diff --git a/components/backlog/story-panel.tsx b/components/backlog/story-panel.tsx
index 054bebb..b333b11 100644
--- a/components/backlog/story-panel.tsx
+++ b/components/backlog/story-panel.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 import {
   SortableContext,
   useSortable,
-  horizontalListSortingStrategy,
+  rectSortingStrategy,
   arrayMove,
   sortableKeyboardCoordinates,
 } from '@dnd-kit/sortable'
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ const PRIORITY_COLORS: Record<number, string> = {
   3: 'bg-priority-medium/15 text-priority-medium border-priority-medium/30',
   4: 'bg-priority-low/15 text-priority-low border-priority-low/30',
 }
+const PRIORITY_BORDER: Record<number, string> = {
+  1: 'border-l-4 border-l-priority-critical',
+  2: 'border-l-4 border-l-priority-high',
+  3: 'border-l-4 border-l-priority-medium',
+  4: 'border-l-4 border-l-priority-low',
+}
 const STATUS_COLORS: Record<string, string> = {
   OPEN: 'bg-status-todo/15 text-status-todo border-status-todo/30',
   IN_SPRINT: 'bg-status-in-progress/15 text-status-in-progress border-status-in-progress/30',
@@ -90,24 +96,14 @@ function SortableStoryBlock({
       {...attributes}
       {...listeners}
       onClick={onClick}
-      title={story.title}
-      className="relative w-28 shrink-0 bg-surface-container-low border border-border rounded-lg p-2 cursor-pointer hover:border-primary transition-colors space-y-1.5 select-none"
+      className={cn(
+        'bg-surface-container rounded border border-border px-3 py-2 select-none transition-colors cursor-pointer hover:bg-surface-container-high',
+        PRIORITY_BORDER[story.priority],
+        isDragging && 'opacity-40 shadow-lg',
+      )}
     >
-      <button
-        onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); onClick() }}
-        onPointerDown={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
-        className="absolute top-1.5 right-2 border border-border rounded px-1 py-0.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground hover:bg-surface-container transition-colors leading-none"
-        aria-label="Bewerk story"
-      >
-        ✎
-      </button>
-      <p className="text-xs font-medium text-foreground line-clamp-3 min-h-[3rem] pr-4">
-        {story.title}
-      </p>
-      <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
-        <Badge className={cn('text-[10px] px-1.5 py-0 border', PRIORITY_COLORS[story.priority])}>
-          {PRIORITY_LABELS[story.priority]}
-        </Badge>
+      <p className="text-sm text-foreground leading-snug line-clamp-2">{story.title}</p>
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-1 mt-1.5">
         <Badge className={cn('text-[10px] px-1.5 py-0 border', STATUS_COLORS[story.status])}>
           {STATUS_LABELS[story.status] ?? story.status}
         </Badge>
@@ -275,9 +271,9 @@ export function StoryPanel({ productId, storiesByPbi, isDemo }: StoryPanelProps)
 
                   <SortableContext
                     items={grouped[priority].map(s => s.id)}
-                    strategy={horizontalListSortingStrategy}
+                    strategy={rectSortingStrategy}
                   >
-                    <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
+                    <div className="grid grid-cols-4 gap-2">
                       {grouped[priority].map(story => (
                         <SortableStoryBlock
                           key={story.id}
@@ -294,8 +290,11 @@ export function StoryPanel({ productId, storiesByPbi, isDemo }: StoryPanelProps)
 
             <DragOverlay>
               {activeDragId && storyMap[activeDragId] && (
-                <div className="w-28 bg-surface-container-low border border-primary rounded-lg p-2 shadow-lg opacity-90">
-                  <p className="text-xs font-medium line-clamp-3">{storyMap[activeDragId].title}</p>
+                <div className={cn(
+                  'bg-surface-container border border-primary rounded px-3 py-2 shadow-xl opacity-90',
+                  PRIORITY_BORDER[storyMap[activeDragId].priority],
+                )}>
+                  <p className="text-sm text-foreground leading-snug line-clamp-2">{storyMap[activeDragId].title}</p>
                 </div>
               )}
             </DragOverlay>