diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ItemRestController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ItemRestController.php
index ae68f5f1d..e3d91ab19 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ItemRestController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ItemRestController.php
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ public function index(): Collection
             'description',
             'appid',
             'appdescription',
+            'pinned',
+            'order',
         ];
 
         return Item::with('parents')
@@ -45,6 +47,8 @@ public function index(): Collection
                     'description' => $item->description,
                     'appid' => $item->appid,
                     'appdescription' => $item->appdescription,
+                    'pinned' => $item->pinned,
+                    'pinned_order' => $item->order,
                     'tags' => $item->parents
                         ->where('id', '!=', 0)
                         ->pluck('title')
diff --git a/public/js/app.js b/public/js/app.js
index 4d41224d4..3f869baf7 100644
--- a/public/js/app.js
+++ b/public/js/app.js
@@ -4458,7 +4458,8 @@ var getCSRFToken = function getCSRFToken() {
  */
 var mergeItemWithAppDetails = function mergeItemWithAppDetails(item, appDetails) {
   return {
-    pinned: 1,
+    pinned: item.pinned !== undefined ? item.pinned : 1,
+    order: item.pinned_order !== undefined ? item.pinned_order : null,
     tags: Array.isArray(item.tags) && item.tags.length ? item.tags : [0],
     appid: item.appid,
     title: item.title,
diff --git a/resources/assets/js/itemImport.js b/resources/assets/js/itemImport.js
index 146660ce6..7ff8aaccd 100644
--- a/resources/assets/js/itemImport.js
+++ b/resources/assets/js/itemImport.js
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ const getCSRFToken = () => {
  * @returns {object}
  */
 const mergeItemWithAppDetails = (item, appDetails) => ({
-  pinned: 1,
+  pinned: item.pinned !== undefined ? item.pinned : 1,
+  order: item.pinned_order !== undefined ? item.pinned_order : null,
   tags: Array.isArray(item.tags) && item.tags.length ? item.tags : [0],
 
   appid: item.appid,
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ItemExportTest.php b/tests/Feature/ItemExportTest.php
index 58c251793..44cf9dbb2 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ItemExportTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ItemExportTest.php
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public function test_returns_exactly_the_defined_fields(): void
             "appid" => "123",
             "colour" => "#000",
             "description" => "Description",
+            "pinned" => 1,
+            "pinned_order" => 0,
             "title" => "Item Title",
             "url" => "http://gorczany.com/nihil-rerum-distinctio-voluptate-assumenda-accusantium-exercitationem"
         ];
@@ -38,6 +40,36 @@ public function test_returns_exactly_the_defined_fields(): void
         $response->assertExactJson([$exampleItem + ["tags" => []]]);
     }
 
+    public function test_exports_pinned_status_for_items(): void
+    {
+        $pinnedItem = Item::factory()->create([
+            'title' => 'Pinned App', 
+            'pinned' => 1, 
+        ]);
+        $unpinnedItem = Item::factory()->create([
+            'title' => 'Unpinned App',
+            'pinned' => 0,
+        ]);
+
+        $response = $this->get('api/item');
+
+        $response->assertJsonCount(2);
+        $response->assertJsonPath('0.pinned', 1);
+        $response->assertJsonPath('1.pinned', 0);
+    }
+
+    public function test_exports_pinned_order_for_items(): void
+    {
+        Item::factory()->create(['title' => 'First',  'order' => 1]);
+        Item::factory()->create(['title' => 'Second', 'order' => 2]);
+
+        $response = $this->get('api/item');
+
+        $response->assertJsonCount(2);
+        $response->assertJsonPath('0.pinned_order', 1);
+        $response->assertJsonPath('1.pinned_order', 2);
+    }
+
     public function test_exports_assigned_tag_titles_excluding_the_root_tag(): void
     {
         // Mirror the root/default dashboard row that production seeds (id 0),
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ItemImportTest.php b/tests/Feature/ItemImportTest.php
index e1370a320..84244aae9 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ItemImportTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ItemImportTest.php
@@ -104,4 +104,84 @@ public function test_import_with_root_tag_only_creates_no_tags(): void
             ItemTag::where('item_id', $item->id)->where('tag_id', 0)->exists()
         );
     }
+
+    public function test_import_saves_unpinned_item(): void
+    {
+        $this->seed();
+
+        $response = $this->postJson('api/item', $this->importPayload([
+            'title' => 'Unpinned App',
+            'pinned' => 0,
+        ]));
+
+        $response->assertStatus(200);
+
+        $item = Item::where('type', 0)->where('title', 'Unpinned App')->first();
+        $this->assertNotNull($item);
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $item->pinned);
+    }
+
+    public function test_import_saves_pinned_order(): void
+    {
+        $this->seed();
+
+        $response = $this->postJson('api/item', $this->importPayload([
+            'title'  => 'Ordered App',
+            'order'  => 5,
+        ]));
+
+        $response->assertStatus(200);
+
+        $item = Item::where('type', 0)->where('title', 'Ordered App')->first();
+        $this->assertNotNull($item);
+        $this->assertEquals(5, $item->order);
+    }
+
+    public function test_import_defaults_order_to_zero_when_not_provided(): void
+    {
+        $this->seed();
+
+        $response = $this->postJson('api/item', $this->importPayload([
+            'title' => 'No Order App',
+        ]));
+
+        $response->assertStatus(200);
+
+        $item = Item::where('type', 0)->where('title', 'No Order App')->first();
+        $this->assertNotNull($item);
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $item->order);
+    }
+
+    public function test_export_import_round_trip_preserves_pinned_and_order(): void
+    {
+        $this->seed();
+
+        // Create items with specific pinned/order values
+        $this->postJson('api/item', $this->importPayload([
+            'title'  => 'App One',
+            'pinned' => 1,
+            'order'  => 3,
+        ]))->assertStatus(200);
+
+        $this->postJson('api/item', $this->importPayload([
+            'title'  => 'App Two',
+            'pinned' => 0,
+            'order'  => 7,
+        ]))->assertStatus(200);
+
+        // Export
+        $export = $this->get('api/item');
+        $export->assertJsonCount(2);
+
+        $exported = $export->json();
+
+        // Verify the exported JSON has the right keys/values
+        $appOne = collect($exported)->firstWhere('title', 'App One');
+        $appTwo = collect($exported)->firstWhere('title', 'App Two');
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $appOne['pinned']);
+        $this->assertEquals(3, $appOne['pinned_order']);
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $appTwo['pinned']);
+        $this->assertEquals(7, $appTwo['pinned_order']);
+    }
 }