diff --git a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/flomni/flomni.py b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/flomni/flomni.py
index 96c9fff..041efb9 100644
--- a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/flomni/flomni.py
+++ b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/flomni/flomni.py
@@ -3861,13 +3861,16 @@ class Flomni(
             print(f"Deleted tomo queue job #{index} ({job['label']}).")
 
     def tomo_queue_move(self, index: int, new_index: int) -> None:
-        """Move a pending/incomplete tomo queue job to a new position.
+        """Move a pending tomo queue job to a new position.
 
-        Only ``pending``/``incomplete`` jobs can be reordered -- a
-        ``running`` or ``done`` job stays put. A move is also refused if it
-        would place the job at or above the position of the job currently
-        ``running`` (that job is a hard floor: nothing may be reordered
-        ahead of the thing already in progress). Takes effect at the next
+        Only ``pending`` jobs can be reordered -- a ``running``,
+        ``incomplete``, or ``done`` job stays put. ``incomplete`` is a floor
+        exactly like ``running``: tomo_queue_execute()'s pick-next loop
+        always resumes whichever of the two it finds first, regardless of
+        list order, so a pending job moved "ahead" of one in the list would
+        visually suggest a run order that isn't real. A move is also
+        refused if it would place the job at or above the position of any
+        currently ``running``/``incomplete`` job. Takes effect at the next
         job boundary if the queue is executing (see tomo_queue_execute()'s
         pick-next model).
 
@@ -3882,16 +3885,19 @@ class Flomni(
         if not 0 <= new_index < len(jobs):
             raise ValueError(f"tomo_queue_move: new_index {new_index} out of range.")
         job = jobs[index]
-        if job.get("status", "pending") not in ("pending", "incomplete"):
+        if job.get("status", "pending") != "pending":
             raise ValueError(
                 f"tomo_queue_move: job #{index} is '{job.get('status')}' -- only "
-                "pending/incomplete jobs can be reordered."
+                "pending jobs can be reordered."
             )
-        running_idx = next((i for i, j in enumerate(jobs) if j.get("status") == "running"), None)
-        if running_idx is not None and new_index <= running_idx:
+        floor_indices = [
+            i for i, j in enumerate(jobs) if j.get("status") in ("running", "incomplete")
+        ]
+        if floor_indices and new_index <= max(floor_indices):
             raise ValueError(
                 f"tomo_queue_move: can't move to position {new_index} -- job "
-                f"#{running_idx} is currently running and is a hard floor for reordering."
+                f"#{max(floor_indices)} is running/incomplete and is a hard floor "
+                "for reordering."
             )
         self._tomo_queue_proxy.move(index, new_index)
         print(f"Moved tomo queue job #{index} -> #{new_index} ({job['label']}).")
diff --git a/csaxs_bec/bec_widgets/widgets/tomo_params/tomo_params.py b/csaxs_bec/bec_widgets/widgets/tomo_params/tomo_params.py
index 5e00676..58ccfb8 100644
--- a/csaxs_bec/bec_widgets/widgets/tomo_params/tomo_params.py
+++ b/csaxs_bec/bec_widgets/widgets/tomo_params/tomo_params.py
@@ -1043,10 +1043,14 @@ class TomoQueueDialog(QDialog):
     _POLL_MS = 2000
 
     # Statuses a job must have to be reorderable in sort mode. "running" and
-    # "done" are excluded: running is a hard floor (plan section 6.4), done
-    # is pinned for readability (plan section 6.3) even though moving it
-    # would be harmless.
-    _MOVABLE_STATUSES = ("pending", "incomplete")
+    # "incomplete" are both hard floors: tomo_queue_execute()'s pick-next
+    # loop always resumes whichever of them it finds first, regardless of
+    # list position (see TOMO_QUEUE_TESTING.md's resume-before-fresh
+    # rationale) -- so a pending job dragged "ahead" of one in the list
+    # would visually suggest a run order that isn't real. "done" is pinned
+    # for readability (plan section 6.3) even though moving it would be
+    # harmless.
+    _MOVABLE_STATUSES = ("pending",)
 
     def __init__(self, client, parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent)
@@ -1125,7 +1129,7 @@ class TomoQueueDialog(QDialog):
         self._btn_sort = QPushButton("Sort queue…")
         self._btn_sort.setCheckable(True)
         self._btn_sort.setToolTip(
-            "Reorder pending/incomplete jobs. The running job (if any) and "
+            "Reorder pending jobs. The running/incomplete job (if any) and "
             "done jobs stay put."
         )
         self._btn_move_up = QPushButton("▲ Move up")
@@ -1279,10 +1283,10 @@ class TomoQueueDialog(QDialog):
 
     def _move_selected(self, direction: int) -> None:
         """Swap the selected row with the adjacent one. Only ever swaps two
-        movable (pending/incomplete) rows -- a running or done neighbour
-        blocks the swap, which is what keeps the running job as a hard
-        floor (plan section 6.4) and done jobs pinned (section 6.3) without
-        needing separate index-range bookkeeping.
+        movable (pending) rows -- a running, incomplete, or done neighbour
+        blocks the swap, which is what keeps the running/incomplete job as
+        a hard floor (plan section 6.4) and done jobs pinned (section 6.3)
+        without needing separate index-range bookkeeping.
         """
         row = self._selected_single_row()
         jobs = self._load_queue()