diff --git a/kolibri/core/assets/src/views/sortable/DragContainer.vue b/kolibri/core/assets/src/views/sortable/DragContainer.vue
index 10698966044..aba161fbd2d 100644
--- a/kolibri/core/assets/src/views/sortable/DragContainer.vue
+++ b/kolibri/core/assets/src/views/sortable/DragContainer.vue
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
         // hook up event listeners
         this.sortable.on('sortable:start', this.handleStart);
         this.sortable.on('sortable:stop', this.handleStop);
+        this.sortable.on('sortable:moveDown', this.moveDownOne);
+        this.sortable.on('sortable:moveUp', this.moveUpOne);
       },
       handleStart() {
         // handle cancelation of drags
diff --git a/kolibri/plugins/coach/assets/src/views/plan/CreateExamPage/CreateQuizSection.vue b/kolibri/plugins/coach/assets/src/views/plan/CreateExamPage/CreateQuizSection.vue
index c8416a71652..52a6503a3bb 100644
--- a/kolibri/plugins/coach/assets/src/views/plan/CreateExamPage/CreateQuizSection.vue
+++ b/kolibri/plugins/coach/assets/src/views/plan/CreateExamPage/CreateQuizSection.vue
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@
                             :noDrag="true"
                             :isFirst="index === 0"
                             :isLast="index === activeQuestions.length - 1"
-                            @moveUp="shiftOne(index, -1)"
-                            @moveDown="shiftOne(index, +1)"
+                            @moveUp="() => handleKeyboardDragUp(index, activeQuestions)"
+                            @moveDown="() => handleKeyboardDragDown(index, activeQuestions)"
                           />
                         </div>
                       </DragHandle>
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@
   import { injectQuizCreation } from '../../../composables/useQuizCreation';
   import commonCoach from '../../common';
   import { PageNames } from '../../../constants';
+  import useDrag from './useDrag.js';
   import TabsWithOverflow from './TabsWithOverflow';
 
   const logger = logging.getLogger(__filename);
@@ -417,6 +418,7 @@
         canExpandAll,
       } = useAccordion(activeQuestions);
 
+      const { moveUpOne, moveDownOne } = useDrag();
       const dragActive = ref(false);
 
       return {
@@ -462,6 +464,9 @@
         displaySectionTitle,
         displayQuestionTitle,
 
+        moveDownOne,
+        moveUpOne,
+
         // Computed
         allSections,
         activeSectionIndex,
@@ -665,6 +670,14 @@
         // Used to mitigate the issue of text being selected while dragging
         this.dragActive = true;
       },
+      handleKeyboardDragDown(oldIndex, array) {
+        const newArray = this.moveDownOne(oldIndex, array);
+        this.handleQuestionOrderChange({ newArray });
+      },
+      handleKeyboardDragUp(oldIndex, array) {
+        const newArray = this.moveUpOne(oldIndex, array);
+        this.handleQuestionOrderChange({ newArray });
+      },
       openSelectResources() {
         this.$router.push({
           name: PageNames.QUIZ_SELECT_RESOURCES,
diff --git a/kolibri/plugins/coach/assets/src/views/plan/CreateExamPage/SectionEditor.vue b/kolibri/plugins/coach/assets/src/views/plan/CreateExamPage/SectionEditor.vue
index a8ff7e816c8..d80f69ba501 100644
--- a/kolibri/plugins/coach/assets/src/views/plan/CreateExamPage/SectionEditor.vue
+++ b/kolibri/plugins/coach/assets/src/views/plan/CreateExamPage/SectionEditor.vue
@@ -105,45 +105,19 @@
               "
               class="section-order-list"
             >
-              <KGrid>
-                <KGridItem
-                  :layout12="{ span: 1 }"
-                  :layout8="{ span: 1 }"
-                  :layout4="{ span: 1 }"
-                >
-                  <KIcon
-                    icon="dragVertical"
-                    class="space-content"
-                  />
-                </KGridItem>
-
-                <KGridItem
-                  :layout12="{ span: 6 }"
-                  :layout8="{ span: 4 }"
-                  :layout4="{ span: 2 }"
-                >
-                  <p class="space-content">
-                    {{ displaySectionTitle(section, index).toUpperCase() }}
-                  </p>
-                </KGridItem>
-
-                <!-- Perhaps this should be positioned absolutely to
-                     accommodate longer section titles -->
-                <KGridItem
-                  :layout12="{ span: 5 }"
-                  :layout8="{ span: 3 }"
-                  :layout4="{ span: 1 }"
-                  class="current-section-style"
-                  :style="{ color: $themePalette.grey.v_700 }"
-                >
-                  <p
-                    v-if="activeSection.section_id === section.section_id"
-                    class="current-section-text space-content"
-                  >
-                    {{ currentSection$() }}
-                  </p>
-                </KGridItem>
-              </KGrid>
+              <DragSortWidget
+                class="drag-title"
+                moveUpText="up"
+                moveDownText="down"
+                :noDrag="true"
+                :isFirst="index === 0"
+                :isLast="index === sectionOrderList.length - 1"
+                @moveUp="() => handleKeyboardDragUp(index, sectionOrderList)"
+                @moveDown="() => handleKeyboardDragDown(index, sectionOrderList)"
+              />
+              <span class="drag-title">
+                {{ sectionOrderingTitle(section) }}
+              </span>
             </div>
           </DragHandle>
         </Draggable>
@@ -219,8 +193,10 @@
   import Draggable from 'kolibri.coreVue.components.Draggable';
   import DragContainer from 'kolibri.coreVue.components.DragContainer';
   import DragHandle from 'kolibri.coreVue.components.DragHandle';
+  import DragSortWidget from 'kolibri.coreVue.components.DragSortWidget';
   import { PageNames } from '../../../constants/index';
   import { injectQuizCreation } from '../../../composables/useQuizCreation';
+  import useDrag from './useDrag.js';
 
   export default {
     name: 'SectionEditor',
@@ -228,6 +204,7 @@
       Draggable,
       DragContainer,
       DragHandle,
+      DragSortWidget,
     },
     mixins: [commonCoreStrings],
     setup(_, context) {
@@ -268,6 +245,8 @@
         removeSection,
       } = injectQuizCreation();
 
+      const { moveDownOne, moveUpOne } = useDrag();
+
       const showCloseConfirmation = ref(false);
 
       function handleCancelClose() {
@@ -308,6 +287,9 @@
       const description = ref(activeSection?.value?.description || '');
       const section_title = ref(activeSection?.value?.section_title?.trim() || '');
 
+      // This is used to track the section that was moved
+      const reorderedSectionIndex = ref(null);
+
       const sectionTitleInvalidText = computed(() => {
         if (section_title.value.trim() === '') {
           // Always allow empty section titles
@@ -360,6 +342,7 @@
       });
 
       return {
+        reorderedSectionIndex,
         sectionTitleInvalidText,
         sectionTitleInvalid: computed(() => Boolean(sectionTitleInvalidText.value)),
         formDataHasChanged,
@@ -380,6 +363,9 @@
         updateSection,
         updateQuiz,
         handleDeleteSection,
+        // dragging a11y
+        moveDownOne,
+        moveUpOne,
         // Form models
         learners_see_fixed_order,
         description,
@@ -453,6 +439,10 @@
     methods: {
       handleSectionSort(e) {
         this.sectionOrderList = e.newArray;
+        const reorderedId = this.allSections[this.activeSectionIndex].section_id;
+        this.reorderedSectionIndex = this.sectionOrderList.findIndex(
+          section => section.section_id === reorderedId,
+        );
       },
       applySettings() {
         if (this.sectionTitleInvalid) {
@@ -476,7 +466,36 @@
             question_sources,
           });
         }
-        this.$emit('closePanel');
+
+        if (
+          this.reorderedSectionIndex !== null &&
+          this.reorderedSectionIndex !== this.activeSectionIndex
+        ) {
+          this.$router.replace({
+            name: PageNames.EXAM_CREATION_ROOT,
+            params: {
+              classId: this.$route.params.classId,
+              quizId: this.$route.params.quizId,
+              sectionIndex: this.reorderedSectionIndex,
+            },
+          });
+        } else {
+          this.$emit('closePanel');
+        }
+      },
+      handleKeyboardDragDown(oldIndex, array) {
+        const newArray = this.moveDownOne(oldIndex, array);
+        this.sectionOrderList = newArray;
+      },
+      handleKeyboardDragUp(oldIndex, array) {
+        const newArray = this.moveUpOne(oldIndex, array);
+        this.sectionOrderList = newArray;
+      },
+      sectionOrderingTitle(section) {
+        const sectionIndexOrder = this.allSections.findIndex(
+          s => s.section_id === section.section_id,
+        );
+        return displaySectionTitle(section, sectionIndexOrder).toUpperCase();
       },
     },
   };
@@ -506,6 +525,9 @@
   }
 
   .section-order-list {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: nowrap;
+    align-items: center;
     height: 2.5em;
     margin-top: 0.5em;
     border: 1px solid;
@@ -525,6 +547,11 @@
     font-size: 1em;
   }
 
+  .drag-title {
+    display: inline-block;
+    padding: 8px;
+  }
+
   .bottom-buttons-style {
     position: absolute;
     right: 0;
diff --git a/kolibri/plugins/coach/assets/src/views/plan/CreateExamPage/useDrag.js b/kolibri/plugins/coach/assets/src/views/plan/CreateExamPage/useDrag.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..69e03d19340
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kolibri/plugins/coach/assets/src/views/plan/CreateExamPage/useDrag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+export default function useDrag() {
+  function _shiftOne(oldIndex, newIndex, array) {
+    const items = [...array];
+    const oldItem = items[newIndex];
+    items[newIndex] = items[oldIndex];
+    items[oldIndex] = oldItem;
+    return items;
+  }
+
+  function moveUpOne(oldIndex, array) {
+    return _shiftOne(oldIndex, oldIndex - 1, array);
+  }
+
+  function moveDownOne(oldIndex, array) {
+    return _shiftOne(oldIndex, oldIndex + 1, array);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    moveUpOne,
+    moveDownOne,
+  };
+}