diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/composer.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/composer.hbs
index c1b343af90f..e07a6eddf85 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/composer.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/composer.hbs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
                                      label=model.saveLabel
                                      disableSubmit=disableSubmit}}
             {{#if site.mobileView}}
-              <a href {{action "cancel"}} class='cancel' tabindex="6" title="{{i18n 'cancel'}}">{{d-icon "times"}}</a>
+              <a href {{action "cancel"}} class='cancel' tabindex="6" title="{{i18n 'cancel'}}">{{d-icon "trash-o"}}</a>
             {{else}}
               <a href {{action "cancel"}} class='cancel' tabindex="6" >{{i18n 'cancel'}}</a>
             {{/if}}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/compose.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/compose.scss
index a5183ee8528..af1d5ea8a0d 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/compose.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/mobile/compose.scss
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@
           margin-left: 15px;
         }
         .cancel {
-          font-size: 1.75em;
+          font-size: 1.6em;
           color: $primary-low-mid;
-          margin-left: .65em;          
+          margin-left: .6em;  
+          padding: 0 5px;        
         }
       }
       .composer-bottom-right {