diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/cards.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/cards.css
index 4a5e318d7..1ffc3f740 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/cards.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/cards.css
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@
     }
   }
 
+  .card--golden {
+    outline: 5px solid orange;
+  }
+
   .card__actions {
     position: absolute;
     inset: var(--actions-block-inset) auto auto calc(var(--actions-inline-inset) * -1);
diff --git a/app/controllers/cards/goldenesses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/cards/goldenesses_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..974610569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/cards/goldenesses_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+class Cards::GoldenessesController < ApplicationController
+  include CardScoped
+
+  def create
+    @card.promote_to_golden
+    redirect_to @card
+  end
+
+  def destroy
+    @card.demote_from_golden
+    redirect_to @card
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/card.rb b/app/models/card.rb
index c58507125..46907bf3d 100644
--- a/app/models/card.rb
+++ b/app/models/card.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 class Card < ApplicationRecord
-  include Assignable, Boostable, Colored, Commentable, Engageable, Eventable,
-    Messages, Notifiable, Pinnable, Closeable, Scorable, Searchable, Staged, Statuses, Taggable, Watchable
+  include Assignable, Boostable, Colored, Commentable, Engageable, Eventable, Golden,
+    Messages, Notifiable, Pinnable, Closeable, Scorable, Searchable, Staged,
+    Statuses, Taggable, Watchable
 
   belongs_to :collection, touch: true
   belongs_to :creator, class_name: "User", default: -> { Current.user }
diff --git a/app/models/card/golden.rb b/app/models/card/golden.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..339b8cab6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/card/golden.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+module Card::Golden
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  included do
+    scope :golden, -> { joins(:goldness) }
+    scope :non_golden, -> { where.missing(:goldness) }
+
+    has_one :goldness, dependent: :destroy, class_name: "Card::Goldness"
+  end
+
+  def golden?
+    goldness.present?
+  end
+
+  def promote_to_golden
+    create_goldness! unless golden?
+  end
+
+  def demote_from_golden
+    goldness&.destroy
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/card/goldness.rb b/app/models/card/goldness.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ef88fc0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/card/goldness.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class Card::Goldness < ApplicationRecord
+  belongs_to :card
+end
diff --git a/app/views/cards/_golden_toggle.html.erb b/app/views/cards/_golden_toggle.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1c475484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/cards/_golden_toggle.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<% if @card.golden? %>
+  <%= button_to card_goldeness_path(@card), method: :delete, class: "btn btn--reversed" do %>
+    <%= icon_tag "star" %>
+    <span class="for-screen-reader">Demote to normal</span>
+  <% end %>
+<% else %>
+  <%= button_to card_goldeness_path(@card), class: "btn" do %>
+    <%= icon_tag "star" %>
+    <span class="for-screen-reader">Promote to golden</span>
+  <% end %>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/cards/display/_perma.html.erb b/app/views/cards/display/_perma.html.erb
index 4b205e33b..309a6dd86 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/display/_perma.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/display/_perma.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <% cache card do %>
-  <article class="card shadow border flex flex-column position-relative txt-align-start border-radius"
+  <article class="card shadow border flex flex-column position-relative txt-align-start border-radius <%= 'card--golden' if card.golden? %>"
       style="--card-color: <%= card.color %>; view-transition-name: <%= dom_id(card, :ticket) %>;"
       id="<%= dom_id(card, :ticket) %>">
     <header class="card__header flex align-center gap min-width">
diff --git a/app/views/cards/show.html.erb b/app/views/cards/show.html.erb
index 753c2e464..d7a122b37 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/show.html.erb
@@ -55,11 +55,7 @@
     <%= render "cards/display/perma", card: @card %>
 
     <div class="card__actions flex flex-column gap-half">
-      <button class="car__star-button btn">
-        <%= icon_tag "star" %>
-        <span class="for-screen-reader">Star this card</span>
-        <input type="checkbox" class="card__star-input">
-      </button>
+      <%= render "cards/golden_toggle" %>
 
       <%= render "cards/image", card: @card %>
       <%= button_to collection_card_path(@card.collection, @card),
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index cf2b5fe76..25e6a0f62 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
       resource :reading
       resource :recover
       resource :watch
+      resource :goldeness
 
       resources :assignments
       resources :boosts
diff --git a/db/migrate/20250410141409_create_card_goldnesses.rb b/db/migrate/20250410141409_create_card_goldnesses.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8268c243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20250410141409_create_card_goldnesses.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class CreateCardGoldnesses < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.1]
+  def change
+    create_table :card_goldnesses do |t|
+      t.references :card, null: false, foreign_key: true, index: { unique: true }
+
+      t.timestamps
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index b7e50d935..4fa6fa273 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema[8.1].define(version: 2025_04_09_201424) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[8.1].define(version: 2025_04_10_141409) do
   create_table "accesses", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.integer "collection_id", null: false
     t.datetime "created_at", null: false
@@ -102,6 +102,13 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[8.1].define(version: 2025_04_09_201424) do
     t.index ["card_id"], name: "index_card_engagements_on_card_id"
   end
 
+  create_table "card_goldnesses", force: :cascade do |t|
+    t.integer "card_id", null: false
+    t.datetime "created_at", null: false
+    t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
+    t.index ["card_id"], name: "index_card_goldnesses_on_card_id", unique: true
+  end
+
   create_table "cards", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.float "activity_score", default: 0.0, null: false
     t.datetime "activity_score_at"
@@ -333,6 +340,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[8.1].define(version: 2025_04_09_201424) do
 
   add_foreign_key "active_storage_attachments", "active_storage_blobs", column: "blob_id"
   add_foreign_key "active_storage_variant_records", "active_storage_blobs", column: "blob_id"
+  add_foreign_key "card_goldnesses", "cards"
   add_foreign_key "cards", "workflow_stages", column: "stage_id"
   add_foreign_key "closures", "cards"
   add_foreign_key "closures", "users"
diff --git a/db/schema_cache.yml b/db/schema_cache.yml
index 592648228..3233fb2f6 100644
--- a/db/schema_cache.yml
+++ b/db/schema_cache.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ columns:
     default_function:
     collation:
     comment:
-  - &23 !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SQLite3::Column
+  - &24 !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SQLite3::Column
     auto_increment:
     name: collection_id
     cast_type: *1
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ columns:
   - *5
   - *19
   - *20
-  - &24 !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SQLite3::Column
+  - &21 !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SQLite3::Column
     auto_increment:
     name: card_id
     cast_type: *1
@@ -367,16 +367,21 @@ columns:
     comment:
   - *6
   - *9
+  card_goldnesses:
+  - *5
+  - *21
+  - *6
+  - *9
   cards:
   - *5
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SQLite3::Column
     auto_increment:
     name: activity_score
-    cast_type: &21 !ruby/object:ActiveModel::Type::Float
+    cast_type: &22 !ruby/object:ActiveModel::Type::Float
       precision:
       scale:
       limit:
-    sql_type_metadata: &22 !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SqlTypeMetadata
+    sql_type_metadata: &23 !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SqlTypeMetadata
       sql_type: float
       type: :float
       limit:
@@ -400,8 +405,8 @@ columns:
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SQLite3::Column
     auto_increment:
     name: activity_score_order
-    cast_type: *21
-    sql_type_metadata: *22
+    cast_type: *22
+    sql_type_metadata: *23
     'null': false
     default: 0.0
     default_function:
@@ -417,7 +422,7 @@ columns:
     default_function:
     collation:
     comment:
-  - *23
+  - *24
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SQLite3::Column
     auto_increment:
     name: comments_count
@@ -525,7 +530,7 @@ columns:
   - *9
   closures:
   - *5
-  - *24
+  - *21
   - *6
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SQLite3::Column
     auto_increment:
@@ -593,7 +598,7 @@ columns:
     collation:
     comment:
   collections_filters:
-  - *23
+  - *24
   - *18
   comments:
   - *5
@@ -619,7 +624,7 @@ columns:
     default_function:
     collation:
     comment:
-  - *24
+  - *21
   - *6
   - *25
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SQLite3::Column
@@ -712,7 +717,7 @@ columns:
     comment:
   messages:
   - *5
-  - *24
+  - *21
   - *6
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SQLite3::Column
     auto_increment:
@@ -737,7 +742,7 @@ columns:
   - *9
   notifications:
   - *5
-  - *24
+  - *21
   - *6
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SQLite3::Column
     auto_increment:
@@ -783,7 +788,7 @@ columns:
   - *30
   pins:
   - *5
-  - *24
+  - *21
   - *6
   - *9
   - *30
@@ -869,7 +874,7 @@ columns:
   - *30
   taggings:
   - *5
-  - *24
+  - *21
   - *6
   - *31
   - *9
@@ -927,7 +932,7 @@ columns:
   - *9
   watches:
   - *5
-  - *24
+  - *21
   - *6
   - *9
   - *30
@@ -984,6 +989,7 @@ primary_keys:
   assigners_filters:
   assignments: id
   card_engagements: id
+  card_goldnesses: id
   cards: id
   closure_reasons: id
   closures: id
@@ -1020,6 +1026,7 @@ data_sources:
   assigners_filters: true
   assignments: true
   card_engagements: true
+  card_goldnesses: true
   cards: true
   closure_reasons: true
   closures: true
@@ -1048,10 +1055,9 @@ indexes:
   accesses:
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: accesses
-    name: index_accesses_on_collection_id_and_user_id
-    unique: true
+    name: index_accesses_on_user_id
+    unique: false
     columns:
-    - collection_id
     - user_id
     lengths: {}
     orders: {}
@@ -1081,9 +1087,10 @@ indexes:
     valid: true
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: accesses
-    name: index_accesses_on_user_id
-    unique: false
+    name: index_accesses_on_collection_id_and_user_id
+    unique: true
     columns:
+    - collection_id
     - user_id
     lengths: {}
     orders: {}
@@ -1303,10 +1310,9 @@ indexes:
   assignments:
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: assignments
-    name: index_assignments_on_assignee_id_and_card_id
-    unique: true
+    name: index_assignments_on_card_id
+    unique: false
     columns:
-    - assignee_id
     - card_id
     lengths: {}
     orders: {}
@@ -1320,9 +1326,10 @@ indexes:
     valid: true
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: assignments
-    name: index_assignments_on_card_id
-    unique: false
+    name: index_assignments_on_assignee_id_and_card_id
+    unique: true
     columns:
+    - assignee_id
     - card_id
     lengths: {}
     orders: {}
@@ -1351,7 +1358,57 @@ indexes:
     nulls_not_distinct:
     comment:
     valid: true
+  card_goldnesses:
+  - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
+    table: card_goldnesses
+    name: index_card_goldnesses_on_card_id
+    unique: true
+    columns:
+    - card_id
+    lengths: {}
+    orders: {}
+    opclasses: {}
+    where:
+    type:
+    using:
+    include:
+    nulls_not_distinct:
+    comment:
+    valid: true
   cards:
+  - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
+    table: cards
+    name: index_cards_on_stage_id
+    unique: false
+    columns:
+    - stage_id
+    lengths: {}
+    orders: {}
+    opclasses: {}
+    where:
+    type:
+    using:
+    include:
+    nulls_not_distinct:
+    comment:
+    valid: true
+  - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
+    table: cards
+    name: index_cards_on_last_active_at_and_status
+    unique: false
+    columns:
+    - last_active_at
+    - status
+    lengths: {}
+    orders: {}
+    opclasses: {}
+    where:
+    type:
+    using:
+    include:
+    nulls_not_distinct:
+    comment:
+    valid: true
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: cards
     name: index_cards_on_collection_id
@@ -1384,39 +1441,6 @@ indexes:
     nulls_not_distinct:
     comment:
     valid: true
-  - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
-    table: cards
-    name: index_cards_on_last_active_at_and_status
-    unique: false
-    columns:
-    - last_active_at
-    - status
-    lengths: {}
-    orders: {}
-    opclasses: {}
-    where:
-    type:
-    using:
-    include:
-    nulls_not_distinct:
-    comment:
-    valid: true
-  - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
-    table: cards
-    name: index_cards_on_stage_id
-    unique: false
-    columns:
-    - stage_id
-    lengths: {}
-    orders: {}
-    opclasses: {}
-    where:
-    type:
-    using:
-    include:
-    nulls_not_distinct:
-    comment:
-    valid: true
   closure_reasons:
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: closure_reasons
@@ -1435,6 +1459,22 @@ indexes:
     comment:
     valid: true
   closures:
+  - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
+    table: closures
+    name: index_closures_on_user_id
+    unique: false
+    columns:
+    - user_id
+    lengths: {}
+    orders: {}
+    opclasses: {}
+    where:
+    type:
+    using:
+    include:
+    nulls_not_distinct:
+    comment:
+    valid: true
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: closures
     name: index_closures_on_card_id
@@ -1468,29 +1508,13 @@ indexes:
     nulls_not_distinct:
     comment:
     valid: true
-  - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
-    table: closures
-    name: index_closures_on_user_id
-    unique: false
-    columns:
-    - user_id
-    lengths: {}
-    orders: {}
-    opclasses: {}
-    where:
-    type:
-    using:
-    include:
-    nulls_not_distinct:
-    comment:
-    valid: true
   collections:
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: collections
-    name: index_collections_on_account_id
+    name: index_collections_on_workflow_id
     unique: false
     columns:
-    - account_id
+    - workflow_id
     lengths: {}
     orders: {}
     opclasses: {}
@@ -1519,10 +1543,10 @@ indexes:
     valid: true
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: collections
-    name: index_collections_on_workflow_id
+    name: index_collections_on_account_id
     unique: false
     columns:
-    - workflow_id
+    - account_id
     lengths: {}
     orders: {}
     opclasses: {}
@@ -1536,10 +1560,10 @@ indexes:
   collections_filters:
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: collections_filters
-    name: index_collections_filters_on_collection_id
+    name: index_collections_filters_on_filter_id
     unique: false
     columns:
-    - collection_id
+    - filter_id
     lengths: {}
     orders: {}
     opclasses: {}
@@ -1552,10 +1576,10 @@ indexes:
     valid: true
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: collections_filters
-    name: index_collections_filters_on_filter_id
+    name: index_collections_filters_on_collection_id
     unique: false
     columns:
-    - filter_id
+    - collection_id
     lengths: {}
     orders: {}
     opclasses: {}
@@ -1602,22 +1626,6 @@ indexes:
     valid: true
   event_summaries: []
   events:
-  - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
-    table: events
-    name: index_events_on_card_id
-    unique: false
-    columns:
-    - card_id
-    lengths: {}
-    orders: {}
-    opclasses: {}
-    where:
-    type:
-    using:
-    include:
-    nulls_not_distinct:
-    comment:
-    valid: true
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: events
     name: index_events_on_summary_id_and_action
@@ -1651,6 +1659,22 @@ indexes:
     nulls_not_distinct:
     comment:
     valid: true
+  - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
+    table: events
+    name: index_events_on_card_id
+    unique: false
+    columns:
+    - card_id
+    lengths: {}
+    orders: {}
+    opclasses: {}
+    where:
+    type:
+    using:
+    include:
+    nulls_not_distinct:
+    comment:
+    valid: true
   filters:
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: filters
@@ -1736,22 +1760,6 @@ indexes:
     comment:
     valid: true
   messages:
-  - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
-    table: messages
-    name: index_messages_on_card_id
-    unique: false
-    columns:
-    - card_id
-    lengths: {}
-    orders: {}
-    opclasses: {}
-    where:
-    type:
-    using:
-    include:
-    nulls_not_distinct:
-    comment:
-    valid: true
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: messages
     name: index_messages_on_messageable
@@ -1769,10 +1777,9 @@ indexes:
     nulls_not_distinct:
     comment:
     valid: true
-  notifications:
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
-    table: notifications
-    name: index_notifications_on_card_id
+    table: messages
+    name: index_messages_on_card_id
     unique: false
     columns:
     - card_id
@@ -1786,6 +1793,7 @@ indexes:
     nulls_not_distinct:
     comment:
     valid: true
+  notifications:
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: notifications
     name: index_notifications_on_user_id
@@ -1855,13 +1863,28 @@ indexes:
     nulls_not_distinct:
     comment:
     valid: true
+  - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
+    table: notifications
+    name: index_notifications_on_card_id
+    unique: false
+    columns:
+    - card_id
+    lengths: {}
+    orders: {}
+    opclasses: {}
+    where:
+    type:
+    using:
+    include:
+    nulls_not_distinct:
+    comment:
+    valid: true
   pins:
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: pins
-    name: index_pins_on_card_id_and_user_id
-    unique: true
+    name: index_pins_on_user_id
+    unique: false
     columns:
-    - card_id
     - user_id
     lengths: {}
     orders: {}
@@ -1891,9 +1914,10 @@ indexes:
     valid: true
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: pins
-    name: index_pins_on_user_id
-    unique: false
+    name: index_pins_on_card_id_and_user_id
+    unique: true
     columns:
+    - card_id
     - user_id
     lengths: {}
     orders: {}
@@ -1959,10 +1983,9 @@ indexes:
   taggings:
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: taggings
-    name: index_taggings_on_card_id_and_tag_id
-    unique: true
+    name: index_taggings_on_tag_id
+    unique: false
     columns:
-    - card_id
     - tag_id
     lengths: {}
     orders: {}
@@ -1976,9 +1999,10 @@ indexes:
     valid: true
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: taggings
-    name: index_taggings_on_tag_id
-    unique: false
+    name: index_taggings_on_card_id_and_tag_id
+    unique: true
     columns:
+    - card_id
     - tag_id
     lengths: {}
     orders: {}
@@ -2076,10 +2100,10 @@ indexes:
   watches:
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: watches
-    name: index_watches_on_card_id
+    name: index_watches_on_user_id
     unique: false
     columns:
-    - card_id
+    - user_id
     lengths: {}
     orders: {}
     opclasses: {}
@@ -2092,10 +2116,10 @@ indexes:
     valid: true
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: watches
-    name: index_watches_on_user_id
+    name: index_watches_on_card_id
     unique: false
     columns:
-    - user_id
+    - card_id
     lengths: {}
     orders: {}
     opclasses: {}
@@ -2140,4 +2164,4 @@ indexes:
     nulls_not_distinct:
     comment:
     valid: true
-version: 20250409201424
+version: 20250410141409