diff --git a/packages/panes/src/core/store/store.test.ts b/packages/panes/src/core/store/store.test.ts
index 3f98e498f0d..e42a0392b1c 100644
--- a/packages/panes/src/core/store/store.test.ts
+++ b/packages/panes/src/core/store/store.test.ts
@@ -598,6 +598,48 @@ describe("movePaneToSplit", () => {
 	});
 });
 
+describe("movePaneToNewTab", () => {
+	it("moves a pane into a new tab at the requested index", () => {
+		const store = makeStore();
+		store.getState().addTab({
+			id: "t1",
+			panes: [tp("p1"), tp("p2")],
+			activePaneId: "p1",
+		});
+		store.getState().addTab({ id: "t2", panes: [tp("p3")] });
+
+		store.getState().movePaneToNewTab({ paneId: "p2", toIndex: 1 });
+
+		const tabs = store.getState().tabs;
+		const newTab = tabs[1];
+		if (!newTab) throw new Error("Expected new tab at index 1");
+
+		expect(tabs.map((t) => t.id)).toEqual(["t1", newTab.id, "t2"]);
+		expect(newTab.panes.p2).toBeDefined();
+		expect(newTab.activePaneId).toBe("p2");
+		expect(newTab.layout).toEqual({ type: "pane", paneId: "p2" });
+		expect(tabs[0]?.panes.p2).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(tabs[0]?.layout).toEqual({ type: "pane", paneId: "p1" });
+		expect(store.getState().activeTabId).toBe(newTab.id);
+	});
+
+	it("keeps insertion position stable when the source tab is removed", () => {
+		const store = makeStore();
+		store.getState().addTab({ id: "t1", panes: [tp("p1")] });
+		store.getState().addTab({ id: "t2", panes: [tp("p2")] });
+
+		store.getState().movePaneToNewTab({ paneId: "p1", toIndex: 1 });
+
+		const tabs = store.getState().tabs;
+		const newTab = tabs[0];
+		if (!newTab) throw new Error("Expected new tab at index 0");
+
+		expect(tabs.map((t) => t.id)).toEqual([newTab.id, "t2"]);
+		expect(newTab.panes.p1).toBeDefined();
+		expect(store.getState().activeTabId).toBe(newTab.id);
+	});
+});
+
 describe("edge cases", () => {
 	it("invalid IDs are no-ops", () => {
 		const store = makeStore();
diff --git a/packages/panes/src/core/store/store.ts b/packages/panes/src/core/store/store.ts
index 276e5d0d17f..eda98dc6657 100644
--- a/packages/panes/src/core/store/store.ts
+++ b/packages/panes/src/core/store/store.ts
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export interface WorkspaceStore<TData> extends WorkspaceState<TData> {
 	}) => void;
 
 	movePaneToTab: (args: { paneId: string; targetTabId: string }) => void;
-	movePaneToNewTab: (args: { paneId: string }) => void;
+	movePaneToNewTab: (args: { paneId: string; toIndex?: number }) => void;
 
 	reorderTab: (args: { tabId: string; toIndex: number }) => void;
 
@@ -795,10 +795,12 @@ export function createWorkspaceStore<TData>(
 			set((s) => {
 				let sourceTab: Tab<TData> | undefined;
 				let pane: Pane<TData> | undefined;
-				for (const t of s.tabs) {
+				let sourceTabIndex = -1;
+				for (const [index, t] of s.tabs.entries()) {
 					if (t.panes[args.paneId]) {
 						sourceTab = t;
 						pane = t.panes[args.paneId];
+						sourceTabIndex = index;
 						break;
 					}
 				}
@@ -835,7 +837,19 @@ export function createWorkspaceStore<TData>(
 					})
 					.filter((t): t is Tab<TData> => t !== null);
 
-				nextTabs.push(newTab);
+				const requestedIndex = args.toIndex ?? nextTabs.length;
+				const adjustedIndex =
+					args.toIndex !== undefined &&
+					!nextSourceLayout &&
+					sourceTabIndex < args.toIndex
+						? args.toIndex - 1
+						: requestedIndex;
+				const insertIndex = Math.max(
+					0,
+					Math.min(adjustedIndex, nextTabs.length),
+				);
+
+				nextTabs.splice(insertIndex, 0, newTab);
 
 				return { tabs: nextTabs, activeTabId: newTab.id };
 			});
diff --git a/packages/panes/src/react/components/Workspace/Workspace.tsx b/packages/panes/src/react/components/Workspace/Workspace.tsx
index b04d4d254e1..c7688cda016 100644
--- a/packages/panes/src/react/components/Workspace/Workspace.tsx
+++ b/packages/panes/src/react/components/Workspace/Workspace.tsx
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ export function Workspace<TData>({
 				onReorderTab={(tabId, toIndex) =>
 					store.getState().reorderTab({ tabId, toIndex })
 				}
+				onMovePaneToNewTab={(paneId, toIndex) =>
+					store.getState().movePaneToNewTab({ paneId, toIndex })
+				}
 				getTabTitle={(tab) => resolveTabTitle(tab, tabs, registry)}
 				renderTabIcon={renderTabIcon}
 				renderAddTabMenu={renderAddTabMenu}
diff --git a/packages/panes/src/react/components/Workspace/components/TabBar/TabBar.tsx b/packages/panes/src/react/components/Workspace/components/TabBar/TabBar.tsx
index c59387f97d8..c6fb91f210f 100644
--- a/packages/panes/src/react/components/Workspace/components/TabBar/TabBar.tsx
+++ b/packages/panes/src/react/components/Workspace/components/TabBar/TabBar.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 } from "react";
 import { useDrop } from "react-dnd";
 import type { Tab } from "../../../../../types";
+import { PANE_DRAG_TYPE } from "../Tab/components/Pane/components/PaneHeader";
 import { TAB_DRAG_TYPE, TabItem } from "./components/TabItem";
 import { computeInsertIndex, TAB_WIDTH } from "./utils";
 
@@ -27,12 +28,16 @@ interface TabBarProps<TData> {
 	onCloseAllTabs: () => void;
 	onRenameTab: (tabId: string, title: string | undefined) => void;
 	onReorderTab: (tabId: string, toIndex: number) => void;
+	onMovePaneToNewTab: (paneId: string, toIndex: number) => void;
 	getTabTitle: (tab: Tab<TData>) => string;
 	renderTabIcon?: (tab: Tab<TData>) => ReactNode;
 	renderAddTabMenu?: () => ReactNode;
 	renderTabAccessory?: (tab: Tab<TData>) => ReactNode;
 }
 
+type TabDragItem = { tabId: string };
+type PaneDragItem = { paneId: string };
+
 function AddTabButton<_TData>({
 	renderAddTabMenu,
 }: {
@@ -72,6 +77,7 @@ export function TabBar<TData>({
 	onCloseAllTabs,
 	onRenameTab,
 	onReorderTab,
+	onMovePaneToNewTab,
 	getTabTitle,
 	renderTabIcon,
 	renderAddTabMenu,
@@ -85,8 +91,8 @@ export function TabBar<TData>({
 
 	const [{ isOver }, connectDrop] = useDrop(
 		() => ({
-			accept: TAB_DRAG_TYPE,
-			hover: (_item, monitor) => {
+			accept: [TAB_DRAG_TYPE, PANE_DRAG_TYPE],
+			hover: (_item: TabDragItem | PaneDragItem, monitor) => {
 				const track = tabsTrackRef.current;
 				const offset = monitor.getClientOffset();
 				if (!track || !offset) return;
@@ -101,10 +107,22 @@ export function TabBar<TData>({
 					setInsertIndex(idx);
 				}
 			},
-			drop: (item: { tabId: string }) => {
+			drop: (item: TabDragItem | PaneDragItem, monitor) => {
 				const idx = insertIndexRef.current;
 				if (idx === null) return;
 
+				insertIndexRef.current = null;
+				setInsertIndex(null);
+
+				if (monitor.getItemType() === PANE_DRAG_TYPE && "paneId" in item) {
+					onMovePaneToNewTab(item.paneId, idx);
+					return;
+				}
+
+				if (monitor.getItemType() !== TAB_DRAG_TYPE || !("tabId" in item)) {
+					return;
+				}
+
 				const dragIndex = tabs.findIndex((t) => t.id === item.tabId);
 				if (dragIndex === -1) return;
 
@@ -112,15 +130,13 @@ export function TabBar<TData>({
 				let toIndex = idx;
 				if (dragIndex < toIndex) toIndex--;
 
-				insertIndexRef.current = null;
-				setInsertIndex(null);
 				onReorderTab(item.tabId, toIndex);
 			},
 			collect: (monitor) => ({
 				isOver: monitor.isOver(),
 			}),
 		}),
-		[tabs, onReorderTab],
+		[tabs, onReorderTab, onMovePaneToNewTab],
 	);
 
 	// Clear indicator when cursor leaves the tab bar
@@ -129,7 +145,7 @@ export function TabBar<TData>({
 		if (insertIndex !== null) setInsertIndex(null);
 	}
 
-	const setScrollContainerRef = useCallback(
+	const setRootRef = useCallback(
 		(node: HTMLDivElement | null) => {
 			connectDrop(node);
 		},
@@ -148,7 +164,10 @@ export function TabBar<TData>({
 
 	if (tabs.length === 0) {
 		return (
-			<div className="group/root-tabs flex h-10 min-w-0 shrink-0 items-stretch border-b border-border bg-background">
+			<div
+				ref={setRootRef}
+				className="group/root-tabs flex h-10 min-w-0 shrink-0 items-stretch border-b border-border bg-background"
+			>
 				<div className="flex h-full w-10 shrink-0 items-stretch bg-background">
 					<AddTabButton renderAddTabMenu={renderAddTabMenu} />
 				</div>
@@ -158,9 +177,11 @@ export function TabBar<TData>({
 	}
 
 	return (
-		<div className="group/root-tabs flex h-10 min-w-0 shrink-0 items-stretch border-b border-border bg-background">
+		<div
+			ref={setRootRef}
+			className="group/root-tabs flex h-10 min-w-0 shrink-0 items-stretch border-b border-border bg-background"
+		>
 			<OverflowFadeContainer
-				ref={setScrollContainerRef}
 				observeChildren
 				onOverflowChange={handleOverflowChange}
 				className="hide-scrollbar flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-stretch overflow-x-auto overflow-y-hidden"