diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
index 4edb06c64..2c0c67ef9 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/card-columns.css
@@ -849,6 +849,7 @@
     --btn-background: var(--card-color);
 
     color: var(--color-ink-inverted);
+    opacity: 1 !important;
 
     @media (hover: hover) {
       &:hover {
diff --git a/app/helpers/columns_helper.rb b/app/helpers/columns_helper.rb
index a92fb2824..b3e98b30e 100644
--- a/app/helpers/columns_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/columns_helper.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module ColumnsHelper
       card_triage_path(card, column_id: column),
       method: :post,
       class: [ "card__column-name btn", { "card__column-name--current": column == card.column && card.open? } ],
+      disabled: column == card.column,
       style: "--column-color: #{column.color}",
       form_class: "flex gap-half",
       data: { turbo_frame: "_top", scroll_to_target: column == card.column && card.open? ? "target" : nil }
diff --git a/app/views/cards/columns/edit.html.erb b/app/views/cards/columns/edit.html.erb
index 586fac20f..162bfbbeb 100644
--- a/app/views/cards/columns/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/cards/columns/edit.html.erb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     <%= button_to "Not now", card_not_now_path(@card),
         class: [ "card__column-name btn", { "card__column-name--current": @card.postponed? } ],
         style: "--column-color: var(--color-card-complete)",
+        disabled: @card.postponed?,
         role: "radio",
         aria: { checked: @card.postponed? },
         data: { scroll_to_target: @card.postponed? ? "target" : nil },
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@
 
     <%= button_to "Maybe?", card_triage_path(@card), method: :delete,
         class: [ "card__column-name card__column-name--stream btn", { "card__column-name--current": @card.awaiting_triage? } ],
-          style: "--column-color: var(--color-card-default)",
+        style: "--column-color: var(--color-card-default)",
+        disabled: @card.awaiting_triage?,
         role: "radio",
         aria: { checked: @card.awaiting_triage? },
         data: { scroll_to_target: @card.awaiting_triage? ? "target" : nil },
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@
     <%= button_to "Done", card_closure_path(@card),
         class: [ "card__column-name btn", { "card__column-name--current": @card.closed? } ],
         style: "--column-color: var(--color-card-complete)",
+        disabled: @card.closed?,
         role: "radio",
         aria: { checked: @card.closed? },
         data: { scroll_to_target: @card.closed? ? "target" : nil },