diff --git a/data/gui/user_screen.stkgui b/data/gui/user_screen.stkgui
index 5e1ff10a6..3946f47b6 100644
--- a/data/gui/user_screen.stkgui
+++ b/data/gui/user_screen.stkgui
@@ -61,5 +61,6 @@
         </box>
         <spacer width="20" height="15"/>
     </div>
+    <icon-button id="back" x="0" y="0" height="8%" icon="gui/back.png"/>
 
 </stkgui>
diff --git a/data/gui/user_screen_tab.stkgui b/data/gui/user_screen_tab.stkgui
index a4e528454..c98a6ff3c 100644
--- a/data/gui/user_screen_tab.stkgui
+++ b/data/gui/user_screen_tab.stkgui
@@ -70,5 +70,6 @@
         </box>
         <spacer width="20" height="15"/>
     </div>
+    <icon-button id="back" x="0" y="0" height="8%" icon="gui/back.png"/>
 
 </stkgui>
diff --git a/src/states_screens/user_screen.cpp b/src/states_screens/user_screen.cpp
index 217b094b3..7e9dcfb8e 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/user_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/user_screen.cpp
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ void BaseUserScreen::eventCallback(Widget* widget,
             deletePlayer();
         }
     }   // options
+    else if (name == "back")
+    {
+        StateManager::get()->escapePressed();
+    }
 
     return;