diff --git a/onionshare_gui/gui_common.py b/onionshare_gui/gui_common.py
index 59316a6e..f6d3eedf 100644
--- a/onionshare_gui/gui_common.py
+++ b/onionshare_gui/gui_common.py
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ class GuiCommon:
 
         self.css = {
             # OnionShareGui styles
+            "tab_widget": """
+                QTabBar::tab { width: 170px; height: 30px; }
+                """,
             "tab_widget_new_tab_button": """
                 QPushButton {
                     font-weight: bold;
diff --git a/onionshare_gui/tab/tab.py b/onionshare_gui/tab/tab.py
index 604d1acf..fbc828ff 100644
--- a/onionshare_gui/tab/tab.py
+++ b/onionshare_gui/tab/tab.py
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class Tab(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         self.share_mode.server_status.url_copied.connect(self.copy_url)
         self.share_mode.server_status.hidservauth_copied.connect(self.copy_hidservauth)
 
-        self.change_title.emit(self.tab_id, strings._("gui_new_tab_share_button"))
+        self.change_title.emit(self.tab_id, strings._("gui_tab_name_share"))
 
         self.update_server_status_indicator()
         self.timer.start(500)
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class Tab(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             self.copy_hidservauth
         )
 
-        self.change_title.emit(self.tab_id, strings._("gui_new_tab_receive_button"))
+        self.change_title.emit(self.tab_id, strings._("gui_tab_name_receive"))
 
         self.update_server_status_indicator()
         self.timer.start(500)
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class Tab(QtWidgets.QWidget):
             self.copy_hidservauth
         )
 
-        self.change_title.emit(self.tab_id, strings._("gui_new_tab_website_button"))
+        self.change_title.emit(self.tab_id, strings._("gui_tab_name_website"))
 
         self.update_server_status_indicator()
         self.timer.start(500)
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ class Tab(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         self.chat_mode.server_status.url_copied.connect(self.copy_url)
         self.chat_mode.server_status.hidservauth_copied.connect(self.copy_hidservauth)
 
-        self.change_title.emit(self.tab_id, strings._("gui_new_tab_chat_button"))
+        self.change_title.emit(self.tab_id, strings._("gui_tab_name_chat"))
 
         self.update_server_status_indicator()
         self.timer.start(500)
diff --git a/onionshare_gui/tab_widget.py b/onionshare_gui/tab_widget.py
index 1ef82cad..1eee0181 100644
--- a/onionshare_gui/tab_widget.py
+++ b/onionshare_gui/tab_widget.py
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ class TabWidget(QtWidgets.QTabWidget):
         # Define the new tab button
         self.new_tab_button = QtWidgets.QPushButton("+", parent=self)
         self.new_tab_button.setFlat(True)
-        self.new_tab_button.setAutoFillBackground(True)
-        self.new_tab_button.setFixedSize(30, 30)
+        self.new_tab_button.setFixedSize(40, 30)
         self.new_tab_button.clicked.connect(self.new_tab_clicked)
         self.new_tab_button.setStyleSheet(
             self.common.gui.css["tab_widget_new_tab_button"]
@@ -66,6 +65,8 @@ class TabWidget(QtWidgets.QTabWidget):
         self.setMovable(True)
         self.setTabsClosable(True)
         self.setUsesScrollButtons(True)
+        self.setDocumentMode(True)
+        self.setStyleSheet(self.common.gui.css["tab_widget"])
 
         self.tabCloseRequested.connect(self.close_tab)
 
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ class TabWidget(QtWidgets.QTabWidget):
 
         # If there are so many tabs it scrolls, move the button to the left of the scroll buttons
         if tabs_width > self.width():
-            pos.setX(self.width() - 61)
+            pos.setX(self.width() - 65)
         else:
             # Otherwise move the button to the right of the tabs
             pos.setX(self.tabBar().sizeHint().width())
@@ -152,6 +153,19 @@ class TabWidget(QtWidgets.QTabWidget):
         index = self.addTab(tab, strings._("gui_new_tab"))
         self.setCurrentIndex(index)
 
+        # Create a close button
+        def close_tab():
+            self.tabBar().tabCloseRequested.emit(self.indexOf(tab))
+
+        close_button = QtWidgets.QPushButton()
+        close_button.setFlat(True)
+        close_button.setFixedWidth(40)
+        close_button.setIcon(
+            QtGui.QIcon(self.common.get_resource_path("images/close_tab.png"))
+        )
+        close_button.clicked.connect(close_tab)
+        self.tabBar().setTabButton(index, QtWidgets.QTabBar.RightSide, close_button)
+
         tab.init(mode_settings)
         # If it's persistent, set the persistent image in the tab
         self.change_persistent(tab.tab_id, tab.settings.get("persistent", "enabled"))
diff --git a/share/images/close_tab.png b/share/images/close_tab.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a7984a6d
Binary files /dev/null and b/share/images/close_tab.png differ
diff --git a/share/locale/en.json b/share/locale/en.json
index 61fc0e2e..c7df27aa 100644
--- a/share/locale/en.json
+++ b/share/locale/en.json
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@
     "gui_new_tab_receive_button": "Receive Files",
     "gui_new_tab_website_button": "Host a Website",
     "gui_new_tab_chat_button": "Chat Anonymously",
+    "gui_tab_name_share": "Share",
+    "gui_tab_name_receive": "Receive",
+    "gui_tab_name_website": "Website",
+    "gui_tab_name_chat": "Chat",
     "gui_close_tab_warning_title": "Are you sure?",
     "gui_close_tab_warning_persistent_description": "This tab is persistent. If you close it you'll lose the onion address that it's using. Are you sure you want to close it?",
     "gui_close_tab_warning_share_description": "You're in the process of sending files. Are you sure you want to close this tab?",