bool ConfirmResult;
+        public int ConfirmCalls;
+        public string? LastMessage;
+
+        public Task<bool> ConfirmAsync(string message)
+        {
+            ConfirmCalls++;
+            LastMessage = message;
+            return Task.FromResult(ConfirmResult);
+        }
+
+        public Task ShowAboutAsync(AboutModalViewModel vm) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+        public Task ShowWeeklyReportAsync(WeeklyReportModalViewModel vm) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+        public Task ShowSettingsAsync(SettingsModalViewModel vm) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+        public Task ShowListSettingsAsync(ListSettingsModalViewModel vm) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+        public Task ShowRepoImportAsync(RepoImportModalViewModel vm) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+        public Task ShowWorktreesOverviewAsync(WorktreesOverviewModalViewModel vm) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+        public Task<IReadOnlyList<string>?> ShowMergeHelperSelectionAsync(MergeHelperSelectionModalViewModel vm) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+        public Task ShowWorkerConnectionAsync(WorkerConnectionModalViewModel vm) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+        public Task ShowConflictResolverAsync(ConflictResolverViewModel vm) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+        public Task ShowLogVisualizerAsync(LogVisualizerViewModel vm) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+        public Task ShowErrorAsync(string message) => Task.CompletedTask;
+        public void ShowMissionControl(MissionControlViewModel vm) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+        public void ShowDetachedMonitor(TaskMonitorViewModel monitor, Action onClosed) => throw new NotImplementedException();
+    }
+
+    private TasksIslandViewModel BuildViewModel() => new(new TestDbFactory(NewContext), worker: null);
+
+    private async Task SeedListsAsync(string? sourceDir = null, string? targetDir = null)
+    {
+        await using var db = NewContext();
+        db.Lists.Add(new ListEntity { Id = "source", Name = "Source", CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow, WorkingDir = sourceDir });
+        db.Lists.Add(new ListEntity { Id = "target", Name = "Target", CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow, WorkingDir = targetDir });
+        await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+    }
+
+    private async Task SeedTaskAsync(string id, TaskStatus status, string listId = "source", string? parentTaskId = null)
+    {
+        await using var db = NewContext();
+        db.Tasks.Add(new TaskEntity
+        {
+            Id = id, ListId = listId, Title = id, CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
+            Status = status, ParentTaskId = parentTaskId, SortOrder = 0,
+        });
+        await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+    }
+
+    private async Task SeedWorktreeAsync(string taskId, WorktreeState state)
+    {
+        await using var db = NewContext();
+        db.Worktrees.Add(new WorktreeEntity
+        {
+            TaskId = taskId, Path = $"C:/wt/{taskId}", BranchName = $"task/{taskId}",
+            BaseCommit = "abc123", State = state, CreatedAt = DateTime.UtcNow,
+        });
+        await db.SaveChangesAsync();
+    }
+
+    private static ListNavItemViewModel SourceList(string? workingDir = null) =>
+        new() { Id = "user:source", Kind = ListKind.User, Name = "Source", WorkingDir = workingDir };
+
+    private static ListNavItemViewModel TargetList(string? workingDir = null) =>
+        new() { Id = "user:target", Kind = ListKind.User, Name = "Target", WorkingDir = workingDir };
+
+    private static async Task LoadAndWaitAsync(TasksIslandViewModel vm, ListNavItemViewModel list)
+    {
+        vm.LoadForList(list);
+        var deadline = DateTime.UtcNow.AddSeconds(5);
+        while (DateTime.UtcNow < deadline)
+        {
+            await Task.Delay(25);
+            if (vm.Items.Count > 0) break;
+        }
+        await Task.Delay(50);
+    }
+
+    private async Task<TaskEntity> GetTaskAsync(string id)
+    {
+        await using var db = NewContext();
+        return await db.Tasks.AsNoTracking().FirstAsync(t => t.Id == id);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Move_RunningTask_IsRejected_AndReportsError()
+    {
+        await SeedListsAsync();
+        await SeedTaskAsync("t1", TaskStatus.Running);
+
+        var vm = BuildViewModel();
+        await LoadAndWaitAsync(vm, SourceList());
+        string? error = null;
+        vm.ErrorReported += msg => error = msg;
+
+        var row = vm.Items.First(r => r.Id == "t1");
+        await vm.MoveTaskToListAsync(row, TargetList());
+
+        Assert.NotNull(error);
+        var entity = await GetTaskAsync("t1");
+        Assert.Equal("source", entity.ListId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Move_TaskWithActiveWorktree_IsRejected_AndReportsError_EvenSameRepo()
+    {
+        var dir = "C:/repo";
+        await SeedListsAsync(dir, dir);
+        await SeedTaskAsync("t1", TaskStatus.Idle);
+        await SeedWorktreeAsync("t1", WorktreeState.Active);
+
+        var vm = BuildViewModel();
+        await LoadAndWaitAsync(vm, SourceList(dir));
+        string? error = null;
+        vm.ErrorReported += msg => error = msg;
+
+        var row = vm.Items.First(r => r.Id == "t1");
+        await vm.MoveTaskToListAsync(row, TargetList(dir));
+
+        Assert.NotNull(error);
+        var entity = await GetTaskAsync("t1");
+        Assert.Equal("source", entity.ListId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Move_DescendantWithKeptWorktree_IsRejected()
+    {
+        await SeedListsAsync();
+        await SeedTaskAsync("parent", TaskStatus.Idle);
+        await SeedTaskAsync("child", TaskStatus.Idle, parentTaskId: "parent");
+        await SeedWorktreeAsync("child", WorktreeState.Kept);
+
+        var vm = BuildViewModel();
+        await LoadAndWaitAsync(vm, SourceList());
+        string? error = null;
+        vm.ErrorReported += msg => error = msg;
+
+        var row = vm.Items.First(r => r.Id == "parent");
+        await vm.MoveTaskToListAsync(row, TargetList());
+
+        Assert.NotNull(error);
+        var entity = await GetTaskAsync("parent");
+        Assert.Equal("source", entity.ListId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Move_SameWorkingDir_MovesWithoutConfirmDialog()
+    {
+        var dir = "C:/repo";
+        await SeedListsAsync(dir, dir);
+        await SeedTaskAsync("t1", TaskStatus.Idle);
+
+        var vm = BuildViewModel();
+        await LoadAndWaitAsync(vm, SourceList(dir));
+        var dialogs = new FakeDialogService();
+        vm.Dialogs = dialogs;
+
+        var row = vm.Items.First(r => r.Id == "t1");
+        await vm.MoveTaskToListAsync(row, TargetList(dir));
+
+        Assert.Equal(0, dialogs.ConfirmCalls);
+        var entity = await GetTaskAsync("t1");
+        Assert.Equal("target", entity.ListId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Move_BothWithoutWorkingDir_MovesWithoutConfirmDialog()
+    {
+        await SeedListsAsync();
+        await SeedTaskAsync("t1", TaskStatus.Idle);
+
+        var vm = BuildViewModel();
+        await LoadAndWaitAsync(vm, SourceList());
+        var dialogs = new FakeDialogService();
+        vm.Dialogs = dialogs;
+
+        var row = vm.Items.First(r => r.Id == "t1");
+        await vm.MoveTaskToListAsync(row, TargetList());
+
+        Assert.Equal(0, dialogs.ConfirmCalls);
+        var entity = await GetTaskAsync("t1");
+        Assert.Equal("target", entity.ListId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Move_DifferentWorkingDir_AsksConfirmation_MovesOnConfirm()
+    {
+        await SeedListsAsync("C:/repoA", "C:/repoB");
+        await SeedTaskAsync("t1", TaskStatus.Idle);
+
+        var vm = BuildViewModel();
+        await LoadAndWaitAsync(vm, SourceList("C:/repoA"));
+        var dialogs = new FakeDialogService { ConfirmResult = true };
+        vm.Dialogs = dialogs;
+
+        var row = vm.Items.First(r => r.Id == "t1");
+        await vm.MoveTaskToListAsync(row, TargetList("C:/repoB"));
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, dialogs.ConfirmCalls);
+        var entity = await GetTaskAsync("t1");
+        Assert.Equal("target", entity.ListId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Move_DifferentWorkingDir_CancelledConfirmation_DoesNotMove()
+    {
+        await SeedListsAsync("C:/repoA", "C:/repoB");
+        await SeedTaskAsync("t1", TaskStatus.Idle);
+
+        var vm = BuildViewModel();
+        await LoadAndWaitAsync(vm, SourceList("C:/repoA"));
+        var dialogs = new FakeDialogService { ConfirmResult = false };
+        vm.Dialogs = dialogs;
+
+        var row = vm.Items.First(r => r.Id == "t1");
+        await vm.MoveTaskToListAsync(row, TargetList("C:/repoB"));
+
+        Assert.Equal(1, dialogs.ConfirmCalls);
+        var entity = await GetTaskAsync("t1");
+        Assert.Equal("source", entity.ListId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Move_TargetIsCurrentList_IsNoOp()
+    {
+        await SeedListsAsync();
+        await SeedTaskAsync("t1", TaskStatus.Idle);
+
+        var vm = BuildViewModel();
+        await LoadAndWaitAsync(vm, SourceList());
+        var dialogs = new FakeDialogService();
+        vm.Dialogs = dialogs;
+
+        var row = vm.Items.First(r => r.Id == "t1");
+        await vm.MoveTaskToListAsync(row, SourceList());
+
+        Assert.Equal(0, dialogs.ConfirmCalls);
+        var entity = await GetTaskAsync("t1");
+        Assert.Equal("source", entity.ListId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Move_DifferentWorkingDir_ConfirmMessageNamesBothRepos()
+    {
+        await SeedListsAsync("C:/repoA", "C:/repoB");
+        await SeedTaskAsync("t1", TaskStatus.Idle);
+
+        var vm = BuildViewModel();
+        await LoadAndWaitAsync(vm, SourceList("C:/repoA"));
+        var dialogs = new FakeDialogService { ConfirmResult = false };
+        vm.Dialogs = dialogs;
+
+        var row = vm.Items.First(r => r.Id == "t1");
+        await vm.MoveTaskToListAsync(row, TargetList("C:/repoB"));
+
+        Assert.NotNull(dialogs.LastMessage);
+        Assert.Contains("C:/repoA", dialogs.LastMessage);
+        Assert.Contains("C:/repoB", dialogs.LastMessage);
+    }
+
+    // The source repo comes from the task's own list, not from the island's current list — those
+    // differ whenever a smart/virtual list is shown, and a wrong source dir would ask (or skip
+    // asking) for confirmation at the wrong times.
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Move_SourceRepoIsReadFromTaskOwnList_NotCurrentList()
+    {
+        await SeedListsAsync("C:/repoA", "C:/repoA");
+        await SeedTaskAsync("t1", TaskStatus.Idle);
+
+        var vm = BuildViewModel();
+        // Island shows a virtual list carrying no working dir of its own.
+        await LoadAndWaitAsync(vm, SourceList(workingDir: null));
+        var dialogs = new FakeDialogService { ConfirmResult = true };
+        vm.Dialogs = dialogs;
+
+        var row = vm.Items.First(r => r.Id == "t1");
+        await vm.MoveTaskToListAsync(row, TargetList("C:/repoA"));
+
+        // Both lists really are the same repo, so no confirmation should have been needed.
+        Assert.Equal(0, dialogs.ConfirmCalls);
+        var entity = await GetTaskAsync("t1");
+        Assert.Equal("target", entity.ListId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Move_TargetIsSmartList_IsNoOp()
+    {
+        await SeedListsAsync();
+        await SeedTaskAsync("t1", TaskStatus.Idle);
+
+        var vm = BuildViewModel();
+        await LoadAndWaitAsync(vm, SourceList());
+
+        var row = vm.Items.First(r => r.Id == "t1");
+        var smart = new ListNavItemViewModel { Id = "smart:my-day", Kind = ListKind.Smart, Name = "My Day" };
+        await vm.MoveTaskToListAsync(row, smart);
+
+        var entity = await GetTaskAsync("t1");
+        Assert.Equal("source", entity.ListId);
+    }
+}