diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbgroupsbuilder.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbgroupsbuilder.directive.js
index d4c8b3d300..68460f4982 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbgroupsbuilder.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbgroupsbuilder.directive.js
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@
                             const dropIndex = groupsInTab.findIndex(group => group.key === groupKey);
 
                             updateSortOrder(groupsInTab, dropIndex);
+
+                            // when a group is dropped we need to reset the requested tab hover alias
+                            scope.sortableRequestedTabAlias = undefined;
                         }
                     }
                 };
@@ -192,7 +195,9 @@
                             const newAlias = contentTypeHelper.updateParentAlias(group.alias || null, hoveredTabAlias);
                             // Check alias is unique
                             if (group.alias !== newAlias && contentTypeHelper.isAliasUnique(scope.model.groups, newAlias) === false) {
-                                // TODO: Missing UI indication of why you cant move here.
+                                localizationService.localize("contentTypeEditor_groupReorderSameAliasError",  [group.name, newAlias]).then((value) => {
+                                    notificationsService.error(value);
+                                });
                                 return;
                             }
                         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
index ec2fd1245c..67982b0e94 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI/Umbraco/config/lang/en_us.xml
@@ -1670,6 +1670,7 @@ To manage your website, simply open the Umbraco backoffice and start adding cont
   <area alias="contentTypeEditor">
     <key alias="compositions">Compositions</key>
     <key alias="group">Group</key>
+    <key alias="groupReorderSameAliasError">You can't move the group %0% to this tab because the group will get the same alias as a tab: "%1%". Rename the group to continue.</key>
     <key alias="noGroups">You have not added any groups</key>
     <key alias="addGroup">Add group</key>
     <key alias="inheritedFrom">Inherited from</key>