diff --git a/webclient/app-controller.js b/webclient/app-controller.js
index 0e823b43e7..7d61207554 100644
--- a/webclient/app-controller.js
+++ b/webclient/app-controller.js
@@ -67,6 +67,16 @@ angular.module('MatrixWebClientController', ['matrixService', 'mPresence', 'even
         }
     };
     
+    $scope.leave = function(room_id) {
+        matrixService.leave(room_id).then(
+            function(response) {
+                console.log("Left room " + room_id);
+            },
+            function(error) {
+                console.log("Failed to leave room " + room_id + ": " + error.data.error);
+            });
+    };
+    
     // Logs the user out 
     $scope.logout = function() {
         
diff --git a/webclient/recents/recents.html b/webclient/recents/recents.html
index edfc1677eb..ff811b2b8d 100644
--- a/webclient/recents/recents.html
+++ b/webclient/recents/recents.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <table class="recentsTable">
         <tbody ng-repeat="(index, room) in events.rooms | orderRecents" 
                ng-click="goToPage('room/' + (room.room_alias ? room.room_alias : room.room_id) )" 
-               class ="recentsRoom" 
+               class="recentsRoom" 
                ng-class="{'recentsRoomSelected': (room.room_id === recentsSelectedRoomID)}">                                           
             <tr>
                 <td ng-class="room['m.room.join_rules'].content.join_rule == 'public' ? 'recentsRoomName recentsPublicRoom' : 'recentsRoomName'">
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
                     {{ lastMsg = eventHandlerService.getLastMessage(room.room_id, true);"" }}
 
                     {{ (lastMsg.ts) | date:'MMM d HH:mm' }}
+                    
+                    <img ng-click="leave(room.room_id); $event.stopPropagation();" src="img/close.png" width="10" height="10" style="margin-bottom: -1px; margin-left: 2px;" alt="close"/>
                 </td>
             </tr>
 
diff --git a/webclient/room/room-controller.js b/webclient/room/room-controller.js
index ff0f1e05fa..384d7dc9a6 100644
--- a/webclient/room/room-controller.js
+++ b/webclient/room/room-controller.js
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ angular.module('RoomController', ['ngSanitize', 'matrixFilter', 'mFileInput'])
         
         matrixService.leave($scope.room_id).then(
             function(response) {
-                console.log("Left room ");
+                console.log("Left room " + $scope.room_id);
                 $location.url("home");
             },
             function(error) {