diff --git a/js/makegrid.js b/js/makegrid.js
index be1c96f173..6abbe6eabf 100644
--- a/js/makegrid.js
+++ b/js/makegrid.js
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@
                                     .show();
                             } else {    // vertical alignment
                                 var newtop = newn < this.colMov.n ?
-                                              colPos.top - 20 :     // 20 here is from col_pointer.png image height
-                                              colPos.top + $(hoveredCol).outerHeight() - 20;
+                                              colPos.top :
+                                              colPos.top + $(hoveredCol).outerHeight();
                                 $(this.cPointer)
                                     .css('top', newtop)
                                     .show();
@@ -262,21 +262,21 @@
         g.cCpy = document.createElement('div');     // column copy, to store copy of dragged column header
         g.cPointer = document.createElement('div'); // column pointer, used when reordering column
         
+        // assign the table alignment
+        g.alignment = $("#top_direction_dropdown").val();
+        
         // adjust g.cCpy
         g.cCpy.className = 'cCpy';
         $(g.cCpy).hide();
         
         // adjust g.cPoint
-        g.cPointer.className = 'cPointer';
+        g.cPointer.className = g.alignment != 'vertical' ? 'cPointer' : 'cPointerVer';
         $(g.cPointer).hide();
         
         // chain table and grid together
         t.grid = g;
         g.t = t;
         
-        // assign the table alignment
-        g.alignment = $("#top_direction_dropdown").val();
-        
         // get first row data columns
         var $firstRowCols = g.alignment != 'vertical' ?
                             $(t).find('th.draggable') :
diff --git a/themes/original/css/theme_right.css.php b/themes/original/css/theme_right.css.php
index 0402a3a701..43c16e4c9d 100644
--- a/themes/original/css/theme_right.css.php
+++ b/themes/original/css/theme_right.css.php
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@ span.mysql-number {
 }
 
 .cCpy {
-    background: #333;
+    background: #000;
     color: #FFF;
     margin: 0.1em;
     padding: 0.3em;
@@ -1898,8 +1898,17 @@ span.mysql-number {
 
 .cPointer {
     background: url(<?php echo $_SESSION['PMA_Theme']->getImgPath(); ?>col_pointer.png);
-    height: 20px;       /* if the height changed, also change makegrid.js */
+    height: 20px;
     margin-left: -5px;  /* must be minus half of its width */
     position: absolute;
     width: 10px;
 }
+
+.cPointerVer {  /* cPointer with vertical display mode */
+    background: url(<?php echo $_SESSION['PMA_Theme']->getImgPath(); ?>col_pointer_ver.png);
+    height: 10px;
+    margin-left: -5px;
+    margin-top: -5px;   /* must be minus half of its height */
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 20px;
+}
diff --git a/themes/original/img/col_pointer_ver.png b/themes/original/img/col_pointer_ver.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b78158933
Binary files /dev/null and b/themes/original/img/col_pointer_ver.png differ
diff --git a/themes/pmahomme/css/theme_right.css.php b/themes/pmahomme/css/theme_right.css.php
index adc25f7160..6494e27616 100644
--- a/themes/pmahomme/css/theme_right.css.php
+++ b/themes/pmahomme/css/theme_right.css.php
@@ -2238,8 +2238,17 @@ span.mysql-number {
 
 .cPointer {
     background: url(./themes/pmahomme/img/col_pointer.png);
-    height: 20px;       /* if the height changed, also change makegrid.js */
+    height: 20px;
     margin-left: -5px;  /* must be minus half of its width */
     position: absolute;
     width: 10px;
 }
+
+.cPointerVer {  /* cPointer with vertical display mode */
+    background: url(./themes/pmahomme/img/col_pointer_ver.png);
+    height: 10px;
+    margin-left: -5px;
+    margin-top: -5px;   /* must be minus half of its height */
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 20px;
+}
diff --git a/themes/pmahomme/img/col_pointer.png b/themes/pmahomme/img/col_pointer.png
index c62c2cdcc2..1d6e479e0b 100644
Binary files a/themes/pmahomme/img/col_pointer.png and b/themes/pmahomme/img/col_pointer.png differ
diff --git a/themes/pmahomme/img/col_pointer_ver.png b/themes/pmahomme/img/col_pointer_ver.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee43c5c738
Binary files /dev/null and b/themes/pmahomme/img/col_pointer_ver.png differ