diff --git a/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm b/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
index 5b2459d3caf..912bef4449a 100644
--- a/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
+++ b/code/modules/paperwork/paper.dm
@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@
 			playsound(src, 'sound/items/handling/standard_stamp.ogg', 50, vary = TRUE)
 
 			update_appearance()
+			ui.close()
 			update_static_data_for_all_viewers()
 			return TRUE
 		if("add_text")