diff --git a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/row_component.html.erb b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/row_component.html.erb
index 91c3064f4c4e..b52223e98748 100644
--- a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/row_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/row_component.html.erb
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ See COPYRIGHT and LICENSE files for more details.
   flex_layout(align_items: :center, justify_content: :space_between) do |row_container|
     row_container.with_column(flex_layout: true, classes: "gap-2") do |title_container|
       title_container.with_column do
-        render(Primer::OpenProject::DragHandle.new)
+        render(Primer::OpenProject::DragHandle.new(
+          data: { "projects--settings--border-box-filter-target": "hideWhenFiltering" }
+        ))
       end
       title_container.with_column do
         render(Primer::Beta::Link.new(
diff --git a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/row_component.rb b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/row_component.rb
index 1f165751a6c4..a1a0be5edbe2 100644
--- a/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/row_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/settings/project_life_cycle_step_definitions/row_component.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ def move_action(menu:, move_to:, label:, icon:)
           href: move_admin_settings_project_life_cycle_step_definition_path(definition, move_to:),
           form_arguments: {
             method: :patch
+          },
+          data: {
+            "projects--settings--border-box-filter-target": "hideWhenFiltering"
           }
         ) do |item|
           item.with_leading_visual_icon(icon:)