diff --git a/config.php b/config.php
index 3dbe3b6..f141c59 100644
--- a/config.php
+++ b/config.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 define('APP_NAME', 'hyprcrd');
-define('APP_VERSION', '2.0.13');
+define('APP_VERSION', '2.0.14');
 
 // APP_DEBUG: gates verbose error responses (curl traces, upstream bodies).
 // Off by default; enable via env for local troubleshooting only.
diff --git a/electron/package.json b/electron/package.json
index 151ffd2..908a925 100644
--- a/electron/package.json
+++ b/electron/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hyprcrd",
-  "version": "2.0.13",
+  "version": "2.0.14",
   "description": "hyprcrd — self-hosted card manager",
   "main": "main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/public/css/style.css b/public/css/style.css
index 01f5040..e5f6ed4 100644
--- a/public/css/style.css
+++ b/public/css/style.css
@@ -524,6 +524,36 @@ body.rounded-cards .card-done-badge i { position: static; bottom: auto; right: a
     animation: card-remove 0.25s ease-in forwards;
     pointer-events: none;
 }
+/* Move-in-flight: card ghosted with a spinner overlay while the
+ * PATCH + reloadAll round-trip completes. The pseudo-elements paint
+ * a dim scrim and a centred spinning ring so the origin bucket
+ * clearly shows the card is "leaving". Removed by the next
+ * renderBoard() since the DOM is rebuilt from scratch. */
+.board-card.card-moving {
+    opacity: 0.5;
+    pointer-events: none;
+    position: relative;
+}
+.board-card.card-moving::before {
+    content: "";
+    position: absolute; inset: 0;
+    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
+    z-index: 3;
+    pointer-events: none;
+}
+.board-card.card-moving::after {
+    content: "";
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 50%; left: 50%;
+    width: 22px; height: 22px;
+    margin: -11px 0 0 -11px;
+    border: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
+    border-top-color: var(--t-accent);
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    animation: spin 0.8s linear infinite;
+    z-index: 4;
+    pointer-events: none;
+}
 .box-select {
     position: absolute; border: 1px solid var(--t-accent); background: rgba(56, 189, 248, 0.08);
     pointer-events: none; z-index: 10;
diff --git a/public/js/modules/board.js b/public/js/modules/board.js
index cc380e6..8ad4a83 100644
--- a/public/js/modules/board.js
+++ b/public/js/modules/board.js
@@ -50,6 +50,20 @@ export function animateCardRemoval(ids) {
     return new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 260));
 }
 
+/** Ghost-and-spinner overlay for cards that are being moved between
+ *  buckets. The PATCH + reloadAll round-trip used to leave the original
+ *  tile sitting stale in the current bucket for a couple hundred ms;
+ *  marking them gives immediate feedback. The class comes off naturally
+ *  on the next renderBoard() (the DOM is rebuilt from fresh state). */
+export function markCardsMoving(ids) {
+    if (!ids || !ids.length) return;
+    for (const id of ids) {
+        const el = board.querySelector(`[data-id="${id}"]`);
+        if (el) el.classList.add('card-moving');
+    }
+}
+window._markCardsMoving = markCardsMoving;
+
 /** Add a pulse class to matching board cards and strip it after the
  *  animation. `cls` controls the variant: 'card-pulse-new' (3×, for
  *  relay-synced cards) or 'card-pulse-local' (1×, for cards the user
diff --git a/public/js/modules/buckets.js b/public/js/modules/buckets.js
index 4026c6b..d5e662b 100644
--- a/public/js/modules/buckets.js
+++ b/public/js/modules/buckets.js
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ function renderBar() {
             const targetBid = isSuperTile ? (t.dataset.superShown || bid) : bid;
             const bucketId = targetBid === 'none' ? null : (['all','current','journal'].includes(targetBid) ? undefined : targetBid);
             if (bucketId === undefined) return;
+            window._markCardsMoving?.(ids);
             await Promise.all(ids.map(id => api(`api/cards/${id}`, { method: 'PATCH', body: { bucket_id: bucketId, parent_id: null } })));
             window._clearSelection?.();
             await window._reloadAll();
@@ -672,6 +673,7 @@ function renderBar() {
         const selected = window._getSelectedIds?.() || [];
         const ids = selected.includes(String(cardId)) ? selected : [String(cardId)];
         const card = state.cards.find(c => String(c.id) === String(cardId));
+        window._markCardsMoving?.(ids);
         const created = await api('api/buckets', { method: 'POST', body: { name: autoBucketNameFromCard(card) } });
         if (!created?.id) return;
         await Promise.all(ids.map(id => api(`api/cards/${id}`, { method: 'PATCH', body: { bucket_id: created.id, parent_id: null } })));
diff --git a/public/js/modules/context-menu.js b/public/js/modules/context-menu.js
index 0663b84..167de9f 100644
--- a/public/js/modules/context-menu.js
+++ b/public/js/modules/context-menu.js
@@ -416,7 +416,13 @@ export function showContextMenu(x, y, card) {
     }));
 
     grid.querySelectorAll('[data-ctx-color]').forEach(btn => btn.addEventListener('click', async e => { e.stopPropagation(); hideContextMenu(); pushCardEdit('color', card.id, { color: card.color }); await api(`api/cards/${card.id}`, { method: 'PATCH', body: { color: btn.dataset.ctxColor } }); await window._reloadAll(); }));
-    buckets.querySelectorAll('[data-ctx-bucket]').forEach(btn => btn.addEventListener('click', async e => { e.stopPropagation(); hideContextMenu(); pushCardEdit('bucket', card.id, { bucket_id: card.bucket_id }); await api(`api/cards/${card.id}`, { method: 'PATCH', body: { bucket_id: btn.dataset.ctxBucket || null } }); await window._reloadAll(); }));
+    buckets.querySelectorAll('[data-ctx-bucket]').forEach(btn => btn.addEventListener('click', async e => {
+        e.stopPropagation(); hideContextMenu();
+        pushCardEdit('bucket', card.id, { bucket_id: card.bucket_id });
+        window._markCardsMoving?.([card.id]);
+        await api(`api/cards/${card.id}`, { method: 'PATCH', body: { bucket_id: btn.dataset.ctxBucket || null } });
+        await window._reloadAll();
+    }));
     members.querySelectorAll('[data-ctx-member]').forEach(btn => btn.addEventListener('click', e => { e.stopPropagation(); if (e.target.closest('[data-ctx-kick]')) return; hideContextMenu(); window._openDetail(btn.dataset.ctxMember); }));
     members.querySelectorAll('[data-ctx-kick]').forEach(btn => btn.addEventListener('click', async e => { e.stopPropagation(); hideContextMenu(); await api(`api/cards/${btn.dataset.ctxKick}`, { method: 'PATCH', body: { parent_id: null } }); await window._reloadAll(); }));
 }