diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/ui/utilities/drag-and-drop/constants/DndKitSensors.ts b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/ui/utilities/drag-and-drop/constants/DndKitSensors.ts
index 9d7af274bb..1f228ac0ac 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/ui/utilities/drag-and-drop/constants/DndKitSensors.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/ui/utilities/drag-and-drop/constants/DndKitSensors.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
-import { PointerActivationConstraints } from '@dnd-kit/dom';
 import { KeyboardSensor, PointerSensor } from '@dnd-kit/react';
 
+import { getDragActivationConstraints } from '@/ui/utilities/drag-and-drop/utils/getDragActivationConstraints';
 import { shouldPreventDragActivation } from '@/ui/utilities/drag-and-drop/utils/shouldPreventDragActivation';
 
-// Pointer drags only start past 8px so clicks on draggable items still register.
 export const DND_KIT_SENSORS = [
   PointerSensor.configure({
-    activationConstraints: [
-      new PointerActivationConstraints.Distance({ value: 8 }),
-    ],
+    activationConstraints: getDragActivationConstraints,
     preventActivation: shouldPreventDragActivation,
   }),
   KeyboardSensor,
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/ui/utilities/drag-and-drop/utils/__tests__/getDragActivationConstraints.test.ts b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/ui/utilities/drag-and-drop/utils/__tests__/getDragActivationConstraints.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c03cc8c2d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/ui/utilities/drag-and-drop/utils/__tests__/getDragActivationConstraints.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { PointerActivationConstraints } from '@dnd-kit/dom';
+
+import { getDragActivationConstraints } from '@/ui/utilities/drag-and-drop/utils/getDragActivationConstraints';
+
+const createPointerEvent = (pointerType: string) =>
+  ({ pointerType }) as unknown as PointerEvent;
+
+describe('getDragActivationConstraints', () => {
+  it('should require a press and hold when the pointer is a touch', () => {
+    const [constraint, ...otherConstraints] = getDragActivationConstraints(
+      createPointerEvent('touch'),
+    );
+
+    expect(constraint).toBeInstanceOf(PointerActivationConstraints.Delay);
+    expect(otherConstraints).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it.each(['mouse', 'pen'])(
+    'should require a movement distance when the pointer is a %s',
+    (pointerType) => {
+      const [constraint, ...otherConstraints] = getDragActivationConstraints(
+        createPointerEvent(pointerType),
+      );
+
+      expect(constraint).toBeInstanceOf(PointerActivationConstraints.Distance);
+      expect(otherConstraints).toHaveLength(0);
+    },
+  );
+});
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/ui/utilities/drag-and-drop/utils/getDragActivationConstraints.ts b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/ui/utilities/drag-and-drop/utils/getDragActivationConstraints.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75ce7ead63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/ui/utilities/drag-and-drop/utils/getDragActivationConstraints.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { PointerActivationConstraints } from '@dnd-kit/dom';
+
+// Same values as dnd-kit's own touch default: a swipe has to scroll the board,
+// so a drag only starts after a press and hold that stays put.
+const TOUCH_ACTIVATION_DELAY_IN_MS = 250;
+const TOUCH_ACTIVATION_TOLERANCE_IN_PX = 5;
+
+// dnd-kit also delays activation for mouse and pen, which we leave out: holding
+// a card still would start a drag and swallow the click that opens the record.
+const POINTER_ACTIVATION_DISTANCE_IN_PX = 8;
+
+export const getDragActivationConstraints = (event: PointerEvent) =>
+  event.pointerType === 'touch'
+    ? [
+        new PointerActivationConstraints.Delay({
+          value: TOUCH_ACTIVATION_DELAY_IN_MS,
+          tolerance: TOUCH_ACTIVATION_TOLERANCE_IN_PX,
+        }),
+      ]
+    : [
+        new PointerActivationConstraints.Distance({
+          value: POINTER_ACTIVATION_DISTANCE_IN_PX,
+        }),
+      ];