diff --git a/src/SlashCommands.tsx b/src/SlashCommands.tsx
index 133a2708dc..fbb9e2eb0e 100644
--- a/src/SlashCommands.tsx
+++ b/src/SlashCommands.tsx
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ export const Commands = [
             Modal.createTrackedDialog('Slash Commands', 'Topic', InfoDialog, {
                 title: room.name,
                 description: <div dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: topicHtml }} />,
+                hasCloseButton: true,
             });
             return success();
         },