diff --git a/proto/wayfire-kill-view.xml b/proto/wayfire-kill-view.xml
index 4fe0c56..8274569 100644
--- a/proto/wayfire-kill-view.xml
+++ b/proto/wayfire-kill-view.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@
       </description>
     </request>
 
+    <request name="top_view_kill">
+      <description summary="send close to the top view">
+	Send close to the top view.
+      </description>
+    </request>
+
     <event name="view_pid">
       <description summary="Send view pid to a client">
 	Provide client with a view pid.
diff --git a/src/client/wf-kill.cpp b/src/client/wf-kill.cpp
index 762b7cf..01fe1e8 100644
--- a/src/client/wf-kill.cpp
+++ b/src/client/wf-kill.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
 
 #include "wf-kill.hpp"
 
@@ -113,11 +114,43 @@ WfKill::WfKill(int argc, char *argv[])
         std::cout << "Wayfire kill view protocol not advertised by compositor. Is wf-kill plugin enabled?" << std::endl;
         return;
     }
-    wf_kill_view_base_view_kill(wf_kill_view_manager);
     wf_kill_view_base_add_listener(wf_kill_view_manager,
         &kill_view_listener, this);
 
-    send_kill = (argc > 1 && !strcmp(argv[1], "-k"));
+    send_kill = false;
+    top_view = false;
+    struct option opts[] = {
+        { "kill-view",         no_argument, NULL, 'k' },
+        { "top-view",          no_argument, NULL, 't' },
+        { 0,             0,                 NULL,  0  }
+    };
+
+    int c, i;
+    while((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "kt", opts, &i)) != -1)
+    {
+        switch(c)
+        {
+            case 'k':
+                send_kill = true;
+                break;
+
+            case 't':
+                top_view = true;
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                std::cerr << "Usage: wf-kill [-k|--kill-view] [-t|--top-view]" << std::endl;
+                return;
+        }
+    }
+    if (top_view)
+    {
+        wf_kill_view_base_top_view_kill(wf_kill_view_manager);
+    } else
+    {
+        wf_kill_view_base_view_kill(wf_kill_view_manager);
+    }
+
     running = 1;
     while(running)
         wl_display_dispatch(display);
diff --git a/src/client/wf-kill.hpp b/src/client/wf-kill.hpp
index 6065675..9b85064 100644
--- a/src/client/wf-kill.hpp
+++ b/src/client/wf-kill.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class WfKill
 
     int running;
     int send_kill;
+    int top_view;
     wl_display *display;
     wf_kill_view_base *wf_kill_view_manager;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugin/wayfire-kill-view.cpp b/src/plugin/wayfire-kill-view.cpp
index e338778..8753a26 100644
--- a/src/plugin/wayfire-kill-view.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin/wayfire-kill-view.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <wayfire/plugin.hpp>
 #include <wayfire/output.hpp>
 #include <wayfire/output-layout.hpp>
+#include <wayfire/seat.hpp>
 #include <wayfire/nonstd/wlroots-full.hpp>
 #include <linux/input-event-codes.h>
 
@@ -43,13 +44,8 @@ wf::plugin_activation_data_t grab_interface{
 static void bind_manager(wl_client *client, void *data,
     uint32_t version, uint32_t id);
 
-void wf_kill_view::send_view_info()
+static pid_t get_pid_for_view(wayfire_view view)
 {
-    wayfire_view view = wf::get_core().get_cursor_focus_view();
-    if (!view)
-    {
-        return;
-    }
     pid_t pid = 0;
     wlr_surface *wlr_surface = view->get_wlr_surface();
 #if WF_HAS_XWAYLAND
@@ -62,6 +58,18 @@ void wf_kill_view::send_view_info()
         wl_client_get_credentials(view->get_client(), &pid, 0, 0);
     }
 
+    return pid;
+}
+
+void wf_kill_view::send_view_info()
+{
+    wayfire_view view = wf::get_core().get_cursor_focus_view();
+    if (!view)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    pid_t pid = get_pid_for_view(view);
+
     view->close();
 
     for (auto r : client_resources)
@@ -72,7 +80,6 @@ void wf_kill_view::send_view_info()
 
 void wf_kill_view::send_cancel()
 {
-
     for (auto r : client_resources)
     {
         wf_kill_view_base_send_cancel(r);
@@ -161,9 +168,28 @@ static void view_kill(struct wl_client *client, struct wl_resource *resource)
     }
 }
 
+static void top_view_kill(struct wl_client *client, struct wl_resource *resource)
+{
+    wf_kill_view *wd = (wf_kill_view*)wl_resource_get_user_data(resource);
+    auto view = wf::get_core().seat->get_active_view();
+    if (!view)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    pid_t pid = get_pid_for_view(view);
+
+    view->close();
+
+    for (auto r : wd->client_resources)
+    {
+        wf_kill_view_base_send_view_pid(r, pid);
+    }
+}
+
 static const struct wf_kill_view_base_interface wf_kill_view_impl =
 {
     .view_kill = view_kill,
+    .top_view_kill = top_view_kill,
 };
 
 static void destroy_client(wl_resource *resource)