diff --git a/core/gui/src/app/dashboard/component/user/user-dataset/user-dataset-explorer/dataset-detail.component.html b/core/gui/src/app/dashboard/component/user/user-dataset/user-dataset-explorer/dataset-detail.component.html
index 7d8909b15a..d4dddf94f6 100644
--- a/core/gui/src/app/dashboard/component/user/user-dataset/user-dataset-explorer/dataset-detail.component.html
+++ b/core/gui/src/app/dashboard/component/user/user-dataset/user-dataset-explorer/dataset-detail.component.html
@@ -288,6 +288,18 @@ <h6 style="font-weight: lighter; font-size: 0.9em">Choose a Version:</h6>
                   *ngFor="let fileName of queuedFileNames"
                   class="upload-progress-container">
                   <span>{{ fileName }}</span>
+                  <button
+                    nz-button
+                    nzType="text"
+                    nzShape="circle"
+                    nz-tooltip
+                    [nzTooltipTitle]="'Remove from queue'"
+                    (click)="cancelExistingUpload(fileName)">
+                    <span
+                      nz-icon
+                      nzType="close"
+                      nzTheme="outline"></span>
+                  </button>
                 </div>
               </div>
             </nz-collapse-panel>
diff --git a/core/gui/src/app/dashboard/component/user/user-dataset/user-dataset-explorer/dataset-detail.component.scss b/core/gui/src/app/dashboard/component/user/user-dataset/user-dataset-explorer/dataset-detail.component.scss
index 0790f28358..389ac07454 100644
--- a/core/gui/src/app/dashboard/component/user/user-dataset/user-dataset-explorer/dataset-detail.component.scss
+++ b/core/gui/src/app/dashboard/component/user/user-dataset/user-dataset-explorer/dataset-detail.component.scss
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ nz-select {
 .upload-progress-wrapper-pending {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
-  gap: 10px;
   max-height: 15vh;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/gui/src/app/dashboard/component/user/user-dataset/user-dataset-explorer/dataset-detail.component.ts b/core/gui/src/app/dashboard/component/user/user-dataset/user-dataset-explorer/dataset-detail.component.ts
index 206efc22e9..3e1b4ade1c 100644
--- a/core/gui/src/app/dashboard/component/user/user-dataset/user-dataset-explorer/dataset-detail.component.ts
+++ b/core/gui/src/app/dashboard/component/user/user-dataset/user-dataset-explorer/dataset-detail.component.ts
@@ -493,17 +493,13 @@ export class DatasetDetailComponent implements OnInit {
     }
   }
 
-  private cancelExistingUpload(fileName: string): void {
-    const isUploading = this.uploadTasks.some(
-      t => t.filePath === fileName && (t.status === "uploading" || t.status === "initializing")
-    );
-    this.uploadSubscriptions.get(fileName)?.unsubscribe();
-    this.uploadSubscriptions.delete(fileName);
-    this.uploadTasks = this.uploadTasks.filter(t => t.filePath !== fileName);
-
-    // Process next in queue if this was active
-    if (isUploading) {
-      this.onUploadComplete();
+  cancelExistingUpload(fileName: string): void {
+    const task = this.uploadTasks.find(t => t.filePath === fileName);
+    if (task) {
+      if (task.status === "uploading" || task.status === "initializing") {
+        this.onClickAbortUploadProgress(task);
+        return;
+      }
     }
     // Remove from pending queue if present
     this.pendingQueue = this.pendingQueue.filter(item => item.fileName !== fileName);