diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD/KanbanGroup.tsx b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD/KanbanGroup.tsx
index 190d5d84..6a38af8b 100644
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD/KanbanGroup.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD/KanbanGroup.tsx
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ const KanbanGroup: React.FC<KanbanGroupProps> = memo(({
             )}
             <div className="enhanced-kanban-group-tasks">
                 {/* Create card at top */}
-                {showNewCardTop && (isOwnerOrAdmin || isProjectManager) && (
+                {showNewCardTop && (
                     <EnhancedKanbanCreateTaskCard
                         sectionId={group.id}
                         setShowNewCard={setShowNewCardTop}
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ const KanbanGroup: React.FC<KanbanGroupProps> = memo(({
                 ))}
 
                 {/* Create card at bottom */}
-                {showNewCardBottom && (isOwnerOrAdmin || isProjectManager) && (
+                {showNewCardBottom && (
                     <EnhancedKanbanCreateTaskCard
                         sectionId={group.id}
                         setShowNewCard={setShowNewCardBottom}
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ const KanbanGroup: React.FC<KanbanGroupProps> = memo(({
                 )}
 
                 {/* Footer Add Task Button */}
-                {(isOwnerOrAdmin || isProjectManager) && !showNewCardTop && !showNewCardBottom && group.tasks.length > 0 && (
+                {!showNewCardTop && !showNewCardBottom && group.tasks.length > 0 && (
                     <button
                         type="button"
                         className="h-10 w-full rounded-md border-2 border-dashed border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500 transition-colors flex items-center justify-center gap-2 text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-gray-300 mt-2"
diff --git a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD/TaskCard.tsx b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD/TaskCard.tsx
index 3a538463..9b1b1c17 100644
--- a/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD/TaskCard.tsx
+++ b/worklenz-frontend/src/components/enhanced-kanban/EnhancedKanbanBoardNativeDnD/TaskCard.tsx
@@ -203,16 +203,18 @@ const TaskCard: React.FC<TaskCardProps> = memo(({
         <>
             {isDropIndicator && (
                 <div
-                    style={{
+                    
+                    onDragStart={e => onTaskDragStart(e, task.id!, groupId)}
+                    onDragOver={e => onTaskDragOver(e, groupId, idx)}
+                    onDrop={e => onTaskDrop(e, groupId, idx)}
+                >
+                    <div className="w-full h-full bg-red-500"style={{
                         height: 80,
                         background: themeMode === 'dark' ? '#2a2a2a' : '#f0f0f0',
                         borderRadius: 6,
                         border: `5px`
-                    }}
-                    onDragStart={e => onTaskDragStart(e, task.id!, groupId)}
-                    onDragOver={e => onTaskDragOver(e, groupId, idx)}
-                    onDrop={e => onTaskDrop(e, groupId, idx)}
-                />
+                    }}></div>
+                </div>
             )}
             <div className="enhanced-kanban-task-card" style={{ background, color, display: 'block' }} >
                 <div