diff --git a/routers/web/repo/projects.go b/routers/web/repo/projects.go
index 483598d558..b0116726b7 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/projects.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/projects.go
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ const (
 	tplProjectsView templates.TplName = "repo/projects/view"
 )
 
-type projectColumnInfo struct {
-	ID    int64  `json:"id"`
-	Title string `json:"title"`
-}
-
 // MustEnableRepoProjects check if repo projects are enabled in settings
 func MustEnableRepoProjects(ctx *context.Context) {
 	if unit.TypeProjects.UnitGlobalDisabled() {
@@ -465,96 +460,39 @@ func UpdateIssueProject(ctx *context.Context) {
 			return
 		}
 	}
-
-	result := map[string]any{"ok": true}
-	if projectID > 0 {
-		project, err := project_model.GetProjectByID(ctx, projectID)
-		if err != nil {
-			ctx.ServerError("GetProjectByID", err)
-			return
-		}
-		columns, err := project.GetColumns(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			ctx.ServerError("GetProjectColumns", err)
-			return
-		}
-		cols := make([]projectColumnInfo, 0, len(columns))
-		for _, c := range columns {
-			cols = append(cols, projectColumnInfo{ID: c.ID, Title: c.Title})
-		}
-		// The issue was assigned to the default column
-		var selectedColumnID int64
-		if len(issues) > 0 {
-			selectedColumnID, err = issues[0].ProjectColumnID(ctx)
-			if err != nil {
-				ctx.ServerError("ProjectColumnID", err)
-				return
-			}
-			if selectedColumnID == 0 {
-				defaultColumn, err := project.MustDefaultColumn(ctx)
-				if err != nil {
-					ctx.ServerError("MustDefaultColumn", err)
-					return
-				}
-				selectedColumnID = defaultColumn.ID
-			}
-		}
-		result["columns"] = cols
-		result["selected_column_id"] = selectedColumnID
-	} else {
-		result["columns"] = []projectColumnInfo{}
-		result["selected_column_id"] = 0
-	}
-	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, result)
+	ctx.JSONOK()
 }
 
-// UpdateIssueProjectColumn moves an issue to a different column within its current project
-func UpdateIssueProjectColumn(ctx *context.Context) {
-	issueID := ctx.FormInt64("issue_id")
-	columnID := ctx.FormInt64("id")
-
-	issue, err := issues_model.GetIssueByID(ctx, issueID)
-	if err != nil {
-		if issues_model.IsErrIssueNotExist(err) {
-			ctx.NotFound(nil)
-			return
-		}
-		ctx.ServerError("GetIssueByID", err)
+// UpdateIssueProjectSetColumn moves an issue to a different column within its current project
+func UpdateIssueProjectSetColumn(ctx *context.Context) {
+	issues := getActionIssues(ctx)
+	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
-	if issue.RepoID != ctx.Repo.Repository.ID {
+
+	if err := issues.LoadProjects(ctx); err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("LoadProjects", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	column, err := project_model.GetColumn(ctx, ctx.FormInt64("id"))
+	if errors.Is(err, util.ErrNotExist) {
 		ctx.NotFound(nil)
 		return
-	}
-
-	if err := issue.LoadProject(ctx); err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("LoadProject", err)
-		return
-	}
-	if issue.Project == nil {
-		ctx.NotFound(nil)
-		return
-	}
-
-	column, err := project_model.GetColumn(ctx, columnID)
-	if err != nil {
-		if project_model.IsErrProjectColumnNotExist(err) {
-			ctx.NotFound(nil)
-			return
-		}
+	} else if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetColumn", err)
 		return
 	}
-	if column.ProjectID != issue.Project.ID {
-		ctx.NotFound(nil)
-		return
-	}
 
-	if err := project_service.MoveIssuesOnProjectColumn(ctx, ctx.Doer, column, map[int64]int64{0: issue.ID}); err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("MoveIssuesOnProjectColumn", err)
-		return
+	for _, issue := range issues {
+		if column.ProjectID != issue.Project.ID {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err := project_service.MoveIssuesOnProjectColumn(ctx, ctx.Doer, column, map[int64]int64{0 /*sorting=0*/ : issue.ID}); err != nil {
+			ctx.ServerError("MoveIssuesOnProjectColumn", err)
+			return
+		}
 	}
-
 	ctx.JSONOK()
 }
 
diff --git a/routers/web/web.go b/routers/web/web.go
index 89635bfa71..14762db904 100644
--- a/routers/web/web.go
+++ b/routers/web/web.go
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ func registerWebRoutes(m *web.Router, webAuth *AuthMiddleware) {
 			m.Post("/labels", reqRepoIssuesOrPullsWriter, repo.UpdateIssueLabel)
 			m.Post("/milestone", reqRepoIssuesOrPullsWriter, repo.UpdateIssueMilestone)
 			m.Post("/projects", reqRepoIssuesOrPullsWriter, reqRepoProjectsReader, repo.UpdateIssueProject)
-			m.Post("/projects/column", reqRepoIssuesOrPullsWriter, reqRepoProjectsReader, repo.UpdateIssueProjectColumn)
+			m.Post("/projects/set-column", reqRepoIssuesOrPullsWriter, reqRepoProjectsWriter, repo.UpdateIssueProjectSetColumn)
 			m.Post("/assignee", reqRepoIssuesOrPullsWriter, repo.UpdateIssueAssignee)
 			m.Post("/status", reqRepoIssuesOrPullsWriter, repo.UpdateIssueStatus)
 			m.Post("/delete", reqRepoAdmin, repo.BatchDeleteIssues)
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/sidebar/project_column.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/sidebar/project_column.tmpl
index 4601aa1486..8b06c93f21 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/sidebar/project_column.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/sidebar/project_column.tmpl
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 	{{if $pageMeta.CanModifyIssueOrPull}}
 		<div class="issue-sidebar-combo" id="sidebar-project-column"
 			data-selection-mode="single" data-update-algo="all"
-			data-update-url="{{$pageMeta.RepoLink}}/issues/projects/column?issue_id={{$pageMeta.Issue.ID}}">
-			<input class="combo-value" name="column_id" type="hidden" value="{{$selectedColumn.ID}}">
+			data-update-url="{{$pageMeta.RepoLink}}/issues/projects/set-column?issue_ids={{$pageMeta.Issue.ID}}">
+			<input class="combo-value" type="hidden" value="{{$selectedColumn.ID}}">
 			<div class="ui dropdown selection fluid">
 				<div class="text">{{$selectedColumn.Title}}</div>{{svg "octicon-triangle-down" 14 "dropdown icon"}}
 				<div class="menu">