diff --git a/include/desktop/view.h b/include/desktop/view.h
index d561512..1c4b370 100644
--- a/include/desktop/view.h
+++ b/include/desktop/view.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ struct kiwmi_view {
 };
 
 struct kiwmi_view_impl {
+    void (*close)(struct kiwmi_view *view);
     void (*for_each_surface)(
         struct kiwmi_view *view,
         wlr_surface_iterator_func_t iterator,
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ struct kiwmi_view_impl {
         double *sub_y);
 };
 
+void view_close(struct kiwmi_view *view);
 void view_for_each_surface(
     struct kiwmi_view *view,
     wlr_surface_iterator_func_t iterator,
diff --git a/kiwmi/desktop/view.c b/kiwmi/desktop/view.c
index 8fe222d..4e846c6 100644
--- a/kiwmi/desktop/view.c
+++ b/kiwmi/desktop/view.c
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
 #include "desktop/output.h"
 #include "server.h"
 
+void
+view_close(struct kiwmi_view *view)
+{
+    if (view->impl->close) {
+        view->impl->close(view);
+    }
+}
+
 void
 view_for_each_surface(
     struct kiwmi_view *view,
diff --git a/kiwmi/desktop/xdg_shell.c b/kiwmi/desktop/xdg_shell.c
index 2375b1d..8aefa7e 100644
--- a/kiwmi/desktop/xdg_shell.c
+++ b/kiwmi/desktop/xdg_shell.c
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ xdg_surface_destroy_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *UNUSED(data))
     free(view);
 }
 
+static void
+xdg_shell_view_close(struct kiwmi_view *view)
+{
+    struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface = view->xdg_surface;
+
+    if (surface->role == WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_TOPLEVEL && surface->toplevel) {
+        wlr_xdg_toplevel_send_close(surface);
+    }
+}
+
 static void
 xdg_shell_view_for_each_surface(
     struct kiwmi_view *view,
@@ -74,6 +84,7 @@ xdg_shell_view_surface_at(
 }
 
 static const struct kiwmi_view_impl xdg_shell_view_impl = {
+    .close            = xdg_shell_view_close,
     .for_each_surface = xdg_shell_view_for_each_surface,
     .set_activated    = xdg_shell_view_set_activated,
     .surface_at       = xdg_shell_view_surface_at,