diff --git a/www/kanban/app-kanban.less b/www/kanban/app-kanban.less
index 76ef51054..15458e2b4 100644
--- a/www/kanban/app-kanban.less
+++ b/www/kanban/app-kanban.less
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
             line-height: 30px;
             color: @cp_kanban-fg;
             border: 1px solid fade(@cp_kanban-fg, 40%);
+            outline: none;
             // tick on selected color
             &.cp-kanban-palette-card.fa-check {
                 color: @cryptpad_text_col;
@@ -159,6 +160,9 @@
             &.cp-kanban-palette-board.fa-check {
                 color: @cryptpad_text_col_inv;
             }
+            &:focus{
+                outline: @cryptpad_color_brand solid 2px;
+            }
         }
     }
     #cp-kanban-edit-tags {