diff --git a/flumi/Scripts/Browser/Tab.gd b/flumi/Scripts/Browser/Tab.gd
index 9fd22db..e454201 100644
--- a/flumi/Scripts/Browser/Tab.gd
+++ b/flumi/Scripts/Browser/Tab.gd
@@ -60,6 +60,25 @@ func _process(_delta):
 		else:
 			close_button.add_theme_stylebox_override("normal", CLOSE_BUTTON_NORMAL)
 
+func _input(event):
+	# make sure we are hovering over the tab
+	if mouse_over_tab and event.is_action_pressed("CloseTabMouse"):
+		var close_tween = create_tween()
+		close_tween.set_ease(Tween.EASE_IN)
+		close_tween.set_trans(Tween.TRANS_CUBIC)
+		
+		animate_tab_close(close_tween)
+		
+		await close_tween.finished
+		tab_closed.emit()
+		queue_free()
+
+func animate_tab_close(tween: Tween) -> void:
+	tween.parallel().tween_property(self, "custom_minimum_size:x", 0.0, 0.15)
+	tween.parallel().tween_property(self, "size:x", 0.0, 0.15)
+	tween.parallel().tween_property(button, "custom_minimum_size:x", 0.0, 0.15)
+	tween.parallel().tween_property(button, "size:x", 0.0, 0.15)
+
 func set_title(title: String) -> void:
 	button.text = title
 	button.set_meta("original_text", title)
@@ -231,10 +250,7 @@ func _on_close_button_pressed() -> void:
 	close_tween.set_ease(Tween.EASE_IN)
 	close_tween.set_trans(Tween.TRANS_CUBIC)
 	
-	close_tween.parallel().tween_property(self, "custom_minimum_size:x", 0.0, 0.15)
-	close_tween.parallel().tween_property(self, "size:x", 0.0, 0.15)
-	close_tween.parallel().tween_property(button, "custom_minimum_size:x", 0.0, 0.15)
-	close_tween.parallel().tween_property(button, "size:x", 0.0, 0.15)
+	animate_tab_close(close_tween)
 	
 	await close_tween.finished
 	tab_closed.emit()
diff --git a/flumi/project.godot b/flumi/project.godot
index 6dd1a5c..eceb340 100644
--- a/flumi/project.godot
+++ b/flumi/project.godot
@@ -85,3 +85,8 @@ ReloadPage={
 "events": [Object(InputEventKey,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":true,"meta_pressed":false,"pressed":false,"keycode":0,"physical_keycode":82,"key_label":0,"unicode":0,"location":0,"echo":false,"script":null)
 ]
 }
+CloseTabMouse={
+"deadzone": 0.2,
+"events": [Object(InputEventMouseButton,"resource_local_to_scene":false,"resource_name":"","device":-1,"window_id":0,"alt_pressed":false,"shift_pressed":false,"ctrl_pressed":false,"meta_pressed":false,"button_mask":4,"position":Vector2(134, 20),"global_position":Vector2(143, 68),"factor":1.0,"button_index":3,"canceled":false,"pressed":true,"double_click":false,"script":null)
+]
+}