diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/TaskKanbanController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/TaskKanbanController.php
index 74cb43d52c2e..06626ff1e509 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/TaskKanbanController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/TaskKanbanController.php
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ class TaskKanbanController extends BaseController
      */
     public function storeStatus()
     {
-        return $this->saveStatus();
+        $status = TaskStatus::createNew();
+        $status->fill(request()->all());
+        $status->save();
+
+        return response()->json($status);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -63,22 +67,7 @@ class TaskKanbanController extends BaseController
      */
     public function updateStatus($publicId)
     {
-        return $this->saveStatus($publicId);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param bool $publicId
-     *
-     * @return \Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse
-     */
-    private function saveStatus($publicId = false)
-    {
-        if ($publicId) {
-            $status = TaskStatus::scope($publicId)->firstOrFail();
-        } else {
-            $status = TaskStatus::createNew();
-        }
-
+        $status = TaskStatus::scope($publicId)->firstOrFail();
         $status->fill(request()->all());
         $status->save();
 
diff --git a/resources/views/tasks/kanban.blade.php b/resources/views/tasks/kanban.blade.php
index 6eb88bb477e4..5013544879cb 100644
--- a/resources/views/tasks/kanban.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/tasks/kanban.blade.php
@@ -230,8 +230,17 @@
                 });
             }
 
-            self.onStatusDragged = function() {
+            self.onStatusDragged = function(dragged) {
                 console.log('onStatusDragged..');
+                var status = dragged.item;
+                status.sort_order(dragged.targetIndex);
+
+                var url = '{{ url('/task_status') }}/' + status.public_id();
+                var data = task.toData();
+
+                model.ajax('put', url, data, function(response) {
+                    // do nothing
+                });
             }
         }