diff --git a/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/jar.mn b/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/jar.mn
index eef2503f6eb..45b27d4849e 100644
--- a/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/jar.mn
+++ b/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/jar.mn
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ browser.jar:
         skin/classic/browser/tabbrowser/tab-arrow-left.png           (tabbrowser/tab-arrow-left.png)
         skin/classic/browser/tabbrowser/tab-overflow-border.png      (tabbrowser/tab-overflow-border.png)
         skin/classic/browser/tabbrowser/tabDragIndicator.png         (tabbrowser/tabDragIndicator.png)
+        skin/classic/browser/tabview/close.png                      (tabview/close.png)
         skin/classic/browser/tabview/edit-light.png                 (tabview/edit-light.png)
         skin/classic/browser/tabview/grain.png                      (tabview/grain.png)
         skin/classic/browser/tabview/new-tab.png                    (tabview/new-tab.png)
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ browser.jar:
         skin/classic/aero/browser/tabbrowser/tab-arrow-left.png      (tabbrowser/tab-arrow-left.png)
         skin/classic/aero/browser/tabbrowser/tab-overflow-border.png (tabbrowser/tab-overflow-border.png)
         skin/classic/aero/browser/tabbrowser/tabDragIndicator.png    (tabbrowser/tabDragIndicator.png)
+        skin/classic/aero/browser/tabview/close.png                  (tabview/close.png)
         skin/classic/aero/browser/tabview/edit-light.png             (tabview/edit-light.png)
         skin/classic/aero/browser/tabview/grain.png                  (tabview/grain.png)
         skin/classic/aero/browser/tabview/new-tab.png                (tabview/new-tab.png)
diff --git a/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/tabview/close.png b/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/tabview/close.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9604653c0d4
Binary files /dev/null and b/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/tabview/close.png differ
diff --git a/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/tabview/tabview.css b/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/tabview/tabview.css
index 10662b7ad89..d24167884d1 100644
--- a/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/tabview/tabview.css
+++ b/browser/themes/winstripe/browser/tabview/tabview.css
@@ -87,11 +87,15 @@ html[dir=rtl] .favicon {
   right: 6px;
   width: 16px;
   height: 16px;
-  background: url(chrome://global/skin/icons/Close.gif) no-repeat;
-  -moz-transition-property: opacity;
-  -moz-transition-duration: 0.5s;
-  -moz-transition-timing-function: ease-out;
-  opacity: 0.2;
+  background-image: -moz-image-rect(url("chrome://browser/skin/tabview/close.png"), 0, 16, 16, 0);
+}
+
+.close:hover {
+  background-image: -moz-image-rect(url("chrome://browser/skin/tabview/close.png"), 0, 32, 16, 16);
+}
+
+.close:hover:active {
+  background-image: -moz-image-rect(url("chrome://browser/skin/tabview/close.png"), 0, 48, 16, 32);
 }
 
 html[dir=rtl] .close {
@@ -117,7 +121,6 @@ html[dir=rtl] .expander {
   -moz-transform: scaleX(-1);
 }
 
-.close:hover,
 .expander:hover,
 .appTabIcon:hover {
   -moz-transition-property: opacity;