diff --git a/module/kanban/js/view.js b/module/kanban/js/view.js
index 250c7f8d64..31d3df72ca 100644
--- a/module/kanban/js/view.js
+++ b/module/kanban/js/view.js
@@ -1476,6 +1476,7 @@ function initKanban($kanban)
     var id         = $kanban.data('id');
     var region     = regions[id];
     var cardHeight = kanbanInfo.performable == 1 ? 87 : 60;
+    var droppable  = priv['canMoveCard'] ? {target: findDropColumns, finish: handleFinishDrop} : false;
 
     $kanban.kanban(
     {
@@ -1500,11 +1501,7 @@ function initKanban($kanban)
         virtualize:            true,
         virtualRenderOptions:  {container: $(window).add($('#kanbanContainer'))},
         virtualCardList:       true,
-        droppable:
-        {
-            target:       findDropColumns,
-            finish:       handleFinishDrop
-        },
+        droppable:             droppable,
     });
 
     $kanban.on('click', '.action-cancel', hideKanbanAction);
diff --git a/module/kanban/view/view.html.php b/module/kanban/view/view.html.php
index 1fd6ae2a76..28ccd6501f 100644
--- a/module/kanban/view/view.html.php
+++ b/module/kanban/view/view.html.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ js::set('maxColWidth',$kanban->fluidBoard == '0' ? $kanban->colWidth : $kanban->
 js::set('alignment', $kanban->alignment);
 js::set('defaultMinColWidth', $this->config->minColWidth);
 js::set('defaultMaxColWidth', $this->config->maxColWidth);
-js::set('priv', array('canAssignCard' => common::hasPriv('kanban', 'assigncard')));
+js::set('priv', array('canAssignCard' => common::hasPriv('kanban', 'assigncard'), 'canMoveCard' => common::hasPriv('kanban', 'moveCard')));
 
 $canSortRegion         = commonModel::hasPriv('kanban', 'sortRegion') && count($regions) > 1;
 $canEditRegion         = commonModel::hasPriv('kanban', 'editRegion');