diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/TaskKanbanController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/TaskKanbanController.php
index 5a3d599f208d..93353a01b1ce 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/TaskKanbanController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/TaskKanbanController.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class TaskKanbanController extends BaseController
             $status = TaskStatus::createNew();
         }
 
-        $status->name = request('name');
+        $status->fill(request()->all());
         $status->save();
 
         return response()->json($status);
diff --git a/app/Models/TaskStatus.php b/app/Models/TaskStatus.php
index 479b5cfff621..fa3d77329a3e 100644
--- a/app/Models/TaskStatus.php
+++ b/app/Models/TaskStatus.php
@@ -15,11 +15,21 @@ class TaskStatus extends EntityModel
      * @var bool
      */
     public $timestamps = true;
+
     /**
      * @var array
      */
     protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];
 
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $fillable = [
+        'name',
+        'sort_order',
+    ];
+
+
     /**
      * @return mixed
      */
diff --git a/resources/views/tasks/kanban.blade.php b/resources/views/tasks/kanban.blade.php
index 6d0fba7b717c..e0fd8ee2838e 100644
--- a/resources/views/tasks/kanban.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/tasks/kanban.blade.php
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@
 
             self.saveNewStatus = function() {
                 var statusModel = new StatusModel({
-                    name: self.new_status()
+                    name: self.new_status(),
+                    sort_order: self.statuses().length,
                 })
-
                 var url = '{{ url('/task_statuses') }}';
-                var data = 'name=' + encodeURIComponent(statusModel.name());
+                var data = statusModel.toData();
                 self.ajax('post', url, data, function(response) {
                     statusModel.public_id(response.public_id);
                     self.statuses.push(statusModel);
@@ -238,12 +238,18 @@
         function StatusModel(data) {
             var self = this;
             self.name = ko.observable();
+            self.sort_order = ko.observable();
             self.public_id = ko.observable();
             self.is_editing_status = ko.observable(false);
             self.is_header_hovered = ko.observable(false);
             self.tasks = ko.observableArray();
             self.new_task = new TaskModel();
 
+            self.toData = function() {
+                return 'name=' + encodeURIComponent(self.name()) +
+                    '&sort_order=' + self.sort_order();
+            }
+
             self.onHeaderMouseOver = function() {
                 self.is_header_hovered(true);
             }