diff --git a/src/js/util/keyboard.js b/src/js/util/keyboard.js
index cbe2d279..9217977f 100644
--- a/src/js/util/keyboard.js
+++ b/src/js/util/keyboard.js
@@ -30,11 +30,18 @@ KeyboardListener.prototype.listen = function() {
   }
   this.listening = true;
   Main.getEventBaton().stealBaton('docKeydown', this.keydown, this);
+  Main.getEventBaton().stealBaton('onCloseButtonClick', this.onCloseButtonClick, this);
+
 };
 
 KeyboardListener.prototype.mute = function() {
   this.listening = false;
   Main.getEventBaton().releaseBaton('docKeydown', this.keydown, this);
+  Main.getEventBaton().releaseBaton('onCloseButtonClick', this.onCloseButtonClick, this);
+};
+
+KeyboardListener.prototype.onCloseButtonClick = function(e) {
+  this.fireEvent('esc', e);
 };
 
 KeyboardListener.prototype.keydown = function(e) {
@@ -59,4 +66,3 @@ KeyboardListener.prototype.passEventBack = function(e) {
 
 exports.KeyboardListener = KeyboardListener;
 exports.mapKeycodeToKey = mapKeycodeToKey;
-
diff --git a/src/js/views/gitDemonstrationView.js b/src/js/views/gitDemonstrationView.js
index d7198ad3..8d942f27 100644
--- a/src/js/views/gitDemonstrationView.js
+++ b/src/js/views/gitDemonstrationView.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ var GitDemonstrationView = ContainedBase.extend({
     this.navEvents = Object.assign({}, Backbone.Events);
     this.navEvents.on('positive', this.positive, this);
     this.navEvents.on('negative', this.negative, this);
+    this.navEvents.on('exit', this.exit, this);
     this.navEvents.on('onResetButtonClick', this.onResetButtonClick, this);
     this.keyboardListener = new KeyboardListener({
       events: this.navEvents,
@@ -79,9 +80,14 @@ var GitDemonstrationView = ContainedBase.extend({
     }
   },
 
+  exit: function() {
+    alert('exittt');
+  },
+
   receiveMetaNav: function(navView, metaContainerView) {
     var _this = this;
     navView.navEvents.on('positive', this.positive, this);
+    navView.navEvents.on('exit', this.exit, this);
     this.metaContainerView = metaContainerView;
   },
 
diff --git a/src/js/views/index.js b/src/js/views/index.js
index ccebfffe..dd7b3cf1 100644
--- a/src/js/views/index.js
+++ b/src/js/views/index.js
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ var ModalTerminal = ContainedBase.extend({
   className: 'modalTerminal box flex1',
   template: _.template($('#terminal-window-template').html()),
   events: {
-    'click div.inside': 'onClick'
+    'click div.inside': 'onClick',
+    'click div.controls div.close': 'onCloseButtonClick'
   },
 
   initialize: function(options) {
@@ -333,6 +334,10 @@ var ModalTerminal = ContainedBase.extend({
     this.$('.modal-title').text(title);
   },
 
+  onCloseButtonClick: function() {
+    Main.getEventBaton().trigger('onCloseButtonClick');
+  },
+
   onClick: function() {
     this.navEvents.trigger('click');
   },
diff --git a/src/style/main.css b/src/style/main.css
index c2602fc9..18a35ab7 100644
--- a/src/style/main.css
+++ b/src/style/main.css
@@ -480,6 +480,10 @@ div.ui-draggable div.controls div.box.flex1 div {
   cursor: pointer;
 }
 
+div.modalTerminal div.close {
+  cursor: pointer !important;
+}
+
 div.controls div.box.flex1 div.close {
   background-color: #fb625f;
 }