diff --git a/app/commands.ts b/app/commands.ts
index 469a5a3d7f2c..e3f9f5b0a53a 100644
--- a/app/commands.ts
+++ b/app/commands.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ const commands: Record<string, (focusedWindow?: BrowserWindow) => void> = {
   'pane:close': (focusedWindow) => {
     focusedWindow?.rpc.emit('termgroup close req');
   },
+  'tab:close': (focusedWindow) => {
+    focusedWindow?.rpc.emit('tab close req');
+  },
   'window:preferences': () => {
     void openConfig();
   },
diff --git a/app/keymaps/darwin.json b/app/keymaps/darwin.json
index 30f0f2763028..fd4ee5088064 100644
--- a/app/keymaps/darwin.json
+++ b/app/keymaps/darwin.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "command+alt+left",
     "ctrl+shift+tab"
   ],
+  "tab:close": "command+w",
   "tab:jump:prefix": "command",
   "pane:next": "command+]",
   "pane:prev": "command+[",
diff --git a/app/keymaps/linux.json b/app/keymaps/linux.json
index da66d671d7f3..9a5679137460 100644
--- a/app/keymaps/linux.json
+++ b/app/keymaps/linux.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "ctrl+alt+left",
     "ctrl+shift+tab"
   ],
+  "tab:close": "ctrl+w",
   "tab:jump:prefix": "ctrl",
   "pane:next": "ctrl+pageup",
   "pane:prev": "ctrl+pagedown",
diff --git a/app/keymaps/win32.json b/app/keymaps/win32.json
index 8e7b19134c49..9df240086e2c 100644
--- a/app/keymaps/win32.json
+++ b/app/keymaps/win32.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   "tab:prev": [
     "ctrl+shift+tab"
   ],
+  "tab:close": "ctrl+w",
   "tab:jump:prefix": "ctrl",
   "pane:next": "ctrl+pageup",
   "pane:prev": "ctrl+pagedown",
diff --git a/lib/index.tsx b/lib/index.tsx
index 3d62015e8b0c..20b1d8af7992 100644
--- a/lib/index.tsx
+++ b/lib/index.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {configOptions} from '../typings/config';
 import {loadConfig, reloadConfig} from './actions/config';
 import init from './actions/index';
 import {addNotificationMessage} from './actions/notifications';
+import * as headerActions from './actions/header';
 import * as sessionActions from './actions/sessions';
 import * as termGroupActions from './actions/term-groups';
 import * as uiActions from './actions/ui';
@@ -97,6 +98,10 @@ rpc.on('termgroup close req', () => {
   store_.dispatch(termGroupActions.exitActiveTermGroup());
 });
 
+rpc.on('tab close req', () => {
+  store_.dispatch(headerActions.closeTab(store_.getState().sessions.activeUid));
+});
+
 rpc.on('session clear req', () => {
   store_.dispatch(sessionActions.clearActiveSession());
 });