diff --git a/build/bundle.js b/build/bundle.js
index 86748aff..d6f90bd0 100644
--- a/build/bundle.js
+++ b/build/bundle.js
@@ -8531,8 +8531,8 @@ var InteractiveRebaseView = BaseView.extend({
 
     // then make it reorderable..
     listHolder.sortable({
-      distance: 5,
-      placeholder: 'ui-state-highlight'
+      //distance: 5,
+      placeholder: 'rebaseEntry transitionOpacity ui-state-highlight'
     });
   }
 });
@@ -14785,8 +14785,8 @@ var InteractiveRebaseView = BaseView.extend({
 
     // then make it reorderable..
     listHolder.sortable({
-      distance: 5,
-      placeholder: 'ui-state-highlight'
+      //distance: 5,
+      placeholder: 'rebaseEntry transitionOpacity ui-state-highlight'
     });
   }
 });
diff --git a/src/js/views/rebaseView.js b/src/js/views/rebaseView.js
index f4c56e25..f7248648 100644
--- a/src/js/views/rebaseView.js
+++ b/src/js/views/rebaseView.js
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ var InteractiveRebaseView = BaseView.extend({
 
     // then make it reorderable..
     listHolder.sortable({
-      distance: 5,
-      placeholder: 'ui-state-highlight'
+      //distance: 5,
+      placeholder: 'rebaseEntry transitionOpacity ui-state-highlight'
     });
   }
 });
diff --git a/src/style/main.css b/src/style/main.css
index c606c25f..901514b7 100644
--- a/src/style/main.css
+++ b/src/style/main.css
@@ -370,6 +370,16 @@ li.rebaseEntry {
   padding: 5px;
 }
 
+li.rebaseEntry.ui-state-highlight {
+  padding: 15px;
+  border: 1px dashed rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+}
+
+/* wtf jquery UI sortable is barfing here on calculating the position... */
+li.rebaseEntry.ui-sortable-helper {
+  margin-top: -140px;
+}
+
 li.rebaseEntry a#toggleButton {
   cursor: pointer;
 }