diff --git a/src/background/actions/closeTab.ts b/src/background/actions/closeTab.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e82f01b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/background/actions/closeTab.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import browser from "webextension-polyfill";
+import { getTabIdForMarker } from "../misc/tabMarkers";
+
+export async function closeTab(markers: string[]) {
+	const tabsToClose = await Promise.all(
+		markers.map(async (marker) => getTabIdForMarker(marker))
+	);
+
+	await browser.tabs.remove(tabsToClose);
+}
diff --git a/src/background/commands/dispatchCommand.ts b/src/background/commands/dispatchCommand.ts
index e844f013..53e9a0b1 100644
--- a/src/background/commands/dispatchCommand.ts
+++ b/src/background/commands/dispatchCommand.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const backgroundCommands = new Set<RangoAction["type"]>([
 	"openSettingsPage",
 	"openPageInNewTab",
 	"activateTab",
+	"closeTab",
 	"refreshTabMarkers",
 	"toggleTabMarkers",
 	"focusOrCreateTabByUrl",
diff --git a/src/background/commands/runBackgroundCommand.ts b/src/background/commands/runBackgroundCommand.ts
index b7da59d6..498a8a8b 100644
--- a/src/background/commands/runBackgroundCommand.ts
+++ b/src/background/commands/runBackgroundCommand.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { sendRequestToContent } from "../messaging/sendRequestToContent";
 import { refreshTabMarkers } from "../misc/tabMarkers";
 import { getCurrentTab } from "../utils/getCurrentTab";
 import { notifySettingRemoved } from "../utils/notify";
+import { closeTab } from "../actions/closeTab";
 
 export async function runBackgroundCommand(
 	command: RangoAction
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ export async function runBackgroundCommand(
 			break;
 		}
 
+		case "closeTab": {
+			await closeTab(command.target);
+			break;
+		}
+
 		case "historyGoBack":
 			try {
 				await sendRequestToContent(command);
diff --git a/src/typings/RangoAction.ts b/src/typings/RangoAction.ts
index f896f7f8..84df7620 100644
--- a/src/typings/RangoAction.ts
+++ b/src/typings/RangoAction.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ interface RangoActionWithoutTargetWithOptionalNumberArg {
 export interface RangoActionWithTargets {
 	type:
 		| "activateTab"
+		| "closeTab"
 		| "openInBackgroundTab"
 		| "clickElement"
 		| "tryToFocusElementAndCheckIsEditable"