diff --git a/include/rootston/input.h b/include/rootston/input.h
index ae3e3b80c..09509e85d 100644
--- a/include/rootston/input.h
+++ b/include/rootston/input.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ struct roots_input {
 	struct wlr_seat *wl_seat;
 
 	enum roots_cursor_mode mode;
-	struct roots_view *active_view;
+	struct roots_view *active_view, *last_active_view;
 	int offs_x, offs_y;
 	int view_x, view_y, view_width, view_height;
 	float view_rotation;
diff --git a/include/rootston/view.h b/include/rootston/view.h
index 39ff80db6..64aad45ef 100644
--- a/include/rootston/view.h
+++ b/include/rootston/view.h
@@ -65,11 +65,13 @@ struct roots_view {
 	void (*get_input_bounds)(struct roots_view *view, struct wlr_box *box);
 	void (*activate)(struct roots_view *view, bool active);
 	void (*resize)(struct roots_view *view, uint32_t width, uint32_t height);
+	void (*close)(struct roots_view *view);
 };
 
 void view_get_size(struct roots_view *view, struct wlr_box *box);
 void view_get_input_bounds(struct roots_view *view, struct wlr_box *box);
 void view_activate(struct roots_view *view, bool active);
 void view_resize(struct roots_view *view, uint32_t width, uint32_t height);
+void view_close(struct roots_view *view);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/rootston/cursor.c b/rootston/cursor.c
index 0ca45f169..9c4b0dd8d 100644
--- a/rootston/cursor.c
+++ b/rootston/cursor.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ static void set_view_focus(struct roots_input *input,
 	if (!view) {
 		return;
 	}
+	input->last_active_view = view;
 
 	size_t index = 0;
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < desktop->views->length; ++i) {
diff --git a/rootston/desktop.c b/rootston/desktop.c
index f99afaf56..d214e280d 100644
--- a/rootston/desktop.c
+++ b/rootston/desktop.c
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ void view_resize(struct roots_view *view, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
 	}
 }
 
+void view_close(struct roots_view *view) {
+	if (view->close) {
+		view->close(view);
+	}
+}
+
 static struct wlr_subsurface *subsurface_at(struct wlr_surface *surface,
 		double sx, double sy, double *sub_x, double *sub_y) {
 	struct wlr_subsurface *subsurface;
diff --git a/rootston/keyboard.c b/rootston/keyboard.c
index 8488e2086..6f4334af9 100644
--- a/rootston/keyboard.c
+++ b/rootston/keyboard.c
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ static void keyboard_binding_execute(struct roots_keyboard *keyboard,
 	struct roots_server *server = keyboard->input->server;
 	if (strcmp(command, "exit") == 0) {
 		wl_display_terminate(server->wl_display);
+	} else if (strcmp(command, "close") == 0) {
+		if (keyboard->input->last_active_view != NULL) {
+			view_close(keyboard->input->last_active_view);
+		}
 	} else if (strncmp(exec_prefix, command, strlen(exec_prefix)) == 0) {
 		const char *shell_cmd = command + strlen(exec_prefix);
 		pid_t pid = fork();
diff --git a/rootston/xwayland.c b/rootston/xwayland.c
index bb8ced8ef..4b833ef1e 100644
--- a/rootston/xwayland.c
+++ b/rootston/xwayland.c
@@ -9,13 +9,6 @@
 #include "rootston/desktop.h"
 #include "rootston/server.h"
 
-static void resize(struct roots_view *view, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
-	assert(view->type == ROOTS_XWAYLAND_VIEW);
-	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *xwayland_surface = view->xwayland_surface;
-	wlr_xwayland_surface_configure(view->desktop->xwayland, xwayland_surface,
-		xwayland_surface->x, xwayland_surface->y, width, height);
-}
-
 static void handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct roots_xwayland_surface *roots_surface =
 		wl_container_of(listener, roots_surface, destroy);
@@ -39,6 +32,7 @@ static void handle_request_configure(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 }
 
 static void activate(struct roots_view *view, bool active) {
+	assert(view->type == ROOTS_XWAYLAND_VIEW);
 	if (active) {
 		wlr_xwayland_surface_activate(view->desktop->xwayland,
 			view->xwayland_surface);
@@ -47,6 +41,18 @@ static void activate(struct roots_view *view, bool active) {
 	}
 }
 
+static void resize(struct roots_view *view, uint32_t width, uint32_t height) {
+	assert(view->type == ROOTS_XWAYLAND_VIEW);
+	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *xwayland_surface = view->xwayland_surface;
+	wlr_xwayland_surface_configure(view->desktop->xwayland, xwayland_surface,
+		xwayland_surface->x, xwayland_surface->y, width, height);
+}
+
+static void close(struct roots_view *view) {
+	assert(view->type == ROOTS_XWAYLAND_VIEW);
+	wlr_xwayland_surface_close(view->desktop->xwayland, view->xwayland_surface);
+}
+
 void handle_xwayland_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct roots_desktop *desktop =
 		wl_container_of(listener, desktop, xwayland_surface);
@@ -82,6 +88,7 @@ void handle_xwayland_surface(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	view->desktop = desktop;
 	view->activate = activate;
 	view->resize = resize;
+	view->close = close;
 	roots_surface->view = view;
 	list_add(desktop->views, view);
 }