diff --git a/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp b/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
index 3c830132..73b995ae 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigDescriptions.hpp
@@ -453,6 +453,13 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_INT,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SRangeData{1, 0, 3},
     },
+    SConfigOptionDescription{
+        .value       = "input:focus_on_close",
+        .description = "Controls the window focus behavior when a window is closed. When set to 0, focus will shift to the next window candidate. When set to 1, focus will shift "
+                       "to the window under the cursor.",
+        .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_CHOICE,
+        .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SChoiceData{0, "next,cursor"},
+    },
     SConfigOptionDescription{
         .value       = "input:mouse_refocus",
         .description = "if disabled, mouse focus won't switch to the hovered window unless the mouse crosses a window boundary when follow_mouse=1.",
@@ -1341,4 +1348,4 @@ inline static const std::vector<SConfigOptionDescription> CONFIG_OPTIONS = {
         .type        = CONFIG_OPTION_BOOL,
         .data        = SConfigOptionDescription::SBoolData{true},
     },
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 1856bd49..155b75d3 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("animations:first_launch_animation", Hyprlang::INT{1});
 
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("input:follow_mouse", Hyprlang::INT{1});
+    m_pConfig->addConfigValue("input:focus_on_close", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("input:mouse_refocus", Hyprlang::INT{1});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("input:special_fallthrough", Hyprlang::INT{0});
     m_pConfig->addConfigValue("input:off_window_axis_events", Hyprlang::INT{1});
diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index 2eb7038f..e4e3900b 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -648,7 +648,12 @@ void Events::listener_unmapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
 
     // refocus on a new window if needed
     if (wasLastWindow) {
-        const auto PWINDOWCANDIDATE = g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->getNextWindowCandidate(PWINDOW);
+        static auto FOCUSONCLOSE     = CConfigValue<Hyprlang::INT>("input:focus_on_close");
+        PHLWINDOW   PWINDOWCANDIDATE = nullptr;
+        if (*FOCUSONCLOSE)
+            PWINDOWCANDIDATE = (g_pCompositor->vectorToWindowUnified(g_pInputManager->getMouseCoordsInternal(), RESERVED_EXTENTS | INPUT_EXTENTS | ALLOW_FLOATING));
+        else
+            PWINDOWCANDIDATE = g_pLayoutManager->getCurrentLayout()->getNextWindowCandidate(PWINDOW);
 
         Debug::log(LOG, "On closed window, new focused candidate is {}", PWINDOWCANDIDATE);