diff --git a/src/material/card/card.scss b/src/material/card/card.scss
index 119874c5f9ab..b2cb1a25452b 100644
--- a/src/material/card/card.scss
+++ b/src/material/card/card.scss
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ $mat-card-default-padding: 16px !default;
   }
 }
 
+
+
 // Header section at the top of a card. MDC does not have a pre-made header section for cards.
 // Maintained here for backwards compatibility with the previous generation MatCard.
 .mat-mdc-card-header {
@@ -111,6 +113,14 @@ $mat-card-default-padding: 16px !default;
   padding: $mat-card-default-padding $mat-card-default-padding 0;
 }
 
+// Footer section at the bottom of a card. MDC does not have a pre-made footer section for cards.
+// Maintained here for backwards compatibility with the previous generation MatCard.
+.mat-mdc-card-footer {
+  // Apply default padding for the footer region. Omit any bottom padding because we assume
+  // this region will be followed by another region that includes top padding.
+  padding: $mat-card-default-padding $mat-card-default-padding 0;
+}
+
 // Primary card content. MDC does not have a pre-made section for primary content.
 // Adds the default 16px padding to the content. Maintained here for backwards compatibility
 // with the previous generation MatCard.