diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column.js
index 269e37e7082..82fc5d168ff 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_column.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var KanbanColumn = Widget.extend({
         this.grouped_by_m2o = options.grouped_by_m2o;
         this.editable = options.editable;
         this.deletable = options.deletable;
-        this.draggable = recordOptions.draggable;
+        this.draggable = options.draggable;
         this.records_editable = options.records_editable;
         this.records_deletable = options.records_deletable;
         this.relation = options.relation;
@@ -87,12 +87,13 @@ var KanbanColumn = Widget.extend({
         }
         this.$header.tooltip();
 
-        if (config.device.size_class > config.device.SIZES.XS && this.draggable !== false) {
+        if (config.device.size_class > config.device.SIZES.XS) {
             // deactivate sortable in mobile mode.  It does not work anyway,
             // and it breaks horizontal scrolling in kanban views.  Someday, we
             // should find a way to use the touch events to make sortable work.
             this.$el.sortable({
                 connectWith: '.o_kanban_group',
+                containment: this.draggable ? '.o_kanban_view' : 'parent',
                 revert: 0,
                 delay: 0,
                 items: '> .o_kanban_record:not(.o_updating)',
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_record.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
index e5846e55cf4..7eb8b126508 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_record.js
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ var KanbanRecord = Widget.extend({
         this.options = options;
         this.editable = options.editable;
         this.deletable = options.deletable;
-        this.draggable = options.draggable;
         this.read_only_mode = options.read_only_mode;
         this.qweb = options.qweb;
         this.subWidgets = {};
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
index cd9572b0fc5..b8c2e3c0bcd 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ var KanbanRenderer = BasicRenderer.extend({
         var groupByFieldInfo = state.fieldsInfo.kanban[state.groupedBy[0]];
         // Deactivate the drag'n'drop if the groupedBy field:
         // - is a date or datetime since we group by month or
-        // - is readonly
+        // - is readonly (on the field attrs or in the view)
         var draggable = true;
         if (groupByFieldAttrs) {
             if (groupByFieldAttrs.type === "date" || groupByFieldAttrs.type === "datetime") {
@@ -325,6 +325,11 @@ var KanbanRenderer = BasicRenderer.extend({
                 draggable = !(groupByFieldAttrs.readonly);
             }
         }
+        if (groupByFieldInfo) {
+            if (draggable && groupByFieldInfo.readonly !== undefined) {
+                draggable = !(groupByFieldInfo.readonly);
+            }
+        }
         this.groupedByM2O = groupByFieldAttrs && (groupByFieldAttrs.type === 'many2one');
         var grouped_by_field = this.groupedByM2O && groupByFieldAttrs.relation;
         var groupByTooltip = groupByFieldInfo && groupByFieldInfo.options.group_by_tooltip;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
index 64decd5f657..ca6a2ce50d5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_tests.js
@@ -581,6 +581,79 @@ QUnit.module('Views', {
         kanban.destroy();
     });
 
+    QUnit.test('prevent drag and drop of record if grouped by readonly', function (assert) {
+        assert.expect(12);
+
+        this.data.partner.fields.foo.readonly = true;
+        var kanban = createView({
+            View: KanbanView,
+            model: 'partner',
+            data: this.data,
+            arch: '<kanban>' +
+                        '<templates>' +
+                            '<t t-name="kanban-box"><div>' +
+                                '<field name="foo"/>' +
+                                '<field name="state" readonly="1"/>' +
+                            '</div></t>' +
+                        '</templates>' +
+                    '</kanban>',
+            mockRPC: function (route, args) {
+                if (route === '/web/dataset/resequence') {
+                    return $.when();
+                }
+                if (args.model === 'partner' && args.method === 'write') {
+                    throw new Error('should not be draggable');
+                }
+                return this._super(route, args);
+            },
+        });
+        // simulate an update coming from the searchview, with another groupby given
+        kanban.update({groupBy: ['state']});
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth-child(1) .o_kanban_record').length, 1,
+                        "column should contain 1 record(s)");
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth-child(2) .o_kanban_record').length, 1,
+                        "column should contain 1 record(s)");
+        // drag&drop a record in another column
+        var $record = kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth-child(1) .o_kanban_record:first');
+        var $group = kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth-child(2)');
+        testUtils.dragAndDrop($record, $group);
+        // should not be draggable
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth-child(1) .o_kanban_record').length, 1,
+                        "column should now contain 1 record(s)");
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth-child(2) .o_kanban_record').length, 1,
+                        "column should contain 1 record(s)");
+
+        // simulate an update coming from the searchview, with another groupby given
+        kanban.update({groupBy: ['foo']});
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth-child(1) .o_kanban_record').length, 1,
+                        "column should contain 1 record(s)");
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth-child(2) .o_kanban_record').length, 2,
+                        "column should contain 2 record(s)");
+        // drag&drop a record in another column
+        $record = kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth-child(1) .o_kanban_record:first');
+        $group = kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth-child(2)');
+        testUtils.dragAndDrop($record, $group);
+        // should not be draggable
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth-child(1) .o_kanban_record').length, 1,
+                        "column should now contain 1 record(s)");
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth-child(2) .o_kanban_record').length, 2,
+                        "column should contain 2 record(s)");
+
+        // drag&drop a record in the same column
+        var $record1 = kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth-child(2) .o_kanban_record:eq(0)');
+        var $record2 = kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth-child(2) .o_kanban_record:eq(1)');
+        assert.strictEqual($record1.text(), "blipDEF", "first record should be DEF");
+        assert.strictEqual($record2.text(), "blipGHI", "second record should be GHI");
+        testUtils.dragAndDrop($record2, $record1, {position: 'top'});
+        // should still be able to resequence
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth-child(2) .o_kanban_record:eq(0)').text(), "blipGHI",
+            "records should have been resequenced");
+        assert.strictEqual(kanban.$('.o_kanban_group:nth-child(2) .o_kanban_record:eq(1)').text(), "blipDEF",
+            "records should have been resequenced");
+
+        kanban.destroy();
+    });
+
     QUnit.test('kanban view with default_group_by', function (assert) {
         assert.expect(7);
         this.data.partner.records.product_id = 1;