diff --git a/src/app/components/dialog/dialog.ts b/src/app/components/dialog/dialog.ts
index 14f284d4a2c..258227458e6 100755
--- a/src/app/components/dialog/dialog.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/dialog/dialog.ts
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ export class Dialog implements AfterContentInit, OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     initDrag(event: MouseEvent) {
-        if (DomHandler.hasClass(event.target, 'p-dialog-header-icon') || DomHandler.hasClass((<HTMLElement>event.target).parentElement, 'p-dialog-header-icon')) {
+        if (DomHandler.hasClass(event.target, 'p-dialog-header-icon') || DomHandler.hasClass(event.target, "p-dialog-header-close-icon") || DomHandler.hasClass((<HTMLElement>event.target).parentElement, 'p-dialog-header-icon')) {
             return;
         }