diff --git a/lib/Db/Circle.php b/lib/Db/Circle.php
index a8808c102..9887f306e 100644
--- a/lib/Db/Circle.php
+++ b/lib/Db/Circle.php
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ class Circle extends RelationalObject {
 	public function getObjectSerialization() {
 		return [
 			'uid' => $this->object->getUniqueId(),
-			'displayname' => $this->object->getName(),
-			'typeString' => $this->object->getTypeString(),
+			'displayname' => $this->object->getDisplayName(),
+			'typeString' => '',
 			'circleOwner' => $this->object->getOwner(),
 			'type' => 7
 		];
diff --git a/lib/Service/PermissionService.php b/lib/Service/PermissionService.php
index bef86f599..787987bf4 100644
--- a/lib/Service/PermissionService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/PermissionService.php
@@ -268,7 +268,11 @@ class PermissionService {
 						continue;
 					}
 
-					foreach ($circle->getMembers() as $member) {
+					foreach ($circle->getInheritedMembers() as $member) {
+						if ($member->getUserType() !== 1) {
+							// deck currently only supports user members in circles
+							continue;
+						}
 						$user = $this->userManager->get($member->getUserId());
 						if ($user === null) {
 							$this->logger->info('No user found for circle member ' . $member->getUserId());
diff --git a/src/CardCreateDialog.vue b/src/CardCreateDialog.vue
index cd88375c6..113e6e867 100644
--- a/src/CardCreateDialog.vue
+++ b/src/CardCreateDialog.vue
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ export default {
 
 		},
 		close() {
+			this.$emit('close')
 			this.$root.$emit('close')
 		},
 		async select() {
diff --git a/src/components/Controls.vue b/src/components/Controls.vue
index bcfbdba49..a6db277d0 100644
--- a/src/components/Controls.vue
+++ b/src/components/Controls.vue
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@
 		<div v-if="overviewName" class="board-title">
 			<div class="board-bullet icon-calendar-dark" />
 			<h2>{{ overviewName }}</h2>
+			<Actions>
+				<ActionButton icon="icon-add" @click="clickShowAddCardModel">
+					{{ t('deck', 'Add card') }}
+				</ActionButton>
+			</Actions>
+			<CardCreateDialog v-if="showAddCardModal" @close="clickHideAddCardModel" />
 		</div>
 		<div v-else-if="board" class="board-title">
 			<div :style="{backgroundColor: '#' + board.color}" class="board-bullet" />
@@ -206,11 +212,12 @@
 import { mapState, mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 import { Actions, ActionButton, Popover, Avatar } from '@nextcloud/vue'
 import labelStyle from '../mixins/labelStyle'
+import CardCreateDialog from '../CardCreateDialog'
 
 export default {
 	name: 'Controls',
 	components: {
-		Actions, ActionButton, Popover, Avatar,
+		Actions, ActionButton, Popover, Avatar, CardCreateDialog,
 	},
 	mixins: [labelStyle],
 	props: {
@@ -233,6 +240,7 @@ export default {
 			showArchived: false,
 			isAddStackVisible: false,
 			filter: { tags: [], users: [], due: '', unassigned: false },
+			showAddCardModal: false,
 		}
 	},
 
@@ -318,6 +326,12 @@ export default {
 			this.$store.dispatch('setFilter', { ...filterReset })
 			this.filter = filterReset
 		},
+		clickShowAddCardModel() {
+			this.showAddCardModal = true
+		},
+		clickHideAddCardModel() {
+			this.showAddCardModal = false
+		},
 	},
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/components/board/Board.vue b/src/components/board/Board.vue
index d47ea1a38..f0098379d 100644
--- a/src/components/board/Board.vue
+++ b/src/components/board/Board.vue
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 			</div>
 			<EmptyContent v-else-if="isEmpty" key="empty" icon="icon-deck">
 				{{ t('deck', 'No lists available') }}
-				<template #desc>
+				<template v-if="canManage" #desc>
 					{{ t('deck', 'Create a new list to add cards to this board') }}
 					<form @submit.prevent="addNewStack()">
 						<input id="new-stack-input-main"
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ export default {
 		}),
 		...mapGetters([
 			'canEdit',
+			'canManage',
 		]),
 		stacksByBoard() {
 			return this.$store.getters.stacksByBoard(this.board.id)
diff --git a/src/views/Dashboard.vue b/src/views/Dashboard.vue
index 8e16ac632..e49851a62 100644
--- a/src/views/Dashboard.vue
+++ b/src/views/Dashboard.vue
@@ -21,32 +21,39 @@
   -->
 
 <template>
-	<DashboardWidget :items="cards"
-		empty-content-icon="icon-deck"
-		:empty-content-message="t('deck', 'No upcoming cards')"
-		:show-more-text="t('deck', 'upcoming cards')"
-		:show-more-url="showMoreUrl"
-		:loading="loading"
-		@hide="() => {}"
-		@markDone="() => {}">
-		<template #default="{ item }">
-			<a :key="item.id"
-				:href="cardLink(item)"
-				target="_blank"
-				class="card">
-				<div class="card--header">
-					<DueDate class="right" :card="item" />
-					<span class="title">{{ item.title }}</span>
-				</div>
-				<ul v-if="item.labels && item.labels.length"
-					class="labels">
-					<li v-for="label in item.labels" :key="label.id" :style="labelStyle(label)">
-						<span>{{ label.title }}</span>
-					</li>
-				</ul>
-			</a>
-		</template>
-	</DashboardWidget>
+	<div>
+		<DashboardWidget :items="cards"
+			empty-content-icon="icon-deck"
+			:empty-content-message="t('deck', 'No upcoming cards')"
+			:show-more-text="t('deck', 'upcoming cards')"
+			:loading="loading"
+			@hide="() => {}"
+			@markDone="() => {}">
+			<template #default="{ item }">
+				<a :key="item.id"
+					:href="cardLink(item)"
+					target="_blank"
+					class="card">
+					<div class="card--header">
+						<DueDate class="right" :card="item" />
+						<span class="title">{{ item.title }}</span>
+					</div>
+					<ul v-if="item.labels && item.labels.length"
+						class="labels">
+						<li v-for="label in item.labels" :key="label.id" :style="labelStyle(label)">
+							<span>{{ label.title }}</span>
+						</li>
+					</ul>
+				</a>
+			</template>
+		</DashboardWidget>
+		<div class="center-button">
+			<button @click="toggleAddCardModel">
+				{{ t('deck', 'Add card') }}
+			</button>
+			<CardCreateDialog v-if="showAddCardModal" @close="toggleAddCardModel" />
+		</div>
+	</div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
@@ -55,17 +62,20 @@ import { mapGetters } from 'vuex'
 import labelStyle from './../mixins/labelStyle'
 import DueDate from '../components/cards/badges/DueDate'
 import { generateUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
+import CardCreateDialog from '../CardCreateDialog'
 
 export default {
 	name: 'Dashboard',
 	components: {
 		DueDate,
 		DashboardWidget,
+		CardCreateDialog,
 	},
 	mixins: [labelStyle],
 	data() {
 		return {
 			loading: false,
+			showAddCardModal: false,
 		}
 	},
 	computed: {
@@ -81,7 +91,7 @@ export default {
 			list.sort((a, b) => {
 				return (new Date(a.duedate)).getTime() - (new Date(b.duedate)).getTime()
 			})
-			return list
+			return list.slice(0, 6)
 		},
 		cardLink() {
 			return (card) => {
@@ -98,12 +108,21 @@ export default {
 			this.loading = false
 		})
 	},
+	methods: {
+		toggleAddCardModel() {
+			this.showAddCardModal = !this.showAddCardModal
+		},
+	},
 }
 </script>
 
 <style lang="scss" scoped>
 	@import './../css/labels';
 
+	.center-button {
+		text-align: center;
+	}
+
 	#deck-widget-empty-content {
 		text-align: center;
 		margin-top: 5vh;