diff --git a/src/lib/seam/components/SupportedDevices/device-models.test.ts b/src/lib/seam/components/SupportedDevices/device-models.test.ts
index 43c0d64db..e53196c5e 100644
--- a/src/lib/seam/components/SupportedDevices/device-models.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/seam/components/SupportedDevices/device-models.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
 import {
   applyEmbedExclusions,
   filterDeviceModels,
+  getCapabilityLabel,
   getCapabilityOptions,
   getCapabilityRequirementMessages,
   getProvidersWithMissingRequirements,
@@ -112,6 +113,27 @@ const models = [
   deviceModel({ slug: 'd', manufacturer: null, deviceType: null }),
 ]
 
+test('card assignment is independently displayed and filterable without encoding', () => {
+  const model = deviceModel({
+    slug: 'card-reader',
+    capabilities: {
+      cloud: {
+        can_assign_plastic_cards: 'conditionally',
+        can_encode_plastic_cards: 'no',
+      },
+    },
+  })
+  expect(
+    getSupportedCapabilities(model).map(({ name }) => ({
+      name,
+      label: getCapabilityLabel(name),
+    }))
+  ).toEqual([{ name: 'can_assign_plastic_cards', label: 'Assign key cards' }])
+  expect(getCapabilityOptions([model]).map(({ value }) => value)).toEqual([
+    'can_assign_plastic_cards',
+  ])
+})
+
 test('applyEmbedExclusions: without exclusions returns the models', () => {
   expect(applyEmbedExclusions(models, null)).toBe(models)
   expect(applyEmbedExclusions(models, noExclusions)).toHaveLength(4)
diff --git a/src/lib/seam/components/SupportedDevices/device-models.ts b/src/lib/seam/components/SupportedDevices/device-models.ts
index 3a65e4874..f0d95b06a 100644
--- a/src/lib/seam/components/SupportedDevices/device-models.ts
+++ b/src/lib/seam/components/SupportedDevices/device-models.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ export const capabilityLabels: Partial<Record<CapabilityName, string>> = {
   can_program_offline_access_codes: 'Offline access codes',
   can_provision_mobile_keys: 'Mobile keys',
   can_provision_wallet_keys: 'Wallet keys',
-  can_encode_plastic_cards: 'Key cards',
+  can_encode_plastic_cards: 'Encode key cards',
+  can_assign_plastic_cards: 'Assign key cards',
   can_hvac_heat: 'Heat',
   can_hvac_cool: 'Cool',
   can_hvac_auto: 'Heat and cool',
diff --git a/src/lib/seam/ecosystem/types.ts b/src/lib/seam/ecosystem/types.ts
index e7c7d831c..f9d0ed445 100644
--- a/src/lib/seam/ecosystem/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/seam/ecosystem/types.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ export type CapabilityName =
   | 'can_remotely_unlock'
   | 'can_remotely_lock'
   | 'can_encode_plastic_cards'
+  | 'can_assign_plastic_cards'
   | 'can_provision_mobile_keys'
   | 'can_provision_wallet_keys'
   | 'can_hvac_cool'