diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/object_manager_attribute.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/object_manager_attribute.coffee
index 3857e9472..6346d5714 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/object_manager_attribute.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/object_manager_attribute.coffee
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ class App.ObjectManagerAttribute extends App.Model
     { name: 'name',       display: 'Name',     tag: 'input',     type: 'text', limit: 100, null: false },
     { name: 'display',    display: 'Display',  tag: 'input',     type: 'text', limit: 100, null: false },
     { name: 'object',     display: 'Object',   tag: 'input',     readonly: 1 },
-    { name: 'position',   display: 'Position', tag: 'input',     readonly: 1 },
     { name: 'active',     display: 'Active',   tag: 'active',    default: true },
     { name: 'data_type',  display: 'Format',   tag: 'object_manager_attribute', null: false },
     { name: 'updated_at', display: 'Updated',  tag: 'datetime',  readonly: 1 },
+    { name: 'position',   display: 'Position', tag: 'integer', type: 'number', limit: 100, null: true },
   ]
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/object_manager/index.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/object_manager/index.jst.eco
index b984dc0c0..3190716d8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/object_manager/index.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/object_manager/index.jst.eco
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
         <th class=""><%- @T('Display') %></th>
         <th class=""><%- @T('Name') %></th>
         <th class="" style="width: 200px;"><%- @T('Type') %></th>
+        <th><%- @T('Position') %></th>
         <th class="" style="width: 140px;"><%- @T('Action') %></th>
       </tr>
     </thead>
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
         <td><%= item.display %></td>
         <td><%= item.name %></td>
         <td><%= item.data_type %></td>
+        <td><%= item.position %></td>
         <td>
           <% if item.to_create is true: %>
             <%- @T('will be created') %>
diff --git a/app/controllers/object_manager_attributes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/object_manager_attributes_controller.rb
index 864cc2a4d..b645d7df7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/object_manager_attributes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/object_manager_attributes_controller.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class ObjectManagerAttributesController < ApplicationController
     )
     raise Exceptions::UnprocessableEntity, 'already exists' if exists
 
-    add_attribute_using_params(permitted_params.merge(position: 1550), status: :created)
+    add_attribute_using_params(permitted_params, status: :created)
   end
 
   # PUT /object_manager_attributes/1
diff --git a/app/models/object_manager/attribute.rb b/app/models/object_manager/attribute.rb
index 503a2e9f0..303dbccbd 100644
--- a/app/models/object_manager/attribute.rb
+++ b/app/models/object_manager/attribute.rb
@@ -367,6 +367,12 @@ possible types
       return record
     end
 
+    # add maximum position only for new records with blank position
+    if !record && data[:position].blank?
+      maximum_position = where(object_lookup_id: data[:object_lookup_id]).maximum(:position)
+      data[:position] = maximum_position.present? ? maximum_position + 1 : 1
+    end
+
     # do not allow to overwrite certain attributes
     if !force
       data[:editable] = true
diff --git a/spec/requests/integration/object_manager_attributes_spec.rb b/spec/requests/integration/object_manager_attributes_spec.rb
index f53e1a901..9c5c8cc13 100644
--- a/spec/requests/integration/object_manager_attributes_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/integration/object_manager_attributes_spec.rb
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ RSpec.describe 'ObjectManager Attributes', type: :request do
     end
 
     context 'position handling', authenticated_as: -> { admin } do
-      let(:params) do
+      let(:base_params) do
         {
           name:        "customerdescription_#{SecureRandom.uuid.tr('-', '_')}",
           object:      'Ticket',
@@ -1060,15 +1060,35 @@ RSpec.describe 'ObjectManager Attributes', type: :request do
       before { post '/api/v1/object_manager_attributes', params: params, as: :json }
 
       context 'when creating a new attribute' do
-        it 'defaults to 1550' do
-          expect(new_attribute_object.position).to eq 1550
+        let(:params) { base_params }
+
+        context 'with no position attribute provided' do
+          let(:maximum_position) do
+            ObjectManager::Attribute
+              .for_object(params[:object])
+              .maximum(:position)
+          end
+
+          it 'defaults to the maximum available position' do
+            expect(new_attribute_object.position).to eq maximum_position
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'with a position attribute given' do
+          let(:position) { 50 }
+          let(:params) { base_params.merge(position: position) }
+
+          it 'defaults to given position' do
+            expect(new_attribute_object.position).to eq position
+          end
         end
       end
 
       context 'when updating an existing attribute' do
         let(:alternative_position) { 123 }
         let(:alternative_display)  { 'another description' }
-        let(:alternative_params)   { params.deep_dup.update(display: alternative_display) }
+        let(:params) { base_params }
+        let(:alternative_params)   { base_params.merge(display: alternative_display) }
 
         before do
           new_attribute_object.update! position: alternative_position
diff --git a/spec/system/system/object_manager_spec.rb b/spec/system/system/object_manager_spec.rb
index d69ef5eb1..9ce519ca7 100644
--- a/spec/system/system/object_manager_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/system/system/object_manager_spec.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,19 @@ RSpec.describe 'System > Objects', type: :system do
     end
   end
 
+  context 'when creating a new attribute' do
+    before do
+      visit '/#system/object_manager'
+      find('.js-new').click
+    end
+
+    it 'has the position feild with no default value' do
+      within '.modal' do
+        expect(page).to have_field('position', with: '')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   context 'when creating but then discarding fields again' do
     before do
       visit '/#system/object_manager'