diff --git a/extensions/Servers/Proxmox/Livewire/Storage.php b/extensions/Servers/Proxmox/Livewire/Storage.php
index d05792aaa..72b73c3ba 100644
--- a/extensions/Servers/Proxmox/Livewire/Storage.php
+++ b/extensions/Servers/Proxmox/Livewire/Storage.php
@@ -820,12 +820,11 @@ class Storage extends Component
 
         // Check VM status
         if ($this->status && $this->status->status !== 'stopped') {
-            $this->notify('VM must be stopped to move drives.', 'error');
+            $this->notify('VM must be stopped to change device bus.', 'error');
             return;
         }
 
         $drive = $this->drives[$this->movingDriveKey];
-        $sourceBus = $drive['bus'];
         $targetBus = $this->moveDriveTargetBus;
 
         // Get next available index on target bus
@@ -839,22 +838,86 @@ class Storage extends Component
             $proxmox = new Proxmox;
             $targetKey = $targetBus . $targetIndex;
 
-            // Use Proxmox move_disk API
+            // Get current config to find next unused slot
+            $config = $proxmox->request(
+                '/nodes/' . $this->server->node->name . '/qemu/' . $this->server->vm_id . '/config'
+            );
+
+            // Find the next available unused slot
+            $unusedIndex = 0;
+            while (isset($config['data']['unused' . $unusedIndex])) {
+                $unusedIndex++;
+            }
+
+            // Step 1: Detach - assign the volume to an unused slot to preserve it
             $proxmox->request(
-                '/nodes/' . $this->server->node->name . '/qemu/' . $this->server->vm_id . '/move_disk',
-                'post',
+                '/nodes/' . $this->server->node->name . '/qemu/' . $this->server->vm_id . '/config',
+                'put',
                 [
-                    'disk' => $this->movingDriveKey,
-                    'storage' => $this->storagePool,
-                    'target-disk' => $targetKey,
+                    'unused' . $unusedIndex => $drive['volume'],
                 ]
             );
 
+            // Step 2: Remove the old drive configuration
+            $proxmox->request(
+                '/nodes/' . $this->server->node->name . '/qemu/' . $this->server->vm_id . '/config',
+                'put',
+                [
+                    $this->movingDriveKey => 'none',
+                ]
+            );
+
+            // Step 3: Reattach - build the new disk configuration
+            $configParts = [$drive['volume']];
+
+            // Add settings
+            $configParts[] = 'cache=' . ($drive['cache'] ?? 'none');
+            $configParts[] = 'aio=' . ($drive['aio'] ?? 'io_uring');
+
+            // Add IO thread for supported bus types
+            if ($this->busTypes[$targetBus]['iothread_support'] && ($drive['iothread'] ?? false)) {
+                $configParts[] = 'iothread=1';
+            }
+
+            // Add SSD emulation for supported bus types
+            if ($this->busTypes[$targetBus]['ssd_support'] && ($drive['ssd'] ?? false)) {
+                $configParts[] = 'ssd=1';
+            }
+
+            // Add discard if enabled
+            if ($drive['discard'] ?? false) {
+                $configParts[] = 'discard=on';
+            }
+
+            $diskConfig = implode(',', $configParts);
+
+            // Attach to the new bus
+            $proxmox->request(
+                '/nodes/' . $this->server->node->name . '/qemu/' . $this->server->vm_id . '/config',
+                'put',
+                [
+                    $targetKey => $diskConfig,
+                ]
+            );
+
+            // Step 4: Clean up the unused entry
+            try {
+                $proxmox->request(
+                    '/nodes/' . $this->server->node->name . '/qemu/' . $this->server->vm_id . '/config',
+                    'put',
+                    [
+                        'delete' => 'unused' . $unusedIndex,
+                    ]
+                );
+            } catch (\Exception $e) {
+                // Unused entry might already be cleaned up, ignore
+            }
+
             $this->notify("Drive moved from {$this->movingDriveKey} to {$targetKey} successfully.", 'success');
             $this->closeMoveDriveModal();
             $this->loadStorageConfiguration(false);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            $this->notify('Failed to move drive: ' . $e->getMessage(), 'error');
+            $this->notify('Failed to change device bus: ' . $e->getMessage(), 'error');
         }
     }