diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/sequence/edit.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/sequence/edit.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd047798a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/sequence/edit.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+class @SequenceDescriptor
+  constructor: (@element) ->
+    @$tabs = $(@element).find("#sequence-list")
+    @$tabs.sortable()
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/vertical/edit.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/vertical/edit.coffee
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da4c38999a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/vertical/edit.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+class @VerticalDescriptor
+  constructor: (@element) ->
+    @$items = $(@element).find(".vert-mod")
+    @$items.sortable()
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/seq_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/seq_module.py
index b625646e66..6abe0a0885 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/seq_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/seq_module.py
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ class SequenceDescriptor(MakoModuleDescriptor, XmlDescriptor):
 
     template_dir_name = 'sequence'
 
+    js = {'coffee': [resource_string(__name__, 'js/src/sequence/edit.coffee')]}
+    js_module_name = "SequenceDescriptor"
+
     @classmethod
     def definition_from_xml(cls, xml_object, system):
         children = []
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/vertical_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/vertical_module.py
index 52e5825e43..9af3c8d745 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/vertical_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/vertical_module.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from xmodule.x_module import XModule
 from xmodule.seq_module import SequenceDescriptor
 from xmodule.progress import Progress
+from pkg_resources import resource_string
 
 # HACK: This shouldn't be hard-coded to two types
 # OBSOLETE: This obsoletes 'type'
@@ -40,3 +41,6 @@ class VerticalModule(XModule):
 
 class VerticalDescriptor(SequenceDescriptor):
     module_class = VerticalModule
+
+    js = {'coffee': [resource_string(__name__, 'js/src/vertical/edit.coffee')]}
+    js_module_name = "VerticalDescriptor"