diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/buttons.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/buttons.css
index 5c787aeea..072ee1a1b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/buttons.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/buttons.css
@@ -185,8 +185,10 @@
       --btn-border-radius: 0;
       --radius: 0.3em;
 
+      flex: 1 0 33%;
       inline-size: 100%;
       justify-content: center;
+      white-space: nowrap;
     }
 
     form {
@@ -197,7 +199,6 @@
       border-end-start-radius: var(--radius);
       border-inline-end: 0;
       border-start-start-radius: var(--radius);
-      flex: 1 0 50%;
       padding-inline-end: 0.8em;
     }
 
@@ -205,7 +206,6 @@
       border-end-end-radius: var(--radius);
       border-inline-start: 0;
       border-start-end-radius: var(--radius);
-      flex: 1 0 50%;
       padding-inline-start: 0.8em;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
index 9e92e2327..bdd2bf065 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   #main:has(.card-columns) {
     --cards-gap: min(2cqi, 1rem);
     --gradient-border: linear-gradient(to right,var(--color-canvas), var(--color-ink-lighter) 3%, var(--color-ink-lighter) 97%, var(--color-canvas));
-    --reserved-bubble-space: calc(var(--bubble-size) + var(--bubble-gap));
+    --reserved-bubble-space: calc(var(--bubble-size) / 2 + var(--bubble-gap));
     --bubble-gap: 0.5rem;
     --bubble-size: 4rem;
 
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
     @media (max-width: 639px) {
       --bubble-gap: -0.5rem;
       --bubble-size: 3rem;
-      --reserved-bubble-space: calc(var(--bubble-size) / 2 + var(--bubble-gap));
     }
   }
 
   .card-columns {
     margin: auto;
     max-inline-size: 100%;
+    padding-inline: var(--reserved-bubble-space);
     position: relative;
 
     &:before {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
     @media (min-width: 640px) {
       display: grid;
-      grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 50%);
+      grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 33%);
     }
   }
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
     @media (max-width: 639px) {
       padding-block-end: calc(var(--cards-gap) * 2);
-      padding-inline-start: var(--reserved-bubble-space);
+      padding-inline-start: var(--cards-gap);
     }
 
     .card {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 
   .cards--considering {
     @media (min-width: 640px) {
-      padding-inline: var(--reserved-bubble-space) var(--cards-gap);
+      padding-inline: var(--cards-gap);
 
       &:after {
         background: linear-gradient(var(--color-canvas), var(--color-ink-lighter) 1%, var(--color-ink-lighter) 99%, var(--color-canvas));
@@ -222,12 +222,42 @@
     }
   }
 
+  /* On Deck
+  /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+  .cards--on-deck {
+    @media (min-width: 640px) {
+      padding-inline: var(--cards-gap);
+
+      &:after {
+        background: linear-gradient(var(--color-canvas), var(--color-ink-lighter) 1%, var(--color-ink-lighter) 99%, var(--color-canvas));
+        block-size: calc(100% + 1.2em);
+        content: "";
+        display: block;
+        inline-size: 1px;
+        inset: -0.6em 0 -0.6em 100%;
+        position: absolute;
+        z-index: 3;
+      }
+    }
+
+    @media (max-width: 639px) {
+      &::before {
+        background: var(--gradient-border);
+        block-size: 1px;
+        content: "";
+        inset: 0 0 auto;
+        position: absolute;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /* Doing
   /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
   .cards--doing {
     @media (min-width: 640px) {
-      padding-inline: var(--cards-gap) var(--reserved-bubble-space);
+      padding-inline: var(--cards-gap);
     }
 
     @media (max-width: 639px) {
diff --git a/app/controllers/cards/drops_controller.rb b/app/controllers/cards/drops_controller.rb
index 25f7997a8..c6c19b7a1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/cards/drops_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/cards/drops_controller.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Cards::DropsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   private
-    VALID_DROP_TARGETS = %w[ considering doing ]
+    VALID_DROP_TARGETS = %w[ considering on_deck doing ]
 
     def set_card
       @card = Current.user.accessible_cards.find(params[:dropped_item_id])
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class Cards::DropsController < ApplicationController
       case @drop_target
       when :considering
           @card.reconsider
+      when :on_deck
+          @card.move_to_on_deck
       when :doing
           @card.engage
       end
@@ -33,6 +35,6 @@ class Cards::DropsController < ApplicationController
 
     def render_column_replacement
       page_and_filter = page_and_filter_for @filter.with(engagement_status: @drop_target.to_s), per_page: CardsController::PAGE_SIZE
-      render turbo_stream: turbo_stream.replace("#{@drop_target}-cards", method: :morph, partial: "cards/index/engagement/#{@drop_target}", locals: page_and_filter.to_h)
+      render turbo_stream: turbo_stream.replace("#{@drop_target.to_s.gsub('_', '-')}-cards", method: :morph, partial: "cards/index/engagement/#{@drop_target}", locals: page_and_filter.to_h)
     end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/cards/engagements_controller.rb b/app/controllers/cards/engagements_controller.rb
index 50a6daa83..73b8e9c9d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/cards/engagements_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/cards/engagements_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ class Cards::EngagementsController < ApplicationController
   include CardScoped
 
   def create
-    @card.engage
+    case params[:engagement]
+    when "doing"
+      @card.engage
+    when "on_deck"
+      @card.move_to_on_deck
+    end
     render_card_replacement
   end
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/cards_controller.rb b/app/controllers/cards_controller.rb
index 84627b625..b6a2833a3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/cards_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/cards_controller.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class CardsController < ApplicationController
 
   def index
     @considering = page_and_filter_for @filter.with(engagement_status: "considering"), per_page: PAGE_SIZE
+    @on_deck = page_and_filter_for @filter.with(engagement_status: "on_deck"), per_page: PAGE_SIZE
     @doing = page_and_filter_for @filter.with(engagement_status: "doing"), per_page: PAGE_SIZE
     @closed = page_and_filter_for_closed_cards
   end
diff --git a/app/models/card/engageable.rb b/app/models/card/engageable.rb
index 7d26308a2..dbca51465 100644
--- a/app/models/card/engageable.rb
+++ b/app/models/card/engageable.rb
@@ -5,18 +5,24 @@ module Card::Engageable
     has_one :engagement, dependent: :destroy, class_name: "Card::Engagement"
 
     scope :considering, -> { published_or_drafted_by(Current.user).open.where.missing(:engagement) }
-    scope :doing,       -> { published.open.joins(:engagement) }
+    scope :on_deck,     -> { published.open.joins(:engagement).where(card_engagements: { status: "on_deck" }) }
+    scope :doing,       -> { published.open.joins(:engagement).where(card_engagements: { status: "doing" }) }
 
     scope :by_engagement_status, ->(status) do
       case status.to_s
       when "considering" then considering.with_golden_first
+      when "on_deck"     then on_deck.with_golden_first
       when "doing"       then doing.with_golden_first
       end
     end
   end
 
   def doing?
-    open? && published? && engagement.present?
+    open? && published? && engagement&.status == "doing"
+  end
+
+  def on_deck?
+    open? && published? && engagement&.status == "on_deck"
   end
 
   def considering?
@@ -26,6 +32,8 @@ module Card::Engageable
   def engagement_status
     if doing?
       "doing"
+    elsif on_deck?
+      "on_deck"
     elsif considering?
       "considering"
     end
@@ -35,7 +43,20 @@ module Card::Engageable
     unless doing?
       transaction do
         reopen
-        create_engagement!
+        create_engagement!(status: "doing")
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def move_to_on_deck
+    unless on_deck?
+      transaction do
+        reopen
+        if engagement.present?
+          engagement.update!(status: "on_deck")
+        else
+          create_engagement!(status: "on_deck")
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/models/card/engagement.rb b/app/models/card/engagement.rb
index 6cdcdf45e..e9a46428f 100644
--- a/app/models/card/engagement.rb
+++ b/app/models/card/engagement.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 class Card::Engagement < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to :card, class_name: "::Card", touch: true
+
+  validates :status, presence: true, inclusion: { in: %w[doing on_deck] }
 end
diff --git a/app/views/cards/container/_engagement.html.erb b/app/views/cards/container/_engagement.html.erb
index 54aa661b9..47a1e9d74 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/container/_engagement.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/container/_engagement.html.erb
@@ -2,14 +2,23 @@
   <div class="card-perma__notch card-perma__notch--top" id="<%= dom_id(@card, :card_engagement_toggle) %>" style="--card-color: <%= @card.color %>;">
     <div class="btn__group flex full-width txt-uppercase">
       <%= form_with url: card_engagement_path(@card), method: :delete, data: { controller: "form" } do |form| %>
-        <%= form.label :engagement, value: "considering", class: "btn", aria: { label: "Move to Doing"} do %>
+        <%= form.label :engagement, value: "considering", class: "btn", aria: { label: "Move to Considering"} do %>
           <%= form.radio_button :engagement, "considering", checked: @card.considering?, class: "for-screen-reader", data: { action: "change->form#submit" } %>
           <span>Considering</span>
         <% end %>
       <% end %>
 
       <%= form_with url: card_engagement_path(@card), method: :post, data: { controller: "form" } do |form| %>
-        <%= form.label :engagement, value: "doing", class: "btn", aria: { label: "Move back to Considering"} do %>
+        <%= form.hidden_field :engagement, value: "on_deck" %>
+        <%= form.label :engagement, value: "on_deck", class: "btn", aria: { label: "Move to On Deck"} do %>
+          <%= form.radio_button :engagement, "on_deck", checked: @card.on_deck?, class: "for-screen-reader", data: { action: "change->form#submit" } %>
+          <span>On Deck</span>
+        <% end %>
+      <% end %>
+
+      <%= form_with url: card_engagement_path(@card), method: :post, data: { controller: "form" } do |form| %>
+        <%= form.hidden_field :engagement, value: "doing" %>
+        <%= form.label :engagement, value: "doing", class: "btn", aria: { label: "Move to Doing"} do %>
           <%= form.radio_button :engagement, "doing", checked: @card.doing?, class: "for-screen-reader", data: { action: "change->form#submit" } %>
           <span>Doing</span>
         <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/cards/index.html.erb b/app/views/cards/index.html.erb
index 377483dc6..1b5f95849 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/index.html.erb
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
         dragend->drag-and-drop#dragEnd" } do %>
   <div class="card-columns">
     <%= render "cards/index/engagement/considering", **@considering.to_h %>
+    <%= render "cards/index/engagement/on_deck", **@on_deck.to_h %>
     <%= render "cards/index/engagement/doing", **@doing.to_h %>
   </div>
 
diff --git a/app/views/cards/index/_workflow_filter.html.erb b/app/views/cards/index/_workflow_filter.html.erb
index 018fc2045..c1b4a5aba 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/index/_workflow_filter.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/index/_workflow_filter.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="cards__heading" data-controller="dialog" data-action="keydown.esc->dialog#close click@document->dialog#closeOnClickOutside">
   <button class="cards__filter btn input input--select borderless overflow-ellipsis" data-action="click->dialog#open:stop">
     <% if filter.stages.any? %>
-      <%= filter.stages.map(&:name).to_sentence %>
+      Doing: <%= filter.stages.map(&:name).to_sentence %>
     <% else %>
       Doing
     <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/cards/index/engagement/_on_deck.html.erb b/app/views/cards/index/engagement/_on_deck.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..393d3e6ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/cards/index/engagement/_on_deck.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<section id="on-deck-cards" class="cards cards--on-deck" data-drag-and-drop-target="container" data-drop-target="on_deck">
+  <h2 class="cards__heading">
+    Decided to do
+  </h2>
+
+  <% if page.used? %>
+    <%= render partial: "cards/display/preview", collection: page.records, as: :card, locals: { draggable: true }, cached: true %>
+
+    <% unless page.last? %>
+      <%= cards_next_page_link "on-deck-cards", page: page, filter: filter %>
+    <% end %>
+  <% else %>
+    <p class="txt-medium translucent">Nothing here</p>
+  <% end %>
+</section>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/db/migrate/20250812195130_add_status_to_card_engagements.rb b/db/migrate/20250812195130_add_status_to_card_engagements.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf0944577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20250812195130_add_status_to_card_engagements.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class AddStatusToCardEngagements < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.1]
+  def change
+    add_column :card_engagements, :status, :string, default: "doing", null: false
+    add_index :card_engagements, :status
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 7b2e27f91..b4721da26 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_08_06_174718) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema[8.1].define(version: 2025_08_12_195130) do
   create_table "accesses", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.datetime "accessed_at"
     t.integer "collection_id", null: false
@@ -107,8 +107,10 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[8.1].define(version: 2025_08_06_174718) do
   create_table "card_engagements", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.integer "card_id"
     t.datetime "created_at", null: false
+    t.string "status", default: "doing", null: false
     t.datetime "updated_at", null: false
     t.index ["card_id"], name: "index_card_engagements_on_card_id"
+    t.index ["status"], name: "index_card_engagements_on_status"
   end
 
   create_table "card_goldnesses", force: :cascade do |t|
diff --git a/db/schema_cache.yml b/db/schema_cache.yml
index 9bff2e19f..3398114f4 100644
--- a/db/schema_cache.yml
+++ b/db/schema_cache.yml
@@ -382,6 +382,16 @@ columns:
     comment:
   - *5
   - *6
+  - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::SQLite3::Column
+    auto_increment:
+    name: status
+    cast_type: *7
+    sql_type_metadata: *8
+    'null': false
+    default: doing
+    default_function:
+    collation:
+    comment:
   - *9
   card_goldnesses:
   - *22
@@ -1587,6 +1597,22 @@ indexes:
     nulls_not_distinct:
     comment:
     valid: true
+  - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
+    table: card_engagements
+    name: index_card_engagements_on_status
+    unique: false
+    columns:
+    - status
+    lengths: {}
+    orders: {}
+    opclasses: {}
+    where:
+    type:
+    using:
+    include:
+    nulls_not_distinct:
+    comment:
+    valid: true
   card_goldnesses:
   - !ruby/object:ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::IndexDefinition
     table: card_goldnesses
@@ -2703,4 +2729,4 @@ indexes:
     comment:
     valid: true
   workflows: []
-version: 20250806174718
+version: 20250812195130
diff --git a/test/controllers/cards/engagements_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/cards/engagements_controller_test.rb
index 6b4265b86..f1b42dcfc 100644
--- a/test/controllers/cards/engagements_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/cards/engagements_controller_test.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,16 @@ class Cards::EngagementsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     card = cards(:text)
 
     assert_changes -> { card.reload.doing? }, from: false, to: true do
-      post card_engagement_path(card)
+      post card_engagement_path(card), params: { engagement: "doing" }
+      assert_card_container_rerendered(card)
+    end
+  end
+
+  test "create on_deck" do
+    card = cards(:text)
+
+    assert_changes -> { card.reload.on_deck? }, from: false, to: true do
+      post card_engagement_path(card), params: { engagement: "on_deck" }
       assert_card_container_rerendered(card)
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/models/card/engageable_test.rb b/test/models/card/engageable_test.rb
index cd05c15b4..25ac9def3 100644
--- a/test/models/card/engageable_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/card/engageable_test.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ class Card::EngageableTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_not cards(:logo).considering?
     assert cards(:text).considering?
 
+    assert_not cards(:logo).on_deck?
+    assert_not cards(:text).on_deck?
+
     assert_equal "doing", cards(:logo).engagement_status
     assert_equal "considering", cards(:text).engagement_status
   end
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ class Card::EngageableTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
     assert_not cards(:text).considering?
     assert_not cards(:text).doing?
+    assert_not cards(:text).on_deck?
 
     cards(:text).engage
     assert_not cards(:text).reload.closed?
@@ -48,5 +52,9 @@ class Card::EngageableTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
     assert_includes Card.considering, cards(:text)
     assert_not_includes Card.considering, cards(:logo)
+
+    cards(:text).move_to_on_deck
+    assert_includes Card.on_deck, cards(:text)
+    assert_not_includes Card.on_deck, cards(:logo)
   end
 end