diff --git a/app/styles/components/kanban-task.scss b/app/styles/components/kanban-task.scss
index 401c45a0..5a7e689a 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/kanban-task.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/kanban-task.scss
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
             color: $white;
         }
     }
+    &.card-placeholder {
+        background: darken($whitish, 5%);
+        border: 1px solid darken($whitish, 8%);
+        cursor: default;
+        padding: 1rem;
+    }
     .kanban-tagline {
         border-color: $card-hover;
         display: flex;