diff --git a/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/TiledWindowContainer.vala b/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/TiledWindowContainer.vala
index 247f120c..4358dc26 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/TiledWindowContainer.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/TiledWindowContainer.vala
@@ -450,6 +450,16 @@ namespace Gala
 				reflow ();
 		}
 
+		public void remove_window (Meta.Window window)
+		{
+			foreach (var child in get_children ()) {
+				if ((child as TiledWindow).window == window) {
+					remove_child (child);
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		void window_selected_cb (TiledWindow tiled)
 		{
 			window_selected (tiled.window);
diff --git a/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/Workspace.vala b/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/Workspace.vala
index a1d94e82..fb4f20bb 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/Workspace.vala
+++ b/src/Widgets/MultitaskingView/Workspace.vala
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ namespace Gala
 
 		private void remove_window (Meta.Window window)
 		{
+			window_container.remove_window (window);
 			icon_group.remove_window (window, opened);
 		}