diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
index e6c13fb9147..9afe5a36df2 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/views/kanban/kanban_renderer.js
@@ -71,15 +71,21 @@ export class KanbanRenderer extends Component {
                 },
                 onDrop: async ({ element, previous, parent }) => {
                     element.classList.remove("o_record_draggable");
-                    parent && parent.classList && parent.classList.remove("o_kanban_hover");
-                    const refId = previous ? previous.dataset.id : null;
-                    const targetGroupId = parent && parent.dataset.id;
-                    await this.props.list.moveRecord(
-                        dataRecordId,
-                        dataGroupId,
-                        refId,
-                        targetGroupId
-                    );
+                    if (
+                        !this.props.list.isGrouped ||
+                        parent.classList.contains("o_kanban_hover") ||
+                        parent.dataset.id === element.parentElement.dataset.id
+                    ) {
+                        parent && parent.classList && parent.classList.remove("o_kanban_hover");
+                        const refId = previous ? previous.dataset.id : null;
+                        const targetGroupId = parent && parent.dataset.id;
+                        await this.props.list.moveRecord(
+                            dataRecordId,
+                            dataGroupId,
+                            refId,
+                            targetGroupId
+                        );
+                    }
                     element.classList.add("o_record_draggable");
                 },
             });
diff --git a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_view_tests.js b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_view_tests.js
index 0ffcb597e52..614c0598648 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_view_tests.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/tests/views/kanban_view_tests.js
@@ -4070,6 +4070,29 @@ QUnit.module("Views", (hooks) => {
         assert.containsNone(target, ".o_kanban_group:nth-child(2).o_kanban_hover");
     });
 
+    QUnit.test("drag and drop outside of a column", async (assert) => {
+        await makeView({
+            type: "kanban",
+            resModel: "partner",
+            serverData,
+            arch: `
+                <kanban on_create="quick_create">
+                <field name="product_id"/>
+                <templates><t t-name="kanban-box">
+                <div class="oe_kanban_global_click"><field name="foo"/>
+                </div>
+                </t></templates>
+                </kanban>`,
+            groupBy: ["product_id"],
+        });
+        assert.containsN(target, ".o_kanban_group:first-child .o_kanban_record", 2);
+        assert.containsN(target, ".o_kanban_group:nth-child(2) .o_kanban_record", 2);
+
+        // first record of first column moved to the right of a column
+        await dragAndDrop(".o_kanban_group:first-child .o_kanban_record", ".o_column_quick_create");
+        assert.containsN(target, ".o_kanban_group:first-child .o_kanban_record", 2);
+    });
+
     QUnit.test("drag and drop a record, grouped by selection", async (assert) => {
         assert.expect(7);