diff --git a/site/components/Form/FormCloseButton.stories.tsx b/site/components/Form/FormCloseButton.stories.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6e011a2536d51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/components/Form/FormCloseButton.stories.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { Story } from "@storybook/react"
+import React from "react"
+import { FormCloseButton, FormCloseButtonProps } from "./FormCloseButton"
+
+export default {
+  title: "Form/FormCloseButton",
+  component: FormCloseButton,
+  argTypes: {
+    onClose: { action: "onClose" },
+  },
+}
+
+const Template: Story<FormCloseButtonProps> = (args) => <FormCloseButton {...args} />
+
+export const Example = Template.bind({})
+Example.args = {}
diff --git a/site/components/Form/FormCloseButton.test.tsx b/site/components/Form/FormCloseButton.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..393f7bcc657f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/components/Form/FormCloseButton.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { fireEvent, render, screen } from "@testing-library/react"
+import React from "react"
+import { FormCloseButton } from "./FormCloseButton"
+
+describe("FormCloseButton", () => {
+  it("renders", async () => {
+    // When
+    render(
+      <FormCloseButton
+        onClose={() => {
+          return
+        }}
+      />,
+    )
+
+    // Then
+    await screen.findByText("ESC")
+  })
+
+  it("calls onClose when clicked", async () => {
+    // Given
+    const onClose = jest.fn()
+
+    // When
+    render(<FormCloseButton onClose={onClose} />)
+
+    // Then
+    const element = await screen.findByText("ESC")
+
+    // When
+    fireEvent.click(element)
+
+    // Then
+    expect(onClose).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it("calls onClose when escape is pressed", async () => {
+    // Given
+    const onClose = jest.fn()
+
+    // When
+    render(<FormCloseButton onClose={onClose} />)
+
+    // Then
+    const element = await screen.findByText("ESC")
+
+    // When
+    fireEvent.keyDown(element, { key: "Escape", code: "Esc", charCode: 27 })
+
+    // Then
+    expect(onClose).toBeCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it("doesn't call onClose if another key is pressed", async () => {
+    // Given
+    const onClose = jest.fn()
+
+    // When
+    render(<FormCloseButton onClose={onClose} />)
+
+    // Then
+    const element = await screen.findByText("ESC")
+
+    // When
+    fireEvent.keyDown(element, { key: "Enter", code: "Enter", charCode: 13 })
+
+    // Then
+    expect(onClose).toBeCalledTimes(0)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/site/components/Form/FormCloseButton.tsx b/site/components/Form/FormCloseButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a22f71e8c5b7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/components/Form/FormCloseButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import IconButton from "@material-ui/core/IconButton"
+import { makeStyles } from "@material-ui/core/styles"
+import Typography from "@material-ui/core/Typography"
+import React, { useEffect } from "react"
+import { CloseIcon } from "../Icons/Close"
+
+export interface FormCloseButtonProps {
+  onClose: () => void
+}
+
+export const FormCloseButton: React.FC<FormCloseButtonProps> = ({ onClose }) => {
+  const styles = useStyles()
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleKeyPress = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (event.key === "Escape") {
+        onClose()
+      }
+    }
+
+    document.body.addEventListener("keydown", handleKeyPress, false)
+
+    return () => {
+      document.body.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeyPress, false)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
+  return (
+    <IconButton className={styles.closeButton} onClick={onClose} size="medium">
+      <CloseIcon />
+      <Typography variant="caption" className={styles.label}>
+        ESC
+      </Typography>
+    </IconButton>
+  )
+}
+
+const useStyles = makeStyles((theme) => ({
+  closeButton: {
+    position: "fixed",
+    top: theme.spacing(3),
+    right: theme.spacing(6),
+    opacity: 0.5,
+    color: theme.palette.text.primary,
+    "&:hover": {
+      opacity: 1,
+    },
+  },
+  label: {
+    position: "absolute",
+    left: "50%",
+    top: "100%",
+    transform: "translate(-50%, 50%)",
+  },
+}))
diff --git a/site/components/Form/index.ts b/site/components/Form/index.ts
index 80ddbbac74b3b..08456432c7f74 100644
--- a/site/components/Form/index.ts
+++ b/site/components/Form/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export * from "./FormCloseButton"
 export * from "./FormSection"
 export * from "./FormDropdownField"
 export * from "./FormTextField"
diff --git a/site/components/Icons/Close.tsx b/site/components/Icons/Close.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ab9a44a898941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/components/Icons/Close.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import SvgIcon from "@material-ui/core/SvgIcon"
+import React from "react"
+
+export const CloseIcon: typeof SvgIcon = (props) => (
+  <SvgIcon {...props} viewBox="0 0 31 31">
+    <path d="M29.5 1.5l-28 28M29.5 29.5l-28-28" stroke="currentcolor" strokeMiterlimit="10" strokeLinecap="square" />
+  </SvgIcon>
+)
diff --git a/site/forms/CreateProjectForm.tsx b/site/forms/CreateProjectForm.tsx
index 1a4558e9b2ef8..a930cf487e054 100644
--- a/site/forms/CreateProjectForm.tsx
+++ b/site/forms/CreateProjectForm.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@ import { FormikContextType, useFormik } from "formik"
 import React from "react"
 import * as Yup from "yup"
 
-import { DropdownItem, FormDropdownField, FormTextField, FormTitle, FormSection } from "../components/Form"
+import {
+  DropdownItem,
+  FormDropdownField,
+  FormTextField,
+  FormTitle,
+  FormSection,
+  FormCloseButton,
+} from "../components/Form"
 import { LoadingButton } from "../components/Button"
 import { Organization, Project, Provisioner, CreateProjectRequest } from "./../api"
 
@@ -59,6 +66,7 @@ export const CreateProjectForm: React.FC<CreateProjectFormProps> = ({
   return (
     <div className={styles.root}>
       <FormTitle title="Create Project" />
+      <FormCloseButton onClose={onCancel} />
 
       <FormSection title="Name">
         <FormTextField
diff --git a/site/forms/CreateWorkspaceForm.tsx b/site/forms/CreateWorkspaceForm.tsx
index d8f70d03e0ce1..06ff82b144c6f 100644
--- a/site/forms/CreateWorkspaceForm.tsx
+++ b/site/forms/CreateWorkspaceForm.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { FormikContextType, useFormik } from "formik"
 import React from "react"
 import * as Yup from "yup"
 
-import { FormTextField, FormTitle, FormSection } from "../components/Form"
+import { FormCloseButton, FormTextField, FormTitle, FormSection } from "../components/Form"
 import { LoadingButton } from "../components/Button"
 import { Project, Workspace, CreateWorkspaceRequest } from "../api"
 
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ export const CreateWorkspaceForm: React.FC<CreateWorkspaceForm> = ({ project, on
           </span>
         }
       />
+      <FormCloseButton onClose={onCancel} />
+
       <FormSection title="Name">
         <FormTextField
           form={form}