diff --git a/src/domain/session/CreateRoomViewModel.js b/src/domain/session/CreateRoomViewModel.js
index 12b4fbd5..ad599c7e 100644
--- a/src/domain/session/CreateRoomViewModel.js
+++ b/src/domain/session/CreateRoomViewModel.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export class CreateRoomViewModel extends ViewModel {
         this._avatarScaledBlob = undefined;
         this._avatarFileName = undefined;
         this._avatarInfo = undefined;
+        this._closeUrl = this.urlRouter.urlUntilSegment("session");
     }
 
     get isPublic() { return this._isPublic; }
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ export class CreateRoomViewModel extends ViewModel {
     get hasAvatar() { return !!this._avatarScaledBlob; }
     get isFederationDisabled() { return this._isFederationDisabled; }
     get isAdvancedShown() { return this._isAdvancedShown; }
+    get closeUrl() { return this._closeUrl; }
 
     setName(name) {
         this._name = name;
diff --git a/src/platform/web/ui/session/CreateRoomView.js b/src/platform/web/ui/session/CreateRoomView.js
index 37905b2d..51a40807 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/ui/session/CreateRoomView.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/ui/session/CreateRoomView.js
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ import {StaticView} from "../general/StaticView";
 
 export class CreateRoomView extends TemplateView {
     render(t, vm) {
-        return t.main({className: "CreateRoomView middle"},
+        return t.main({className: "CreateRoomView middle"}, [
+            t.div({className: "CreateRoomView_header middle-header"}, [
+                t.a({className: "button-utility close-middle", href: vm.closeUrl, title: vm.i18n`Cancel room creation`}),
+            ]),
             t.div({className: "CreateRoomView_body centered-column"}, [
                 t.h2("Create room"),
                 //t.div({className: "RoomView_error"}, vm => vm.error),
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ export class CreateRoomView extends TemplateView {
                     ]),
                 ])
             ])
-        );
+        ]);
     }
 
     onFormChange(evt) {