diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/CMakeLists.txt b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/CMakeLists.txt
index d90a90aa04a3fcc2c3d891bfab8727a991522f44..46d1d14165082c0699fe074490a3c590e5c86543 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ set(SOURCES
     instance/GroupBox.cpp
     instance/ImageView.cpp
     instance/InstanceView.cpp
+    instance/InstanceViewWithToolBar.cpp
     instance/sanitize_typename.cpp
     instance/serialize_path.cpp
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ set(HEADERS
     instance/GroupBox.h
     instance/ImageView.h
     instance/InstanceView.h
+    instance/InstanceViewWithToolBar.h
     instance/sanitize_typename.h
     instance/serialize_path.h
 
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/instance/InstanceView.cpp b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/instance/InstanceView.cpp
index f7518291e2ad40f6e657af751e54c80644c88364..8e82b4a7e7457a31865f28819888b825ae2806c8 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/instance/InstanceView.cpp
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/instance/InstanceView.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include <RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/instance/tree_builders/DataTreeBuilder.h>
 #include <RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/instance/tree_builders/TypedDataTreeBuilder.h>
 
+#include "InstanceViewWithToolBar.h"
+
 
 namespace armarx::armem::gui::instance
 {
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ namespace armarx::armem::gui::instance
         update();
     }
 
+
     void InstanceView::update()
     {
         if (currentInstance)
@@ -142,13 +145,14 @@ namespace armarx::armem::gui::instance
 
     void InstanceView::addInstanceView(const wm::EntityInstance& instance, aron::typenavigator::ObjectNavigatorPtr aronType)
     {
-        ARMARX_IMPORTANT << "Adding instance view for instance: " << instance.id();
-        InstanceView* child = new InstanceView();
-        child->setStatusLabel(statusLabel);
-        child->setUseTypeInfo(useTypeInfo);
+        ARMARX_IMPORTANT << "Adding instance view with toolbar for instance: " << instance.id();
+        InstanceViewWithToolBar* child = new InstanceViewWithToolBar();
+        child->view->setStatusLabel(statusLabel);
+        child->view->setUseTypeInfo(useTypeInfo);
+
         splitter->addWidget(child);
 
-        child->update(instance, aronType);
+        child->view->update(instance, aronType);
     }
 
 
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/instance/InstanceViewWithToolBar.cpp b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/instance/InstanceViewWithToolBar.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0f0493a23ece7af2a7756e387a367408c3fa5873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/instance/InstanceViewWithToolBar.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+* This file is part of ArmarX.
+*
+* ArmarX is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+* published by the Free Software Foundation.
+*
+* ArmarX is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+* GNU General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*
+* @package    ArmarX::
+* @author     Rainer Kartmann ( rainer dot kartmann at kit dot edu)
+* @date       2021
+* @copyright  http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
+*             GNU General Public License
+*/
+
+#include "InstanceViewWithToolBar.h"
+
+#include <QAction>
+#include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QPushButton>
+#include <QToolBar>
+#include <QVBoxLayout>
+
+#include <ArmarXCore/core/exceptions/local/ExpressionException.h>
+
+#include "InstanceView.h"
+
+
+namespace armarx::armem::gui::instance
+{
+
+    InstanceViewWithToolBar::InstanceViewWithToolBar(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent)
+    {
+        const int margin = 0;
+        this->setContentsMargins(margin, margin, margin, margin);
+
+        QHBoxLayout* layout = new QHBoxLayout();
+        this->setLayout(layout);
+        layout->setContentsMargins(margin, margin, margin, margin);
+        layout->setSpacing(0);
+
+
+        view = new InstanceView();
+
+        toolbar = new QToolBar();
+        toolbar->setOrientation(Qt::Orientation::Vertical);
+        toolbar->setContentsMargins(margin, margin, margin, margin);
+
+        QAction* action = toolbar->addAction(QIcon(":/icons/dialog-close.ico"), "Close", [this]()
+        {
+            ARMARX_IMPORTANT << "Closing instance view ...";
+            this->deleteLater();
+        });
+        action->setToolTip("Remove this instance view");
+
+        layout->addWidget(view);
+        layout->addWidget(toolbar);
+    }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/instance/InstanceViewWithToolBar.h b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/instance/InstanceViewWithToolBar.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c486eeee4d1c7c00759a40a69dbc1de47ec96e3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/libraries/armem_gui/instance/InstanceViewWithToolBar.h
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+* This file is part of ArmarX.
+*
+* ArmarX is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+* published by the Free Software Foundation.
+*
+* ArmarX is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+* GNU General Public License for more details.
+*
+* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+* along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*
+* @package    ArmarX::
+* @author     Rainer Kartmann ( rainer dot kartmann at kit dot edu)
+* @date       2021
+* @copyright  http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
+*             GNU General Public License
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QWidget>
+
+class QHBoxLayout;
+class QVBoxLayout;
+class QToolBar;
+
+
+namespace armarx::armem::gui::instance
+{
+
+    class InstanceView;
+
+    class InstanceViewWithToolBar : public QWidget
+    {
+        Q_OBJECT
+        using This = InstanceViewWithToolBar;
+
+    public:
+
+        InstanceViewWithToolBar(QWidget* parent = nullptr);
+
+
+
+    public slots:
+
+    signals:
+
+    protected slots:
+
+    signals:
+
+
+    protected:
+
+
+    public:
+
+        InstanceView* view;
+
+        QToolBar* toolbar;
+
+
+    private:
+
+
+    };
+}
+
+