diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/keyboard/clipboard/ClipboardHistoryView.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/keyboard/clipboard/ClipboardHistoryView.kt
index b958d7ae6..bb733a474 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/keyboard/clipboard/ClipboardHistoryView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/keyboard/clipboard/ClipboardHistoryView.kt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class ClipboardHistoryView @JvmOverloads constructor(
         //  even when state is activated, the not activated color is set
         //   in suggestionStripView the same thing works correctly, wtf?
         //  need to properly fix it (and maybe undo the inverted isActivated) when adding a toggle key
-        listOf(ToolbarKey.LEFT, ToolbarKey.RIGHT, ToolbarKey.COPY, ToolbarKey.CLEAR_CLIPBOARD, ToolbarKey.SELECT_WORD, ToolbarKey.SELECT_ALL)
+        listOf(ToolbarKey.LEFT, ToolbarKey.RIGHT, ToolbarKey.COPY, ToolbarKey.CLEAR_CLIPBOARD, ToolbarKey.SELECT_WORD, ToolbarKey.SELECT_ALL, ToolbarKey.CLOSE_HISTORY)
             .forEach { toolbarKeys.add(createToolbarKey(context, keyboardAttr, it)) }
         keyboardAttr.recycle()
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/utils/ToolbarUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/utils/ToolbarUtils.kt
index 57ea19bd9..58ca8d318 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/utils/ToolbarUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/utils/ToolbarUtils.kt
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ fun getCodeForToolbarKey(key: ToolbarKey) = when (key) {
     FULL_RIGHT -> KeyCode.MOVE_END_OF_LINE
     SELECT_WORD -> KeyCode.CLIPBOARD_SELECT_WORD
     CLEAR_CLIPBOARD -> null // not managed via code input
+    CLOSE_HISTORY -> KeyCode.ALPHA
 }
 
 private fun getStyleableIconId(key: ToolbarKey) = when (key) {
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ private fun getStyleableIconId(key: ToolbarKey) = when (key) {
     FULL_LEFT -> R.styleable.Keyboard_iconFullLeft
     FULL_RIGHT -> R.styleable.Keyboard_iconFullRight
     SELECT_WORD -> R.styleable.Keyboard_iconSelectWord
+    CLOSE_HISTORY -> R.styleable.Keyboard_iconCloseView
 }
 
 fun getToolbarIconByName(name: String, context: Context): Drawable? {
@@ -91,12 +93,12 @@ fun getToolbarIconByName(name: String, context: Context): Drawable? {
 // names need to be aligned with resources strings (using lowercase of key.name)
 enum class ToolbarKey {
     VOICE, CLIPBOARD, UNDO, REDO, SETTINGS, SELECT_ALL, SELECT_WORD, COPY, ONE_HANDED, LEFT, RIGHT, UP, DOWN,
-    FULL_LEFT, FULL_RIGHT, INCOGNITO, AUTOCORRECT, CLEAR_CLIPBOARD
+    FULL_LEFT, FULL_RIGHT, INCOGNITO, AUTOCORRECT, CLEAR_CLIPBOARD, CLOSE_HISTORY
 }
 
 fun toToolbarKeyString(keys: Collection<ToolbarKey>) = keys.joinToString(";") { it.name }
 
-val defaultToolbarPref = entries.filterNot { it == CLEAR_CLIPBOARD }.joinToString(";") {
+val defaultToolbarPref = entries.filterNot { it == CLEAR_CLIPBOARD || it == CLOSE_HISTORY }.joinToString(";") {
     when (it) {
         INCOGNITO, AUTOCORRECT, UP, DOWN, ONE_HANDED, FULL_LEFT, FULL_RIGHT -> "${it.name},false"
         else -> "${it.name},true"
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_close_view.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_close_view.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9233cb0c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_close_view.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<!--
+    icon available in Android Studio
+    SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+-->
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:height="24dp"
+    android:width="24dp"
+    android:viewportHeight="24"
+    android:viewportWidth="24"  >
+    <path android:fillColor="#FFF"
+        android:pathData="M19,6.41L17.59,5 12,10.59 6.41,5 5,6.41 10.59,12 5,17.59 6.41,19 12,13.41 17.59,19 19,17.59 13.41,12z"/>
+</vector>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_close_view_rounded.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_close_view_rounded.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5dfc36d10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_close_view_rounded.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<!--
+    icon available in Android Studio
+    SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+-->
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:height="24dp"
+    android:width="24dp"
+    android:viewportHeight="960"
+    android:viewportWidth="960"  >
+    <path android:fillColor="#FFF"
+        android:pathData="m256,760 l-56,-56 224,-224 -224,-224 56,-56 224,224 224,-224 56,56 -224,224 224,224 -56,56 -224,-224 -224,224Z"/>
+</vector>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
index 1897a200a..d9d3668f5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@
         <attr name="iconBin" format="reference" />
         <attr name="iconUndo" format="reference" />
         <attr name="iconRedo" format="reference" />
+        <attr name="iconCloseView" format="reference" />
     </declare-styleable>
 
     <declare-styleable name="Keyboard_Key">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/keyboard-icons-holo.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/keyboard-icons-holo.xml
index ba5d6ab40..c7781265d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/keyboard-icons-holo.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/keyboard-icons-holo.xml
@@ -47,5 +47,6 @@
         <item name="iconFullLeft">@drawable/ic_to_start</item>
         <item name="iconFullRight">@drawable/ic_to_end</item>
         <item name="iconSelectWord">@drawable/ic_select</item>
+        <item name="iconCloseView">@drawable/ic_close_view</item>
     </style>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/keyboard-icons-lxx-light.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/keyboard-icons-lxx-light.xml
index 7bd0d40ff..bb6bf19f9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/keyboard-icons-lxx-light.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/keyboard-icons-lxx-light.xml
@@ -52,5 +52,6 @@
         <item name="iconFullLeft">@drawable/ic_to_start</item>
         <item name="iconFullRight">@drawable/ic_to_end</item>
         <item name="iconSelectWord">@drawable/ic_select</item>
+        <item name="iconCloseView">@drawable/ic_close_view</item>
     </style>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/keyboard-icons-rounded.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/keyboard-icons-rounded.xml
index 987037377..a7dce0946 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/keyboard-icons-rounded.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/keyboard-icons-rounded.xml
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@
         <item name="iconFullLeft">@drawable/ic_to_start_rounded</item>
         <item name="iconFullRight">@drawable/ic_to_end_rounded</item>
         <item name="iconSelectWord">@drawable/ic_select_rounded</item>
+        <item name="iconCloseView">@drawable/ic_close_view_rounded</item>
     </style>
 </resources>
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