diff --git a/Session/Conversations/ConversationVC.swift b/Session/Conversations/ConversationVC.swift
index 15ad65be4..16f657ec8 100644
--- a/Session/Conversations/ConversationVC.swift
+++ b/Session/Conversations/ConversationVC.swift
@@ -207,12 +207,12 @@ final class ConversationVC: BaseVC, SessionUtilRespondingViewController, Convers
         let info: InfoBanner.Info = InfoBanner.Info(
             message: String(format: "DISAPPEARING_MESSAGES_OUTDATED_CLIENT_BANNER".localized(), self.viewModel.threadData.displayName),
             backgroundColor: .primary,
-            messageFont: .systemFont(ofSize: Values.miniFontSize),
+            messageFont: .systemFont(ofSize: Values.verySmallFontSize),
             messageTintColor: .messageBubble_outgoingText,
             messageLabelAccessibilityLabel: "Outdated client banner text",
             height: 40
         )
-        let result: InfoBanner = InfoBanner(info: info)
+        let result: InfoBanner = InfoBanner(info: info, dismiss: self.removeOutdatedClientBanner)
         result.accessibilityLabel = "Outdated client banner"
         result.isAccessibilityElement = true
         
@@ -806,7 +806,13 @@ final class ConversationVC: BaseVC, SessionUtilRespondingViewController, Convers
                         .defaulting(to: NSRange(location: 0, length: 0))
                 )
 
-            outdatedClientBanner.update(message: String(format: "DISAPPEARING_MESSAGES_OUTDATED_CLIENT_BANNER".localized(), updatedThreadData.displayName))
+            outdatedClientBanner.update(
+                message: String(
+                    format: "DISAPPEARING_MESSAGES_OUTDATED_CLIENT_BANNER".localized(),
+                    updatedThreadData.displayName
+                ),
+                dismiss: self.removeOutdatedClientBanner
+            )
         }
         
         if
@@ -872,9 +878,7 @@ final class ConversationVC: BaseVC, SessionUtilRespondingViewController, Convers
             }
         }
         
-        if initialLoad || viewModel.threadData.contactLastKnownClientVersion != updatedThreadData.contactLastKnownClientVersion {
-            addOrRemoveOutdatedClientBanner(contactIsUsingOutdatedClient: updatedThreadData.contactLastKnownClientVersion == .legacyDisappearingMessages)
-        }
+        addOrRemoveOutdatedClientBanner(contactIsUsingOutdatedClient: updatedThreadData.contactLastKnownClientVersion == .legacyDisappearingMessages)
         
         if initialLoad || viewModel.threadData.threadIsBlocked != updatedThreadData.threadIsBlocked {
             addOrRemoveBlockedBanner(threadIsBlocked: (updatedThreadData.threadIsBlocked == true))
@@ -1510,23 +1514,27 @@ final class ConversationVC: BaseVC, SessionUtilRespondingViewController, Convers
         }
         
         guard contactIsUsingOutdatedClient else {
-            UIView.animate(
-                withDuration: 0.25,
-                animations: { [weak self] in
-                    self?.outdatedClientBanner.alpha = 0
-                },
-                completion: { [weak self] _ in
-                    self?.outdatedClientBanner.isHidden = true
-                    self?.outdatedClientBanner.alpha = 1
-                    self?.emptyStateLabelTopConstraint?.constant = Values.largeSpacing
-                }
-            )
+            removeOutdatedClientBanner()
             return
         }
 
         self.outdatedClientBanner.isHidden = false
         self.emptyStateLabelTopConstraint?.constant = 0
     }
+    
+    private func removeOutdatedClientBanner() {
+        UIView.animate(
+            withDuration: 0.25,
+            animations: { [weak self] in
+                self?.outdatedClientBanner.alpha = 0
+            },
+            completion: { [weak self] _ in
+                self?.outdatedClientBanner.isHidden = true
+                self?.outdatedClientBanner.alpha = 1
+                self?.emptyStateLabelTopConstraint?.constant = Values.largeSpacing
+            }
+        )
+    }
 
     func addOrRemoveBlockedBanner(threadIsBlocked: Bool) {
         guard threadIsBlocked else {
diff --git a/Session/Conversations/Views & Modals/InfoBanner.swift b/Session/Conversations/Views & Modals/InfoBanner.swift
index e8edc0429..ec6315f0d 100644
--- a/Session/Conversations/Views & Modals/InfoBanner.swift	
+++ b/Session/Conversations/Views & Modals/InfoBanner.swift	
@@ -41,22 +41,45 @@ final class InfoBanner: UIView {
         return result
     }()
     
+    private lazy var closeButton: UIButton = {
+        let result: UIButton = UIButton()
+        result.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
+        result.setImage(
+            UIImage(systemName: "xmark", withConfiguration: UIImage.SymbolConfiguration(pointSize: 12, weight: .bold))?
+                .withRenderingMode(.alwaysTemplate),
+            for: .normal
+        )
+        result.contentMode = .center
+        result.addTarget(self, action: #selector(dismissBanner), for: .touchUpInside)
+        
+        return result
+    }()
+    
     public var info: Info?
+    public var dismiss: (() -> Void)?
     
     // MARK: - Initialization
     
-    init(info: Info) {
+    init(info: Info, dismiss: (() -> Void)? = nil) {
         super.init(frame: CGRect.zero)
         
         addSubview(label)
         
         label.pin(.top, to: .top, of: self)
         label.pin(.bottom, to: .bottom, of: self)
-        label.pin(.leading, to: .leading, of: self, withInset: Values.mediumSpacing)
-        label.pin(.trailing, to: .trailing, of: self, withInset: -Values.mediumSpacing)
+        label.pin(.leading, to: .leading, of: self, withInset: Values.veryLargeSpacing)
+        label.pin(.trailing, to: .trailing, of: self, withInset: -Values.veryLargeSpacing)
+        
+        addSubview(closeButton)
+        
+        let buttonSize: CGFloat = (12 + (Values.smallSpacing * 2))
+        closeButton.center(.vertical, in: self)
+        closeButton.pin(.trailing, to: .trailing, of: self, withInset: -Values.smallSpacing)
+        closeButton.set(.width, to: buttonSize)
+        closeButton.set(.height, to: buttonSize)
         
         self.set(.height, to: info.height)
-        self.update(info)
+        self.update(info, dismiss: dismiss)
     }
     
     override init(frame: CGRect) {
@@ -69,8 +92,9 @@ final class InfoBanner: UIView {
     
     // MARK: Update
     
-    private func update(_ info: InfoBanner.Info) {
+    private func update(_ info: InfoBanner.Info, dismiss: (() -> Void)?) {
         self.info = info
+        self.dismiss = dismiss
         
         themeBackgroundColor = info.backgroundColor
         
@@ -78,6 +102,9 @@ final class InfoBanner: UIView {
         label.text = info.message
         label.themeTextColor = info.messageTintColor
         label.accessibilityLabel = info.messageLabelAccessibilityLabel
+        
+        closeButton.themeTintColor = info.messageTintColor
+        closeButton.isHidden = (dismiss == nil)
     }
     
     public func update(
@@ -86,7 +113,8 @@ final class InfoBanner: UIView {
         messageFont: UIFont? = nil,
         messageTintColor: ThemeValue? = nil,
         messageLabelAccessibilityLabel: String? = nil,
-        height: CGFloat? = nil
+        height: CGFloat? = nil,
+        dismiss: (() -> Void)? = nil
     ) {
         if let updatedInfo = self.info?.with(
             message: message,
@@ -96,7 +124,13 @@ final class InfoBanner: UIView {
             messageLabelAccessibilityLabel: messageLabelAccessibilityLabel,
             height: height
         ) {
-            self.update(updatedInfo)
+            self.update(updatedInfo, dismiss: dismiss)
         }
     }
+    
+    // MARK: - Actions
+    
+    @objc private func dismissBanner() {
+        self.dismiss?()
+    }
 }