diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.html
index da469ebc4..8993674ba 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
-<div class="col p-2 h-100" style="width: 16rem;">
+<div class="col p-2 h-100 document-card" style="width: 16rem;">
   <div class="card h-100 shadow-sm">
     <div class="border-bottom">
       <img class="card-img doc-img" [src]="getThumbUrl()">
+
+      <div style="top: 0; left: 0" class="position-absolute border-right border-bottom bg-light p-1" [class.document-card-check]="!selected">
+        <div class="custom-control custom-checkbox">
+          <input type="checkbox" class="custom-control-input" id="smallCardCheck{{document.id}}" [(ngModel)]="selected">
+          <label class="custom-control-label" for="smallCardCheck{{document.id}}">L</label>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+
       <div style="top: 0; right: 0; font-size: large" class="text-right position-absolute mr-1">
         <div *ngFor="let t of getTagsLimited$() | async">
           <app-tag [tag]="t" (click)="clickTag.emit(t.id)" [clickable]="true" linkTitle="Filter by tag"></app-tag>
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.scss b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.scss
index 0068667d0..ba7190615 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.scss
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.scss
@@ -2,4 +2,12 @@
   object-fit: cover;
   object-position: top;
   height: 200px;
+}
+
+.document-card-check {
+  display: none
+}
+
+.document-card:hover .document-card-check {
+  display: block;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.ts
index d60552d4f..037c02cf0 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-card-small/document-card-small.component.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export class DocumentCardSmallComponent implements OnInit {
 
   constructor(private documentService: DocumentService) { }
 
+  selected = false
+
   @Input()
   document: PaperlessDocument