diff --git a/static/js/board.js b/static/js/board.js
index b735cc9..5195854 100644
--- a/static/js/board.js
+++ b/static/js/board.js
@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
         new Sortable(col, {
             group: 'kanban',
             animation: 200,
+            draggable: '.kanban-card',
             ghostClass: 'dragging',
             onStart: function () { window.__kanbanteDragging = true; },
             dragClass: 'dragging',
             onEnd: function (evt) {
                 window.__kanbanteDragging = false;
                 if (evt.from === evt.to && evt.oldIndex === evt.newIndex) return;
+                refreshEmptyHints();
                 const card = evt.item;
                 const formData = new FormData();
                 formData.append('repo_full_name', card.dataset.repo);
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
                     .catch(err => {
                         console.error('Move failed:', err);
                         revert(evt);
+                        refreshEmptyHints();
                         showToast('❌ Échec du déplacement — carte replacée', true);
                     });
             }
@@ -115,6 +118,25 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
         }
     });
 
+    // The "Glissez une carte ici" hint is rendered by the server only
+    // for columns empty at page load. After a drag, the DOM is the
+    // truth: remove the hint from columns that hold cards, restore it
+    // on columns that became empty. (Bug reported 2026-10-11: the
+    // hint stayed forever after dropping a card into an empty column.)
+    function refreshEmptyHints() {
+        document.querySelectorAll('.column-cards').forEach(list => {
+            const hint = list.querySelector('.column-empty');
+            const hasCards = !!list.querySelector('.kanban-card');
+            if (hasCards && hint) hint.remove();
+            if (!hasCards && !hint) {
+                const p = document.createElement('p');
+                p.className = 'column-empty';
+                p.textContent = 'Glissez une carte ici';
+                list.appendChild(p);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     function updateCounts() {
         document.querySelectorAll('.kanban-column').forEach(col => {
             const count = col.querySelectorAll('.kanban-card').length;