diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/core/gui/components/stack/BreadcrumbedStackedPanel.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/core/gui/components/stack/BreadcrumbedStackedPanel.java
index 44cb5059544060bcff758505defc6bae591d335c..0cf943c6e4fa4f78488c5e2268263c854bd6707f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/core/gui/components/stack/BreadcrumbedStackedPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/core/gui/components/stack/BreadcrumbedStackedPanel.java
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@ public class BreadcrumbedStackedPanel extends Panel implements StackedPanel, Bre
 
 	@Override
 	public void dispatchEvent(UserRequest ureq, Component source, Event event) {
-		if (source.equals(backLink) || source.equals(closeLink)) {
+		boolean closeEvent = source.equals(closeLink);
+		boolean backEvent = source.equals(backLink);
+		if (backEvent || closeEvent) {
 			if (stack.size() > 1) {
 				// back means to one level down, change source to the stack item one below current
 				source = stack.get(stack.size()-2);
@@ -235,13 +237,12 @@ public class BreadcrumbedStackedPanel extends Panel implements StackedPanel, Bre
 				}
 				
 				if(popedCrumb.getController() != null) {
-					fireEvent(ureq, new PopEvent(popedCrumb.getController(), popedCrumb.getUserObject()));
+					fireEvent(ureq, new PopEvent(popedCrumb.getController(), popedCrumb.getUserObject(), closeEvent));
 				} else if(popedCrumb.getUserObject() != null) {
-					fireEvent(ureq, new PopEvent(popedCrumb.getUserObject()));
+					fireEvent(ureq, new PopEvent(popedCrumb.getUserObject(), closeEvent));
 				}
 			} else if(stack.indexOf(source) == 0) {
 				fireEvent(ureq, new RootEvent());
-				
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ public class BreadcrumbedStackedPanel extends Panel implements StackedPanel, Bre
 			BreadCrumb rootCrumb  = (BreadCrumb)rootLink.getUserObject();
 			setContent(rootCrumb.getController()); 
 			updateCloseLinkTitle();
-			fireEvent(ureq, new PopEvent(rootCrumb.getController()));
+			fireEvent(ureq, new PopEvent(rootCrumb.getController(), false));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/core/gui/components/stack/PopEvent.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/core/gui/components/stack/PopEvent.java
index e72b92d8208c9e205fe13d8e85f4ff38fd67b687..6d1769b584a221cbe21be27e8b44d68ce06219fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/core/gui/components/stack/PopEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/core/gui/components/stack/PopEvent.java
@@ -30,21 +30,28 @@ public class PopEvent extends Event {
 
 	private static final long serialVersionUID = -8478820879485545321L;
 	
+	private final boolean close;
 	private final Object uobject;
 	private final Controller controller;
 	
-	public PopEvent(Controller controller, Object uobject) {
+	public PopEvent(Controller controller, Object uobject, boolean close) {
 		super("pop");
+		this.close = close;
 		this.uobject = uobject;
 		this.controller = controller;
 	}
 	
-	public PopEvent(Object uobject) {
+	public PopEvent(Object uobject, boolean close) {
 		super("pop");
+		this.close = close;
 		this.uobject = uobject;
 		this.controller = null;
 	}
 	
+	public boolean isClose() {
+		return close;
+	}
+	
 	public Object getUserObject() {
 		return uobject;
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentToolController.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentToolController.java
index bac8ea917aae1c5efbc3aec0d2137b57fe2ca965..044a461c5f2861c81548a6677d3d8c48a2fd1e3c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentToolController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/assessment/ui/tool/AssessmentToolController.java
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ public class AssessmentToolController extends MainLayoutBasicController implemen
 		} else if(stackPanel == source) {
 			if(event instanceof PopEvent) {
 				PopEvent pe = (PopEvent)event;
-				if(pe.getController() == courseTreeCtrl) {
+				if(pe.isClose()) {
+					stackPanel.popUpToRootController(ureq);
+				} else if(pe.getController() == courseTreeCtrl) {
 					removeAsListenerAndDispose(courseTreeCtrl);
 					courseTreeCtrl = null;
 					segmentButtonsCmp.setSelectedButton(overviewLink);