diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/Extensions.h b/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/Extensions.h
index e64be9767..2a6448a26 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/Extensions.h
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Code/Interface/Extensions.h
@@ -381,6 +381,15 @@ added in a vertical layout.
 )");
   virtual QWidget *CreateToplevelWidget(const rdcstr &windowTitle, WidgetCallback closed) = 0;
 
+  DOCUMENT(R"(Closes a top-level widget as if the user had clicked to close.
+
+This function is undefined if used on a non top-level widget. It will invoke the closed widget
+callback.
+
+:param QWidget widget: The top-level widget to close.
+)");
+  virtual void CloseToplevelWidget(QWidget *widget) = 0;
+
   // widget hierarchy
 
   DOCUMENT(R"(Set the internal name of a widget. This is not displayed anywhere but can be used by
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Code/MiniQtHelper.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Code/MiniQtHelper.cpp
index 26fa9eeb0..bfcb4837e 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Code/MiniQtHelper.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Code/MiniQtHelper.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "Widgets/Extended/RDLineEdit.h"
 #include "Widgets/Extended/RDTextEdit.h"
 #include "Widgets/Extended/RDToolButton.h"
+#include "toolwindowmanager/ToolWindowManager.h"
 
 MiniQtHelper::MiniQtHelper(ICaptureContext &ctx) : m_Ctx(ctx)
 {
@@ -98,6 +99,12 @@ QWidget *MiniQtHelper::CreateToplevelWidget(const rdcstr &windowTitle, WidgetCal
   return ret;
 }
 
+void MiniQtHelper::CloseToplevelWidget(QWidget *widget)
+{
+  if(widget)
+    ToolWindowManager::closeToolWindow(widget);
+}
+
 void MiniQtHelper::SetWidgetName(QWidget *widget, const rdcstr &name)
 {
   if(widget)
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Code/MiniQtHelper.h b/qrenderdoc/Code/MiniQtHelper.h
index 9dbb6686f..05cb351da 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Code/MiniQtHelper.h
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Code/MiniQtHelper.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public:
   void InvokeOntoUIThread(std::function<void()> callback) override;
 
   QWidget *CreateToplevelWidget(const rdcstr &windowTitle, WidgetCallback closed) override;
+  void CloseToplevelWidget(QWidget *widget) override;
 
   // widget hierarchy
 
diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Windows/PythonShell.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Windows/PythonShell.cpp
index 2344f238a..047f70a5f 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Windows/PythonShell.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Windows/PythonShell.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ struct MiniQtInvoker : ObjectForwarder<IMiniQtHelper>
   {
     return InvokeRetFunction<QWidget *>(&IMiniQtHelper::CreateToplevelWidget, windowTitle, closed);
   }
+  void CloseToplevelWidget(QWidget *widget)
+  {
+    InvokeVoidFunction(&IMiniQtHelper::CloseToplevelWidget, widget);
+  }
 
   // widget hierarchy