diff --git a/application/views/helpers/MainDetail.php b/application/views/helpers/MainDetail.php
index 398e93352..28c021381 100644
--- a/application/views/helpers/MainDetail.php
+++ b/application/views/helpers/MainDetail.php
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ class Zend_View_Helper_MainDetail extends Zend_View_Helper_Abstract
         {{MAIN_CONTENT}}
     </div>
 
+    <p id="icingadetailClose" align="right" class="hidden">
+        <a
+            rel="tooltip"
+            title="Close"
+            class="button btn-common btn-small"
+        >
+            <i class="icinga-icon-remove"></i>
+        </a>
+    </p>
     <div id='icingadetail' class='{{DETAIL_CLASS}}'>
         {{DETAIL_CONTENT}}
     </div>
diff --git a/public/js/icinga/components/container.js b/public/js/icinga/components/container.js
index 4f326359c..c10997099 100644
--- a/public/js/icinga/components/container.js
+++ b/public/js/icinga/components/container.js
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'logging', 'icinga/componentLoader', 'URIjs/URI', 'URIjs/URITe
      * Available as a static method on the Container object or as an instance method
      */
     Container.prototype.showDetail = Container.showDetail = function() {
+        $('#icingadetailClose').removeClass('hidden');
         var mainDom = Container.getMainContainer().containerDom,
             detailDom = Container.getDetailContainer().containerDom;
 
@@ -435,6 +436,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'logging', 'icinga/componentLoader', 'URIjs/URI', 'URIjs/URITe
      * Available as a static method on the Container object or as an instance method
      */
     Container.prototype.hideDetail = Container.hideDetail = function() {
+        $('#icingadetailClose').addClass('hidden');
         cancelPendingRequest();
         urlMgr.setDetailUrl('');
         var mainDom = Container.getMainContainer().containerDom,
@@ -491,5 +493,9 @@ define(['jquery', 'logging', 'icinga/componentLoader', 'URIjs/URI', 'URIjs/URITe
         Container.getDetailContainer().replaceDomAsync(urlMgr.detailUrl);
     }
 
+    $('#icingadetailClose').click(function(){
+        detailContainer.hideDetail();
+    });
+
     return Container;
 });