diff --git a/entryprovider.cpp b/entryprovider.cpp
index 3165d93..41e00e5 100644
--- a/entryprovider.cpp
+++ b/entryprovider.cpp
@@ -258,6 +258,41 @@ void EntryProvider::saveUserEntry(const EntryConfig &config)
 	{
 		throw std::runtime_error("Only user entries can be saved");
 	}
+	QString transitPath = config.entryPath + ".transit";
+	QFile file{transitPath};
+	if(!file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly))
+	{
+		throw std::runtime_error("Error: Can not open file for writing");
+	}
+	QTextStream outStream(&file);
+	if(!config.inherit.isEmpty())
+	{
+		outStream << "inherit" << " " << config.inherit << endl;
+	}
+	if(!config.name.isEmpty())
+	{
+		outStream << "name" << " " << config.name << endl;
+	}
+	if(!config.command.isEmpty())
+	{
+		outStream << "command" << " " << config.command << endl;
+	}
+	if(!config.icon.isNull())
+	{
+		outStream << "icon" << " " << config.icon.name() << endl;
+	}
+	outStream << "row" << " " << config.row << endl;
+	outStream << "col" << " " << config.col << endl;
+	outStream.flush();
+	file.close();
+
+	// Qts don't work if file already exists and c++17... don't want to pull in the fs lib yet
+	int ret = rename(transitPath.toStdString().c_str(), config.entryPath.toStdString().c_str());
+	if(ret != 0)
+	{
+		qDebug() << strerror(errno);
+		throw std::runtime_error("Failed to save entry file: Error during rename");
+	}
 }
 
 template <class T> void assignIfDestDefault(T &dest, const T &source)
diff --git a/window.cpp b/window.cpp
index c861d47..04e96ce 100644
--- a/window.cpp
+++ b/window.cpp
@@ -436,6 +436,17 @@ void Window::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event)
 			grid->addWidget(buttonAtDrop, tmp_row, tmp_col);
 			buttonAtDrop->setRow(tmp_row);
 			buttonAtDrop->setCol(tmp_col);
+
+			try
+			{
+				this->entryProvider->saveUserEntry(buttonAtDrop->getEntryConfig());
+				this->entryProvider->saveUserEntry(buttonAtSource->getEntryConfig());
+			}
+			catch(std::exception &e)
+			{
+				QMessageBox::critical(this, "Failed to rearrange items", e.what());
+			}
+
 			break;
 		}
 	}