diff --git a/app/models/card.rb b/app/models/card.rb
index cdc32824d..7ac40ca09 100644
--- a/app/models/card.rb
+++ b/app/models/card.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ class Card < ApplicationRecord
     end
   end
 
+  def filled?
+    title.present? || description.present?
+  end
+
   private
     def set_default_title
       self.title = "Untitled" if title.blank?
diff --git a/app/views/cards/container/_status.html.erb b/app/views/cards/container/_status.html.erb
index dcdc28c56..492130b9e 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/container/_status.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/container/_status.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<% if card.drafted? && (card.title.present? or card.description.present?) %>
+<% if card.drafted? && card.filled? %>
   <div class="card__banner min-width max-width" style="--card-color: <%= card.color %>;">
     <span class="overflow-ellipsis">This is a draft, it’s only visible to you.</span>
     <%= button_to card_publish_path(@card), class: "btn txt-small", style: "--btn-background: #{card.color}" do %>
diff --git a/test/models/card_test.rb b/test/models/card_test.rb
index 82920b323..635d5a581 100644
--- a/test/models/card_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/card_test.rb
@@ -160,4 +160,11 @@ class CardTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     collection_changed_event = events_in_new_collection.find { |event| event.action == "card_collection_changed" }
     assert collection_changed_event
   end
+
+  test "a card is filled if it has either the title or the description set" do
+    assert Card.new(title: "Some title").filled?
+    assert Card.new(description: "Some description").filled?
+
+    assert_not Card.new.filled?
+  end
 end