diff --git a/css/ngDialog.css b/css/ngDialog.css
index 0e916436..0aba4b63 100644
--- a/css/ngDialog.css
+++ b/css/ngDialog.css
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@
   animation: ngdialog-fadeout 0.5s;
 }
 
+.ngdialog-close {
+  -webkit-appearance: none;
+  background: none;
+  border: none;
+}
+
 .ngdialog-close:before {
   font-family: 'Helvetica', Arial, sans-serif;
   content: '\00D7';
@@ -111,4 +117,4 @@
 html.ngdialog-open,
 body.ngdialog-open {
   overflow: hidden;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/ngDialog.js b/js/ngDialog.js
index 89e100f6..8fb4ded1 100644
--- a/js/ngDialog.js
+++ b/js/ngDialog.js
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@
                                 locals = setup.locals;
 
                             if (options.showClose) {
-                                template += '<div class="ngdialog-close"></div>';
+                                template += '<button aria-label="Dismiss" class="ngdialog-close"></button>';
                             }
 
                             var hasOverlayClass = options.overlay ? '' : ' ngdialog-no-overlay';