diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarProjectSection/DashboardSidebarProjectSection.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarProjectSection/DashboardSidebarProjectSection.tsx
index 2baee8ed2d3..77a4953a41c 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarProjectSection/DashboardSidebarProjectSection.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarProjectSection/DashboardSidebarProjectSection.tsx
@@ -71,11 +71,12 @@ export function DashboardSidebarProjectSection({
 			>
 				<div className={cn("border-b border-border last:border-b-0")}>
 					<DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent
+						projectId={project.id}
 						projectName={project.name}
 						iconUrl={project.iconUrl}
 						isCollapsed={project.isCollapsed}
 						totalWorkspaceCount={totalWorkspaceCount}
-						workspaces={flattenedCollapsedWorkspaces}
+						projectChildren={project.children}
 						workspaceShortcutLabels={workspaceShortcutLabels}
 						onWorkspaceHover={onWorkspaceHover}
 						onToggleCollapse={() => onToggleCollapse(project.id)}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarProjectSection/components/DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent/DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarProjectSection/components/DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent/DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent.tsx
index ac4479825dc..d92ab27e590 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarProjectSection/components/DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent/DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarProjectSection/components/DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent/DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,26 @@
+import { DndContext } from "@dnd-kit/core";
+import {
+	SortableContext,
+	verticalListSortingStrategy,
+} from "@dnd-kit/sortable";
 import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from "@superset/ui/tooltip";
 import { cn } from "@superset/ui/utils";
 import { AnimatePresence, motion } from "framer-motion";
-import { type ComponentPropsWithoutRef, forwardRef } from "react";
+import { type ComponentPropsWithoutRef, forwardRef, useMemo } from "react";
 import { ProjectThumbnail } from "renderer/routes/_authenticated/components/ProjectThumbnail";
-import type { DashboardSidebarWorkspace } from "../../../../types";
-import { DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem } from "../../../DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem";
+import { useSidebarDnd } from "../../../../hooks/useSidebarDnd";
+import { parseId } from "../../../../hooks/useSidebarDnd/useSidebarDnd";
+import type { DashboardSidebarProjectChild } from "../../../../types";
+import { SortableCollapsedWorkspaceItem } from "./components/SortableCollapsedWorkspaceItem";
 
 interface DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContentProps
 	extends ComponentPropsWithoutRef<"div"> {
+	projectId: string;
 	projectName: string;
 	iconUrl: string | null;
 	isCollapsed: boolean;
 	totalWorkspaceCount: number;
-	workspaces: DashboardSidebarWorkspace[];
+	projectChildren: DashboardSidebarProjectChild[];
 	workspaceShortcutLabels: Map<string, string>;
 	onWorkspaceHover: (workspaceId: string) => void | Promise<void>;
 	onToggleCollapse: () => void;
@@ -24,11 +32,12 @@ export const DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent = forwardRef<
 >(
 	(
 		{
+			projectId,
 			projectName,
 			iconUrl,
 			isCollapsed,
 			totalWorkspaceCount,
-			workspaces,
+			projectChildren,
 			workspaceShortcutLabels,
 			onWorkspaceHover,
 			onToggleCollapse,
@@ -37,6 +46,22 @@ export const DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent = forwardRef<
 		},
 		ref,
 	) => {
+		const {
+			sensors,
+			measuring,
+			collisionDetection,
+			flatItems,
+			workspacesById,
+			handlers,
+		} = useSidebarDnd({ projectId, projectChildren });
+
+		// Sections aren't rendered in the collapsed rail — only workspace icons
+		// are sortable; useSidebarDnd still persists cross-section moves.
+		const workspaceItems = useMemo(
+			() => flatItems.filter((id) => parseId(id)?.type === "workspace"),
+			[flatItems],
+		);
+
 		return (
 			<div
 				ref={ref}
@@ -78,15 +103,41 @@ export const DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent = forwardRef<
 							className="overflow-hidden w-full"
 						>
 							<div className="flex w-full flex-col pt-1">
-								{workspaces.map((workspace) => (
-									<DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem
-										key={workspace.id}
-										workspace={workspace}
-										onHoverCardOpen={() => onWorkspaceHover(workspace.id)}
-										shortcutLabel={workspaceShortcutLabels.get(workspace.id)}
-										isCollapsed
-									/>
-								))}
+								<DndContext
+									sensors={sensors}
+									collisionDetection={collisionDetection}
+									measuring={measuring}
+									{...handlers}
+								>
+									<SortableContext
+										items={workspaceItems}
+										strategy={verticalListSortingStrategy}
+									>
+										{workspaceItems.map((id) => {
+											const parsed = parseId(id);
+											if (!parsed) return null;
+											const workspace = workspacesById.get(parsed.realId);
+											if (!workspace) return null;
+											return (
+												<SortableCollapsedWorkspaceItem
+													key={String(id)}
+													sortableId={String(id)}
+													workspace={workspace}
+													onHoverCardOpen={() =>
+														onWorkspaceHover(parsed.realId)
+													}
+													shortcutLabel={workspaceShortcutLabels.get(
+														parsed.realId,
+													)}
+													disabled={
+														workspace.type === "main" &&
+														workspace.hostType === "local-device"
+													}
+												/>
+											);
+										})}
+									</SortableContext>
+								</DndContext>
 							</div>
 						</motion.div>
 					)}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarProjectSection/components/DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent/components/SortableCollapsedWorkspaceItem/SortableCollapsedWorkspaceItem.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarProjectSection/components/DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent/components/SortableCollapsedWorkspaceItem/SortableCollapsedWorkspaceItem.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9fc6a955b6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarProjectSection/components/DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent/components/SortableCollapsedWorkspaceItem/SortableCollapsedWorkspaceItem.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { useSortable } from "@dnd-kit/sortable";
+import { CSS } from "@dnd-kit/utilities";
+import type { DashboardSidebarWorkspace } from "../../../../../../types";
+import { DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem } from "../../../../../DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem";
+
+interface SortableCollapsedWorkspaceItemProps {
+	sortableId: string;
+	workspace: DashboardSidebarWorkspace;
+	onHoverCardOpen?: () => void;
+	shortcutLabel?: string;
+	disabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+export function SortableCollapsedWorkspaceItem({
+	sortableId,
+	workspace,
+	onHoverCardOpen,
+	shortcutLabel,
+	disabled,
+}: SortableCollapsedWorkspaceItemProps) {
+	const {
+		setNodeRef,
+		attributes,
+		listeners,
+		isDragging,
+		transform,
+		transition,
+	} = useSortable({ id: sortableId, disabled });
+
+	return (
+		<div
+			ref={setNodeRef}
+			className="w-full"
+			style={{
+				transform: CSS.Translate.toString(transform),
+				transition,
+				opacity: isDragging ? 0.5 : undefined,
+				position: isDragging ? "relative" : undefined,
+				zIndex: isDragging ? 10 : undefined,
+			}}
+			{...attributes}
+			{...listeners}
+		>
+			<DashboardSidebarWorkspaceItem
+				workspace={workspace}
+				onHoverCardOpen={onHoverCardOpen}
+				shortcutLabel={shortcutLabel}
+				isCollapsed
+			/>
+		</div>
+	);
+}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarProjectSection/components/DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent/components/SortableCollapsedWorkspaceItem/index.ts b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarProjectSection/components/DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent/components/SortableCollapsedWorkspaceItem/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..085b64132b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/components/DashboardSidebarProjectSection/components/DashboardSidebarCollapsedProjectContent/components/SortableCollapsedWorkspaceItem/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { SortableCollapsedWorkspaceItem } from "./SortableCollapsedWorkspaceItem";
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/hooks/useSidebarDnd/useSidebarDnd.ts b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/hooks/useSidebarDnd/useSidebarDnd.ts
index df654f453a7..0c67794acc4 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/hooks/useSidebarDnd/useSidebarDnd.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/routes/_authenticated/_dashboard/components/DashboardSidebar/hooks/useSidebarDnd/useSidebarDnd.ts
@@ -242,6 +242,31 @@ export function useSidebarDnd({
 		return null; // ungrouped — no section above
 	}, [activeId, overId, activeType, flatItems, sectionsById]);
 
+	// The sidebar data builder always pins local main workspaces first,
+	// so any drop that lands an item above one would silently revert on
+	// the next rebuild (e.g. when the sidebar collapses and remounts).
+	// Normalize drop results to match what actually persists.
+	const normalizePinnedFirst = useCallback(
+		(items: UniqueIdentifier[]) => {
+			const pinned: UniqueIdentifier[] = [];
+			const rest: UniqueIdentifier[] = [];
+			for (const id of items) {
+				const parsed = parseId(id);
+				const ws =
+					parsed?.type === "workspace"
+						? workspacesById.get(parsed.realId)
+						: null;
+				if (ws?.type === "main" && ws.hostType === "local-device") {
+					pinned.push(id);
+				} else {
+					rest.push(id);
+				}
+			}
+			return pinned.length > 0 ? [...pinned, ...rest] : items;
+		},
+		[workspacesById],
+	);
+
 	// ── Persistence ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 	const commitToDb = useCallback(
@@ -310,13 +335,14 @@ export function useSidebarDnd({
 					}
 				}
 
-				const newItems: UniqueIdentifier[] = [...ungrouped];
+				const rebuilt: UniqueIdentifier[] = [...ungrouped];
 				for (const secSortId of reorderedSections) {
-					newItems.push(secSortId);
+					rebuilt.push(secSortId);
 					const wsInSec = sectionGroups.get(String(secSortId)) ?? [];
-					newItems.push(...wsInSec);
+					rebuilt.push(...wsInSec);
 				}
 
+				const newItems = normalizePinnedFirst(rebuilt);
 				setFlatItems(newItems);
 				commitToDb(newItems);
 			} else {
@@ -326,12 +352,14 @@ export function useSidebarDnd({
 				if (oldIndex === -1 || overIndex === -1 || oldIndex === overIndex)
 					return;
 
-				const newItems = arrayMove(flatItems, oldIndex, overIndex);
+				const newItems = normalizePinnedFirst(
+					arrayMove(flatItems, oldIndex, overIndex),
+				);
 				setFlatItems(newItems);
 				commitToDb(newItems);
 			}
 		},
-		[flatItems, commitToDb],
+		[flatItems, commitToDb, normalizePinnedFirst],
 	);
 
 	const onDragCancel = useCallback(() => {