diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.portalbox.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.portalbox.inc.php
index 613584e4d0..e19685b03a 100755
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.portalbox.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.portalbox.inc.php
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@
 				$control_array = Array(
 					'up',
 					'down',
-					/*'question',
 					'close',
+					/*'question',
 					'edit'*/
 				);
 				@reset($control_array);
diff --git a/phpgwapi/templates/idots/images/close.button.png b/phpgwapi/templates/idots/images/close.button.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2cc9be414
Binary files /dev/null and b/phpgwapi/templates/idots/images/close.button.png differ
diff --git a/set_box.php b/set_box.php
index d3b1b9e1c3..455f97fc90 100755
--- a/set_box.php
+++ b/set_box.php
@@ -92,9 +92,12 @@
 			}
 			move_boxes($curr_position,$new_order,$offset,$max_count,0);
 			break;
+		case 'close':
+			$GLOBALS['egw']->preferences->add($GLOBALS['egw']->applications->id2name($_GET['app']), 'homepage_display', 0);
+			$GLOBALS['egw']->preferences->save_repository();
+			break;
 		case 'edit':
 		case 'question':
-		case 'close':
 		default:
 	}