diff --git a/packages/editor/src/extensions/drag-drop/index.ts b/packages/editor/src/extensions/drag-drop/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e96df9998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/editor/src/extensions/drag-drop/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,392 @@
+/*
+This file is part of the Notesnook project (https://notesnook.com/)
+
+Copyright (C) 2023 Streetwriters (Private) Limited
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+import { Editor, Extension } from "@tiptap/core";
+import { NodeSelection, Plugin, PluginKey } from "prosemirror-state";
+import { Decoration, DecorationSet, EditorView } from "prosemirror-view";
+import { isAndroid, isiOS } from "../../utils/platform.js";
+
+/**
+ * Drags a node by its `[data-drag-handle]` with pointer events instead of
+ * the browser's HTML5 drag & drop, which on iOS and Android loses the
+ * gesture to text selection and in Firefox never starts inside
+ * `contenteditable` at all. The drop target is a real gap in the document,
+ * so the content moves apart the way it will once the node is dropped.
+ *
+ * NOTE: only task list items use this so far, see their component.
+ */
+export const DragDrop = Extension.create({
+  name: "dragDrop",
+  addProseMirrorPlugins: () => [dropGapPlugin()]
+});
+
+const DROP_GAP_CLASS = "drop-gap";
+// how far the pointer has to move before this is a drag and not a tap, or
+// how long it has to stay down without moving (touch only)
+const DRAG_THRESHOLD = 4;
+const HOLD_DELAY = 150;
+// how far to the right the pointer travels to nest the item, and by how
+// much the gap is indented to show it
+const NEST_THRESHOLD = 60;
+const NEST_INDENT = 24;
+// distance from the edge of the scroller at which auto scrolling starts
+const SCROLL_ZONE = 60;
+const SCROLL_SPEED = 12;
+
+type DropGap = { pos: number; height: number; indent: number };
+const gapKey = new PluginKey<DropGap | null>("drop-gap");
+
+function dropGapPlugin() {
+  return new Plugin<DropGap | null>({
+    key: gapKey,
+    state: {
+      init: () => null,
+      apply: (tr, value) => {
+        const meta = tr.getMeta(gapKey);
+        return meta === undefined ? value : meta;
+      }
+    },
+    props: {
+      decorations(state) {
+        const gap = gapKey.getState(state);
+        if (!gap || gap.pos > state.doc.content.size) return null;
+        return DecorationSet.create(state.doc, [
+          Decoration.widget(gap.pos, () => createGap(gap), {
+            side: -1,
+            ignoreSelection: true,
+            key: `drop-gap-${gap.pos}`
+          })
+        ]);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+function createGap({ height, indent }: DropGap) {
+  const element = document.createElement("li");
+  element.className = DROP_GAP_CLASS;
+  element.contentEditable = "false";
+  element.style.marginInlineStart = `${indent}px`;
+  element.style.height = "0px";
+  requestAnimationFrame(() => (element.style.height = `${height}px`));
+  return element;
+}
+
+function setGap(view: EditorView, gap: DropGap | null) {
+  const current = gapKey.getState(view.state);
+  if (current === gap) return;
+  if (current && gap && current.pos === gap.pos) {
+    const element = view.dom.querySelector<HTMLElement>(`.${DROP_GAP_CLASS}`);
+    if (element) {
+      element.style.marginInlineStart = `${gap.indent}px`;
+      current.indent = gap.indent;
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+  view.dispatch(view.state.tr.setMeta(gapKey, gap));
+}
+
+type Drag = {
+  item: HTMLElement;
+  pos: number;
+  end: number;
+  /** where the item's top edge is, relative to the pointer */
+  offsetY: number;
+  /** measured before the item is hidden, when it still has a size */
+  height: number;
+  startX: number;
+  gap?: DropGap;
+  preview: HTMLElement;
+  /** what the preview is currently as wide as */
+  previewWidth: number;
+  scroller: HTMLElement | null;
+  frame?: number;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Picks up the task item at `getPos` and moves it wherever it is dropped.
+ */
+export function startItemDrag(
+  editor: Editor,
+  getPos: () => number,
+  event: PointerEvent
+) {
+  const handle = event.currentTarget as HTMLElement;
+  const item = handle.closest<HTMLElement>("li");
+  if (!editor.isEditable || event.button !== 0 || !item) return;
+
+  event.stopPropagation();
+  if (event.pointerType === "mouse") event.preventDefault();
+
+  const { view } = editor;
+  let drag: Drag | undefined;
+  let hold: number | undefined;
+
+  const start = () => {
+    clearTimeout(hold);
+    if (drag) return drag;
+
+    const pos = getPos();
+    const node = pos >= 0 && view.state.doc.nodeAt(pos);
+    if (!node) return undefined;
+
+    view.dispatch(
+      view.state.tr.setSelection(NodeSelection.create(view.state.doc, pos))
+    );
+    if (isAndroid || isiOS) setTimeout(() => editor.commands.blur());
+
+    const box = item.getBoundingClientRect();
+    const { preview, row } = createPreview(view, item, box);
+    drag = {
+      item,
+      pos,
+      end: pos + node.nodeSize,
+      offsetY: box.top - event.clientY,
+      height: row.getBoundingClientRect().height,
+      startX: event.clientX,
+      preview,
+      previewWidth: box.width,
+      scroller: getScroller(view.dom)
+    };
+
+    item.style.display = "none";
+    document.body.style.setProperty("user-select", "none");
+    return drag;
+  };
+
+  const move = (e: PointerEvent) => {
+    const state =
+      drag ??
+      (Math.hypot(e.clientX - event.clientX, e.clientY - event.clientY) <
+      DRAG_THRESHOLD
+        ? undefined
+        : start());
+    if (!state) return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    const top = e.clientY + state.offsetY;
+    state.preview.style.transform = `translate3d(0, ${top}px, 0)`;
+
+    const target = findGap(view, state, e.clientX, top);
+    if (target) setGap(view, (state.gap = target));
+    fitPreview(view, state);
+    autoScroll(state, e.clientY);
+  };
+
+  const end = () => {
+    const dropped = drag;
+    cleanup();
+    if (!dropped?.gap) return;
+
+    const at = moveItem(view, dropped.pos, dropped.gap.pos);
+    if (at !== null && dropped.gap.indent) nestItem(editor, at);
+  };
+
+  const cleanup = () => {
+    clearTimeout(hold);
+    handle.removeEventListener("pointermove", move);
+    handle.removeEventListener("pointerup", end);
+    handle.removeEventListener("pointercancel", cleanup);
+    if (!drag) return;
+    cancelAnimationFrame(drag.frame ?? 0);
+    drag.preview.remove();
+    drag.item.style.removeProperty("display");
+    document.body.style.removeProperty("user-select");
+    setGap(view, null);
+    drag = undefined;
+  };
+
+  handle.setPointerCapture?.(event.pointerId);
+  handle.addEventListener("pointermove", move, { passive: false });
+  handle.addEventListener("pointerup", end);
+  handle.addEventListener("pointercancel", cleanup);
+  if (event.pointerType !== "mouse")
+    hold = setTimeout(start, HOLD_DELAY) as unknown as number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A copy of the item that follows the pointer, with its nested items left
+ * out so that tall items stay easy to place.
+ */
+function createPreview(view: EditorView, item: HTMLElement, box: DOMRect) {
+  const style = getComputedStyle(item);
+  const preview = document.createElement("div");
+  preview.className = `drag-preview ${view.dom.className}`;
+  preview.style.left = `${box.left}px`;
+  preview.style.width = `${box.width}px`;
+  preview.style.font = style.font;
+  preview.style.color = style.color;
+
+  const list = (item.parentElement ?? document.createElement("ul")).cloneNode(
+    false
+  ) as HTMLElement;
+  list.style.margin = list.style.padding = "0";
+  preview.appendChild(list);
+
+  const clone = item.cloneNode(true) as HTMLElement;
+  clone.style.margin = "0";
+  let children = 0;
+  clone.querySelectorAll("ul, ol").forEach((nested) => {
+    children += nested.querySelectorAll("li").length;
+    (nested.closest("[class$='-view-content-wrap']") ?? nested).remove();
+  });
+  if (children) {
+    const badge = document.createElement("span");
+    badge.className = "drag-preview-badge";
+    badge.textContent = `+${children}`;
+    clone.appendChild(badge);
+  }
+  list.appendChild(clone);
+
+  document.body.appendChild(preview);
+  return { preview, row: clone };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Where the item would land: the sibling top edge nearest to the top edge
+ * of the item being dragged. The gap counts as one of those edges, which
+ * is what keeps it in place while the item is over it — moving it would
+ * move everything below it, putting a different edge under the item, and
+ * it would flicker between the two.
+ */
+function findGap(view: EditorView, drag: Drag, x: number, top: number) {
+  const element = document.elementFromPoint(
+    Math.max(x, view.dom.getBoundingClientRect().left + 1),
+    top
+  );
+  const list = element?.closest("ul");
+  if (!list || !view.dom.contains(list)) return drag.gap ?? null;
+
+  let closest: number | null = null;
+  let distance = Infinity;
+  const consider = (edge: number, pos: number) => {
+    if (Math.abs(edge - top) >= distance) return;
+    distance = Math.abs(edge - top);
+    closest = pos;
+  };
+
+  const children = Array.from(list.children) as HTMLElement[];
+  for (const child of children) {
+    const box = child.getBoundingClientRect();
+    if (!box.height) continue;
+    if (child.classList.contains(DROP_GAP_CLASS)) {
+      if (drag.gap) consider(box.top, drag.gap.pos);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const pos = posOf(view, child);
+    if (pos === null) continue;
+    consider(box.top, pos.before);
+    if (child === children.at(-1)) consider(box.bottom, pos.after);
+  }
+
+  if (closest === null || (closest > drag.pos && closest < drag.end))
+    return drag.gap ?? null;
+
+  const nest = x - drag.startX > NEST_THRESHOLD && canNest(view, closest, drag);
+  return { pos: closest, height: drag.height, indent: nest ? NEST_INDENT : 0 };
+}
+
+/** the item is as wide as the gap it will land in, and as indented */
+function fitPreview(view: EditorView, drag: Drag) {
+  const box = view.dom
+    .querySelector(`.${DROP_GAP_CLASS}`)
+    ?.getBoundingClientRect();
+  if (!box?.width || box.width === drag.previewWidth) return;
+
+  drag.previewWidth = box.width;
+  drag.preview.style.left = `${box.left}px`;
+  drag.preview.style.width = `${box.width}px`;
+}
+
+/** the positions around the node `element` renders */
+function posOf(view: EditorView, element: HTMLElement) {
+  try {
+    const $pos = view.state.doc.resolve(view.posAtDOM(element, 0));
+    for (let depth = $pos.depth; depth > 0; depth--)
+      if (view.nodeDOM($pos.before(depth)) === element)
+        return { before: $pos.before(depth), after: $pos.after(depth) };
+  } catch (e) {
+    // the element is not part of the document (yet)
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+/** an item can only nest under a sibling it will still have once moved */
+function canNest(view: EditorView, pos: number, drag: Drag) {
+  const $pos = view.state.doc.resolve(pos);
+  let at = $pos.start();
+  for (let index = 0; index < $pos.index(); index++) {
+    if (at !== drag.pos) return true;
+    at += $pos.parent.child(index).nodeSize;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+/** moves the item at `from` to `to`, returning where it ended up */
+function moveItem(view: EditorView, from: number, to: number) {
+  const item = view.state.doc.nodeAt(from);
+  if (!item) return null;
+
+  const tr = view.state.tr.deleteRange(from, from + item.nodeSize);
+  const at = tr.mapping.map(to);
+  const deleted = tr.doc;
+
+  tr.replaceRangeWith(at, at, item);
+  if (tr.doc.eq(deleted)) return null;
+  if (tr.doc.eq(view.state.doc)) return at;
+
+  tr.setSelection(NodeSelection.create(tr.doc, at));
+  view.dispatch(tr.setMeta("uiEvent", "drop"));
+  return at;
+}
+
+function nestItem(editor: Editor, pos: number) {
+  const node = editor.state.doc.nodeAt(pos);
+  if (node)
+    editor
+      .chain()
+      .setTextSelection(pos + 1)
+      .sinkListItem(node.type.name)
+      .run();
+}
+
+/** dragging past the edge of the note scrolls it */
+function autoScroll(drag: Drag, y: number) {
+  const box = drag.scroller?.getBoundingClientRect();
+  const top = (box?.top ?? 0) + SCROLL_ZONE;
+  const bottom = (box?.bottom ?? window.innerHeight) - SCROLL_ZONE;
+  const speed = y < top ? -SCROLL_SPEED : y > bottom ? SCROLL_SPEED : 0;
+
+  cancelAnimationFrame(drag.frame ?? 0);
+  if (!speed) return;
+  const step = () => {
+    (drag.scroller ?? window).scrollBy(0, speed);
+    drag.frame = requestAnimationFrame(step);
+  };
+  drag.frame = requestAnimationFrame(step);
+}
+
+function getScroller(element: HTMLElement): HTMLElement | null {
+  for (let node = element.parentElement; node; node = node.parentElement) {
+    const { overflowY } = getComputedStyle(node);
+    if (/auto|scroll/.test(overflowY) && node.scrollHeight > node.clientHeight)
+      return node;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/extensions/task-item/component.tsx b/packages/editor/src/extensions/task-item/component.tsx
index 89bd9baac..d8592a0b7 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/extensions/task-item/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/editor/src/extensions/task-item/component.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { useCallback } from "react";
 import type { TaskItemAttributes } from "./task-item.js";
 import { useIsMobile } from "../../toolbar/stores/toolbar-store.js";
 import { isiOS } from "../../utils/platform.js";
+import { startItemDrag } from "../drag-drop/index.js";
 import { DesktopOnly } from "../../components/responsive/index.js";
 import TaskItem from "@tiptap/extension-task-item";
 import { strings } from "@notesnook/intl";
@@ -80,11 +81,9 @@ export function TaskItemComponent(
         {editor.isEditable && (
           <Icon
             className="dragHandle"
-            draggable="true"
-            // NOTE: Turning this off somehow makes drag/drop stop working
-            // properly on touch devices.
-            // contentEditable={false}
             data-drag-handle
+            // dragging is ours, not the browser's: see extensions/drag-drop
+            onPointerDown={(e) => startItemDrag(editor, getPos, e.nativeEvent)}
             path={Icons.dragHandle}
             sx={{
               opacity: [1, 1, 0],
@@ -93,7 +92,13 @@ export function TaskItemComponent(
               cursor: "grab",
               mr: "0.2rem",
               fontFamily: "inherit",
-              marginTop: "calc((1lh - 18px) / 2)"
+              marginTop: "calc((1lh - 18px) / 2)",
+              // the browser must not take this gesture for scrolling, text
+              // selection or the long press callout
+              touchAction: "none",
+              userSelect: "none",
+              WebkitTouchCallout: "none",
+              svg: { pointerEvents: "none" }
             }}
             size={isMobile ? "2.46ch" : "2.22ch"}
           />
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/extensions/task-list/component.tsx b/packages/editor/src/extensions/task-list/component.tsx
index 5264c5c1e..82a064640 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/extensions/task-list/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/editor/src/extensions/task-list/component.tsx
@@ -236,7 +236,11 @@ export function TaskListComponent(
           if (readonly) e.preventDefault();
         }}
         sx={{
-          ul: {
+          // NOTE: the class is part of the selector to win over
+          // `.ProseMirror ul ul` (styles.css), which is more specific than
+          // a plain `ul` and squashed a nested list against the item it
+          // belongs to
+          "ul.tasklist-content-wrapper": {
             display: "block",
             paddingInlineStart: 0,
             marginBlockStart: isNested ? 10 : 0,
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/index.ts b/packages/editor/src/index.ts
index 0c04a44e8..18f720993 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/index.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import { SearchReplace } from "./extensions/search-replace/index.js";
 import { Table } from "./extensions/table/index.js";
 import TableCell from "./extensions/table-cell/index.js";
 import { TaskItemNode } from "./extensions/task-item/index.js";
+import { DragDrop } from "./extensions/drag-drop/index.js";
 import { TaskListNode } from "./extensions/task-list/index.js";
 import TextDirection from "./extensions/text-direction/index.js";
 import { WebClipNode, WebClipOptions } from "./extensions/web-clip/index.js";
@@ -283,6 +284,7 @@ const useTiptap = (
         OrderedList.configure({ keepMarks: true, keepAttributes: true }),
         TaskItemNode.configure({ nested: true }),
         TaskListNode,
+        DragDrop,
         Link.extend({
           inclusive: true
         }).configure({
diff --git a/packages/editor/styles/styles.css b/packages/editor/styles/styles.css
index b59a9488b..13af9e32b 100644
--- a/packages/editor/styles/styles.css
+++ b/packages/editor/styles/styles.css
@@ -1035,3 +1035,68 @@ del.diffdel {
 .scroll-bar::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:active {
   background-color: var(--border);
 }
+
+/* Drag & drop (see extensions/drag-drop) */
+.ProseMirror .drop-gap {
+  list-style-type: none;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  margin-block: 8px;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  background-color: var(--background-secondary);
+  border: 1px dashed var(--border);
+  /* the gap opens up rather than popping into place, and follows the level
+     it will drop at */
+  transition: height 120ms ease-out, margin-inline-start 120ms ease-out;
+}
+
+.drag-preview {
+  position: fixed;
+  top: 0;
+  z-index: 9999;
+  margin: 0;
+  /* nothing on the left: the item has to sit exactly where it will land.
+     The right is only ever the count's breathing room */
+  padding: 6px 8px 6px 0;
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  user-select: none;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  background-color: var(--background);
+  box-shadow: 0px 2px 10px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+  /* it follows the level it will drop at; the pointer is followed with a
+     transform, which this must not touch */
+  transition: left 120ms ease-out, width 120ms ease-out;
+}
+
+/* the item is styled by the list it was taken out of, so the preview has to
+   say what a task item looks like on its own */
+.drag-preview ul {
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+.drag-preview li {
+  display: flex;
+  list-style-type: none;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+
+/* how many children are coming along with the item */
+.drag-preview-badge {
+  align-self: center;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  margin-inline-start: 4px;
+  padding: 0px 6px;
+  border-radius: 100px;
+  font-size: 0.8em;
+  background-color: var(--background-secondary);
+  color: var(--paragraph-secondary);
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .ProseMirror .drop-gap,
+  .drag-preview {
+    transition: none;
+  }
+}