Index: binaries/data/mods/public/gui/lobby/lobby.js
===================================================================
--- binaries/data/mods/public/gui/lobby/lobby.js
+++ binaries/data/mods/public/gui/lobby/lobby.js
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@
 function onPlayerListSelection()
 {
 	let playerList = Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("playersBox");
-	if (playerList.selected == playerList.list.indexOf(g_SelectedPlayer))
+	if (playerList.selected == -1 || playerList.selected == playerList.list.indexOf(g_SelectedPlayer))
 		return;
 
 	g_SelectedPlayer = playerList.list[playerList.selected];
@@ -774,6 +774,9 @@
 	if (!playerName)
 		return;
 
+	Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("profilePanel").hidden = false;
+	Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("leftPanel").size = "20 30 20% 100%-310";
+
 	Engine.SendGetProfile(playerName);
 
 	Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("usernameText").caption = playerName;
@@ -1454,3 +1457,13 @@
 		"percentage": (attr.wins / attr.totalGamesPlayed * 100).toFixed(2)
 	});
 }
+
+function deselect()
+{
+	g_SelectedGameIP = "";
+	g_SelectedPlayer = "";
+	Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("gamesBox").selected = -1;
+	Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("playersBox").selected = -1;
+	Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("profilePanel").hidden = true;
+	Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("leftPanel").size = "20 30 20% 100%-110";
+}
Index: binaries/data/mods/public/gui/lobby/lobby.xml
===================================================================
--- binaries/data/mods/public/gui/lobby/lobby.xml
+++ binaries/data/mods/public/gui/lobby/lobby.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 	<!-- After settings.js, which defines g_Settings -->
 	<script file="gui/lobby/lobby.js"/>
 
+	<object hotkey="cancel">
+		<action on="Press">deselect();</action>
+	</object>
+
 	<object type="image" style="ModernWindow" size="0 0 100% 100%" name="lobbyWindow">
 
 		<object style="ModernLabelText" type="text" size="50%-128 0%+4 50%+128 36">
@@ -23,7 +27,7 @@
 		</action>
 
 		<!-- Left panel: Player list. -->
-		<object name="leftPanel" size="20 30 20% 100%-310">
+		<object name="leftPanel" size="20 30 20% 100%-110">
 			<object name="playersBox"
 				style="ModernSortedList"
 				selected_column="name"
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@
 			</object>
 		</object>
 
-		<object name="profilePanel" size="20 100%-305 20% 100%-110">
+		<object name="profilePanel" size="20 100%-305 20% 100%-110" hidden="true">
 			<object name="profileBox" type="image" sprite="ModernDarkBoxGold" size="0 0 100% 100%">
 				<object name="profileArea" size="0 0 100% 100%" hidden="true">
 					<object name="usernameText" size="0 0 100% 45" type="text" style="ModernLabelText" font="sans-bold-16" />