diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/board_list.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/board_list.vue
index c9972d051aa..b1a8b13f3ac 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/board_list.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/components/board_list.vue
@@ -142,8 +142,10 @@ export default {
         const card = this.$refs.issue[e.oldIndex];
 
         card.showDetail = false;
-        boardsStore.moving.list = card.list;
-        boardsStore.moving.issue = boardsStore.moving.list.findIssue(+e.item.dataset.issueId);
+
+        const { list } = card;
+        const issue = list.findIssue(Number(e.item.dataset.issueId));
+        boardsStore.startMoving(list, issue);
 
         sortableStart();
       },
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/stores/boards_store.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/stores/boards_store.js
index 05efcbaa3cc..838a4ed63ca 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/stores/boards_store.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/stores/boards_store.js
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ const boardsStore = {
     });
     listFrom.update();
   },
+
+  startMoving(list, issue) {
+    Object.assign(this.moving, { list, issue });
+  },
+
   moveIssueToList(listFrom, listTo, issue, newIndex) {
     const issueTo = listTo.findIssue(issue.id);
     const issueLists = issue.getLists();
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/boards/boards_store_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/boards/boards_store_spec.js
index d3e6eb78e5a..9b125593869 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/boards/boards_store_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/boards/boards_store_spec.js
@@ -287,4 +287,16 @@ describe('Store', () => {
       expect(boardsStore.detail.issue).toEqual({});
     });
   });
+
+  describe('startMoving', () => {
+    it('stores list and issue', () => {
+      const dummyIssue = 'some issue';
+      const dummyList = 'some list';
+
+      boardsStore.startMoving(dummyList, dummyIssue);
+
+      expect(boardsStore.moving.issue).toEqual(dummyIssue);
+      expect(boardsStore.moving.list).toEqual(dummyList);
+    });
+  });
 });