diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 85b0956bc..b70ebfc14 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -3782,6 +3782,10 @@
     <!-- popups live outside sheld to avoid blur conflicts -->
     <div id="options" class="font-family-reset" style="display: none;">
         <div class="options-content">
+            <a id="option_close_chat">
+                <i class="fa-lg fa-solid fa-times"></i>
+                <span data-i18n="Close chat">Close chat</span>
+            </a>
             <a id="option_settings">
                 <i class="fa-lg fa-solid fa-cog"></i>
                 <span data-i18n="Toggle Panels">Toggle Panels</span>
diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 28efe8220..45bca3d66 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -7752,6 +7752,26 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
             setTimeout(openMessageDelete, animation_duration);
         }
 
+        else if (id == "option_close_chat") {
+            if (is_send_press == false) {
+                clearChat();
+                chat.length = 0;
+                resetSelectedGroup();
+                setCharacterId(undefined);
+                setCharacterName('');
+                setActiveCharacter(null);
+                setActiveGroup(null);
+                this_edit_mes_id = undefined;
+                chat_metadata = {};
+                selected_button = "characters";
+                $("#rm_button_selected_ch").children("h2").text('');
+                select_rm_characters();
+                sendSystemMessage(system_message_types.WELCOME);
+            } else {
+                toastr.info("Please stop the message generation first.");
+            }
+        }
+
         else if (id === "option_settings") {
             //var checkBox = document.getElementById("waifuMode");
             var topBar = document.getElementById("top-bar");
diff --git a/public/scripts/power-user.js b/public/scripts/power-user.js
index 1bb265904..133db46e8 100644
--- a/public/scripts/power-user.js
+++ b/public/scripts/power-user.js
@@ -1224,12 +1224,6 @@ async function doMesCut(_, text) {
         return
     }
 
-    //reject attempts to delete firstmes
-    if (text === '0') {
-        toastr.error('Cannot delete the First Message')
-        return
-    }
-
     let mesIDToCut = Number(text).toFixed(0)
     let mesToCut = $("#chat").find(`.mes[mesid=${mesIDToCut}]`)
 
diff --git a/public/style.css b/public/style.css
index 0151dd403..d2523f253 100644
--- a/public/style.css
+++ b/public/style.css
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ hr {
     display: flex;
     column-gap: 10px;
     cursor: pointer;
-
+    align-items: baseline;
 }
 
 #extensionsMenu>div,