diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD/EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD.tsx b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD/EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD.tsx
index 803f4026..fcddff24 100644
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD/EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD/EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { statusApiService } from '@/api/taskAttributes/status/status.api.service
 import alertService from '@/services/alerts/alertService';
 import logger from '@/utils/errorLogger';
 import Skeleton from 'antd/es/skeleton/Skeleton';
+import { checkTaskDependencyStatus } from '@/utils/check-task-dependency-status';
 
 const EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD: React.FC<{ projectId: string }> = ({ projectId }) => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ const EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD: React.FC<{ projectId: string }> = ({ project
       setHoveredTaskIdx(taskIdx);
     };
   };
-  const handleTaskDrop = (e: React.DragEvent, targetGroupId: string, targetTaskIdx: number | null) => {
+  const handleTaskDrop = async (e: React.DragEvent, targetGroupId: string, targetTaskIdx: number | null) => {
     if (dragType !== 'task') return;
     e.preventDefault();
     if (!draggedTaskId || !draggedTaskGroupId || hoveredGroupId === null || hoveredTaskIdx === null) return;
@@ -142,10 +143,23 @@ const EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD: React.FC<{ projectId: string }> = ({ project
     const targetGroup = taskGroups.find(g => g.id === targetGroupId);
     if (!sourceGroup || !targetGroup) return;
     
+    
     const taskIdx = sourceGroup.tasks.findIndex(t => t.id === draggedTaskId);
     if (taskIdx === -1) return;
     
     const movedTask = sourceGroup.tasks[taskIdx];
+    if (groupBy === 'status' && movedTask.id) {
+      if (sourceGroup.id !== targetGroup.id) {
+        const canContinue = await checkTaskDependencyStatus(movedTask.id, targetGroupId);
+        if (!canContinue) {
+          alertService.error(
+            'Task is not completed',
+            'Please complete the task dependencies before proceeding'
+          );
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+    }
     let insertIdx = hoveredTaskIdx;
     
     // Handle same group reordering
@@ -239,6 +253,7 @@ const EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD: React.FC<{ projectId: string }> = ({ project
         task: movedTask,
         team_id: teamId,
       });
+
     }
 
     setDraggedTaskId(null);