diff --git a/src/common/hotbar-store.ts b/src/common/hotbar-store.ts
index ce651dc66b..d81cc2b03a 100644
--- a/src/common/hotbar-store.ts
+++ b/src/common/hotbar-store.ts
@@ -158,17 +158,37 @@ export class HotbarStore extends BaseStore<HotbarStoreModel> {
     hotbar.items[index] = null;
   }
 
-  swapItems(from: number, to: number): void {
+  findClosestEmptyIndex(from: number, direction = 1) {
+    let index = from;
+
+    while(this.getActive().items[index] != null) {
+      index += direction;
+    }
+
+    return index;
+  }
+
+  restackItems(from: number, to: number): void {
     const { items } = this.getActive();
+    const source = items[from];
+    const moveDown = from < to;
 
     if (from < 0 || to < 0 || from >= items.length || to >= items.length || isNaN(from) || isNaN(to)) {
       throw new Error("Invalid 'from' or 'to' arguments");
     }
 
-    if (from != to) {
-      const source = items.splice(from, 1);
+    if (from == to) {
+      return;
+    }
 
-      items.splice(to, 0, source[0]);
+    items.splice(from, 1, null);
+
+    if (items[to] == null) {
+      items.splice(to, 1, source);
+    } else {
+      // Move cells up or down to closes empty cell
+      items.splice(this.findClosestEmptyIndex(to, moveDown ? -1 : 1), 1);
+      items.splice(to, 0, source);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/hotbar/hotbar-menu.tsx b/src/renderer/components/hotbar/hotbar-menu.tsx
index fdbe4f70d4..29008f073c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/hotbar/hotbar-menu.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/hotbar/hotbar-menu.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class HotbarMenu extends React.Component<Props> {
     const from = parseInt(source.droppableId);
     const to = parseInt(destination.droppableId);
 
-    HotbarStore.getInstance().swapItems(from, to);
+    HotbarStore.getInstance().restackItems(from, to);
   }
 
   renderGrid() {