diff --git a/app/styles/components/card-placeholder.scss b/app/styles/components/card-placeholder.scss
index 5a61b4b6..ce334a12 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/card-placeholder.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/card-placeholder.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .card-placeholder {
-    background: darken($whitish, 5%);
-    border: 1px solid darken($whitish, 8%);
+    background: darken($whitish, 2%);
+    border: 1px dashed darken($whitish, 8%);
     cursor: default;
     padding: 1rem;
     .placeholder-avatar {
diff --git a/app/styles/components/kanban-task.scss b/app/styles/components/kanban-task.scss
index 5a7e689a..70a6480e 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/kanban-task.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/kanban-task.scss
@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@
         }
     }
     &.card-placeholder {
-        background: darken($whitish, 5%);
-        border: 1px solid darken($whitish, 8%);
+        background: darken($whitish, 2%);
+        border: 3px dashed darken($whitish, 8%);
         cursor: default;
-        padding: 1rem;
     }
     .kanban-tagline {
         border-color: $card-hover;
diff --git a/app/styles/components/taskboard-task.scss b/app/styles/components/taskboard-task.scss
index b3eaeb21..016d126b 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/taskboard-task.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/taskboard-task.scss
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
         }
     }
     &.card-placeholder {
-        background: darken($whitish, 5%);
-        border: 1px solid darken($whitish, 8%);
+        background: darken($whitish, 2%);
+        border: 3px dashed darken($whitish, 8%);
         cursor: default;
     }
     .taskboard-tagline {