diff --git a/components/com_users/Controller/ProfileController.php b/components/com_users/Controller/ProfileController.php
index 22a3069b395f6..2f8df81d6a40d 100644
--- a/components/com_users/Controller/ProfileController.php
+++ b/components/com_users/Controller/ProfileController.php
@@ -250,6 +250,25 @@ public function save()
 		$app->setUserState('com_users.edit.profile.data', null);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Method to cancel an edit.
+	 *
+	 * @return  void
+	 *
+	 * @since   __DEPLOY_VERSION__
+	 */
+	public function cancel()
+	{
+		// Check for request forgeries.
+		$this->checkToken();
+
+		// Flush the data from the session.
+		$this->app->setUserState('com_users.edit.profile', null);
+
+		// Redirect to user profile.
+		$this->setRedirect(Route::_('index.php?option=com_users&view=profile', false));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Function that allows child controller access to model data after the data has been saved.
 	 *
diff --git a/components/com_users/tmpl/profile/edit.php b/components/com_users/tmpl/profile/edit.php
index 184634eb269d6..3948e282811a9 100644
--- a/components/com_users/tmpl/profile/edit.php
+++ b/components/com_users/tmpl/profile/edit.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 		</div>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 
-	<form id="member-profile" action="<?php echo Route::_('index.php?option=com_users&task=profile.save'); ?>" method="post" class="com-users-profile__edit-form form-validate form-horizontal well" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+	<form id="member-profile" action="<?php echo Route::_('index.php?option=com_users'); ?>" method="post" class="com-users-profile__edit-form form-validate form-horizontal well" enctype="multipart/form-data">
 		<?php // Iterate through the form fieldsets and display each one. ?>
 		<?php foreach ($this->form->getFieldsets() as $group => $fieldset) : ?>
 			<?php $fields = $this->form->getFieldset($group); ?>
@@ -124,14 +124,13 @@
 
 		<div class="com-users-profile__edit-submit control-group">
 			<div class="controls">
-				<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary validate">
-					<span>
-						<?php echo Text::_('JSUBMIT'); ?>
-					</span>
+				<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary validate" name="task" value="profile.save">
+					<?php echo Text::_('JSUBMIT'); ?>
+				</button>
+				<button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger" name="task" value="profile.cancel" formnovalidate>
+					<?php echo Text::_('JCANCEL'); ?>
 				</button>
-				<a class="btn btn-danger" href="<?php echo Route::_('index.php?option=com_users&view=profile'); ?>" title="<?php echo Text::_('JCANCEL'); ?>"><?php echo Text::_('JCANCEL'); ?></a>
 				<input type="hidden" name="option" value="com_users">
-				<input type="hidden" name="task" value="profile.save">
 			</div>
 		</div>
 		<?php echo HTMLHelper::_('form.token'); ?>