diff --git a/www/kanban/app-kanban.less b/www/kanban/app-kanban.less
index edf83490f..bc25086b6 100644
--- a/www/kanban/app-kanban.less
+++ b/www/kanban/app-kanban.less
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     @palette8: #E4CAFF;
 
     .kanban-board-header {
-        background-color: #AAA;
+        background-color: #c9c9c9;
     }
 
     .cp-kanban-palette-nocolor {
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@
         }
 
         .kanban-board {
+            background-color: #eaeaea;
+            color: @cryptpad_text_col;
             header {
                 display: flex;
                 align-items: center;
@@ -174,6 +176,25 @@
                     cursor: move;
                 }
             }
+            footer {
+                padding: 10px;
+                span {
+                    .tools_unselectable();
+                    outline: none;
+                    width: 100%;
+                    border: 1px solid @cryptpad_text_col;
+                    border-radius: 0px;
+                    font-size: 40px;
+                    display: inline-flex;
+                    justify-content: center;
+                    align-items: center;
+                    line-height: 1;
+                    cursor: pointer;
+                    &:hover {
+                        background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         #kanban-edit {
diff --git a/www/kanban/jkanban.css b/www/kanban/jkanban.css
index 197a2d224..513c16d54 100644
--- a/www/kanban/jkanban.css
+++ b/www/kanban/jkanban.css
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 .kanban-board {
     position: relative;
     float: left;
-    background: #E2E4E6;
     transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.23, 1, 0.32, 1);
     margin: 10px;
     vertical-align: top;
diff --git a/www/kanban/jkanban.js b/www/kanban/jkanban.js
index 83efda3a4..b5f1ec5eb 100644
--- a/www/kanban/jkanban.js
+++ b/www/kanban/jkanban.js
@@ -432,8 +432,9 @@
                     var footerBoard = document.createElement('footer');
                     footerBoard.classList.add('kanban-board-footer');
                     //add button
-                    var addBoardItem = document.createElement('button');
-                    $(addBoardItem).addClass("kanban-title-button btn btn-default fa fa-plus");
+                    var addBoardItem = document.createElement('span');
+                    addBoardItem.classList.add('kanban-title-button');
+                    addBoardItem.innerText = '+';
                     footerBoard.appendChild(addBoardItem);
                     __onAddItemClickHandler(addBoardItem);