diff --git a/src/managers/DragDropManager.ts b/src/managers/DragDropManager.ts
index 7ea7496..347f15f 100644
--- a/src/managers/DragDropManager.ts
+++ b/src/managers/DragDropManager.ts
@@ -298,19 +298,6 @@ export class DragDropManager {
           this.currentY = parseFloat(this.draggedClone!.style.top) || 0;
           this.animateDrag();
         }
-
-        // Emit drag:move event with current draggedClone reference
-        if (this.draggedClone) {
-          const dragMovePayload: DragMoveEventPayload = {
-            draggedElement: this.draggedElement!,
-            draggedClone: this.draggedClone,
-            mousePosition: currentPosition,
-            snappedY: this.currentY,
-            columnBounds: column,
-            mouseOffset: this.mouseOffset
-          };
-          this.eventBus.emit('drag:move', dragMovePayload);
-        }
       }
 
       // Check for auto-scroll
@@ -478,7 +465,7 @@ export class DragDropManager {
 
   /**
    * Smooth drag animation using requestAnimationFrame
-   * Only interpolates currentY - events are emitted from continueDrag()
+   * Emits drag:move events with current draggedClone reference on each frame
    */
   private animateDrag(): void {
     if (!this.isDragStarted || !this.draggedClone || !this.targetColumn) {
@@ -493,10 +480,34 @@ export class DragDropManager {
     // Update if difference is significant
     if (Math.abs(diff) > 0.5) {
       this.currentY += step;
+
+      // Emit drag:move event with current draggedClone reference
+      const dragMovePayload: DragMoveEventPayload = {
+        draggedElement: this.draggedElement!,
+        draggedClone: this.draggedClone, // Always uses current reference
+        mousePosition: this.lastMousePosition,
+        snappedY: this.currentY,
+        columnBounds: this.targetColumn,
+        mouseOffset: this.mouseOffset
+      };
+      this.eventBus.emit('drag:move', dragMovePayload);
+
       this.dragAnimationId = requestAnimationFrame(() => this.animateDrag());
     } else {
       // Close enough - snap to target
       this.currentY = this.targetY;
+
+      // Emit final position
+      const dragMovePayload: DragMoveEventPayload = {
+        draggedElement: this.draggedElement!,
+        draggedClone: this.draggedClone,
+        mousePosition: this.lastMousePosition,
+        snappedY: this.currentY,
+        columnBounds: this.targetColumn,
+        mouseOffset: this.mouseOffset
+      };
+      this.eventBus.emit('drag:move', dragMovePayload);
+
       this.dragAnimationId = null;
     }
   }