diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index bfac2613b..b8f1beb72 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  - fixed: Import/Export of packages with international text is broken
  - fixed: CS rating links are exposed to site spiders
  - improved behavior of CS mail message filtering
+ - fixed: Thingy: "cancel" -- cannot cancel when adding a thing
 
 7.5.8
  - moved Gallery utility methods to WebGUI::Utility::Gallery
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
index c47506e42..35bd9e6ff 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
@@ -1159,6 +1159,10 @@ sub www_editThing {
     $tab->raw('var hasSize = {'.join(", ",map {'"'.$_.'": true'} @hasSize).'};');
     $tab->raw('var hasVertical = {'.join(", ",map {'"'.$_.'": true'} @hasVertical).'};');
     $tab->raw('var hasValues = {'.join(", ",map {'"'.$_.'": true'} @hasValues).'};');
+    if ($session->form->process("thingId") eq 'new'){
+        $tab->raw("var newThingId = '$thingId';\n");
+        $tab->raw("YAHOO.util.Event.onDOMReady(setCancelButton);\n");
+    }
     $tab->raw("</script>");
 
     $tab->text(
@@ -2092,6 +2096,7 @@ sub www_manage {
     
     $var->{canEditThings} = $self->canEdit;
     $var->{"addThing_url"} = $session->url->append($url, 'func=editThing;thingId=new');
+    $var->{"manage_url"} = $session->url->append($url, 'func=manage');
 
     #Get things in this Thingy
     $things = $self->session->db->read('select thingId, label, defaultView from Thingy_things '
diff --git a/www/extras/wobject/Thingy/thingy.js b/www/extras/wobject/Thingy/thingy.js
index 02a6315d1..1d4c11d5b 100644
--- a/www/extras/wobject/Thingy/thingy.js
+++ b/www/extras/wobject/Thingy/thingy.js
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+function setCancelButton () {
+    var cancelButtons = YAHOO.util.Dom.getElementsByClassName('backwardButton','input','application_workarea');
+    function deleteTempThing () {
+	window.location.href = "?func=deleteThingConfirm;thingId="+newThingId;
+    }
+    for (var i = cancelButtons.length; i--; ) {
+        cancelButtons[i].onclick = deleteTempThing;
+    }
+}
+
+
 function initOptionalFields(prefix,fieldId) {
 	
 	var fieldInThing_module_rendered;