diff --git a/abogen/gui.py b/abogen/gui.py
index 6cdf0c1..78527c0 100644
--- a/abogen/gui.py
+++ b/abogen/gui.py
@@ -1301,6 +1301,8 @@ class abogen(QWidget):
             use_gpu=self.gpu_ok
         )
         self.enqueue(item)
+        # Clear input after adding to queue
+        self.input_box.clear_input()
 
     def manage_queue(self):
         if not self.queued_items:
diff --git a/abogen/queue_manager_gui.py b/abogen/queue_manager_gui.py
index 313ee55..10ff38b 100644
--- a/abogen/queue_manager_gui.py
+++ b/abogen/queue_manager_gui.py
@@ -57,13 +57,23 @@ class QueueManager(QDialog):
         if not self.queue:
             return
         for item in self.queue:
+            # TODO take just the file name from the item, no directories
             self.listwidget.addItem(item.file_name)
 
-        # self.listwidget.clicked.connect(self.clicked)
-
     def remove_item(self):
+        item = self.listwidget.currentItem()
+        if not item:
+            return
+        found_item = [q for q in self.queue if q.file_name==item.text()][0]
+        self.queue.remove(found_item)
+        # rebind the queue to the listwidget
+        self.listwidget.clear()
+        self.process_queue()
         pass
 
     def clear_queue(self):
         self.queue.clear()
-        self.listwidget.clear()
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+        self.listwidget.clear()
+
+    def get_queue(self):
+        return self.queue
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