diff --git a/src/phone.c b/src/phone.c
index 6ed0a46..9b4e405 100644
--- a/src/phone.c
+++ b/src/phone.c
@@ -2802,21 +2802,27 @@ static GtkWidget * _phone_create_progress(GtkWidget * parent, char const * text)
 	GtkWidget * vbox;
 	GtkWidget * widget;
 
-	/* FIXME add a cancel button? callback needed for delete-event then */
+	/* window */
 	window = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
 	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(window), "delete-event", G_CALLBACK(
 				on_phone_closex), NULL);
 	gtk_window_set_modal(GTK_WINDOW(window), TRUE);
 	gtk_window_set_title(GTK_WINDOW(window), _("Operation in progress..."));
 	gtk_window_set_transient_for(GTK_WINDOW(window), GTK_WINDOW(parent));
-	vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE, 0);
+	vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE, 4);
 	widget = gtk_label_new(text);
-	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), widget, FALSE, TRUE, 2);
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), widget, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
+	/* progress bar */
 	widget = gtk_progress_bar_new();
 	g_object_set_data(G_OBJECT(window), "progress", widget);
 	gtk_progress_bar_pulse(GTK_PROGRESS_BAR(widget));
 	gtk_progress_bar_set_text(GTK_PROGRESS_BAR(widget), " ");
-	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), widget, FALSE, TRUE, 2);
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), widget, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
+	/* close button */
+	widget = gtk_button_new_from_stock(GTK_STOCK_CLOSE);
+	g_signal_connect_swapped(G_OBJECT(widget), "clicked", G_CALLBACK(
+				gtk_widget_hide), window);
+	gtk_box_pack_end(GTK_BOX(vbox), widget, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
 	gtk_container_set_border_width(GTK_CONTAINER(window), 4);
 	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(window), vbox);
 	gtk_widget_show_all(window);