diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/copyPolicySettings/CopyPolicySettingsProgressModal.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/copyPolicySettings/CopyPolicySettingsProgressModal.tsx
index e8395139a286..0132a816883f 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/copyPolicySettings/CopyPolicySettingsProgressModal.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/copyPolicySettings/CopyPolicySettingsProgressModal.tsx
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ function useCopyPolicySettingsProgressModal() {
             confirmText: translate('workspace.copyPolicySettings.progress.letMeKnowPrompt'),
             cancelText: '',
             shouldShowCancelButton: false,
+            // The X is the only way to close this step. Without it onCancel is reachable only by backdrop press,
+            // Escape, or browser back, so a user who walks away from the copy never asks to be told if it fails.
+            shouldShowDismissIcon: true,
             isTitleLoading: true,
             onConfirm: () => {
                 requestCopyPolicySettingsNotification();
@@ -144,7 +147,8 @@ function useCopyPolicySettingsProgressModal() {
 }
 
 function CopyPolicySettingsProgressModal() {
-    const {isVisible, title, prompt, confirmText, cancelText, shouldShowCancelButton, isTitleLoading, danger, onConfirm, onCancel} = useCopyPolicySettingsProgressModal();
+    const {isVisible, title, prompt, confirmText, cancelText, shouldShowCancelButton, shouldShowDismissIcon, isTitleLoading, danger, onConfirm, onCancel} =
+        useCopyPolicySettingsProgressModal();
 
     return (
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-deprecated -- The global useConfirmModal()/showConfirmModal() API is one-shot (its promise resolves on the first confirm/cancel and the modal unmounts). This progress modal must stay open across multiple Onyx state transitions ('loading' → notify-requested → 'complete') and update its content in place, which the global system does not support.
@@ -157,6 +161,7 @@ function CopyPolicySettingsProgressModal() {
             confirmText={confirmText}
             cancelText={cancelText}
             shouldShowCancelButton={shouldShowCancelButton}
+            shouldShowDismissIcon={shouldShowDismissIcon}
             isTitleLoading={isTitleLoading}
             shouldHandleNavigationBack
             buttonVariant={danger ? CONST.BUTTON_VARIANT.DANGER : CONST.BUTTON_VARIANT.SUCCESS}
diff --git a/tests/unit/CopyPolicySettingsProgressModalTest.tsx b/tests/unit/CopyPolicySettingsProgressModalTest.tsx
index 4029a5335da9..6bd351d6130c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/CopyPolicySettingsProgressModalTest.tsx
+++ b/tests/unit/CopyPolicySettingsProgressModalTest.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ type MockConfirmModalProps = {
     confirmText?: string;
     cancelText?: string;
     shouldShowCancelButton?: boolean;
+    shouldShowDismissIcon?: boolean;
     shouldHandleNavigationBack?: boolean;
     buttonVariant?: string;
 };
@@ -171,6 +172,12 @@ describe('CopyPolicySettingsProgressModal', () => {
             expect(lastModalProps?.shouldShowCancelButton).toBe(false);
         });
 
+        it('should show the dismiss icon so the modal can be closed while the copy runs', async () => {
+            await renderModal();
+
+            expect(lastModalProps?.shouldShowDismissIcon).toBe(true);
+        });
+
         it('should call requestCopyPolicySettingsNotification on confirm', async () => {
             await renderModal();
 
@@ -179,6 +186,20 @@ describe('CopyPolicySettingsProgressModal', () => {
             });
 
             expect(mockRequestNotification).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+            // "Let me know when it's done" asks to be notified either way, not only on failure
+            expect(mockRequestNotification).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+        });
+
+        it('should request a failure-only Concierge notification on cancel (dismiss)', async () => {
+            await renderModal();
+
+            act(() => {
+                lastModalProps?.onCancel?.();
+            });
+
+            expect(mockRequestNotification).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+            expect(mockRequestNotification).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+            expect(mockClearCopyPolicySettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
         });
     });
 
@@ -374,6 +395,8 @@ describe('CopyPolicySettingsProgressModal', () => {
 
             expect(mockClearCopyPolicySettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
             expect(mockNavigate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            // The failure is already on screen, so there is nothing for Concierge to report
+            expect(mockRequestNotification).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
         });
 
         it('should not navigate when sourcePolicyID is not available', async () => {