diff --git a/src/DesktopIntegration.vala b/src/DesktopIntegration.vala
index bfff84552..793290965 100644
--- a/src/DesktopIntegration.vala
+++ b/src/DesktopIntegration.vala
@@ -244,4 +244,18 @@ public class Gala.DesktopIntegration : GLib.Object {
 
         wm.window_overview.open (hints);
     }
+
+    public void close_window (uint64 uid) throws GLib.DBusError, GLib.IOError {
+        var apps = Gala.AppSystem.get_default ().get_running_apps ();
+        foreach (unowned var app in apps) {
+            foreach (weak Meta.Window window in app.get_windows ()) {
+                if (window.get_id () == uid) {
+                    window.delete (Meta.CURRENT_TIME);
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        throw new GLib.IOError.NOT_FOUND ("Window not found");
+    }
 }