diff --git a/osu-framework b/osu-framework
index 3edf658577..14a33d110e 160000
--- a/osu-framework
+++ b/osu-framework
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 3edf65857759f32d5a6d07ed523a2892b09c3c6a
+Subproject commit 14a33d110e2ed32e3a875bc2acd2bade244ba045
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChatTabControl.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChatTabControl.cs
index 4ff9169877..9f1028c168 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChatTabControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Chat/ChatTabControl.cs
@@ -16,15 +16,16 @@ using osu.Game.Online.Chat;
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
+using System;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat
 {
     public class ChatTabControl : OsuTabControl<Channel>
     {
-        protected override TabItem<Channel> CreateTabItem(Channel value) => new ChannelTabItem(value);
-
         private const float shear_width = 10;
 
+        public Action<Channel> OnRequestLeave;
+
         public readonly Bindable<bool> ChannelSelectorActive = new Bindable<bool>();
 
         private readonly ChannelTabItem.ChannelSelectorTabItem selectorTab;
@@ -49,6 +50,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat
             ChannelSelectorActive.BindTo(selectorTab.Active);
         }
 
+        protected override void AddTabItem(TabItem<Channel> item, bool addToDropdown = true)
+        {
+            if (selectorTab.Depth < float.MaxValue)
+                // performTabSort might've made selectorTab's position wonky, fix it
+                TabContainer.ChangeChildDepth(selectorTab, float.MaxValue);
+
+            base.AddTabItem(item, addToDropdown);
+
+            if (SelectedTab == null)
+                SelectTab(item);
+        }
+
+        protected override TabItem<Channel> CreateTabItem(Channel value) => new ChannelTabItem(value) { OnRequestClose = tabCloseRequested };
+
         protected override void SelectTab(TabItem<Channel> tab)
         {
             if (tab is ChannelTabItem.ChannelSelectorTabItem)
@@ -62,18 +77,38 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat
             base.SelectTab(tab);
         }
 
+        private void tabCloseRequested(TabItem<Channel> tab)
+        {
+            int totalTabs = TabContainer.Count - 1; // account for selectorTab
+            int currentIndex = MathHelper.Clamp(TabContainer.IndexOf(tab), 1, totalTabs);
+
+            if (tab == SelectedTab && totalTabs > 1)
+                // Select the tab after tab-to-be-removed's index, or the tab before if current == last
+                SelectTab(TabContainer[currentIndex == totalTabs ? currentIndex - 1 : currentIndex + 1]);
+            else if (totalTabs == 1 && !selectorTab.Active)
+                // Open channel selection overlay if all channel tabs will be closed after removing this tab
+                SelectTab(selectorTab);
+
+            OnRequestLeave?.Invoke(tab.Value);
+        }
+
         private class ChannelTabItem : TabItem<Channel>
         {
             private Color4 backgroundInactive;
             private Color4 backgroundHover;
             private Color4 backgroundActive;
 
+            public override bool IsRemovable => !Pinned;
+
             private readonly SpriteText text;
             private readonly SpriteText textBold;
+            private readonly ClickableContainer closeButton;
             private readonly Box box;
             private readonly Box highlightBox;
             private readonly SpriteIcon icon;
 
+            public Action<ChannelTabItem> OnRequestClose;
+
             private void updateState()
             {
                 if (Active)
@@ -108,6 +143,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat
 
             protected override bool OnHover(InputState state)
             {
+                if (IsRemovable)
+                    closeButton.FadeIn(200, Easing.OutQuint);
+
                 if (!Active)
                     box.FadeColour(backgroundHover, transition_length, Easing.OutQuint);
                 return true;
@@ -115,6 +153,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat
 
             protected override void OnHoverLost(InputState state)
             {
+                closeButton.FadeOut(200, Easing.OutQuint);
                 updateState();
             }
 
@@ -204,13 +243,69 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Chat
                                 Font = @"Exo2.0-Bold",
                                 TextSize = 18,
                             },
-                        }
-                    }
+                            closeButton = new CloseButton
+                            {
+                                Alpha = 0,
+                                Margin = new MarginPadding { Right = 20 },
+                                Origin = Anchor.CentreRight,
+                                Anchor = Anchor.CentreRight,
+                                Action = delegate
+                                {
+                                    if (IsRemovable) OnRequestClose?.Invoke(this);
+                                },
+                            },
+                        },
+                    },
                 };
             }
 
+            public class CloseButton : ClickableContainer
+            {
+                private readonly SpriteIcon icon;
+
+                public CloseButton()
+                {
+                    Size = new Vector2(20);
+
+                    Child = icon = new SpriteIcon
+                    {
+                        Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                        Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                        Scale = new Vector2(0.75f),
+                        Icon = FontAwesome.fa_close,
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    };
+                }
+
+                protected override bool OnMouseDown(InputState state, MouseDownEventArgs args)
+                {
+                    icon.ScaleTo(0.5f, 1000, Easing.OutQuint);
+                    return base.OnMouseDown(state, args);
+                }
+
+                protected override bool OnMouseUp(InputState state, MouseUpEventArgs args)
+                {
+                    icon.ScaleTo(0.75f, 1000, Easing.OutElastic);
+                    return base.OnMouseUp(state, args);
+                }
+
+                protected override bool OnHover(InputState state)
+                {
+                    icon.FadeColour(Color4.Red, 200, Easing.OutQuint);
+                    return base.OnHover(state);
+                }
+
+                protected override void OnHoverLost(InputState state)
+                {
+                    icon.FadeColour(Color4.White, 200, Easing.OutQuint);
+                    base.OnHoverLost(state);
+                }
+            }
+
             public class ChannelSelectorTabItem : ChannelTabItem
             {
+                public override bool IsRemovable => false;
+
                 public ChannelSelectorTabItem(Channel value) : base(value)
                 {
                     Depth = float.MaxValue;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs
index b5bb1a2d9f..b1deae8272 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/ChatOverlay.cs
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                                 channelTabs = new ChatTabControl
                                 {
                                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                    OnRequestLeave = removeChannel,
                                 },
                             }
                         },
@@ -305,6 +306,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                     addChannel(channels.Find(c => c.Name == @"#lobby"));
 
                     channelSelection.OnRequestJoin = addChannel;
+                    channelSelection.OnRequestLeave = removeChannel;
                     channelSelection.Sections = new[]
                     {
                         new ChannelSection
@@ -332,7 +334,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
             set
             {
-                if (currentChannel == value || value == null) return;
+                if (currentChannel == value) return;
+
+                if (value == null)
+                {
+                    currentChannel = null;
+                    textbox.Current.Disabled = true;
+                    currentChannelContainer.Clear(false);
+                    return;
+                }
 
                 currentChannel = value;
 
@@ -391,6 +401,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             channel.Joined.Value = true;
         }
 
+        private void removeChannel(Channel channel)
+        {
+            if (channel == null) return;
+
+            if (channel == CurrentChannel) CurrentChannel = null;
+
+            careChannels.Remove(channel);
+            loadedChannels.Remove(loadedChannels.Find(c => c.Channel == channel));
+            channelTabs.RemoveItem(channel);
+
+            channel.Joined.Value = false;
+        }
+
         private void fetchInitialMessages(Channel channel)
         {
             var req = new GetMessagesRequest(new List<Channel> { channel }, null);