diff --git a/gui/griffon-app/resources/close_tab.png b/gui/griffon-app/resources/close_tab.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51c32d1d
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diff --git a/gui/griffon-app/views/com/muwire/gui/SearchTabView.groovy b/gui/griffon-app/views/com/muwire/gui/SearchTabView.groovy
index df261825..c443e2ce 100644
--- a/gui/griffon-app/views/com/muwire/gui/SearchTabView.groovy
+++ b/gui/griffon-app/views/com/muwire/gui/SearchTabView.groovy
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class SearchTabView {
                 panel {
                     label(text : searchTerms, constraints : BorderLayout.CENTER)
                 }
-                button(text : "x", preferredSize : [17,17], constraints : BorderLayout.EAST, // TODO: in osx is probably WEST
+                button(icon : imageIcon("/close_tab.png"), preferredSize : [20,20], constraints : BorderLayout.EAST, // TODO: in osx is probably WEST
                     actionPerformed : closeTab )
             }
         }