diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/poll/component.jsx b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/poll/component.jsx
index fb6af3839d67a255519653f9b6e75aee2109294d..0f4df8e53f4fd9c6438a3886e72f4538ce8ee5c9 100644
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/poll/component.jsx
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/imports/ui/components/poll/component.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ const intlMessages = defineMessages({
     id: 'app.poll.pollPaneTitle',
     description: 'heading label for the poll menu',
   },
+  closeLabel: {
+    id: 'app.poll.closeLabel',
+    description: 'label for poll pane close button',
+  },
   hidePollDesc: {
     id: 'app.poll.hidePollDesc',
     description: 'aria label description for hide poll button',
@@ -268,6 +272,7 @@ class Poll extends Component {
           />
 
           <Button
+            label={intl.formatMessage(intlMessages.closeLabel)}
             onClick={() => {
             if (currentPoll) {
               stopPoll();
@@ -279,6 +284,7 @@ class Poll extends Component {
             className={styles.closeBtn}
             icon="close"
             size="sm"
+            hideLabel
           />
 
         </header>
diff --git a/bigbluebutton-html5/private/locales/en.json b/bigbluebutton-html5/private/locales/en.json
index 3e3066e92ff6cddc4ad2e7a3c0f07ff7d2535723..752482b217c6386140b944c2b87086b582c8a769 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-html5/private/locales/en.json
+++ b/bigbluebutton-html5/private/locales/en.json
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
     "app.poll.activePollInstruction": "Leave this window open to allow others to respond to the poll. Selecting 'Publish Poll' or navigating back will end the poll.",
     "app.poll.publishLabel": "Publish Poll",
     "app.poll.backLabel": "Back to polling options",
+    "app.poll.closeLabel": "Close",
     "app.poll.customPlaceholder": "Add poll option",
     "app.poll.tf": "True / False",
     "app.poll.yn": "Yes / No",