diff --git a/ui/layout.css b/ui/layout.css
index 690b7ff6..5bd4a45c 100755
--- a/ui/layout.css
+++ b/ui/layout.css
@@ -1186,6 +1186,13 @@ progress:not(value)::-webkit-progress-bar {
 */
 .progress-container {
   position: absolute;
+  top: 20px;
+  margin: 5px;
+  padding: 2px;
+}
+.progress-container:hover {
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);
 }
 .progress-container:empty {
   display: none;
@@ -1195,6 +1202,20 @@ progress:not(value)::-webkit-progress-bar {
   font-size: 10px;
   margin: 10px;
 }
+.progress-bar .close {
+  display: none;
+}
+.progress-bar:hover .close {
+  position: absolute;
+  display: inline-block;
+  right: 10px;
+}
+.progress-bar .close:hover {
+  position: absolute;
+  display: inline-block;
+  color: red;
+  cursor: hand;
+}
 .progress-bar progress {
   display: block;
   width: 300px;
diff --git a/ui/layout.less b/ui/layout.less
index af57cc55..930c7bef 100755
--- a/ui/layout.less
+++ b/ui/layout.less
@@ -1235,6 +1235,13 @@ progress:not(value)::-webkit-progress-bar {
 
 .progress-container {
 	position: absolute;
+	top: 20px;
+	margin: 5px;
+	padding: 2px;
+}
+.progress-container:hover {
+	border-radius: 5px;
+	background: rgba(0,0,0,0.8);
 }
 .progress-container:empty {
 	display: none;
@@ -1244,6 +1251,20 @@ progress:not(value)::-webkit-progress-bar {
 	font-size: 10px;
 	margin: 10px;
 }
+.progress-bar .close {
+	display: none;
+}
+.progress-bar:hover .close {
+	position: absolute;
+	display: inline-block;
+	right: 10px;
+}
+.progress-bar .close:hover {
+	position: absolute;
+	display: inline-block;
+	color: red;
+	cursor: hand;
+}
 .progress-bar progress {
 	display: block;
 	width: 300px;
diff --git a/ui/workers.js b/ui/workers.js
index 91fff046..7c53d82b 100755
--- a/ui/workers.js
+++ b/ui/workers.js
@@ -23,15 +23,32 @@ function getWorkerQueue(name, pool_size, no_auto_start, no_progress){
 
 	// XXX experimental -- STUB...
 	if(!no_progress){
+		// widget container...
 		var container = $('.progress-container')
 		if(container.length == 0){
 			container = $('<div class="progress-container"/>')
 				.appendTo($('.viewer'))
 		}
+		// the progress bar widget...
 		var progress = $('<div class="progress-bar">'+name+'</div>')
 			.appendTo(container)
+		// progress state...
 		var progress_state = $('<span class="state"/>')
 			.appendTo(progress)
+		// the close button...
+		$('<span class="close">&times;</span>')
+			.click(function(){
+				$(this).remove()
+				WORKERS[name]
+					.dropQueue()
+					/*
+					.depleted(function(){
+						delete WORKERS[name]
+					})
+					*/
+			})
+			.appendTo(progress)
+
 		var progress_bar = $('<progress id="'+name+'"/>')
 			.appendTo(progress)