diff --git a/src/features/move-columns/js/column-movable.js b/src/features/move-columns/js/column-movable.js
index 6fc4c67011..90c3a23727 100644
--- a/src/features/move-columns/js/column-movable.js
+++ b/src/features/move-columns/js/column-movable.js
@@ -287,14 +287,17 @@
         compile: function () {
           return {
             post: function ($scope, $elm, $attrs, uiGridCtrl) {
-              $scope.$watch('grid.options.enableColumnMoving', function (enableMoving) {
-                if (enableMoving) {
-                  onDownEvents();
-                }
-                else {
-                  offAllEvents();
-                }
-              });
+              function enableColumnMove(){
+                  if ($scope.grid.options.enableColumnMoving && $scope.col.colDef.enableColumnMoving) {
+                    onDownEvents();
+                  }
+                  else {                   
+                    offAllEvents();
+                 }
+              }
+              $scope.$watch('grid.options.enableColumnMoving', enableColumnMove);
+
+              $scope.$watch('col.colDef.enableColumnMoving', enableColumnMove);
 
               /*
                * Our general approach to column move is that we listen to a touchstart or mousedown
diff --git a/src/features/move-columns/test/column-movable.spec.js b/src/features/move-columns/test/column-movable.spec.js
index c3ea844069..7087b08f40 100644
--- a/src/features/move-columns/test/column-movable.spec.js
+++ b/src/features/move-columns/test/column-movable.spec.js
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ describe('ui.grid.moveColumns', function () {
     timeout = $timeout;
     gridUtil = _gridUtil_;
     document = $document;
-    uiGridConstants = _uiGridConstants_;
-
+    uiGridConstants = _uiGridConstants_;    
     scope.gridOptions = {};
     scope.gridOptions.data = data;
     scope.gridOptions.columnDefs = [
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ describe('ui.grid.moveColumns', function () {
 
   it('expect column movement to happen if enableColumnMoving is changed to true', function() {
     scope.grid.options.enableColumnMoving = false;
-    scope.grid.options.enableColumnMoving = true;
+    scope.grid.options.enableColumnMoving = true;    
     scope.gridApi.colMovable.moveColumn(0, 1);
     expect(scope.grid.columns[0].name).toBe('gender');
     expect(scope.grid.columns[1].name).toBe('name');
@@ -202,4 +201,25 @@ describe('ui.grid.moveColumns', function () {
     expect(scope.grid.columns[3].name).toBe('company');
     expect(scope.grid.columns[4].name).toBe('phone');
   });
+
+  it('expect column movement no to happen if column Defination enableColumnMoving is changed to false', function(){
+    scope.grid.options.enableColumnMoving = true;
+    scope.grid.columns[2].colDef.enableColumnMoving = false;
+    scope.gridApi.colMovable.moveColumn(2, 0);
+    expect(scope.grid.columns[0].name).toBe('name');
+    expect(scope.grid.columns[2].name).toBe('age');
+  });
+
+  it('expect column movement not to happen for column defination enableColumnMoving is false by default', function(){    
+    scope.gridApi.colMovable.moveColumn(2, 0);    
+    expect(scope.grid.columns[0].name).toBe('name');
+    expect(scope.grid.columns[3].name).toBe('company');
+  });
+
+  it('expect column movement to be happen for changing the column defination enableColumnMoving property to true which is false by default', function(){
+    scope.grid.columns[3].colDef.enableColumnMoving = true;
+    scope.gridApi.colMovable.moveColumn(2, 0);
+    expect(scope.grid.columns[0].name).toBe('company');    
+    expect(scope.grid.columns[3].name).toBe('age');
+  });
 });