diff --git a/src/gui/pointcloud/qgspointcloudclassifiedrendererwidget.cpp b/src/gui/pointcloud/qgspointcloudclassifiedrendererwidget.cpp
index e03d76a97dc9..1af671b435f6 100644
--- a/src/gui/pointcloud/qgspointcloudclassifiedrendererwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/pointcloud/qgspointcloudclassifiedrendererwidget.cpp
@@ -78,12 +78,13 @@ QgsPointCloudCategory QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererModel::category( const QMod
 
 Qt::ItemFlags QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererModel::flags( const QModelIndex &index ) const
 {
+  // Flat list, to ease drop handling valid indexes are not dropEnabled
   if ( !index.isValid() || mCategories.empty() )
   {
     return Qt::ItemIsDropEnabled;
   }
 
-  Qt::ItemFlags flags = Qt::ItemIsSelectable | Qt::ItemIsEnabled | Qt::ItemIsDragEnabled | Qt::ItemIsDropEnabled | Qt::ItemIsUserCheckable;
+  Qt::ItemFlags flags = Qt::ItemIsSelectable | Qt::ItemIsEnabled | Qt::ItemIsDragEnabled | Qt::ItemIsUserCheckable;
   if ( index.column() == 1 || index.column() == 2 || index.column() == 3 )
   {
     flags |= Qt::ItemIsEditable;
@@ -292,8 +293,8 @@ QMimeData *QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererModel::mimeData( const QModelIndexList
 
 bool QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererModel::dropMimeData( const QMimeData *data, Qt::DropAction action, int row, int column, const QModelIndex &parent )
 {
-  Q_UNUSED( row )
   Q_UNUSED( column )
+  Q_UNUSED( parent ) // Unused because only invalid indexes have Qt::ItemIsDropEnabled
   if ( action != Qt::MoveAction )
     return true;
 
@@ -311,7 +312,10 @@ bool QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererModel::dropMimeData( const QMimeData *data,
     rows.append( r );
   }
 
-  int to = parent.row();
+  // Items may come unsorted depending on selecion order
+  std::sort( rows.begin(), rows.end() );
+
+  int to = row;
   // to is -1 if dragged outside items, i.e. below any item,
   // then move to the last position
   if ( to == -1 )
@@ -339,6 +343,7 @@ bool QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererModel::dropMimeData( const QMimeData *data,
   }
   emit dataChanged( createIndex( 0, 0 ), createIndex( mCategories.size(), 0 ) );
   emit categoriesChanged();
+  emit rowsMoved();
   return false;
 }
 
@@ -425,6 +430,7 @@ QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererWidget::QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererWidget( Qg
 
   connect( mAttributeComboBox, &QgsPointCloudAttributeComboBox::attributeChanged, this, &QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererWidget::attributeChanged );
   connect( mModel, &QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererModel::categoriesChanged, this, &QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererWidget::emitWidgetChanged );
+  connect( mModel, &QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererModel::rowsMoved, this, &QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererWidget::rowsMoved );
 
   connect( viewCategories, &QAbstractItemView::doubleClicked, this, &QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererWidget::categoriesDoubleClicked );
   connect( btnAddCategories, &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, &QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererWidget::addCategories );
@@ -706,6 +712,11 @@ void QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererWidget::changeCategoryPointSize()
   }
 }
 
+void QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererWidget::rowsMoved()
+{
+  viewCategories->selectionModel()->clear();
+}
+
 QList<int> QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererWidget::selectedCategories()
 {
   QList<int> rows;
diff --git a/src/gui/pointcloud/qgspointcloudclassifiedrendererwidget.h b/src/gui/pointcloud/qgspointcloudclassifiedrendererwidget.h
index cdaedb1449c0..10d30854d4be 100644
--- a/src/gui/pointcloud/qgspointcloudclassifiedrendererwidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/pointcloud/qgspointcloudclassifiedrendererwidget.h
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererModel : public QAbstractItemMode
   signals:
     void categoriesChanged();
 
+    //! Informs views that categories were moved (e.g., via mCategories.move()) in the model.
+    void rowsMoved();
+
   private:
     QgsPointCloudCategoryList mCategories;
     QMap<int, float> mPercentages;
@@ -126,6 +129,7 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsPointCloudClassifiedRendererWidget : public QgsPointCloudRen
     void changeCategoryColor();
     void changeCategoryOpacity();
     void changeCategoryPointSize();
+    void rowsMoved();
 
   private:
     //! Sets default category and available classes
diff --git a/src/gui/symbology/qgscategorizedsymbolrendererwidget.cpp b/src/gui/symbology/qgscategorizedsymbolrendererwidget.cpp
index df461a52d892..c67b657841cb 100644
--- a/src/gui/symbology/qgscategorizedsymbolrendererwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/symbology/qgscategorizedsymbolrendererwidget.cpp
@@ -108,12 +108,13 @@ QgsRendererCategory QgsCategorizedSymbolRendererModel::category( const QModelInd
 
 Qt::ItemFlags QgsCategorizedSymbolRendererModel::flags( const QModelIndex &index ) const
 {
+  // Flat list, to ease drop handling valid indexes are not dropEnabled
   if ( !index.isValid() || !mRenderer )
   {
     return Qt::ItemIsDropEnabled;
   }
 
-  Qt::ItemFlags flags = Qt::ItemIsSelectable | Qt::ItemIsEnabled | Qt::ItemIsDragEnabled | Qt::ItemIsDropEnabled | Qt::ItemIsUserCheckable;
+  Qt::ItemFlags flags = Qt::ItemIsSelectable | Qt::ItemIsEnabled | Qt::ItemIsDragEnabled | Qt::ItemIsUserCheckable;
   if ( index.column() == 1 )
   {
     const QgsRendererCategory category = mRenderer->categories().value( index.row() );
@@ -398,8 +399,8 @@ QMimeData *QgsCategorizedSymbolRendererModel::mimeData( const QModelIndexList &i
 
 bool QgsCategorizedSymbolRendererModel::dropMimeData( const QMimeData *data, Qt::DropAction action, int row, int column, const QModelIndex &parent )
 {
-  Q_UNUSED( row )
   Q_UNUSED( column )
+  Q_UNUSED( parent ) // Unused because only invalid indexes have Qt::ItemIsDropEnabled
   if ( action != Qt::MoveAction )
     return true;
 
@@ -417,7 +418,11 @@ bool QgsCategorizedSymbolRendererModel::dropMimeData( const QMimeData *data, Qt:
     rows.append( r );
   }
 
-  int to = parent.row();
+  // Items may come unsorted depending on selecion order
+  std::sort( rows.begin(), rows.end() );
+
+  int to = row;
+
   // to is -1 if dragged outside items, i.e. below any item,
   // then move to the last position
   if ( to == -1 )
diff --git a/src/gui/symbology/qgsgraduatedsymbolrendererwidget.cpp b/src/gui/symbology/qgsgraduatedsymbolrendererwidget.cpp
index e9c030725a75..605e54c5624b 100644
--- a/src/gui/symbology/qgsgraduatedsymbolrendererwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/symbology/qgsgraduatedsymbolrendererwidget.cpp
@@ -134,12 +134,13 @@ QgsRendererRange QgsGraduatedSymbolRendererModel::rendererRange( const QModelInd
 
 Qt::ItemFlags QgsGraduatedSymbolRendererModel::flags( const QModelIndex &index ) const
 {
+  // Flat list, to ease drop handling valid indexes are not dropEnabled
   if ( !index.isValid() )
   {
     return Qt::ItemIsDropEnabled;
   }
 
-  Qt::ItemFlags flags = Qt::ItemIsSelectable | Qt::ItemIsEnabled | Qt::ItemIsDragEnabled | Qt::ItemIsDropEnabled | Qt::ItemIsUserCheckable;
+  Qt::ItemFlags flags = Qt::ItemIsSelectable | Qt::ItemIsEnabled | Qt::ItemIsDragEnabled | Qt::ItemIsUserCheckable;
 
   if ( index.column() == 2 )
   {
@@ -306,8 +307,8 @@ QMimeData *QgsGraduatedSymbolRendererModel::mimeData( const QModelIndexList &ind
 
 bool QgsGraduatedSymbolRendererModel::dropMimeData( const QMimeData *data, Qt::DropAction action, int row, int column, const QModelIndex &parent )
 {
-  Q_UNUSED( row )
   Q_UNUSED( column )
+  Q_UNUSED( parent ) // Unused because only invalid indexes have Qt::ItemIsDropEnabled
   if ( action != Qt::MoveAction )
     return true;
 
@@ -325,7 +326,11 @@ bool QgsGraduatedSymbolRendererModel::dropMimeData( const QMimeData *data, Qt::D
     rows.append( r );
   }
 
-  int to = parent.row();
+  // Items may come unsorted depending on selecion order
+  std::sort( rows.begin(), rows.end() );
+
+  int to = row;
+
   // to is -1 if dragged outside items, i.e. below any item,
   // then move to the last position
   if ( to == -1 )