diff --git a/hledger-web/.hledger/web/templates/addform.hamlet b/hledger-web/.hledger/web/templates/addform.hamlet
index 2a464ced0..c15daabe2 100644
--- a/hledger-web/.hledger/web/templates/addform.hamlet
+++ b/hledger-web/.hledger/web/templates/addform.hamlet
@@ -46,3 +46,5 @@
      <input type=submit name=submit value="add transaction"
      $if manyfiles
       \ to: ^{journalselect $ files $ j vd}
+     \ or #
+     <a href onclick="return addformToggle(event)">cancel