diff --git a/pysollib/kpat_load_save.py b/pysollib/kpat_load_save.py
index 21ff79ca..4180cabb 100644
--- a/pysollib/kpat_load_save.py
+++ b/pysollib/kpat_load_save.py
@@ -45,3 +45,10 @@ class KpatXmlEmitter:
         """docstring for endTag"""
         self._indent -= 1
         self._ind_out("</{}>\n".format(self._tags.pop()['name']))
+
+    def writeCard(self, card, turn=None):
+        """docstring for writeCard"""
+        self.writeEmptyTag(
+            "card",
+            [("id", str(card.id)), ("suit", "clubs"), ("rank", "ace")] +
+            ([("turn", turn)] if turn else []))
diff --git a/tests/lib/pysol_tests/kpat_load_save.py b/tests/lib/pysol_tests/kpat_load_save.py
index bb15042a..13ed95a2 100644
--- a/tests/lib/pysol_tests/kpat_load_save.py
+++ b/tests/lib/pysol_tests/kpat_load_save.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Written by Shlomi Fish, under the MIT Expat License.
 import unittest
 
+from pysollib.acard import AbstractCard
 from pysollib.kpat_load_save import KpatXmlEmitter
 
 from six.moves import cStringIO
@@ -46,3 +47,15 @@ class MyTests(unittest.TestCase):
             + "\t\t<flutter/>\n"
             + "\t</rar>\n"
             + "</foo>\n")
+
+    def test_write_card(self):
+        f = cStringIO()
+        e = KpatXmlEmitter(f)
+        self.assertTrue(e)
+        e.writeCard(card=AbstractCard(1001, 0, 0, 1, 3001), turn="face-up")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            f.getvalue(),
+            "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n"
+            + "<card id=\"1001\" suit=\"clubs\" " +
+            "rank=\"ace\" turn=\"face-up\"/>\n"
+        )