diff --git a/src/components/board/add-card.tsx b/src/components/board/add-card.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bbb688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/board/add-card.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useState, useTransition } from "react";
+import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
+import { Plus } from "lucide-react";
+
+import { createCard } from "@/app/actions/cards";
+import type { Role } from "@/lib/pb/types";
+
+export function AddCard({
+  role,
+  projectId,
+  columnId,
+  clientSlug,
+  projectSlug,
+}: {
+  role: Role;
+  projectId: string;
+  columnId: string;
+  clientSlug: string;
+  projectSlug: string;
+}) {
+  const router = useRouter();
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [title, setTitle] = useState("");
+  const [pending, startTransition] = useTransition();
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+
+  // Takes the minimal shape rather than React.FormEvent, because it is called
+  // both from onSubmit and from the Enter handler in onKeyDown, and those
+  // carry different event types.
+  async function submit(event: { preventDefault: () => void }) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    const value = title.trim();
+    if (!value) return;
+
+    setError(null);
+
+    if (role === "owner") {
+      setTitle("");
+      setOpen(false);
+      startTransition(() =>
+        createCard({
+          projectId,
+          columnId,
+          title: value,
+          clientSlug,
+          projectSlug,
+        }).then(() => undefined)
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // A client manager's card is a request: the route decides the column,
+    // the priority and the accepted flag, whatever is sent here.
+    const response = await fetch("/api/client/cards", {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ project: projectId, title: value }),
+    });
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      setError("Could not add that");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setTitle("");
+    setOpen(false);
+    router.refresh();
+  }
+
+  if (!open) {
+    return (
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={() => setOpen(true)}
+        className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-[var(--radius-tile)] px-2 py-2 text-xs font-medium text-text-muted transition-colors hover:bg-surface-raised hover:text-text-secondary"
+      >
+        <Plus size={13} strokeWidth={2} />
+        {role === "owner" ? "Add a card" : "Request a feature"}
+      </button>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <form
+      onSubmit={submit}
+      className="rounded-[var(--radius-tile)] border border-border-subtle bg-panel p-2"
+    >
+      <textarea
+        autoFocus
+        value={title}
+        onChange={(event) => setTitle(event.target.value)}
+        onKeyDown={(event) => {
+          if (event.key === "Escape") setOpen(false);
+          if (event.key === "Enter" && !event.shiftKey) {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            submit(event);
+          }
+        }}
+        rows={2}
+        placeholder={
+          role === "owner" ? "What needs doing?" : "What would you like added?"
+        }
+        className="w-full resize-none bg-transparent text-[13px] leading-[1.45] text-text-primary outline-none placeholder:text-text-muted"
+      />
+
+      {error && (
+        <p role="alert" className="px-0.5 pb-1 text-[11px] text-accent">
+          {error}
+        </p>
+      )}
+
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+        <button
+          type="submit"
+          disabled={pending || !title.trim()}
+          className="rounded-md bg-brand px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-brand-fg disabled:opacity-50"
+        >
+          Add
+        </button>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => setOpen(false)}
+          className="text-xs text-text-muted hover:text-text-secondary"
+        >
+          Cancel
+        </button>
+      </div>
+    </form>
+  );
+}
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diff --git a/src/components/board/board.tsx b/src/components/board/board.tsx
index eb59cc8..d86e686 100644
--- a/src/components/board/board.tsx
+++ b/src/components/board/board.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
 } from "@dnd-kit/sortable";
 import { CSS } from "@dnd-kit/utilities";
 
+import { AddCard } from "@/components/board/add-card";
 import { BoardColumn } from "@/components/board/board-column";
 import { CardTile } from "@/components/board/card-tile";
 import { ClientCardControls } from "@/components/board/client-card-controls";
@@ -233,6 +234,15 @@ export function Board({
                 />
               ))}
             </SortableContext>
+            {(role === "owner" || column.is_inbox) && (
+              <AddCard
+                role={role}
+                projectId={projectId}
+                columnId={column.id}
+                clientSlug={clientSlug}
+                projectSlug={projectSlug}
+              />
+            )}
           </Droppable>
         );
       })}