diff --git a/frontend/src/components/project/views/ProjectList.vue b/frontend/src/components/project/views/ProjectList.vue
index 9d014f8fe..f020b189b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/project/views/ProjectList.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/project/views/ProjectList.vue
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 		<template #default>
 			<div
-				:class="{ 'is-loading': loading }"
+				:class="{ 'is-loading': hasBuckets ? bucketStore.isLoading : loading }"
 				class="loader-container is-max-width-desktop list-view"
 			>
 				<Card
@@ -30,69 +30,252 @@
 					:has-content="false"
 					class="has-overflow"
 				>
-					<AddTask
-						v-if="!project?.isArchived && canWrite"
-						ref="addTaskRef"
-						class="list-view__add-task d-print-none"
-						:default-position="firstNewPosition"
-						@taskAdded="updateTaskList"
-					/>
+					<!-- Sectioned mode (list view with manual bucket configuration) -->
+					<template v-if="hasBuckets">
+						<AddTask
+							v-if="!project?.isArchived && canWrite"
+							ref="addTaskRef"
+							class="list-view__add-task d-print-none"
+							:default-position="firstNewPosition"
+							@taskAdded="updateTaskList"
+						/>
 
-					<Nothing v-if="ctaVisible && tasks.length === 0 && !loading">
-						{{ $t('project.list.empty') }}
-						<ButtonLink
-							v-if="project?.id > 0 && canWrite"
-							@click="focusNewTaskInput()"
+						<div
+							v-for="bucket in buckets"
+							:key="bucket.id"
+							class="bucket-section"
 						>
-							{{ $t('project.list.newTaskCta') }}
-						</ButtonLink>
-					</Nothing>
-
-					<draggable
-						v-if="tasks && tasks.length > 0"
-						v-model="tasks"
-						:group="{name: 'tasks', put: false}"
-						:disabled="!canDragTasks || !isPositionSorting"
-						item-key="id"
-						tag="ul"
-						:component-data="{
-							class: {
-								tasks: true,
-								'dragging-disabled': !canDragTasks || !isPositionSorting
-							},
-							type: 'transition-group'
-						}"
-						:animation="100"
-						:handle="dragHandle"
-						:delay-on-touch-only="!isTouchDevice"
-						:delay="isTouchDevice ? 0 : 1000"
-						ghost-class="task-ghost"
-						@start="handleDragStart"
-						@end="saveTaskPosition"
-					>
-						<template #item="{element: t, index}">
-							<SingleTaskInProject
-								:ref="(el) => setTaskRef(el, index)"
-								:show-list-color="false"
-								:can-mark-as-done="canWrite || isPseudoProject"
-								:the-task="t"
-								:all-tasks="allTasks"
-								@taskUpdated="updateTasks"
+							<div
+								class="bucket-section__header"
+								@click="toggleBucketCollapse(bucket.id)"
 							>
 								<span
-									v-if="canDragTasks && isPositionSorting"
-									class="icon handle"
+									class="icon bucket-section__collapse-icon"
+									:class="{'is-collapsed': collapsedBuckets[bucket.id]}"
 								>
-									<Icon icon="grip-lines" />
+									<Icon icon="chevron-down" />
 								</span>
-							</SingleTaskInProject>
-						</template>
-					</draggable>
+								<h2
+									class="bucket-section__title"
+									:contenteditable="(canWrite && !collapsedBuckets[bucket.id]) ? true : undefined"
+									:spellcheck="false"
+									@keydown.enter.prevent.stop="!$event.isComposing && ($event.target as HTMLElement).blur()"
+									@keydown.esc.prevent.stop="!$event.isComposing && ($event.target as HTMLElement).blur()"
+									@blur="saveBucketTitle(bucket.id, ($event.target as HTMLElement).textContent as string)"
+									@click.stop
+								>
+									{{ bucket.title }}
+								</h2>
+								<span
+									v-if="bucket.limit > 0 || bucket.count > 0"
+									:class="{'is-max': bucket.limit > 0 && bucket.count >= bucket.limit}"
+									class="bucket-section__count"
+								>
+									{{ bucket.limit > 0 ? `${bucket.count}/${bucket.limit}` : bucket.count }}
+								</span>
+								<Dropdown
+									v-if="canWrite && !collapsedBuckets[bucket.id]"
+									class="is-right bucket-section__options"
+									trigger-icon="ellipsis-v"
+									@click.stop
+								>
+									<DropdownItem
+										v-tooltip="$t('project.kanban.defaultBucketHint')"
+										:icon-class="{'has-text-primary': bucket.id === currentView?.defaultBucketId}"
+										icon="th"
+										@click.stop="toggleDefaultBucket(bucket)"
+									>
+										{{ $t('project.kanban.defaultBucket') }}
+									</DropdownItem>
+									<DropdownItem
+										icon="angles-up"
+										@click.stop="toggleBucketCollapse(bucket.id)"
+									>
+										{{ $t('project.list.collapseSection') }}
+									</DropdownItem>
+									<DropdownItem
+										v-tooltip="buckets.length <= 1 ? $t('project.kanban.deleteLast') : ''"
+										class="has-text-danger"
+										:class="{'is-disabled': buckets.length <= 1}"
+										icon-class="has-text-danger"
+										icon="trash-alt"
+										@click.stop="() => deleteBucketModal(bucket.id)"
+									>
+										{{ $t('misc.delete') }}
+									</DropdownItem>
+								</Dropdown>
+							</div>
 
-					<Pagination
-						:total-pages="totalPages"
-						:current-page="currentPage"
-					/>
+							<draggable
+								v-if="!collapsedBuckets[bucket.id]"
+								:model-value="bucket.tasks"
+								group="tasks"
+								item-key="id"
+								tag="ul"
+								:component-data="{
+									class: {
+										tasks: true,
+										'dragging-disabled': !canDragTasks || !isPositionSorting,
+									},
+									type: 'transition-group',
+								}"
+								:animation="100"
+								:handle="dragHandle"
+								:delay-on-touch-only="!isTouchDevice"
+								:delay="isTouchDevice ? 0 : 1000"
+								ghost-class="task-ghost"
+								@start="handleDragStart"
+								@end="(e) => saveTaskPositionInBucket(e, bucket)"
+							>
+								<template #item="{element: t}">
+									<SingleTaskInProject
+										:show-list-color="false"
+										:can-mark-as-done="canWrite || isPseudoProject"
+										:the-task="t"
+										:all-tasks="getAllTasksFromBuckets()"
+										@taskUpdated="updateTaskInBuckets"
+									>
+										<span
+											v-if="canDragTasks && isPositionSorting"
+											class="icon handle"
+										>
+											<Icon icon="grip-lines" />
+										</span>
+									</SingleTaskInProject>
+								</template>
+							</draggable>
+
+							<!-- Load more -->
+							<div
+								v-if="!collapsedBuckets[bucket.id] && bucket.tasks.length < bucket.count"
+								class="bucket-section__load-more"
+							>
+								<ButtonLink @click="loadMoreForBucket(bucket.id)">
+									{{ $t('project.list.loadMore', {remaining: bucket.count - bucket.tasks.length}) }}
+								</ButtonLink>
+							</div>
+						</div>
+
+						<!-- Add section button -->
+						<div
+							v-if="canWrite"
+							class="bucket-section__add"
+						>
+							<div
+								v-if="showNewSectionInput"
+								class="field has-addons bucket-section__add-input"
+							>
+								<div class="control is-expanded">
+									<input
+										v-model="newSectionTitle"
+										v-focus.always
+										class="input"
+										:placeholder="$t('project.list.addSectionPlaceholder')"
+										type="text"
+										@keyup.enter="createNewSection"
+										@keyup.esc="showNewSectionInput = false"
+									>
+								</div>
+								<div class="control">
+									<XButton
+										:shadow="false"
+										@click="createNewSection"
+									>
+										{{ $t('project.list.add') }}
+									</XButton>
+								</div>
+							</div>
+							<ButtonLink
+								v-else
+								@click="showNewSectionInput = true"
+							>
+								<Icon icon="plus" />
+								{{ $t('project.list.addSection') }}
+							</ButtonLink>
+						</div>
+
+						<!-- Delete section confirmation modal -->
+						<Modal
+							v-if="showSectionDeleteModal"
+							@close="showSectionDeleteModal = false"
+							@submit="deleteSection"
+						>
+							<template #header>
+								{{ $t('project.list.deleteSection') }}
+							</template>
+							<template #text>
+								<p>{{ $t('project.list.deleteSectionText1') }}</p>
+								<p>{{ $t('project.list.deleteSectionText2') }}</p>
+							</template>
+						</Modal>
+					</template>
+
+					<!-- Flat mode (existing) -->
+					<template v-else>
+						<AddTask
+							v-if="!project?.isArchived && canWrite"
+							ref="addTaskRef"
+							class="list-view__add-task d-print-none"
+							:default-position="firstNewPosition"
+							@taskAdded="updateTaskList"
+						/>
+
+						<Nothing v-if="ctaVisible && tasks.length === 0 && !loading">
+							{{ $t('project.list.empty') }}
+							<ButtonLink
+								v-if="project?.id > 0 && canWrite"
+								@click="focusNewTaskInput()"
+							>
+								{{ $t('project.list.newTaskCta') }}
+							</ButtonLink>
+						</Nothing>
+
+						<draggable
+							v-if="tasks && tasks.length > 0"
+							v-model="tasks"
+							:group="{name: 'tasks', put: false}"
+							:disabled="!canDragTasks || !isPositionSorting"
+							item-key="id"
+							tag="ul"
+							:component-data="{
+								class: {
+									tasks: true,
+									'dragging-disabled': !canDragTasks || !isPositionSorting
+								},
+								type: 'transition-group'
+							}"
+							:animation="100"
+							:handle="dragHandle"
+							:delay-on-touch-only="!isTouchDevice"
+							:delay="isTouchDevice ? 0 : 1000"
+							ghost-class="task-ghost"
+							@start="handleDragStart"
+							@end="saveTaskPosition"
+						>
+							<template #item="{element: t, index}">
+								<SingleTaskInProject
+									:ref="(el) => setTaskRef(el, index)"
+									:show-list-color="false"
+									:can-mark-as-done="canWrite || isPseudoProject"
+									:the-task="t"
+									:all-tasks="allTasks"
+									@taskUpdated="updateTasks"
+								>
+									<span
+										v-if="canDragTasks && isPositionSorting"
+										class="icon handle"
+									>
+										<Icon icon="grip-lines" />
+									</span>
+								</SingleTaskInProject>
+							</template>
+						</draggable>
+
+						<Pagination
+							:total-pages="totalPages"
+							:current-page="currentPage"
+						/>
+					</template>
 				</Card>
 			</div>
 		</template>
@@ -102,6 +285,7 @@
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import {ref, computed, nextTick, onMounted, onBeforeUnmount, watch, toRef} from 'vue'
+import {useI18n} from 'vue-i18n'
 import draggable from 'zhyswan-vuedraggable'
 
 import ProjectWrapper from '@/components/project/ProjectWrapper.vue'
@@ -112,22 +296,39 @@ import FilterPopup from '@/components/project/partials/FilterPopup.vue'
 import Nothing from '@/components/misc/Nothing.vue'
 import Pagination from '@/components/misc/Pagination.vue'
 import SortPopup from '@/components/project/partials/SortPopup.vue'
+import Dropdown from '@/components/misc/Dropdown.vue'
+import DropdownItem from '@/components/misc/DropdownItem.vue'
+import Modal from '@/components/misc/Modal.vue'
 
 import {useTaskList} from '@/composables/useTaskList'
 import {useTaskDragToProject} from '@/composables/useTaskDragToProject'
 import {shouldShowTaskInListView} from '@/composables/useTaskListFiltering'
 import {PERMISSIONS as Permissions} from '@/constants/permissions'
 import {calculateItemPosition} from '@/helpers/calculateItemPosition'
+import {
+	type CollapsedBuckets,
+	getCollapsedBucketState,
+	saveCollapsedBucketState,
+} from '@/helpers/saveCollapsedBucketState'
 import type {ITask} from '@/modelTypes/ITask'
+import type {IBucket} from '@/modelTypes/IBucket'
 import {isSavedFilter, useSavedFilter} from '@/services/savedFilter'
+import {success} from '@/message'
 
 import {useBaseStore} from '@/stores/base'
 import {useTaskStore} from '@/stores/tasks'
+import {useBucketStore} from '@/stores/buckets'
+import {useProjectStore} from '@/stores/projects'
 
 import type {IProject} from '@/modelTypes/IProject'
 import type {IProjectView} from '@/modelTypes/IProjectView'
 import TaskPositionService from '@/services/taskPosition'
 import TaskPositionModel from '@/models/taskPosition'
+import TaskBucketService from '@/services/taskBucket'
+import TaskBucketModel from '@/models/taskBucket'
+import BucketModel from '@/models/bucket'
+import ProjectViewService from '@/services/projectViews'
+import ProjectViewModel from '@/models/projectView'
 
 const props = defineProps<{
         isLoadingProject: boolean,
@@ -139,6 +340,8 @@ const projectId = toRef(props, 'projectId')
 
 defineOptions({name: 'List'})
 
+const {t} = useI18n({useScope: 'global'})
+
 const ctaVisible = ref(false)
 
 const drag = ref(false)
@@ -177,6 +380,14 @@ watch(
 const isPositionSorting = computed(() => 'position' in sortByParam.value)
 
 const firstNewPosition = computed(() => {
+	if (hasBuckets.value) {
+		const defaultBucket = buckets.value.find(b => b.id === currentView.value?.defaultBucketId) || buckets.value[0]
+		if (defaultBucket?.tasks?.length > 0) {
+			return calculateItemPosition(null, defaultBucket.tasks[0].position)
+		}
+		return 0
+	}
+
 	if (tasks.value.length === 0) {
 		return 0
 	}
@@ -186,6 +397,8 @@ const firstNewPosition = computed(() => {
 
 const baseStore = useBaseStore()
 const taskStore = useTaskStore()
+const bucketStore = useBucketStore()
+const projectStore = useProjectStore()
 const {handleTaskDropToProject} = useTaskDragToProject()
 const project = computed(() => baseStore.currentProject)
 
@@ -214,7 +427,184 @@ function focusNewTaskInput() {
 	addTaskRef.value?.focusTaskInput()
 }
 
+// ==========================================
+// Bucket/Section mode
+// ==========================================
+
+const currentView = computed(() => {
+	return project.value?.views?.find(v => v.id === props.viewId) as IProjectView || null
+})
+
+const hasBuckets = computed(() => {
+	return currentView.value?.bucketConfigurationMode !== 'none'
+		&& currentView.value?.bucketConfigurationMode !== undefined
+})
+
+const buckets = computed(() => bucketStore.buckets)
+
+const collapsedBuckets = ref<CollapsedBuckets>({})
+
+watch(
+	[() => props.projectId, () => props.viewId, hasBuckets],
+	async ([pId, vId, bucketed]) => {
+		if (!bucketed) return
+		await bucketStore.loadBucketsForProject(pId, vId, params.value)
+		collapsedBuckets.value = getCollapsedBucketState(pId)
+	},
+	{immediate: true},
+)
+
+function toggleBucketCollapse(bucketId: IBucket['id']) {
+	collapsedBuckets.value = {
+		...collapsedBuckets.value,
+		[bucketId]: !collapsedBuckets.value[bucketId],
+	}
+	saveCollapsedBucketState(props.projectId, collapsedBuckets.value)
+}
+
+function getAllTasksFromBuckets(): ITask[] {
+	return buckets.value.flatMap(b => b.tasks)
+}
+
+function updateTaskInBuckets(updatedTask: ITask) {
+	bucketStore.setTaskInBucket(updatedTask)
+}
+
+async function saveBucketTitle(bucketId: IBucket['id'], bucketTitle: string) {
+	const bucket = bucketStore.getBucketById(bucketId)
+	if (bucket?.title === bucketTitle) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	await bucketStore.updateBucket({
+		id: bucketId,
+		title: bucketTitle,
+		projectId: projectId.value,
+	})
+	success({message: t('project.list.sectionTitleSavedSuccess')})
+}
+
+const sectionToDelete = ref<IBucket['id']>(0)
+const showSectionDeleteModal = ref(false)
+
+function deleteBucketModal(bucketId: IBucket['id']) {
+	if (buckets.value.length <= 1) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	sectionToDelete.value = bucketId
+	showSectionDeleteModal.value = true
+}
+
+async function deleteSection() {
+	try {
+		await bucketStore.deleteBucket({
+			bucket: new BucketModel({
+				id: sectionToDelete.value,
+				projectId: projectId.value,
+				projectViewId: props.viewId,
+			}),
+			params: params.value,
+		})
+		success({message: t('project.list.deleteSectionSuccess')})
+	} finally {
+		showSectionDeleteModal.value = false
+	}
+}
+
+const newSectionTitle = ref('')
+const showNewSectionInput = ref(false)
+
+async function createNewSection() {
+	if (newSectionTitle.value === '') {
+		return
+	}
+
+	await bucketStore.createBucket(new BucketModel({
+		title: newSectionTitle.value,
+		projectId: projectId.value,
+		projectViewId: props.viewId,
+	}))
+	newSectionTitle.value = ''
+	showNewSectionInput.value = false
+}
+
+async function toggleDefaultBucket(bucket: IBucket) {
+	const defaultBucketId = currentView.value?.defaultBucketId === bucket.id
+		? 0
+		: bucket.id
+
+	const projectViewService = new ProjectViewService()
+	const updatedView = await projectViewService.update(new ProjectViewModel({
+		...currentView.value,
+		defaultBucketId,
+	}))
+
+	const views = project.value.views.map(v => v.id === currentView.value?.id ? updatedView : v)
+	const updatedProject = {
+		...project.value,
+		views,
+	}
+
+	projectStore.setProject(updatedProject)
+
+	success({message: t('project.kanban.defaultBucketSavedSuccess')})
+}
+
+async function loadMoreForBucket(bucketId: IBucket['id']) {
+	await bucketStore.loadNextTasksForBucket(
+		props.projectId,
+		props.viewId,
+		params.value,
+		bucketId,
+	)
+}
+
+async function saveTaskPositionInBucket(
+	e: {originalEvent?: MouseEvent, to: HTMLElement, from: HTMLElement, newIndex: number, oldIndex: number},
+	targetBucket: IBucket,
+) {
+	drag.value = false
+
+	const task = targetBucket.tasks[e.newIndex]
+	if (!task) return
+
+	const taskBefore = targetBucket.tasks[e.newIndex - 1] ?? null
+	const taskAfter = targetBucket.tasks[e.newIndex + 1] ?? null
+
+	const position = calculateItemPosition(
+		taskBefore?.position ?? null,
+		taskAfter?.position ?? null,
+	)
+
+	await taskPositionService.value.update(new TaskPositionModel({
+		position,
+		projectViewId: props.viewId,
+		taskId: task.id,
+	}))
+
+	// If bucket changed, update bucket assignment
+	if (e.to !== e.from) {
+		const taskBucketService = new TaskBucketService()
+		await taskBucketService.update(new TaskBucketModel({
+			taskId: task.id,
+			bucketId: targetBucket.id,
+			projectViewId: props.viewId,
+		}))
+	}
+}
+
+// ==========================================
+// Flat mode (existing logic)
+// ==========================================
+
 function updateTaskList(task: ITask) {
+	if (hasBuckets.value) {
+		bucketStore.addTaskToBucket(task)
+		baseStore.setHasTasks(true)
+		return
+	}
+
 	if (!isPositionSorting.value) {
 		// reload tasks with current filter and sorting
 		loadTasks()
@@ -246,7 +636,8 @@ function updateTasks(updatedTask: ITask) {
 function handleDragStart(e: { item: HTMLElement }) {
 	drag.value = true
 	const taskId = parseInt(e.item.dataset.taskId ?? '', 10)
-	const task = tasks.value.find(t => t.id === taskId)
+	const allAvailableTasks = hasBuckets.value ? getAllTasksFromBuckets() : tasks.value
+	const task = allAvailableTasks.find(t => t.id === taskId)
 
 	if (task) {
 		taskStore.setDraggedTask(task)
@@ -421,4 +812,84 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
 		margin-block-end: 0;
 	}
 }
+
+// Bucket section styles
+.bucket-section {
+	&:not(:first-child) {
+		border-block-start: 1px solid var(--grey-200);
+	}
+}
+
+.bucket-section__header {
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	gap: .5rem;
+	padding: .75rem 1rem;
+	cursor: pointer;
+	user-select: none;
+	background: var(--grey-50);
+	border-block-end: 1px solid var(--grey-100);
+
+	&:hover {
+		background: var(--grey-100);
+	}
+}
+
+.bucket-section__collapse-icon {
+	transition: transform 150ms ease;
+	color: var(--grey-500);
+
+	&.is-collapsed {
+		transform: rotate(-90deg);
+	}
+}
+
+.bucket-section__title {
+	flex: 1;
+	font-size: 1rem;
+	font-weight: 600;
+	margin: 0;
+	padding: .125rem .25rem;
+	border-radius: $radius;
+	min-inline-size: 0;
+
+	&[contenteditable='true'] {
+		cursor: text;
+
+		&:focus {
+			outline: 2px solid var(--primary);
+			outline-offset: 1px;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+.bucket-section__count {
+	font-size: .85rem;
+	color: var(--grey-500);
+	font-weight: 500;
+
+	&.is-max {
+		color: var(--danger);
+	}
+}
+
+.bucket-section__options {
+	margin-inline-start: auto;
+}
+
+.bucket-section__load-more {
+	padding: .5rem 1rem;
+	text-align: center;
+	color: var(--grey-500);
+}
+
+.bucket-section__add {
+	padding: 1rem;
+	text-align: center;
+}
+
+.bucket-section__add-input {
+	max-inline-size: 400px;
+	margin-inline: auto;
+}
 </style>