diff --git a/app/helpers/bubbles_helper.rb b/app/helpers/bubbles_helper.rb
index 22f319362..93afa0f30 100644
--- a/app/helpers/bubbles_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/bubbles_helper.rb
@@ -21,4 +21,13 @@ module BubblesHelper
       }
     end
   end
+
+  def previewing_card
+    @previewing_bubble = true
+    yield
+  end
+
+  def previewing_card?
+    @previewing_bubble
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/bubbles/_assignees.html.erb b/app/views/bubbles/_assignees.html.erb
index 603c0ef7d..0ac5036c3 100644
--- a/app/views/bubbles/_assignees.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/bubbles/_assignees.html.erb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <span class="for-screen-reader">Assign</span>
       </button>
 
-      <%= turbo_frame_tag bubble, :assignment, src: new_bucket_bubble_assignment_toggle_path(bubble.bucket, bubble) %>
+      <%= turbo_frame_tag bubble, :assignment, src: new_bucket_bubble_assignment_toggle_path(bubble.bucket, bubble) unless previewing_card? %>
     </div>
   </div>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/bubbles/_card.html.erb b/app/views/bubbles/_card.html.erb
index 177b84b39..41bd539d2 100644
--- a/app/views/bubbles/_card.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/bubbles/_card.html.erb
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <% cache bubble do %>
-  <article class="card shadow border flex flex-column position-relative txt-align-start full-width border-radius" 
-        style="--bubble-color: <%= bubble.color %>; view-transition-name: <%= dom_id(bubble, :ticket) %>;" 
+  <article class="card shadow border flex flex-column position-relative txt-align-start full-width border-radius"
+        style="--bubble-color: <%= bubble.color %>; view-transition-name: <%= dom_id(bubble, :ticket) %>;"
         id="<%= dom_id(bubble, :ticket) %>">
     <header class="card__header flex align-center gap min-width">
-      <%= link_to bubble.bucket.name, bubbles_path(bucket_ids: [ bubble.bucket ]), 
+      <%= link_to bubble.bucket.name, bubbles_path(bucket_ids: [ bubble.bucket ]),
             class: "card__bucket txt-uppercase overflow-ellipsis txt-reversed" %>
 
       <%= render "bubbles/tags", bubble: bubble %>
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
             <% end %>
           <% else %>
             <%= form_with model: bubble, url: bucket_bubble_path(bubble.bucket, bubble), id: "bubble_form", data: { controller: "auto-save" } do |form| %>
-              <%= form.text_area :title, placeholder: "Name it…", 
-                  class: "input input--textarea full-width borderless txt-align-start #{ "fill-highlight" if bubble.creating? }", 
-                  autofocus: bubble.title.blank?, 
+              <%= form.text_area :title, placeholder: "Name it…",
+                  class: "input input--textarea full-width borderless txt-align-start #{ "fill-highlight" if bubble.creating? }",
+                  autofocus: bubble.title.blank?,
                   data: { action: "auto-save#change blur->auto-save#submit keydown.enter->auto-save#submit:prevent keydown.ctrl+enter->auto-save#submit:prevent" } %>
             <% end %>
           <% end %>
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
           <span class="for-screen-reader"><%= bubble_title(bubble) %></span>
         <% end %>
       </div>
-    
-      <%= turbo_frame_tag dom_id(bubble, :stage_picker), src: new_bucket_bubble_stage_picker_path(bubble.bucket, bubble) %>
+
+      <%= turbo_frame_tag dom_id(bubble, :stage_picker), src: new_bucket_bubble_stage_picker_path(bubble.bucket, bubble) unless previewing_card? %>
     </div>
 
     <footer class="card__footer full-width flex align-start gap">
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@
       </div>
     <% end %>
   </article>
-<% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/bubbles/_card_mini.html.erb b/app/views/bubbles/_card_mini.html.erb
index 18f890cb1..2bb4cdf07 100644
--- a/app/views/bubbles/_card_mini.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/bubbles/_card_mini.html.erb
@@ -1,25 +1,27 @@
-<div class="card card--mini shadow border flex gap position-relative txt-align-start full-width border-radius" style="view-transition-name: <%= dom_id(bubble, :ticket) %>;">
-  <%= avatar_image_tag bubble.creator, loading: :lazy, class: "avatar" %>
+<% previewing_card do %>
+  <div class="card card--mini shadow border flex gap position-relative txt-align-start full-width border-radius" style="view-transition-name: <%= dom_id(bubble, :ticket) %>;">
+    <%= avatar_image_tag bubble.creator, loading: :lazy, class: "avatar" %>
 
-  <div class="card__body flex flex-column gap-half full-width flex-item-grow min-width max-width">
-    <h3 class="card__title">
-      <%= bubble.title %>
-    </h3>
-    <div class="txt-small overflow-ellipsis txt-uppercase"><%= "Added to #{bubble.bucket.name} by #{bubble.creator.name}" %> <%= 
+    <div class="card__body flex flex-column gap-half full-width flex-item-grow min-width max-width">
+      <h3 class="card__title">
+        <%= bubble.title %>
+      </h3>
+      <div class="txt-small overflow-ellipsis txt-uppercase"><%= "Added to #{bubble.bucket.name} by #{bubble.creator.name}" %> <%=
         days = (Date.current - bubble.created_at.to_date).to_i
         case days
-        when 0 then "today"
-        when 1 then "yesterday"
-        else "#{days} days ago".html_safe
+          when 0 then "today"
+          when 1 then "yesterday"
+          else "#{days} days ago".html_safe
         end
       %></div>
-    <div class="card__stuff flex align-center gap">
-      <%= render "bubbles/assignees", bubble: bubble %> 
-      <div class="overflow-ellipsis"><%= render "bubbles/tags", bubble: bubble %></div>
+      <div class="card__stuff flex align-center gap">
+        <%= render "bubbles/assignees", bubble: bubble %>
+        <div class="overflow-ellipsis"><%= render "bubbles/tags", bubble: bubble %></div>
+      </div>
     </div>
-  </div>
 
-  <%= link_to bucket_bubble_path(bubble.bucket, bubble), class: "card__link" do %>
-    <span class="for-screen-reader"><%= bubble_title(bubble) %></span>
-  <% end %>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+    <%= link_to bucket_bubble_path(bubble.bucket, bubble), class: "card__link" do %>
+      <span class="for-screen-reader"><%= bubble_title(bubble) %></span>
+    <% end %>
+  </div>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/bubbles/_card_preview.html.erb b/app/views/bubbles/_card_preview.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1065566cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/bubbles/_card_preview.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<% previewing_card do %>
+  <%= render "bubbles/card", bubble: bubble %>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/bubbles/_tags.html.erb b/app/views/bubbles/_tags.html.erb
index 9903f9af5..da0cf75ae 100644
--- a/app/views/bubbles/_tags.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/bubbles/_tags.html.erb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <span class="for-screen-reader">Add a tag</span>
       </button>
 
-      <%= turbo_frame_tag bubble, :tagging, src: new_bucket_bubble_tagging_toggle_path(bubble.bucket, bubble) %>
+      <%= turbo_frame_tag bubble, :tagging, src: new_bucket_bubble_tagging_toggle_path(bubble.bucket, bubble) unless previewing_card? %>
     </div>
   </div>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/bubbles/index.html.erb b/app/views/bubbles/index.html.erb
index 1a9a31994..f8dfd9dea 100644
--- a/app/views/bubbles/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/bubbles/index.html.erb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
         <dialog class="events__popup popup panel flex-column align-start gap-half fill-white shadow" data-dialog-target="dialog" data-action="turbo:before-cache@document->dialog#close">
           <strong class="popup__title margin-block-start-half pad-inline-half">In Collection</strong>
-          <%= form_with url: bubbles_path, method: :get, class: "flex flex-column full-width popup__list", 
+          <%= form_with url: bubbles_path, method: :get, class: "flex flex-column full-width popup__list",
                 data: { controller: "form" } do |form| %>
             <% @filter.as_params.except(:bucket_ids).each do |key, value| %>
               <%= filter_hidden_field_tag key, value %>
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
             <%= link_to bubbles_path(@filter.as_params.except(:bucket_ids)), class: "btn popup__item" do %>
               <span class="overflow-ellipsis">All collections</span>
             <% end %>
-            
+
             <% Current.user.buckets.order(:name).each do |bucket| %>
               <div class="btn popup__item">
-                <%= form.check_box "bucket_ids[]", { 
+                <%= form.check_box "bucket_ids[]", {
                   checked: @filter.buckets.include?(bucket),
                   data: { action: "change->form#submit" },
                   include_hidden: false,
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@
           <% @filter.as_params.except(:indexed_by).each do |key, value| %>
             <%= filter_hidden_field_tag key, value %>
           <% end %>
-          
+
           <%= form.hidden_field :indexed_by, value: @filter.indexed_by == "oldest" ? "newest" : "oldest" %>
-          
+
           <button class="btn borderless txt-medium">
             <%= icon_tag @filter.indexed_by == "oldest" ? "sort-ascending" : "sort-descending", size: 24, aria: { hidden: true } %>
             <span class="for-screen-reader">Sort by <%= @filter.indexed_by == "oldest" ? "newest" : "oldest" %></span>
           </button>
         <% end %>
-      </div> 
+      </div>
     </header>
 
     <% if (bucket = @filter.buckets.first) && @filter.buckets.one? %>
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
             aria-label="In stage…" aria-description="In stage…"
             data-dialog-target="dialog" data-action="turbo:before-cache@document->dialog#close">
           <strong class="popup__title margin-block-start-half pad-inline-half">In stage(s)…</strong>
-          <%= form_with url: bubbles_path, method: :get, class: "flex flex-column full-width popup__list", 
+          <%= form_with url: bubbles_path, method: :get, class: "flex flex-column full-width popup__list",
                 data: { controller: "form" } do |form| %>
             <% @filter.as_params.except(:stage_ids).each do |key, value| %>
               <%= filter_hidden_field_tag key, value %>
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
             <%= link_to bubbles_path(@filter.as_params.except(:stage_ids)), class: "btn popup__item" do %>
               <span class="overflow-ellipsis">All stages</span>
             <% end %>
-                
+
             <% workflow.stages.each do |stage| %>
               <div class="btn popup__item">
                 <%= form.check_box :stage_ids, {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
     <% end %>
 
     <% if (staged_bubbles = @bubbles.where.not(stage: nil)).any? %>
-      <%= render partial: "bubbles/card", collection: staged_bubbles, as: :bubble, cached: true %>
+      <%= render partial: "bubbles/card_preview", collection: staged_bubbles, as: :bubble, cached: true %>
     <% else %>
       <p class="txt-medium translucent">Nothing here</p>
     <% end %>
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
   </h2>
   <section class="cards--grid">
     <% if (popped_bubbles = Filter.from_params(@filter.as_params.except(:stage_ids).merge(indexed_by: "popped")).tap { |f| f.creator = Current.user }.bubbles).any? %>
-      <%= render partial: "bubbles/card", collection: popped_bubbles, as: :bubble, cached: true %>
+      <%= render partial: "bubbles/card_preview", collection: popped_bubbles, as: :bubble, cached: true %>
     <% else %>
       <p class="txt-medium translucent">Nothing here</p>
     <% end %>