diff --git a/question/type/ordering/renderer.php b/question/type/ordering/renderer.php
index 0401280b0f3..1d31acfdf7a 100644
--- a/question/type/ordering/renderer.php
+++ b/question/type/ordering/renderer.php
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class qtype_ordering_renderer extends qtype_with_combined_feedback_renderer {
                     $printeditems = true;
                     $result .= html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class' => 'ablock', 'id' => $ablockid));
                     $result .= html_writer::start_tag('div', array('class' => 'answer ordering'));
-                    $result .= html_writer::start_tag('ul',  array('class' => 'sortablelist', 'id' => $sortableid));
+                    $result .= html_writer::start_tag('ul',  array('class' => 'sortablelist', 'id' => $sortableid, 'contenteditable' => 'true'));
                 }
 
                 // Set the CSS class and correctness img for this response.
diff --git a/question/type/ordering/version.php b/question/type/ordering/version.php
index 1167e79c260..cf6b5df331b 100644
--- a/question/type/ordering/version.php
+++ b/question/type/ordering/version.php
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ $plugin->cron      = 0;
 $plugin->component = 'qtype_ordering';
 $plugin->maturity  = MATURITY_STABLE;
 $plugin->requires  = 2010112400; // Moodle 2.0
-$plugin->version   = 2018122179;
-$plugin->release   = '2018-12-21 (79)';
+$plugin->version   = 2018122280;
+$plugin->release   = '2018-12-22 (80)';