diff --git a/native/account/qr-auth/qr-auth-navigator.react.js b/native/account/qr-auth/qr-auth-navigator.react.js
--- a/native/account/qr-auth/qr-auth-navigator.react.js
+++ b/native/account/qr-auth/qr-auth-navigator.react.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // @flow
 
 import type {
+  StackHeaderLeftButtonProps,
   StackNavigationHelpers,
   StackNavigationProp,
 } from '@react-navigation/core';
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 import SecondaryDeviceConnected from './secondary-device-connected.react.js';
 import SecondaryDeviceNotResponding from './secondary-device-not-responding.react.js';
 import SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScanner from './secondary-device-qr-code-scanner.react.js';
+import HeaderCloseLeftButton from '../../navigation/header-close-left-button.react.js';
 import type { RootNavigationProp } from '../../navigation/root-navigator.react.js';
 import {
   ConnectSecondaryDeviceRouteName,
@@ -51,9 +53,18 @@
   },
   gestureEnabled: true,
 };
+const headerCloseLeftButtonStyle = {
+  paddingLeft: 10,
+};
 const secondaryDeviceQRCodeScannerOptions = {
   headerTitle: deviceIsEmulator ? 'Link device' : '',
   headerBackTitleVisible: false,
+  headerLeft: (headerLeftProps: StackHeaderLeftButtonProps) => (
+    <HeaderCloseLeftButton
+      style={headerCloseLeftButtonStyle}
+      onPress={headerLeftProps.onPress}
+    />
+  ),
 };
 const disableGesturesScreenOptions = {
   headerLeft: null,
diff --git a/native/navigation/header-close-left-button.react.js b/native/navigation/header-close-left-button.react.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/navigation/header-close-left-button.react.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// @flow
+
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { Text } from 'react-native';
+import { TouchableOpacity } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
+
+import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
+import type { ViewStyle } from '../types/styles.js';
+
+type HeaderCloseLeftButtonProps = {
+  +onPress?: () => mixed,
+  +style?: ViewStyle,
+};
+function HeaderCloseLeftButton(props: HeaderCloseLeftButtonProps): React.Node {
+  const { onPress, style } = props;
+  const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
+  return (
+    <TouchableOpacity style={style} onPress={onPress}>
+      <Text style={styles.closeIcon}>×</Text>
+    </TouchableOpacity>
+  );
+}
+
+const unboundStyles = {
+  closeIcon: {
+    color: 'white',
+    fontSize: 36,
+    textShadowColor: 'black',
+    textShadowOffset: { width: 0, height: 1 },
+    textShadowRadius: 1,
+  },
+};
+
+export default HeaderCloseLeftButton;