diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index fce506d..ca3f398 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@
               <button id="load-universe-button" class="text-black absolute right-2.5 bottom-2.5 bg-white hover:bg-white focus:outline-none font-medium rounded-lg text-sm px-4 py-2">Go</button>
             </div>
           </form>
+              <div class="mt-2 flex space-x-6 border-t border-gray-200 rounded-b dark:border-gray-600 border-spacing-y-4">
+                <button id="close-universes-button" data-modal-hide="defaultModal" type="button" class="mt-2 hover:bg-gray-700 bg-gray-800 text-white focus:ring-4  font-medium rounded-lg text-sm px-5 py-2.5 text-center">Close</button>
+              </div>
+
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index cde96bf..ab0c7b6 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ export class Editor {
   close_settings_button: HTMLButtonElement = document.getElementById(
     "close-settings-button"
   ) as HTMLButtonElement;
+  close_universes_button: HTMLButtonElement = document.getElementById(
+    "close-universes-button"
+  ) as HTMLButtonElement;
+
   universe_viewer: HTMLDivElement = document.getElementById(
     "universe-viewer"
   ) as HTMLDivElement;
@@ -494,6 +498,10 @@ export class Editor {
       editor?.classList.remove("invisible");
     });
 
+    this.close_universes_button.addEventListener("click", () => {
+			this.openBuffersModal();
+    });
+
     this.font_size_slider.addEventListener("input", () => {
       const new_value = this.font_size_slider.value;
       this.settings.font_size = parseInt(new_value);