diff --git a/src/background.js b/src/background.js
index f55af6a..e5b7efd 100644
--- a/src/background.js
+++ b/src/background.js
@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@ const closeWindow = (id) => {
 const closeTab = (tab) => {
 	chrome.tabs.remove(tab.id);
 }
+const closeCurrentTab = () => {
+	getCurrentTab().then(closeTab)
+}
 const removeBookmark = (bookmark) => {
 	chrome.bookmarks.remove(bookmark.id);
 }
@@ -395,6 +398,9 @@ chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener((message, sender, sendResponse) => {
 		case "close-window":
 			closeWindow(sender.tab.windowId);
 			break;
+		case "close-tab":
+			closeCurrentTab();
+			break;
 		case "search-history":
 			chrome.history.search({text:message.query, maxResults:1000, startTime:31536000000*5}).then((data) => {
 				for (let action in actions) {
diff --git a/src/content.js b/src/content.js
index 7254f20..e2be550 100644
--- a/src/content.js
+++ b/src/content.js
@@ -210,9 +210,6 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 				case "scroll-top":
 					window.scrollTo(0,0);
 					break;
-				case "close-tab":
-					window.close();
-					break;
 				case "navigation":
 					if (e.ctrlKey) {
 						window.open(action.url);