diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/BeatmapCard.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/BeatmapCard.cs
index c53c1abd8d..a3650315cc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/BeatmapCard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/BeatmapCard.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards.Buttons;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards.Statistics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ using osuTK;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapListing.Panels;
 using osu.Game.Resources.Localisation.Web;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
+using DownloadButton = osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards.Buttons.DownloadButton;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards
 {
@@ -35,7 +37,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards
         private readonly APIBeatmapSet beatmapSet;
 
         private UpdateableOnlineBeatmapSetCover leftCover;
-        private FillFlowContainer iconArea;
+        private FillFlowContainer leftIconArea;
+
+        private Container rightButtonArea;
 
         private Container mainContent;
         private BeatmapCardContentBackground mainContentBackground;
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                             OnlineInfo = beatmapSet
                         },
-                        iconArea = new FillFlowContainer
+                        leftIconArea = new FillFlowContainer
                         {
                             Margin = new MarginPadding(5),
                             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
@@ -88,6 +92,27 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards
                         }
                     }
                 },
+                rightButtonArea = new Container
+                {
+                    Name = @"Right (button) area",
+                    Width = 30,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                    Origin = Anchor.TopRight,
+                    Anchor = Anchor.TopRight,
+                    Child = new FillFlowContainer<BeatmapCardIconButton>
+                    {
+                        AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                        Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                        Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
+                        Spacing = new Vector2(0, 14),
+                        Children = new BeatmapCardIconButton[]
+                        {
+                            new FavouriteButton(beatmapSet),
+                            new DownloadButton(beatmapSet)
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
                 mainContent = new Container
                 {
                     Name = @"Main content",
@@ -226,10 +251,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards
             };
 
             if (beatmapSet.HasVideo)
-                iconArea.Add(new IconPill(FontAwesome.Solid.Film));
+                leftIconArea.Add(new IconPill(FontAwesome.Solid.Film));
 
             if (beatmapSet.HasStoryboard)
-                iconArea.Add(new IconPill(FontAwesome.Solid.Image));
+                leftIconArea.Add(new IconPill(FontAwesome.Solid.Image));
 
             if (beatmapSet.HasExplicitContent)
             {
@@ -306,6 +331,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards
 
             leftCover.FadeColour(IsHovered ? OsuColour.Gray(0.2f) : Color4.White, TRANSITION_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
             statisticsContainer.FadeTo(IsHovered ? 1 : 0, TRANSITION_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
+            rightButtonArea.FadeTo(IsHovered ? 1 : 0, TRANSITION_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/Buttons/BeatmapCardIconButton.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/Buttons/BeatmapCardIconButton.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..155259d859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/Buttons/BeatmapCardIconButton.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Overlays;
+using osuTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards.Buttons
+{
+    public abstract class BeatmapCardIconButton : OsuHoverContainer
+    {
+        protected readonly SpriteIcon Icon;
+
+        private float size;
+
+        public new float Size
+        {
+            get => size;
+            set
+            {
+                size = value;
+                Icon.Size = new Vector2(size);
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected BeatmapCardIconButton()
+        {
+            Add(Icon = new SpriteIcon());
+
+            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+            Size = 12;
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OverlayColourProvider colourProvider)
+        {
+            Anchor = Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+
+            IdleColour = colourProvider.Light1;
+            HoverColour = colourProvider.Content1;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/Buttons/DownloadButton.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/Buttons/DownloadButton.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da6fe3c8be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/Buttons/DownloadButton.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards.Buttons
+{
+    public class DownloadButton : BeatmapCardIconButton
+    {
+        private readonly APIBeatmapSet beatmapSet;
+
+        public DownloadButton(APIBeatmapSet beatmapSet)
+        {
+            this.beatmapSet = beatmapSet;
+
+            Icon.Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.FileDownload;
+        }
+
+        // TODO: implement behaviour
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/Buttons/FavouriteButton.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/Buttons/FavouriteButton.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1859a66821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/Buttons/FavouriteButton.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards.Buttons
+{
+    public class FavouriteButton : BeatmapCardIconButton
+    {
+        private readonly APIBeatmapSet beatmapSet;
+
+        public FavouriteButton(APIBeatmapSet beatmapSet)
+        {
+            this.beatmapSet = beatmapSet;
+
+            Icon.Icon = FontAwesome.Regular.Heart;
+        }
+
+        // TODO: implement behaviour
+    }
+}