diff --git a/packages/ckeditor5/src/plugins/move_block_updown.ts b/packages/ckeditor5/src/plugins/move_block_updown.ts
index e804bb426f..dc5a8958c7 100644
--- a/packages/ckeditor5/src/plugins/move_block_updown.ts
+++ b/packages/ckeditor5/src/plugins/move_block_updown.ts
@@ -2,71 +2,144 @@
  * https://github.com/TriliumNext/Notes/issues/1002
  */
 
-import { Command, DocumentSelection, Element, Node, Plugin } from 'ckeditor5';
-
+import { Command, DocumentSelection, Element, Node, Plugin, Range } from 'ckeditor5';
 export default class MoveBlockUpDownPlugin extends Plugin {
 
     init() {
         const editor = this.editor;
-        editor.config.define('moveBlockUp', {
-            keystroke: ['ctrl+arrowup', 'alt+arrowup'],
-        });
-        editor.config.define('moveBlockDown', {
-            keystroke: ['ctrl+arrowdown', 'alt+arrowdown'],
-        });
 
         editor.commands.add('moveBlockUp', new MoveBlockUpCommand(editor));
         editor.commands.add('moveBlockDown', new MoveBlockDownCommand(editor));
 
-        for (const keystroke of editor.config.get('moveBlockUp.keystroke') ?? []) {
-            editor.keystrokes.set(keystroke, 'moveBlockUp');
-        }
-        for (const keystroke of editor.config.get('moveBlockDown.keystroke') ?? []) {
-            editor.keystrokes.set(keystroke, 'moveBlockDown');
-        }
+		// Use native DOM capturing to intercept Ctrl/Alt + ↑/↓, 
+		// as plugin-level keystroke handling may fail when the selection is near an object.
+        this.bindMoveBlockShortcuts(editor);
     }
+	
+	bindMoveBlockShortcuts(editor: any) {
+		editor.editing.view.once('render', () => {
+			const domRoot = editor.editing.view.getDomRoot();
+			if (!domRoot) return;
+
+			const handleKeydown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+				const keyMap = {
+					ArrowUp: 'moveBlockUp',
+					ArrowDown: 'moveBlockDown'
+				};
+
+				const command = keyMap[e.key];
+				const isCtrl = e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey;
+				const hasModifier = (isCtrl || e.altKey) && !(isCtrl && e.altKey);
+
+				if (command && hasModifier) {
+					e.preventDefault();
+					e.stopImmediatePropagation();
+					editor.execute(command);
+				}
+			};
+
+			domRoot.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeydown, { capture: true });
+		});
+	}
 
 }
 
 abstract class MoveBlockUpDownCommand extends Command {
 
-	abstract getSelectedBlocks(selection: DocumentSelection): Element[];
 	abstract getSibling(selectedBlock: Element): Node | null;
     abstract get offset(): "before" | "after";
 
-    override refresh() {
-		const selection = this.editor.model.document.selection;
-		const selectedBlocks = this.getSelectedBlocks(selection);
-
-		this.isEnabled = true;
-		for (const selectedBlock of selectedBlocks) {
-			if (!this.getSibling(selectedBlock)) this.isEnabled = false;
-		}
-	}
-
 	override execute() {
 		const model = this.editor.model;
 		const selection = model.document.selection;
 		const selectedBlocks = this.getSelectedBlocks(selection);
+		const isEnabled = selectedBlocks.length > 0
+			&& selectedBlocks.every(block => !!this.getSibling(block));
+
+		if (!isEnabled) {
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		const movingBlocks = this.offset === 'before'
+            ? selectedBlocks
+            : [...selectedBlocks].reverse();
+
+        // Store selection offsets
+		const firstBlock = selectedBlocks[0];
+		const lastBlock = selectedBlocks[selectedBlocks.length - 1];
+		const startOffset = model.document.selection.getFirstPosition()?.offset ?? 0;
+		const endOffset = model.document.selection.getLastPosition()?.offset ?? 0;
 
 		model.change((writer) => {
-			for (const selectedBlock of selectedBlocks) {
-				const sibling = this.getSibling(selectedBlock);
+			// Move blocks
+			for (const block of movingBlocks) {
+				const sibling = this.getSibling(block);
 				if (sibling) {
-					const range = model.createRangeOn(selectedBlock);
+					const range = model.createRangeOn(block);
 					writer.move(range, sibling, this.offset);
 				}
 			}
+
+			// Restore selection
+			let range: Range;
+			const maxStart = firstBlock.maxOffset ?? startOffset;
+			const maxEnd = lastBlock.maxOffset ?? endOffset;
+			// If original offsets valid within bounds, restore partial selection
+			if (startOffset <= maxStart && endOffset <= maxEnd) {
+				const clampedStart = Math.min(startOffset, maxStart);
+				const clampedEnd = Math.min(endOffset, maxEnd);
+				range = writer.createRange(
+					writer.createPositionAt(firstBlock, clampedStart),
+					writer.createPositionAt(lastBlock, clampedEnd)
+				);
+			} else { // Fallback: select entire moved blocks (handles tables)
+				range = writer.createRange(
+					writer.createPositionBefore(firstBlock),
+					writer.createPositionAfter(lastBlock)
+				);
+			}
+			writer.setSelection(range);
+			this.editor.editing.view.focus();
+
+			this.scrollToSelection();
 		});
+    }
+	
+	getSelectedBlocks(selection: DocumentSelection) {
+		const blocks = [...selection.getSelectedBlocks()];
+		const resolved: Element[] = [];
+
+		// Selects elements (such as Mermaid) when there are no blocks
+		if (!blocks.length) {
+			const selectedObj = selection.getSelectedElement();
+			if (selectedObj) {
+				return [selectedObj];
+			}
+		}
+
+		for (const block of blocks) {
+			let el: Element = block;
+			// Traverse up until the parent is the root ($root) or there is no parent
+			while (el.parent && el.parent.name !== '$root') {
+				el = el.parent as Element;
+			}
+			resolved.push(el);
+		}
+
+		// Deduplicate adjacent duplicates (e.g., nested selections resolving to same block)
+		return resolved.filter((blk, idx) => idx === 0 || blk !== resolved[idx - 1]);
 	}
+	
+	scrollToSelection() {
+		// Ensure scroll happens in sync with DOM updates
+		requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+			this.editor.editing.view.scrollToTheSelection();
+		});
+	};
 }
 
 class MoveBlockUpCommand extends MoveBlockUpDownCommand {
 
-    getSelectedBlocks(selection: DocumentSelection) {
-        return [...selection.getSelectedBlocks()];
-    }
-
     getSibling(selectedBlock: Element) {
         return selectedBlock.previousSibling;
     }
@@ -79,11 +152,6 @@ class MoveBlockUpCommand extends MoveBlockUpDownCommand {
 
 class MoveBlockDownCommand extends MoveBlockUpDownCommand {
 
-	/** @override */
-	getSelectedBlocks(selection: DocumentSelection) {
-		return [...selection.getSelectedBlocks()].reverse();
-	}
-
 	/** @override */
 	getSibling(selectedBlock: Element) {
 		return selectedBlock.nextSibling;