diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/documents/documents/entity-actions/create/create-document-modal-layout.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/documents/documents/entity-actions/create/create-document-modal-layout.element.ts
index c9955ce597..4ba9aa6b4e 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/documents/documents/entity-actions/create/create-document-modal-layout.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/backoffice/documents/documents/entity-actions/create/create-document-modal-layout.element.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export class UmbCreateDocumentModalLayoutElement extends UmbModalLayoutElement<U
 	static styles = [UUITextStyles];
 
 	private _handleCancel() {
-		this.modalHandler?.submit();
+		this.modalHandler?.close();
 	}
 
 	#onClick(event: PointerEvent) {