diff --git a/src-ui/app/splash_component/SplashComponent.jsx b/src-ui/app/splash_component/SplashComponent.jsx
index 44d62233..05b2307c 100644
--- a/src-ui/app/splash_component/SplashComponent.jsx
+++ b/src-ui/app/splash_component/SplashComponent.jsx
@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@ import styles from "./SplashComponent.module.scss";
 import { StartUpProgressContainer } from "./start_up_progress_container/StartUpProgressContainer/";
 import { DownloadModelsContainer } from "./download_models_container/DownloadModelsContainer/";
 import MegaphoneSvg from "@images/megaphone.svg?react";
+import XMarkSvg from "@images/cancel.svg?react";
+import { appWindow } from "@tauri-apps/api/window";
 
 export const SplashComponent = () => {
     return (
-        <div>
+        <div className={styles.container}>
             <StartUpProgressContainer />
             <DownloadModelsContainer />
             <AnnouncementsContainer />
+            <CloseButtonContainer />
         </div>
     );
 };
@@ -39,3 +42,18 @@ const AnnouncementsContainer = () => {
         </a>
     );
 };
+
+
+const CloseButtonContainer = () => {
+    const close = () => {
+        appWindow.close();
+    };
+
+    return (
+        <button className={styles.close_button_wrapper} onClick={close}>
+            <div className={styles.close_button}>
+                <XMarkSvg className={styles.x_mark_svg}/>
+            </div>
+        </button>
+    );
+};
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diff --git a/src-ui/app/splash_component/SplashComponent.module.scss b/src-ui/app/splash_component/SplashComponent.module.scss
index 086b8ba6..6ef953b7 100644
--- a/src-ui/app/splash_component/SplashComponent.module.scss
+++ b/src-ui/app/splash_component/SplashComponent.module.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+.container {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    position: relative;
+}
+
 .announcements_button {
     position: absolute;
     top: 16px;
@@ -23,4 +30,41 @@
 }
 .announcements_link_svg {
     width: 20px;
+}
+
+
+
+.close_button_wrapper {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 100%;
+    transform: translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(45deg);
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    align-items: end;
+    width: 68px;
+    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
+    &:hover {
+        background-color: #bb4448;
+        & .x_mark_svg {
+            color: var(--dark_200_color);
+            transform: rotate(45deg);
+        }
+    }
+    &:active {
+        background-color: #9c3938;
+    }
+    transition: all 0.1s ease;
+}
+
+.close_button {
+    // width: 100%;
+    // height: 100%;
+}
+
+.x_mark_svg {
+    width: 24px;
+    transform: rotate(-45deg);
+    color: var(--dark_700_color);
+    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
 }
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