diff --git a/assets/css/src/components-public/_public.scss b/assets/css/src/components-public/_public.scss
index 19f763b007..71ad7a06a5 100644
--- a/assets/css/src/components-public/_public.scss
+++ b/assets/css/src/components-public/_public.scss
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ div.mailpoet_form_popup {
   z-index: 1000;
 }
 
+.mailpoet_popup_close_icon {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  display: block;
+  margin: 0 0 0 auto;
+}
+
 @include breakpoint-max-width($form-break-small-width) {
   div.mailpoet_form_popup {
     width: 100% !important;
diff --git a/assets/js/src/public.jsx b/assets/js/src/public.jsx
index e4621b47fe..c3c2b0114e 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/public.jsx
+++ b/assets/js/src/public.jsx
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ jQuery(($) => {
   }
 
   $(() => {
+    $('.mailpoet_popup_close_icon').click((event) => {
+      const closeIcon = $(event.target);
+      closeIcon.parent().removeClass('active');
+    });
+
     $('div.mailpoet_form_popup').each((index, element) => {
       const formDiv = $(element);
       const form = formDiv.find('form');
diff --git a/views/form/front_end_form.html b/views/form/front_end_form.html
index c6e4b48f81..d476217bd1 100644
--- a/views/form/front_end_form.html
+++ b/views/form/front_end_form.html
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
 
 
   <div id="<%= form_html_id %>" class="mailpoet_form mailpoet_form_<%= form_type %>">
+    <% if form_type == 'popup' %>
+      <img
+        class="mailpoet_popup_close_icon"
+        alt="close"
+        width=15
+        height=15
+        src='data:image/svg+xml;base64,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'
+      >
+    <% endif %>
     <%= styles | raw %>
     <form
       target="_self"