diff --git a/needles/gnome/cancel_updates.json b/needles/gnome/cancel_updates.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b732e270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/gnome/cancel_updates.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "properties": [],
+  "tags": [
+    "gnome_cancel_updates"
+  ],
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 328,
+      "ypos": 393,
+      "width": 53,
+      "height": 27,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/gnome/cancel_updates.png b/needles/gnome/cancel_updates.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2982fb67
Binary files /dev/null and b/needles/gnome/cancel_updates.png differ
diff --git a/tests/desktop_login.pm b/tests/desktop_login.pm
index d7e37a50..898ff077 100644
--- a/tests/desktop_login.pm
+++ b/tests/desktop_login.pm
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ sub reboot_system {
             # needles powering off the machine. So I split this for KDE and Gnome.
             # This holds true for Gnome:
             assert_and_click "power_off_entry";
+            if (check_screen "gnome_cancel_update") {
+                assert_and_click "gnome_cancel_update";
+            }
             assert_and_click "restart_confirm";
         }
         else {