diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
index 04cc0d9b..5d791004 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ CKeybindManager::CKeybindManager() {
 
     m_mDispatchers["exec"]                      = spawn;
     m_mDispatchers["killactive"]                = killActive;
+    m_mDispatchers["closewindow"]               = kill;
     m_mDispatchers["togglefloating"]            = toggleActiveFloating;
     m_mDispatchers["workspace"]                 = changeworkspace;
     m_mDispatchers["fullscreen"]                = fullscreenActive;
@@ -475,6 +476,17 @@ void CKeybindManager::killActive(std::string args) {
     g_pCompositor->closeWindow(g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow);
 }
 
+void CKeybindManager::kill(std::string args) {
+    const auto PWINDOW = g_pCompositor->getWindowByRegex(args);
+
+    if (!PWINDOW) {
+        Debug::log(ERR, "kill: no window found");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    g_pCompositor->closeWindow(PWINDOW);
+}
+
 void CKeybindManager::clearKeybinds() {
     m_lKeybinds.clear();
 }
diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp
index d3afe9dd..2431d2f9 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ private:
 
     // -------------- Dispatchers -------------- //
     static void         killActive(std::string);
+    static void         kill(std::string);
     static void         spawn(std::string);
     static void         toggleActiveFloating(std::string);
     static void         toggleActivePseudo(std::string);