diff --git a/cypress/e2e/1_feature_tests/5_3_Manage_Beneficiaries.js b/cypress/e2e/1_feature_tests/5_3_Manage_Beneficiaries.js
index 3b296964..cc0cbe41 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/1_feature_tests/5_3_Manage_Beneficiaries.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/1_feature_tests/5_3_Manage_Beneficiaries.js
@@ -253,7 +253,15 @@ describe('Manage beneficiaries', () => {
         clickMergeButton();
         verifyBeneficiaryRowLevel(TEST_LASTNAME1,0);
         verifyBeneficiaryRowLevel(TEST_LASTNAME2,1);
-        
+
+        // Verify history logs for merge operation
+        cy.getBeneficiaryIdFromRow(TEST_LASTNAME1).then(id1 => {
+            cy.checkHistoryLog('people', id1, 'merged to family');
+        });
+        cy.getBeneficiaryIdFromRow(TEST_LASTNAME2).then(id2 => {
+            cy.checkHistoryLog('people', id2, 'merged to family');
+        });
+
         //cleanup
         fullDeleteOfMergedUsers();
     });
@@ -266,6 +274,12 @@ describe('Manage beneficiaries', () => {
         clickDetachButton();
         verifyBeneficiaryRowLevel(TEST_LASTNAME1,0);
         verifyBeneficiaryRowLevel(TEST_LASTNAME2,0);
+
+        // Verify history log for detach operation
+        cy.getBeneficiaryIdFromRow(TEST_LASTNAME2).then(id2 => {
+            cy.checkHistoryLog('people', id2, 'detached from family');
+        });
+
         //cleanup
         fullDeleteTestedBeneficiaries([TEST_FIRSTNAME1,TEST_FIRSTNAME2]);
     });
diff --git a/cypress/support/database.js b/cypress/support/database.js
index 5dd5b1b4..9ce68c68 100644
--- a/cypress/support/database.js
+++ b/cypress/support/database.js
@@ -27,3 +27,29 @@ Cypress.Commands.add("testauth0user", (email) => {
         expect(response.body).to.contain("true");
     });
 });
+
+Cypress.Commands.add("checkHistoryLog", (tablename, recordId, expectedChange) => {
+    cy.request({
+        method: "POST",
+        url: "/ajax.php?file=testhistorycheck",
+        body: {
+            tablename: tablename,
+            record_id: recordId,
+            expected_change: expectedChange
+        },
+        form: true
+    }).then(response => {
+        expect(response.status).to.eq(200);
+        const body = typeof response.body === 'string' ? JSON.parse(response.body) : response.body;
+        expect(body.found).to.eq(true);
+        expect(body.count).to.be.greaterThan(0);
+    });
+});
+
+Cypress.Commands.add("getBeneficiaryIdFromRow", (lastname) => {
+    return cy.getRowWithText(lastname).then($row => {
+        const id = $row.closest('tr').attr('data-id');
+        expect(id).to.not.be.undefined;
+        return parseInt(id);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/include/people.php b/include/people.php
index 020b267b..0f0c8320 100644
--- a/include/people.php
+++ b/include/people.php
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ function () use ($cmsmain, $data) {
                                     }
                                 }
                             });
+                            simpleBulkSaveChangeHistory('people', $ids, 'merged to family (head: '.$oldest.')');
                             $success = true;
                             $message = 'The merge has be successfully applied';
                             $redirect = true;
@@ -464,6 +465,7 @@ function () use ($cmsmain, $data) {
                                     db_query('UPDATE people SET parent_id = NULL WHERE id = :id', ['id' => $id]);
                                 }
                             });
+                            simpleBulkSaveChangeHistory('people', $ids, 'detached from family');
                             $redirect = true;
                             $success = true;
                             $message = ($success) ? 'Selected people have been detached' : 'Something went wrong';
@@ -482,7 +484,30 @@ function () use ($cmsmain, $data) {
                         $ids = json_decode((string) $_POST['ids']);
                         // list($success, $message, $redirect, $aftermove) = listMove($table, $ids, true, 'correctdrops');
                         // Refactored list move method to use a transaction block and bulk insert for the correctdrops method
-                        [$success, $message, $redirect, $aftermove] = listBulkMove($table, $ids, true, 'bulkcorrectdrops', true);
+                        [$success, $message, $redirect, $aftermove, $parentChanges] = listBulkMove($table, $ids, true, 'bulkcorrectdrops', true);
+
+                        // Log history for drag & drop family operations
+                        if (!empty($parentChanges)) {
+                            $addedToFamily = [];
+                            $removedFromFamily = [];
+
+                            foreach ($parentChanges as $change) {
+                                if (is_null($change['old_parent_id']) && !is_null($change['new_parent_id'])) {
+                                    // Added to family
+                                    $addedToFamily[] = $change['id'];
+                                } elseif (!is_null($change['old_parent_id']) && is_null($change['new_parent_id'])) {
+                                    // Removed from family
+                                    $removedFromFamily[] = $change['id'];
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            if (!empty($addedToFamily)) {
+                                simpleBulkSaveChangeHistory('people', $addedToFamily, 'added to family via drag & drop');
+                            }
+                            if (!empty($removedFromFamily)) {
+                                simpleBulkSaveChangeHistory('people', $removedFromFamily, 'removed from family via drag & drop');
+                            }
+                        }
 
                         break;
 
diff --git a/library/ajax/testhistorycheck.php b/library/ajax/testhistorycheck.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8dbc6f28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/ajax/testhistorycheck.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+// allowed databases
+$devdbs = ['dropapp_dev', 'dropapp_staging'];
+// confirmed testusers
+$testusers = ['admin@admin.co', 'madmin@admin.co', 'coordinator@coordinator.co', 'user@user.co'];
+
+$return = [];
+
+// Test if user is a testusers and the database is a dev database
+if (!(in_array($settings['db_database'], $devdbs) && in_array($_SESSION['user']['email'], $testusers))) {
+    $msg = 'You do not have access to check test data!';
+    trigger_error($msg, E_USER_ERROR);
+
+    echo json_encode(['error' => 'No permission']);
+} else {
+    $recordId = $_POST['record_id'];
+    $tablename = $_POST['tablename'];
+    $expectedChange = $_POST['expected_change'];
+
+    // Query history table for matching record
+    $historyEntries = db_array(
+        'SELECT * FROM history WHERE tablename = :tablename AND record_id = :record_id AND changes LIKE :changes ORDER BY changedate DESC',
+        [
+            'tablename' => $tablename,
+            'record_id' => $recordId,
+            'changes' => '%'.$expectedChange.'%',
+        ]
+    );
+
+    if (count($historyEntries) > 0) {
+        echo json_encode(['found' => true, 'count' => count($historyEntries), 'entries' => $historyEntries]);
+    } else {
+        echo json_encode(['found' => false, 'count' => 0]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/library/lib/list.php b/library/lib/list.php
index 1bb50ebb..90a6df57 100644
--- a/library/lib/list.php
+++ b/library/lib/list.php
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ function listBulkMove($table, $ids, $regardparent = true, $hook = '', $updatetra
 
     $i = 1;
     $return = '';
-    $hookIds = db_transaction(function () use ($ids, $hasParent, $table, $hook, $i, $updatetransactions) {
+    $parentChanges = [];
+    $hookIds = db_transaction(function () use ($ids, $hasParent, $table, $hook, $i, $updatetransactions, &$parentChanges) {
         $hookIds = [];
         $seq = [];
         foreach ($ids as $line) {
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ function listBulkMove($table, $ids, $regardparent = true, $hook = '', $updatetra
                     if ($updatetransactions && null != $new_parent_id) {
                         db_query('UPDATE transactions SET people_id = :parent_id WHERE people_id = :id', ['parent_id' => $new_parent_id, 'id' => $id]);
                     }
+                    // Track parent_id changes for history logging
+                    $parentChanges[] = ['id' => $id, 'old_parent_id' => $old_parent_id, 'new_parent_id' => $new_parent_id];
                 }
             }
 
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ function listBulkMove($table, $ids, $regardparent = true, $hook = '', $updatetra
         $aftermove = $hook($hookIds);
     }
 
-    return [true, $return, false, $aftermove];
+    return [true, $return, false, $aftermove, $parentChanges];
 }
 
 function listRealDelete($table, $ids, $uri = false)