diff --git a/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/PreferencesModal.styl b/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/PreferencesModal.styl
index 9cac9b20..7e43db0d 100644
--- a/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/PreferencesModal.styl
+++ b/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/PreferencesModal.styl
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 @import('./Tab')
 
+top-bar--height = 50px
+
 .root
   modal()
   max-width 800px
@@ -10,17 +12,27 @@
 
 .top-bar
   absolute top left right
-  height 50px
+  height top-bar--height
   background-color $ui-backgroundColor
   border-bottom solid 1px $ui-borderColor
   p
     text-align center
     font-size 18px
-    line-height 50px
+    line-height top-bar--height
+
+.top-bar-close
+  position absolute
+  background-color transparent
+  border none
+  top 0
+  right 0
+  text-align center
+  width top-bar--height
+  height top-bar--height
 
 .nav
   absolute top left right
-  top 50px
+  top top-bar--height
   left 0
   width 140px
   margin-left 30px
@@ -54,7 +66,7 @@
 
 .content
   absolute left right bottom
-  top 50px
+  top top-bar--height
   left 140px
   margin-top 10px
   overflow-y auto
diff --git a/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/index.js b/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/index.js
index 070e8b2f..731951c5 100644
--- a/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/index.js
+++ b/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/index.js
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ class Preferences extends React.Component {
     }
   }
 
+  handleEscButtonClick () {
+    this.props.close()
+  }
+
   renderContent () {
     const { boundingBox } = this.state
     let { dispatch, config, data } = this.props
@@ -113,6 +117,10 @@ class Preferences extends React.Component {
         <div styleName='top-bar'>
           <p>Your menu for Boostnote</p>
         </div>
+        <button styleName='top-bar-close' onClick={(e) => this.handleEscButtonClick(e)}>
+          <div styleName='top-bar-close-mark'>X</div>
+          <div styleName='top-bar-close-text'>esc</div>
+        </button>
         <div styleName='nav'>
           {navButtons}
         </div>