diff --git a/app/Http/Resources/TaskResource.php b/app/Http/Resources/TaskResource.php
index 296cc84..39bf716 100644
--- a/app/Http/Resources/TaskResource.php
+++ b/app/Http/Resources/TaskResource.php
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ class TaskResource extends JsonResource
      */
     public function toArray(Request $request): array
     {
-        // Calculate days cleanly or fallback to 0 if null
-        $daysInColumn = $this->column_updated_at ? (int) $this->column_updated_at->diffInDays(now()) : 0;
+        // Calculate historical + active seconds for current column properly
+        $currentSeconds = $this->column_updated_at ? (int) abs($this->column_updated_at->diffInSeconds(now())) : 0;
+        $history = $this->time_spent_in_columns ?? [];
+        $historicalSeconds = $history[$this->column_id] ?? 0;
+        
+        $totalSeconds = $historicalSeconds + $currentSeconds;
+        $daysInColumn = (int) floor($totalSeconds / 86400);
 
         return [
             'id' => $this->id,
diff --git a/app/Models/Task.php b/app/Models/Task.php
index 78e0839..164df55 100644
--- a/app/Models/Task.php
+++ b/app/Models/Task.php
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class Task extends Model
         'team_id',
         'column_id',
         'column_updated_at',
+        'time_spent_in_columns',
         'order',
         'title',
         'description',
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ protected function casts(): array
         return [
             'column_updated_at' => 'datetime',
             'due_date' => 'datetime',
+            'time_spent_in_columns' => 'array',
         ];
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Services/TaskService.php b/app/Services/TaskService.php
index 2ea08c1..9a8d547 100644
--- a/app/Services/TaskService.php
+++ b/app/Services/TaskService.php
@@ -79,8 +79,13 @@ public function updateSequence(Task $task, int $newColumnId, int $newOrder): voi
                 'order' => $newOrder,
             ];
 
-            // If it moved to a new column, reset its timer
+            // If it moved to a new column, reset its timer and accumulate the history
             if ($isDifferentColumn) {
+                $timeInOldColumn = $task->column_updated_at ? (int) abs($task->column_updated_at->diffInSeconds(now())) : 0;
+                $history = $task->time_spent_in_columns ?? [];
+                $history[$oldColumnId] = ($history[$oldColumnId] ?? 0) + $timeInOldColumn;
+
+                $updateData['time_spent_in_columns'] = $history;
                 $updateData['column_updated_at'] = now();
             }
 
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_03_25_105633_add_time_spent_in_columns_to_tasks_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_03_25_105633_add_time_spent_in_columns_to_tasks_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78a4416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_03_25_105633_add_time_spent_in_columns_to_tasks_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('tasks', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->json('time_spent_in_columns')->nullable();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('tasks', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('time_spent_in_columns');
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/tests/Feature/TaskSequenceTest.php b/tests/Feature/TaskSequenceTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63631a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/TaskSequenceTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Models\Column;
+use App\Models\Task;
+use App\Models\Team;
+use App\Models\User;
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    $this->team = Team::factory()->create();
+    $this->user = User::factory()->create(['team_id' => $this->team->id]);
+    $this->columnA = Column::create(['team_id' => $this->team->id, 'name' => 'Col A', 'order' => 1]);
+    $this->columnB = Column::create(['team_id' => $this->team->id, 'name' => 'Col B', 'order' => 2]);
+});
+
+describe('sequence updates', function () {
+    test('moving a task to a different column records time spent', function () {
+        // Create task exactly now
+        $task = Task::factory()->create([
+            'team_id' => $this->team->id,
+            'column_id' => $this->columnA->id,
+            'column_updated_at' => now(),
+            'order' => 0,
+        ]);
+
+        // Fast forward 1 day (86400 seconds)
+        $this->travel(1)->days();
+
+        // Move task to column B
+        $this->actingAs($this->user)
+            ->put(route('tasks.sequence.update', $task), [
+                'column_id' => $this->columnB->id,
+                'order' => 0,
+            ])
+            ->assertRedirect();
+
+        $task->refresh();
+
+        // Verify task updated correctly
+        $this->assertEquals($this->columnB->id, $task->column_id);
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $task->order);
+
+        // Verify time tracking
+        $this->assertIsArray($task->time_spent_in_columns);
+        $this->assertTrue(isset($task->time_spent_in_columns[$this->columnA->id]));
+        $this->assertEquals(86400, $task->time_spent_in_columns[$this->columnA->id]);
+
+        // Fast forward 2 days (172800 seconds)
+        $this->travel(2)->days();
+
+        // Move task back to column A
+        $this->actingAs($this->user)
+            ->put(route('tasks.sequence.update', $task), [
+                'column_id' => $this->columnA->id,
+                'order' => 0,
+            ])
+            ->assertRedirect();
+
+        $task->refresh();
+
+        // Verify time tracking for Column B
+        $this->assertEquals(172800, $task->time_spent_in_columns[$this->columnB->id]);
+
+        // Move task AGAIN (after 10 seconds) to ensure time accumulates rather than overwrites
+        $this->travel(10)->seconds();
+
+        $this->actingAs($this->user)
+            ->put(route('tasks.sequence.update', $task), [
+                'column_id' => $this->columnB->id,
+                'order' => 0,
+            ])
+            ->assertRedirect();
+
+        $task->refresh();
+
+        // Column A should now have 86400 + 10 = 86410 seconds
+        $this->assertEquals(86410, $task->time_spent_in_columns[$this->columnA->id]);
+    });
+});