diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d1f42e62..4b70d703 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ The changelog for `IGListKit`. Also see the [releases](https://github.com/instag
 - Removed `nibName` argument from `IGListReusableViewIdentifier`. [Trung Duc](https://github.com/trungducc) [(#1223)](https://github.com/Instagram/IGListKit/issues/1223)
 
 - Fixed crash when using `-[IGListCollectionContext dequeueReusableCellOfClass:withReuseIdentifier:forSectionController:atIndex:]` [Jeremy Lawrence](https://github.com/ziewvater) (tbd)
+- Added missing method override to `IGListBindingSectionController` that updates the internal `viewModels` array after moving a cell. [Dennis Müller](https://github.com/d3mueller) (see [#1262](https://github.com/Instagram/IGListKit/issues/1262))
 
 - Fixed logic flaw in `[IGListCollectionViewLayout shouldInvalidateLayoutForBoundsChange:]`. [Allen Hsu](https://github.com/allenhsu) (tbd)
 
diff --git a/Source/IGListBindingSectionController.h b/Source/IGListBindingSectionController.h
index 969f62de..17edd11b 100644
--- a/Source/IGListBindingSectionController.h
+++ b/Source/IGListBindingSectionController.h
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ NS_SWIFT_NAME(ListBindingSectionController)
  */
 - (void)updateAnimated:(BOOL)animated completion:(nullable void (^)(BOOL updated))completion;
 
+/**
+ Notifies the section that a list object should move within a section as the result of interactive reordering.
+ 
+ @param sourceIndex The starting index of the object.
+ @param destinationIndex The ending index of the object.
+ 
+ @note this method must be implemented if interactive reordering is enabled. To ensure updating the internal viewModels array, **calling super is required**, preferably before your own implementation.
+ */
+- (void)moveObjectFromIndex:(NSInteger)sourceIndex toIndex:(NSInteger)destinationIndex NS_REQUIRES_SUPER;
+
 @end
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/Source/IGListBindingSectionController.m b/Source/IGListBindingSectionController.m
index 50149cbb..d18c5844 100644
--- a/Source/IGListBindingSectionController.m
+++ b/Source/IGListBindingSectionController.m
@@ -127,6 +127,16 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, IGListDiffingSectionState) {
     }
 }
 
+- (void)moveObjectFromIndex:(NSInteger)sourceIndex toIndex:(NSInteger)destinationIndex {
+    NSMutableArray *viewModels = [self.viewModels mutableCopy];
+    
+    id modelAtSource = [viewModels objectAtIndex:sourceIndex];
+    [viewModels removeObjectAtIndex:sourceIndex];
+    [viewModels insertObject:modelAtSource atIndex:destinationIndex];
+    
+    self.viewModels = viewModels;
+}
+
 - (void)didSelectItemAtIndex:(NSInteger)index {
     [self.selectionDelegate sectionController:self didSelectItemAtIndex:index viewModel:self.viewModels[index]];
 }
diff --git a/Tests/IGListBindingSectionControllerTests.m b/Tests/IGListBindingSectionControllerTests.m
index a11735bc..37c99975 100644
--- a/Tests/IGListBindingSectionControllerTests.m
+++ b/Tests/IGListBindingSectionControllerTests.m
@@ -465,5 +465,21 @@
     [self waitForExpectationsWithTimeout:30 handler:nil];
 }
 
+- (void)test_viewModelsUpdate_afterCellHasBeenMoved {
+    [self setupWithObjects:@[
+                             [[IGTestDiffingObject alloc] initWithKey:@1 objects:@[@7, @"seven", @20]],
+                             ]];
+    
+    IGTestDiffingSectionController *section = [self.adapter sectionControllerForObject:self.dataSource.objects.firstObject];
+    
+    [section moveObjectFromIndex:0 toIndex:2];
+    XCTAssertEqual([section.viewModels firstObject], @"seven");
+    XCTAssertEqual([section.viewModels lastObject], @7);
+    
+    [section moveObjectFromIndex:2 toIndex:1];
+    XCTAssertEqual([section.viewModels objectAtIndex: 1], @7);
+    XCTAssertEqual([section.viewModels lastObject], @20);
+}
+
 @end