diff --git a/keybinding.c b/keybinding.c
index ce80ba5..2add7bd 100644
--- a/keybinding.c
+++ b/keybinding.c
@@ -549,6 +549,11 @@ keybinding_split_output(struct cg_output *output, bool vertical) {
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+keybinding_close_view(struct cg_view *view) {
+	view->impl->close(view);
+}
+
 static void
 keybinding_split_vertical(struct cg_server *server) {
 	keybinding_split_output(server->curr_output, true);
@@ -964,6 +969,9 @@ run_action(enum keybinding_action action, struct cg_server *server,
 	case KEYBINDING_CONFIGURE_OUTPUT:
 		keybinding_configure_output(server, data.o_cfg);
 		break;
+	case KEYBINDING_CLOSE_VIEW:
+		keybinding_close_view(server->curr_output->workspaces[server->curr_output->curr_workspace]->focused_tile->view);
+		break;
 	default: {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR,
 		        "run_action was called with a value not present in \"enum "
diff --git a/keybinding.h b/keybinding.h
index cd48840..03ff491 100644
--- a/keybinding.h
+++ b/keybinding.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ struct cg_server;
  * in keybinding.c */
 enum keybinding_action {
 	KEYBINDING_RUN_COMMAND, // data.c is the string to execute
+	KEYBINDING_CLOSE_VIEW,
 	KEYBINDING_SPLIT_VERTICAL,
 	KEYBINDING_SPLIT_HORIZONTAL,
 	KEYBINDING_CHANGE_TTY, // data.u is the desired tty
diff --git a/parse.c b/parse.c
index ff1f8c0..c7cccb4 100644
--- a/parse.c
+++ b/parse.c
@@ -364,6 +364,8 @@ parse_command(struct cg_server *server, struct keybinding *keybinding,
 		keybinding->action = KEYBINDING_SPLIT_HORIZONTAL;
 	} else if(strcmp(action, "quit") == 0) {
 		keybinding->action = KEYBINDING_QUIT;
+	} else if(strcmp(action, "close") == 0) {
+		keybinding->action = KEYBINDING_CLOSE_VIEW;
 	} else if(strcmp(action, "focus") == 0) {
 		keybinding->action = KEYBINDING_CYCLE_TILES;
 		keybinding->data.b = false;
diff --git a/view.h b/view.h
index b7cc426..8ddfa0b 100644
--- a/view.h
+++ b/view.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ struct cg_view_impl {
 	                     int *height_out);
 	bool (*is_primary)(const struct cg_view *view);
 	void (*activate)(struct cg_view *view, bool activate);
+	void (*close)(struct cg_view *view);
 	void (*maximize)(struct cg_view *view, int width, int height);
 	void (*destroy)(struct cg_view *view);
 	void (*for_each_surface)(struct cg_view *view,
diff --git a/xdg_shell.c b/xdg_shell.c
index a6d850c..94506a8 100644
--- a/xdg_shell.c
+++ b/xdg_shell.c
@@ -214,6 +214,15 @@ activate(struct cg_view *view, bool activate) {
 	wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_activated(xdg_shell_view->xdg_surface, activate);
 }
 
+static void
+close(struct cg_view *view) {
+	struct cg_xdg_shell_view *xdg_shell_view = xdg_shell_view_from_view(view);
+	struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface=xdg_shell_view->xdg_surface;
+	if(surface->role == WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_TOPLEVEL) {
+		wlr_xdg_toplevel_send_close(surface);
+	}
+}
+
 static void
 maximize(struct cg_view *view, int width, int height) {
 	struct cg_xdg_shell_view *xdg_shell_view = xdg_shell_view_from_view(view);
@@ -317,6 +326,7 @@ static const struct cg_view_impl xdg_shell_view_impl = {
     .get_geometry = get_geometry,
     .is_primary = is_primary,
     .activate = activate,
+	.close = close,
     .maximize = maximize,
     .destroy = destroy,
     .for_each_surface = for_each_surface,
diff --git a/xwayland.c b/xwayland.c
index 9256945..0fece9a 100644
--- a/xwayland.c
+++ b/xwayland.c
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ activate(struct cg_view *view, bool activate) {
 	wlr_xwayland_surface_activate(xwayland_view->xwayland_surface, activate);
 }
 
+static void
+close(struct cg_view *view) {
+	struct cg_xwayland_view *xwayland_view = xwayland_view_from_view(view);
+	wlr_xwayland_surface_close(xwayland_view->xwayland_surface);
+}
+
 static void
 maximize(struct cg_view *view, int width, int height) {
 	struct cg_xwayland_view *xwayland_view = xwayland_view_from_view(view);
@@ -198,6 +204,7 @@ static const struct cg_view_impl xwayland_view_impl = {
     .get_geometry = get_geometry,
     .is_primary = is_primary,
     .activate = activate,
+    .close = close,
     .maximize = maximize,
     .destroy = destroy,
     .for_each_surface = for_each_surface,