diff --git a/packages/sortable/src/hooks/defaults.ts b/packages/sortable/src/hooks/defaults.ts
index 81448aeb..c0cf1e0a 100644
--- a/packages/sortable/src/hooks/defaults.ts
+++ b/packages/sortable/src/hooks/defaults.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 import {CSS} from '@dnd-kit/utilities';
 
-import type {AnimateLayoutChanges, SortableTransition} from './types';
+import {arrayMove} from '../utilities';
+
+import type {
+  AnimateLayoutChanges,
+  NewIndexGetter,
+  SortableTransition,
+} from './types';
+
+export const defaultNewIndexGetter: NewIndexGetter = ({
+  id,
+  items,
+  activeIndex,
+  overIndex,
+}) => arrayMove(items, activeIndex, overIndex).indexOf(id);
 
 export const defaultAnimateLayoutChanges: AnimateLayoutChanges = ({
   containerId,
diff --git a/packages/sortable/src/hooks/index.ts b/packages/sortable/src/hooks/index.ts
index 65e72a26..a00168c9 100644
--- a/packages/sortable/src/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/packages/sortable/src/hooks/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export {useSortable} from './useSortable';
 export type {Arguments as UseSortableArguments} from './useSortable';
 
-export {defaultAnimateLayoutChanges} from './defaults';
-export type {AnimateLayoutChanges} from './types';
+export {defaultAnimateLayoutChanges, defaultNewIndexGetter} from './defaults';
+export type {AnimateLayoutChanges, NewIndexGetter} from './types';
diff --git a/packages/sortable/src/hooks/types.ts b/packages/sortable/src/hooks/types.ts
index c7cbfc5f..26c67d24 100644
--- a/packages/sortable/src/hooks/types.ts
+++ b/packages/sortable/src/hooks/types.ts
@@ -17,3 +17,12 @@ export type AnimateLayoutChanges = (args: {
   transition: SortableTransition | null;
   wasDragging: boolean;
 }) => boolean;
+
+export interface NewIndexGetterArguments {
+  id: UniqueIdentifier;
+  items: UniqueIdentifier[];
+  activeIndex: number;
+  overIndex: number;
+}
+
+export type NewIndexGetter = (args: NewIndexGetterArguments) => number;
diff --git a/packages/sortable/src/hooks/useSortable.ts b/packages/sortable/src/hooks/useSortable.ts
index 2a77c904..ccbfa2c0 100644
--- a/packages/sortable/src/hooks/useSortable.ts
+++ b/packages/sortable/src/hooks/useSortable.ts
@@ -4,19 +4,25 @@ import {CSS, useCombinedRefs} from '@dnd-kit/utilities';
 
 import {Context} from '../components';
 import type {SortingStrategy} from '../types';
-import {arrayMove, isValidIndex} from '../utilities';
+import {isValidIndex} from '../utilities';
 import {
   defaultAnimateLayoutChanges,
   defaultAttributes,
+  defaultNewIndexGetter,
   defaultTransition,
   disabledTransition,
   transitionProperty,
 } from './defaults';
-import type {AnimateLayoutChanges, SortableTransition} from './types';
+import type {
+  AnimateLayoutChanges,
+  NewIndexGetter,
+  SortableTransition,
+} from './types';
 import {useDerivedTransform} from './utilities';
 
 export interface Arguments extends UseDraggableArguments {
   animateLayoutChanges?: AnimateLayoutChanges;
+  getNewIndex?: NewIndexGetter;
   strategy?: SortingStrategy;
   transition?: SortableTransition | null;
 }
@@ -26,6 +32,7 @@ export function useSortable({
   attributes: userDefinedAttributes,
   disabled,
   data: customData,
+  getNewIndex = defaultNewIndexGetter,
   id,
   strategy: localStrategy,
   transition = defaultTransition,
@@ -93,7 +100,7 @@ export function useSortable({
     : null;
   const newIndex =
     isValidIndex(activeIndex) && isValidIndex(overIndex)
-      ? arrayMove(items, activeIndex, overIndex).indexOf(id)
+      ? getNewIndex({id, items, activeIndex, overIndex})
       : index;
   const prevItems = useRef(items);
   const itemsHaveChanged = items !== prevItems.current;
diff --git a/packages/sortable/src/index.ts b/packages/sortable/src/index.ts
index c2a8675b..3f113225 100644
--- a/packages/sortable/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/sortable/src/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 export {SortableContext} from './components';
 export type {SortableContextProps} from './components';
-export {useSortable, defaultAnimateLayoutChanges} from './hooks';
-export type {UseSortableArguments, AnimateLayoutChanges} from './hooks';
+export {
+  useSortable,
+  defaultAnimateLayoutChanges,
+  defaultNewIndexGetter,
+} from './hooks';
+export type {
+  UseSortableArguments,
+  AnimateLayoutChanges,
+  NewIndexGetter,
+} from './hooks';
 export {
   horizontalListSortingStrategy,
   rectSortingStrategy,
@@ -9,5 +17,5 @@ export {
   verticalListSortingStrategy,
 } from './strategies';
 export {sortableKeyboardCoordinates} from './sensors';
-export {arrayMove} from './utilities';
+export {arrayMove, arraySwap} from './utilities';
 export type {SortingStrategy} from './types';
diff --git a/packages/sortable/src/utilities/arraySwap.ts b/packages/sortable/src/utilities/arraySwap.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2984ced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sortable/src/utilities/arraySwap.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+ * Swap an array item to a different position. Returns a new array with the item swapped to the new position.
+ */
+export function arraySwap<T>(array: T[], from: number, to: number): T[] {
+  const newArray = array.slice();
+
+  newArray[from] = array[to];
+  newArray[to] = array[from];
+
+  return newArray;
+}
diff --git a/packages/sortable/src/utilities/index.ts b/packages/sortable/src/utilities/index.ts
index 0c98528a..0f72bfa9 100644
--- a/packages/sortable/src/utilities/index.ts
+++ b/packages/sortable/src/utilities/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export {arrayMove} from './arrayMove';
+export {arraySwap} from './arraySwap';
 export {getSortedRects} from './getSortedRects';
 export {isValidIndex} from './isValidIndex';
diff --git a/stories/2 - Presets/Sortable/3-Grid.story.tsx b/stories/2 - Presets/Sortable/3-Grid.story.tsx
index 4edc62ff..c253bd91 100644
--- a/stories/2 - Presets/Sortable/3-Grid.story.tsx	
+++ b/stories/2 - Presets/Sortable/3-Grid.story.tsx	
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {MeasuringStrategy} from '@dnd-kit/core';
 import {
+  arraySwap,
   AnimateLayoutChanges,
   defaultAnimateLayoutChanges,
   rectSortingStrategy,
+  rectSwappingStrategy,
 } from '@dnd-kit/sortable';
 
 import {Sortable, Props as SortableProps} from './Sortable';
@@ -104,6 +106,17 @@ export const ScrollContainer = () => (
   </div>
 );
 
+export const Swappable = () => (
+  <Sortable
+    {...props}
+    strategy={rectSwappingStrategy}
+    reorderItems={arraySwap}
+    getNewIndex={({id, items, activeIndex, overIndex}) =>
+      arraySwap(items, activeIndex, overIndex).indexOf(id)
+    }
+  />
+);
+
 export const PressDelay = () => (
   <Sortable
     {...props}
diff --git a/stories/2 - Presets/Sortable/Sortable.tsx b/stories/2 - Presets/Sortable/Sortable.tsx
index 0c57138a..119e35df 100644
--- a/stories/2 - Presets/Sortable/Sortable.tsx	
+++ b/stories/2 - Presets/Sortable/Sortable.tsx	
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   SortingStrategy,
   rectSortingStrategy,
   AnimateLayoutChanges,
+  NewIndexGetter,
 } from '@dnd-kit/sortable';
 
 import {createRange} from '../../utilities';
@@ -40,13 +41,15 @@ export interface Props {
   collisionDetection?: CollisionDetection;
   Container?: any; // To-do: Fix me
   dropAnimation?: DropAnimation | null;
+  getNewIndex?: NewIndexGetter;
+  handle?: boolean;
   itemCount?: number;
   items?: string[];
-  handle?: boolean;
   measuring?: MeasuringConfiguration;
   modifiers?: Modifiers;
   renderItem?: any;
   removable?: boolean;
+  reorderItems?: typeof arrayMove;
   strategy?: SortingStrategy;
   useDragOverlay?: boolean;
   getItemStyles?(args: {
@@ -86,6 +89,7 @@ export function Sortable({
   collisionDetection = closestCenter,
   dropAnimation = defaultDropAnimationConfig,
   getItemStyles = () => ({}),
+  getNewIndex,
   handle = false,
   itemCount = 16,
   items: initialItems,
@@ -94,6 +98,7 @@ export function Sortable({
   modifiers,
   removable,
   renderItem,
+  reorderItems = arrayMove,
   strategy = rectSortingStrategy,
   useDragOverlay = true,
   wrapperStyle = () => ({}),
@@ -186,7 +191,7 @@ export function Sortable({
         if (over) {
           const overIndex = getIndex(over.id);
           if (activeIndex !== overIndex) {
-            setItems((items) => arrayMove(items, activeIndex, overIndex));
+            setItems((items) => reorderItems(items, activeIndex, overIndex));
           }
         }
       }}
@@ -210,6 +215,7 @@ export function Sortable({
                 onRemove={handleRemove}
                 animateLayoutChanges={animateLayoutChanges}
                 useDragOverlay={useDragOverlay}
+                getNewIndex={getNewIndex}
               />
             ))}
           </Container>
@@ -253,6 +259,7 @@ export function Sortable({
 interface SortableItemProps {
   animateLayoutChanges?: AnimateLayoutChanges;
   disabled?: boolean;
+  getNewIndex?: NewIndexGetter;
   id: string;
   index: number;
   handle: boolean;
@@ -274,9 +281,10 @@ interface SortableItemProps {
 export function SortableItem({
   disabled,
   animateLayoutChanges,
+  getNewIndex,
+  handle,
   id,
   index,
-  handle,
   onRemove,
   style,
   renderItem,
@@ -293,9 +301,10 @@ export function SortableItem({
     transform,
     transition,
   } = useSortable({
-    animateLayoutChanges,
     id,
+    animateLayoutChanges,
     disabled,
+    getNewIndex,
   });
 
   return (