diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b9dec6b5..27a95d3e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.2.1 (2012-12-03 14:41:44) stable
+Version 2.2.1 (2012-12-03 16:05:41) stable
diff --git a/applications/admin/static/css/web2py.css b/applications/admin/static/css/web2py.css
index 947648ad..a09407fe 100644
--- a/applications/admin/static/css/web2py.css
+++ b/applications/admin/static/css/web2py.css
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ div.flash {
 }
 
 div.flash #closeflash{color:inherit; float:right;}
-.ie-lte7  div.flash
-#closeflash{color:expression(this.parentNode.currentStyle['color']);float:none;position:absolute;right:4px;}
+.ie-lte7  div.flash #closeflash
+{color:expression(this.parentNode.currentStyle['color']);float:none;position:absolute;right:4px;}
 
 div.flash:hover { opacity:0.25; }
 
diff --git a/applications/admin/static/js/web2py.js b/applications/admin/static/js/web2py.js
index 8824a79e..2f87a801 100644
--- a/applications/admin/static/js/web2py.js
+++ b/applications/admin/static/js/web2py.js
@@ -102,8 +102,12 @@ function web2py_ajax_page(method, action, data, target) {
       web2py_ajax_init('#'+target);
       if(command)
           eval(decodeURIComponent(command));
-      if(flash)
-          jQuery('.flash').html(decodeURIComponent(flash)).slideDown();
+      if(flash) {
+          jQuery('.flash')
+                .html(decodeURIComponent(flash))
+                .append('<span id="closeflash">&times;</span>')
+                .slideDown();
+        }
     }
   });
 }
diff --git a/applications/examples/static/css/web2py.css b/applications/examples/static/css/web2py.css
index 947648ad..a09407fe 100644
--- a/applications/examples/static/css/web2py.css
+++ b/applications/examples/static/css/web2py.css
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ div.flash {
 }
 
 div.flash #closeflash{color:inherit; float:right;}
-.ie-lte7  div.flash
-#closeflash{color:expression(this.parentNode.currentStyle['color']);float:none;position:absolute;right:4px;}
+.ie-lte7  div.flash #closeflash
+{color:expression(this.parentNode.currentStyle['color']);float:none;position:absolute;right:4px;}
 
 div.flash:hover { opacity:0.25; }
 
diff --git a/applications/examples/static/js/web2py.js b/applications/examples/static/js/web2py.js
index 8824a79e..2f87a801 100644
--- a/applications/examples/static/js/web2py.js
+++ b/applications/examples/static/js/web2py.js
@@ -102,8 +102,12 @@ function web2py_ajax_page(method, action, data, target) {
       web2py_ajax_init('#'+target);
       if(command)
           eval(decodeURIComponent(command));
-      if(flash)
-          jQuery('.flash').html(decodeURIComponent(flash)).slideDown();
+      if(flash) {
+          jQuery('.flash')
+                .html(decodeURIComponent(flash))
+                .append('<span id="closeflash">&times;</span>')
+                .slideDown();
+        }
     }
   });
 }
diff --git a/applications/welcome/static/css/web2py.css b/applications/welcome/static/css/web2py.css
index 947648ad..a09407fe 100644
--- a/applications/welcome/static/css/web2py.css
+++ b/applications/welcome/static/css/web2py.css
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ div.flash {
 }
 
 div.flash #closeflash{color:inherit; float:right;}
-.ie-lte7  div.flash
-#closeflash{color:expression(this.parentNode.currentStyle['color']);float:none;position:absolute;right:4px;}
+.ie-lte7  div.flash #closeflash
+{color:expression(this.parentNode.currentStyle['color']);float:none;position:absolute;right:4px;}
 
 div.flash:hover { opacity:0.25; }
 
diff --git a/applications/welcome/static/js/web2py.js b/applications/welcome/static/js/web2py.js
index 8824a79e..2f87a801 100644
--- a/applications/welcome/static/js/web2py.js
+++ b/applications/welcome/static/js/web2py.js
@@ -102,8 +102,12 @@ function web2py_ajax_page(method, action, data, target) {
       web2py_ajax_init('#'+target);
       if(command)
           eval(decodeURIComponent(command));
-      if(flash)
-          jQuery('.flash').html(decodeURIComponent(flash)).slideDown();
+      if(flash) {
+          jQuery('.flash')
+                .html(decodeURIComponent(flash))
+                .append('<span id="closeflash">&times;</span>')
+                .slideDown();
+        }
     }
   });
 }