diff --git a/resources/client/components/BlockEditor/HintBlockInput.vue b/resources/client/components/BlockEditor/HintBlockInput.vue
index c105170..a01ac47 100644
--- a/resources/client/components/BlockEditor/HintBlockInput.vue
+++ b/resources/client/components/BlockEditor/HintBlockInput.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <template>
   <div data-cy="hint-block-input">
-    <Label :for="makeInputId('hidden-text')" class="sr-only">Hint</Label>
+    <Label :for="makeInputId('hint-text')" class="sr-only">Hint Text</Label>
     <InputGroup
-      :id="makeInputId('hidden-text')"
+      :id="makeInputId('hint-text')"
       label="Hidden Text"
       :labelHidden="true"
       :modelValue="modelValue"
diff --git a/resources/client/lib/makeContentBlock.ts b/resources/client/lib/makeContentBlock.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7d3cc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/client/lib/makeContentBlock.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { ContentBlock, ContentBlockType } from "@/types";
+import {
+  isAudioBlock,
+  isEmbedBlock,
+  isHintBlock,
+  isImageBlock,
+  isMathBlock,
+  isTextBlock,
+  isVideoBlock,
+} from "./isBlockOfType";
+
+/**
+ * makes an empty content block of a particular type
+ */
+export function makeContentBlock(type: ContentBlockType) {
+  const block: ContentBlock = {
+    id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+    type,
+    content: "",
+    meta: null,
+  };
+
+  if (isImageBlock(block)) {
+    block.meta = { alt: "" };
+    return block;
+  }
+
+  if (isHintBlock(block)) {
+    block.meta = { label: "Hint" };
+    return block;
+  }
+
+  if (isTextBlock(block)) {
+    block.meta = { lang: null };
+    return block;
+  }
+
+  if (isAudioBlock(block)) {
+    // using `isBlockOfType()` type guards to return the correct block type
+    return block;
+  }
+
+  if (isVideoBlock(block)) {
+    return block;
+  }
+
+  if (isEmbedBlock(block)) {
+    return block;
+  }
+
+  if (isMathBlock(block)) {
+    return block;
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(`Unknown block type: ${type}`);
+}
diff --git a/resources/client/pages/Cards/CreateOrEditCardPage.vue b/resources/client/pages/Cards/CreateOrEditCardPage.vue
index d224328..0842396 100644
--- a/resources/client/pages/Cards/CreateOrEditCardPage.vue
+++ b/resources/client/pages/Cards/CreateOrEditCardPage.vue
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import PageTitle from "@/components/PageTitle.vue";
 import PageSubtitle from "@/components/PageSubtitle.vue";
 import { useIsDeckTTSEnabled } from "@/composables/useIsDeckTTSEnabled";
+import { makeContentBlock } from "@/lib/makeContentBlock";
 import { IS_DECK_TTS_ENABLED_INJECTION_KEY } from "@/constants";
 
 const props = defineProps<{
@@ -101,23 +102,14 @@ const cardIdRef = computed(() => props.cardId ?? null);
 const { data: deck } = useDeckByIdQuery(deckIdRef);
 const { data: card } = useCardByIdQuery(cardIdRef);
 
-function createTextContentBlock(): T.TextContentBlock {
-  return {
-    id: crypto.randomUUID(),
-    type: "text",
-    content: "",
-    meta: null,
-  };
-}
-
 onMounted(() => {
   if (!isCreateMode.value) {
     return;
   }
 
   // add two text content blocks
-  form.front = [createTextContentBlock()];
-  form.back = [createTextContentBlock()];
+  form.front = [makeContentBlock("text")];
+  form.back = [makeContentBlock("text")];
 });
 
 watch(
@@ -154,10 +146,23 @@ function handleSave({ saveAndAddAnother = false } = {}) {
   form.back = removeEmptyBlocks(form.back);
   form.front = removeEmptyBlocks(form.front);
 
+  // snapshot the types of the front and back blocks before saving
+  // so that we can use them as the default for the next card
+  // if user clicks "Create + Another"
+  const frontTypes = form.front.map((block) => block.type);
+  const backTypes = form.back.map((block) => block.type);
+
   const onSuccess = () => {
     if (saveAndAddAnother) {
-      form.front = [createTextContentBlock()];
-      form.back = [createTextContentBlock()];
+      // when saving and adding another, use the previous card's front
+      // and back types as the default for the new card. If there are no types
+      // (e.g. the user deleted all content), default to text
+      form.front = frontTypes.length
+        ? frontTypes.map(makeContentBlock)
+        : [makeContentBlock("text")];
+      form.back = backTypes.length
+        ? backTypes.map(makeContentBlock)
+        : [makeContentBlock("text")];
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/cypress/e2e/deckShowPage.cy.ts b/tests/cypress/e2e/deckShowPage.cy.ts
index 2439aed..a535409 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/e2e/deckShowPage.cy.ts
+++ b/tests/cypress/e2e/deckShowPage.cy.ts
@@ -122,4 +122,70 @@ describe("DeckShowPage", () => {
     cy.get('[data-cy="flippable-card"]').should("have.length", 1);
     cy.contains("Another card");
   });
+
+  it("'Create and Add Another' button uses previous card's structure", () => {
+    // setup intercept for creating a card
+    cy.intercept("POST", "/api/decks/*/cards").as("createCard");
+
+    cy.visit(`/decks/${deckId}/cards/create`);
+
+    // set up aliases
+    cy.get('[data-cy="front-side-input"]').as("frontSideInput");
+    cy.get('[data-cy="back-side-input"]').as("backSideInput");
+
+    // remove old front-side block
+    cy.get("@frontSideInput").within(() => {
+      cy.get('[data-cy="remove-content-block-button"]').click();
+    });
+
+    // add a new image block
+    cy.get("@frontSideInput").contains("Add Block").click();
+    cy.get("[role='menu']").contains("Image").click();
+    cy.get("@frontSideInput").within(() => {
+      cy.getInputByLabel("Image Url").type(
+        "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Weisman_Art_Museum.jpg",
+      );
+    });
+
+    // add a hint block to front side
+    cy.get("@frontSideInput").contains("Add Block").click();
+    cy.get("[role='menu']").contains("Hint").click();
+    cy.get("@frontSideInput").within(() => {
+      cy.getInputByLabel("Hint Text").type("This is a hint");
+    });
+
+    // remove the default text block from back side
+    cy.get("@backSideInput").within(() => {
+      cy.get('[data-cy="remove-content-block-button"]').click();
+    });
+
+    // add an image block to back side
+    cy.get("@backSideInput").contains("Add Block").click();
+    cy.get("[role='menu']").contains("Image").click();
+    cy.get("@backSideInput").within(() => {
+      cy.getInputByLabel("Image Url").type(
+        "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Goldy_the_Gopher.jpg",
+      );
+    });
+
+    // CREATE AND ADD ANOTHER
+    cy.contains("Create + Another").click();
+    cy.wait("@createCard");
+
+    cy.get("[data-cy='front-side-input']").within(() => {
+      // verify that the front side has the image block and hint block
+      cy.get("[data-cy='image-block-input']").should("exist");
+      cy.get("[data-cy='hint-block-input']").should("exist");
+
+      // and that it doesn't have a text block
+      cy.get("[data-cy='text-block-input-container']").should("not.exist");
+    });
+
+    cy.get("[data-cy='back-side-input']").within(() => {
+      // and that the back side has the image block
+      cy.get("[data-cy='image-block-input']").should("exist");
+      // and that it doesn't have a text block
+      cy.get("[data-cy='text-block-input-container']").should("not.exist");
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/tests/cypress/support/commands.ts b/tests/cypress/support/commands.ts
index c8ebc9b..8cbcb31 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/support/commands.ts
+++ b/tests/cypress/support/commands.ts
@@ -91,3 +91,12 @@ Cypress.Commands.add(
     });
   },
 );
+
+Cypress.Commands.add("getInputByLabel", (label: string) => {
+  return cy
+    .contains("label", label)
+    .invoke("attr", "for")
+    .then((id) => {
+      cy.get("#" + id);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/tests/cypress/support/index.d.ts b/tests/cypress/support/index.d.ts
index 1edd876..46c5453 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/support/index.d.ts
+++ b/tests/cypress/support/index.d.ts
@@ -134,5 +134,10 @@ declare namespace Cypress {
       deckId: number,
       { front, back }: { front: string; back: string },
     ): Chainable<any>;
+
+    /**
+     * Get the input element matching the label text.
+     */
+    getInputByLabel(label: string): Chainable<any>;
   }
 }