diff --git a/apps/magpie/src/protocol.rs b/apps/magpie/src/protocol.rs
index 9e80597..ee3758c 100644
--- a/apps/magpie/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/apps/magpie/src/protocol.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ pub struct CreatePanel {
     pub init_msg: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
+/// Closes a Magpie panel with a given ID.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct ClosePanel {
+    pub id: PanelId,
+}
+
 /// Sends a panel a message.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct SendMessage {
@@ -41,6 +47,7 @@ pub struct SendMessage {
 #[serde(tag = "kind")]
 pub enum MagpieServerMsg {
     CreatePanel(CreatePanel),
+    ClosePanel(ClosePanel),
     SendMessage(SendMessage),
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/magpie/src/service/ipc.rs b/apps/magpie/src/service/ipc.rs
index 6ca7484..0f76385 100644
--- a/apps/magpie/src/service/ipc.rs
+++ b/apps/magpie/src/service/ipc.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ impl Client {
                     };
                     let _ = self.window_sender.send_event(msg);
                 }
+                MagpieServerMsg::ClosePanel(ClosePanel { id }) => {
+                    if let Some(id) = self.id_to_window.get(&id).copied() {
+                        let msg = WindowMessage::CloseWindow { id };
+                        let _ = self.window_sender.send_event(msg);
+                    }
+                }
                 MagpieServerMsg::SendMessage(SendMessage { id, msg }) => {
                     if let Some(id) = self.id_to_window.get(&id).cloned() {
                         let msg = WindowMessage::SendMessage { id, msg };