diff --git a/app/controllers/cards/boards_controller.rb b/app/controllers/cards/boards_controller.rb
index 4a8e503ab..3444cd345 100644
--- a/app/controllers/cards/boards_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/cards/boards_controller.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ class Cards::BoardsController < ApplicationController
 
   def update
     @card.move_to(@board)
-    redirect_to @card
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html { redirect_to @card }
+      format.json { head :no_content }
+    end
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/test/controllers/cards/boards_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/cards/boards_controller_test.rb
index 7f2b15c97..ebadff9b9 100644
--- a/test/controllers/cards/boards_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/cards/boards_controller_test.rb
@@ -17,4 +17,16 @@ class Cards::BoardsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
 
     assert_redirected_to card
   end
+
+  test "update as JSON" do
+    card = cards(:logo)
+    new_board = boards(:private)
+
+    assert_not_equal new_board, card.board
+
+    put card_board_path(card), params: { board_id: new_board.id }, as: :json
+
+    assert_response :no_content
+    assert_equal new_board, card.reload.board
+  end
 end