diff --git a/docs/cards.md b/docs/cards.md
index 5adf49a..6c30d54 100644
--- a/docs/cards.md
+++ b/docs/cards.md
@@ -283,3 +283,9 @@ class-title
 
 class-footer
 : Additional CSS classes for the footer element.
+
+class-img-top
+: Additional CSS classes for the top image (if present).
+
+class-img-bottom
+: Additional CSS classes for the bottom image (if present).
diff --git a/sphinx_design/cards.py b/sphinx_design/cards.py
index d097fed..96d0e33 100644
--- a/sphinx_design/cards.py
+++ b/sphinx_design/cards.py
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class CardDirective(SphinxDirective):
         "class-body": directives.class_option,
         "class-title": directives.class_option,
         "class-footer": directives.class_option,
+        "class-img-top": directives.class_option,
+        "class-img-bottom": directives.class_option,
     }
 
     def run(self) -> List[nodes.Node]:
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ def create_card(
                 "",
                 uri=options["img-top"],
                 alt="card-img-top",
-                classes=["sd-card-img-top"],
+                classes=["sd-card-img-top"] + options.get("class-img-top", []),
             )
             container.append(image_top)
 
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ def create_card(
                 "",
                 uri=options["img-bottom"],
                 alt="card-img-bottom",
-                classes=["sd-card-img-bottom"],
+                classes=["sd-card-img-bottom"] + options.get("class-img-bottom", []),
             )
             container.append(image_bottom)