diff --git a/include/SideBarWidget.h b/include/SideBarWidget.h
index 229f07df032..37acc97705d 100644
--- a/include/SideBarWidget.h
+++ b/include/SideBarWidget.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <QPixmap>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include <QWidget>
+#include <QPushButton>
 
 
 class SideBarWidget : public QWidget
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ class SideBarWidget : public QWidget
 		return m_title;
 	}
 
+signals:
+	void closeButtonClicked();
 
 protected:
 	virtual void paintEvent( QPaintEvent * _pe );
@@ -75,6 +78,8 @@ class SideBarWidget : public QWidget
 	QVBoxLayout * m_layout;
 	QString m_title;
 	QPixmap m_icon;
+	QPushButton * m_closeBtn;
+	const QSize m_buttonSize;
 
 } ;
 
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/SideBar.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/SideBar.cpp
index 01ea5891915..cc83abae4f8 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/SideBar.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/SideBar.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ void SideBar::appendTab( SideBarWidget *widget )
 	widget->setMinimumWidth( 200 );
 
 	ToolTip::add( button, widget->title() );
+
+	connect(widget, &SideBarWidget::closeButtonClicked,
+		[=]() { button->click(); });
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/SideBarWidget.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/SideBarWidget.cpp
index c1b46cfa635..41647a4fd30 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/SideBarWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/SideBarWidget.cpp
@@ -22,23 +22,31 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include "SideBarWidget.h"
+
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QFontMetrics>
 #include <QPainter>
 
-#include "SideBarWidget.h"
+#include "embed.h"
 
 
 SideBarWidget::SideBarWidget( const QString & _title, const QPixmap & _icon,
 							QWidget * _parent ) :
 	QWidget( _parent ),
 	m_title( _title ),
-	m_icon( _icon )
+	m_icon(_icon),
+	m_buttonSize(17, 17)
 {
 	m_contents = new QWidget( this );
 	m_layout = new QVBoxLayout( m_contents );
 	m_layout->setSpacing( 5 );
 	m_layout->setMargin( 0 );
+	m_closeBtn = new QPushButton(embed::getIconPixmap("close"), QString(), this);
+	m_closeBtn->resize(m_buttonSize);
+	m_closeBtn->setToolTip(tr("Close"));
+	connect(m_closeBtn, &QPushButton::clicked,
+		[=]() { this->closeButtonClicked(); });
 }
 
 
@@ -80,6 +88,7 @@ void SideBarWidget::resizeEvent( QResizeEvent * )
 	const int MARGIN = 6;
 	m_contents->setGeometry( MARGIN, 40 + MARGIN, width() - MARGIN * 2,
 						height() - MARGIN * 2 - 40 );
+	m_closeBtn->move(m_contents->geometry().width() - MARGIN - 5, 5);
 }