diff --git a/modules/gallery/js/l10n_client.js b/modules/gallery/js/l10n_client.js
index 80fe166b26..35986e5a69 100644
--- a/modules/gallery/js/l10n_client.js
+++ b/modules/gallery/js/l10n_client.js
@@ -205,6 +205,19 @@ Gallery.behaviors.l10nClient = function(context) {
       Gallery.l10nClient.toggle(0);
     }
   });
+	
+	// Close the l10n client using an AJAX call and refreshing the page
+  $('#gCloseL10n').click(function(event) {
+		$.ajax({
+      type: "GET",
+      url: toggle_l10n_mode_url,
+      data: "csrf=" + csrf,
+      success: function() {
+        window.location.reload(true);
+      }
+    });
+		event.preventDefault();
+  });
 
   // Register keybindings using jQuery hotkeys
   // TODO: Either remove hotkeys code or add query.hotkeys.js.
diff --git a/modules/gallery/views/l10n_client.html.php b/modules/gallery/views/l10n_client.html.php
index 5ee7eca33b..6c440b6858 100644
--- a/modules/gallery/views/l10n_client.html.php
+++ b/modules/gallery/views/l10n_client.html.php
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
   <div class="labels">
     <span id="l10n-client-toggler">
     	<a id="gMinimizeL10n">_</a>
-			<a id="gCloseL10n" href="<?= url::site("l10n_client/toggle_l10n_mode?csrf=".access::csrf_token()) ?>">X</a>
+			<a id="gCloseL10n" title="<?= t("Stop the translation mode") ?>"
+			  href="<?= url::site("l10n_client/toggle_l10n_mode?csrf=".access::csrf_token()) ?>">X</a>
 	  </span>
     <div class="label strings"><h2><?= t("Page Text") ?>
     <? if (!Input::instance()->get('show_all_l10n_messages')): ?>
@@ -76,5 +77,7 @@ class="gButtonLink ui-state-default ui-corner-all"><?= t("Copy source text") ?><
     var MSG_CLOSE_X = "<?= t("X") ?>";
     var l10n_client_data = <?= json_encode($string_list) ?>;
     var plural_forms = <?= json_encode($plural_forms) ?>;
+		var toggle_l10n_mode_url = "<?= url::site("l10n_client/toggle_l10n_mode") ?>";
+		var csrf = "<?= access::csrf_token() ?>";
   </script>
 </div>