diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9109335321..d7c42d384b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 ### Fixes
 
 * Adds an option to center the context menu arrow on the button icon. Sets this new option on some context menus in the admin UI.
+* Fixes the update function of `AposSlatLists` so that elements are properly reordered on drag
 
 ## 4.6.1 (2024-08-26)
 
diff --git a/modules/@apostrophecms/ui/ui/apos/components/AposSlatList.vue b/modules/@apostrophecms/ui/ui/apos/components/AposSlatList.vue
index a003ecff57..cbb01cb7e7 100644
--- a/modules/@apostrophecms/ui/ui/apos/components/AposSlatList.vue
+++ b/modules/@apostrophecms/ui/ui/apos/components/AposSlatList.vue
@@ -131,13 +131,7 @@ export default {
     update({
       oldIndex, newIndex
     }) {
-      if (oldIndex !== newIndex) {
-        this.next = this.next.map((elem, index) => {
-          return index === oldIndex
-            ? this.next[newIndex]
-            : (index === newIndex && this.next[oldIndex]) || elem;
-        });
-      }
+      this.next.splice(newIndex, 0, this.next.splice(oldIndex, 1)[0]);
     },
     engage(id) {
       this.engaged = id;