diff --git a/app/models/card/postponable.rb b/app/models/card/postponable.rb
index 9ed1c9e46..a22dc3704 100644
--- a/app/models/card/postponable.rb
+++ b/app/models/card/postponable.rb
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ module Card::Postponable
   included do
     has_one :not_now, dependent: :destroy, class_name: "Card::NotNow"
 
-    scope :postponed, -> { open.joins(:not_now) }
-    scope :active, -> { open.where.missing(:not_now) }
+    scope :postponed, -> { open.published.joins(:not_now) }
+    scope :active, -> { open.published.where.missing(:not_now) }
   end
 
   def postponed?
-    not_now.present?
+    open? && published? && not_now.present?
   end
 
   def active?
-    !postponed?
+    open? && published? && !postponed?
   end
 
   def postpone
diff --git a/app/views/collections/show/_columns.html.erb b/app/views/collections/show/_columns.html.erb
index 0a1a67136..90348ccbd 100644
--- a/app/views/collections/show/_columns.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/collections/show/_columns.html.erb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <%= render "collections/show/not_now", collection: collection %>
       </div>
 
-      <%= render "collections/show/stream", page: page %>
+      <%= render "collections/show/stream", page: page, collection: collection %>
 
       <div class="card-columns__right">
         <%= render partial: "collections/show/column", collection: collection.columns, cached: true %>
diff --git a/app/views/collections/show/_stream.html.erb b/app/views/collections/show/_stream.html.erb
index 70c6970bc..2516e5168 100644
--- a/app/views/collections/show/_stream.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/collections/show/_stream.html.erb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   data-drop-target="considering">
   <div class="cards__decoration"></div>
 
+  <%= render "columns/show/add_card_button", collection: collection %>
+
   <% if page.used? %>
     <%= render "collections/columns/list", cards: @page.records, draggable: true %>
 
@@ -10,9 +12,7 @@
       <div class="full-width">
       </div>
     <% end %>
-  <% else %>
-    <div class="card blank-slate blank-slate--card">
-      <p class="txt-align-center txt-normal">Drag cards here</p>
-    </div>
   <% end %>
+
+  <div class="cards__decoration cards__decoration--end"></div>
 </section>
diff --git a/app/views/columns/show/_add_card_button.html.erb b/app/views/columns/show/_add_card_button.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86e926195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/columns/show/_add_card_button.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<div class="card card--new flex flex-column gap-half">
+  <%= button_to collection_cards_path(collection), method: :post, class: "btn btn--link", form: { data: { turbo_frame: "_top" } } do %>
+    <%= icon_tag "add" %>
+    <span>Add a card</span>
+  <% end %>
+
+  <hr class="separator--horizontal full-width" aria-hidden="true">
+
+  <footer class="flex flex-column align-center gap-half">
+    <strong class="txt-uppercase">Watching for new cards</strong>
+    <%= access_involvement_advance_button(collection, Current.user, show_watchers: true) %>
+  </footer>
+</div>