diff --git a/assets/keymaps/default-linux.json b/assets/keymaps/default-linux.json
index 45804909abb6d94517a21090ab39ec02f5ad7b05..3996faf3b582b30aed5b363d7d395dfb7e5b44a4 100644
--- a/assets/keymaps/default-linux.json
+++ b/assets/keymaps/default-linux.json
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@
       "ctrl-f4": "pane::CloseActiveItem",
       "alt-ctrl-t": ["pane::CloseInactiveItems", { "close_pinned": false }],
       "alt-ctrl-shift-w": "workspace::CloseInactiveTabsAndPanes",
+      "ctrl-k e": ["pane::CloseItemsToTheLeft", { "close_pinned": false }],
+      "ctrl-k t": ["pane::CloseItemsToTheRight", { "close_pinned": false }],
       "ctrl-k u": ["pane::CloseCleanItems", { "close_pinned": false }],
       "ctrl-k w": ["pane::CloseAllItems", { "close_pinned": false }],
       "ctrl-shift-f": "project_search::ToggleFocus",
diff --git a/assets/keymaps/default-macos.json b/assets/keymaps/default-macos.json
index 041b75f0823f77021916c65aceb0baaf54ed4ee0..748d99447a265ed277fc561a10ccebceec8ddcdb 100644
--- a/assets/keymaps/default-macos.json
+++ b/assets/keymaps/default-macos.json
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@
       "cmd-w": "pane::CloseActiveItem",
       "alt-cmd-t": ["pane::CloseInactiveItems", { "close_pinned": false }],
       "ctrl-alt-cmd-w": "workspace::CloseInactiveTabsAndPanes",
+      "cmd-k e": ["pane::CloseItemsToTheLeft", { "close_pinned": false }],
+      "cmd-k t": ["pane::CloseItemsToTheRight", { "close_pinned": false }],
       "cmd-k u": ["pane::CloseCleanItems", { "close_pinned": false }],
       "cmd-k cmd-w": ["pane::CloseAllItems", { "close_pinned": false }],
       "cmd-f": "project_search::ToggleFocus",
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs b/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
index fd14755d3852f1387935725340e5a1443de5f243..169369868444d3fa9c987a37a50216ec06cf926f 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
@@ -1234,12 +1234,13 @@ impl Pane {
         }
         let active_item_id = self.items[self.active_item_index].item_id();
         let non_closeable_items = self.get_non_closeable_item_ids(action.close_pinned);
-        Some(self.close_items_to_the_left_by_id(active_item_id, non_closeable_items, cx))
+        Some(self.close_items_to_the_left_by_id(active_item_id, action, non_closeable_items, cx))
     }
 
     pub fn close_items_to_the_left_by_id(
         &mut self,
         item_id: EntityId,
+        action: &CloseItemsToTheLeft,
         non_closeable_items: Vec<EntityId>,
         cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>,
     ) -> Task<Result<()>> {
@@ -1249,7 +1250,9 @@ impl Pane {
             .map(|item| item.item_id())
             .collect();
         self.close_items(cx, SaveIntent::Close, move |item_id| {
-            item_ids.contains(&item_id) && !non_closeable_items.contains(&item_id)
+            item_ids.contains(&item_id)
+                && !action.close_pinned
+                && !non_closeable_items.contains(&item_id)
         })
     }
 
@@ -1263,12 +1266,13 @@ impl Pane {
         }
         let active_item_id = self.items[self.active_item_index].item_id();
         let non_closeable_items = self.get_non_closeable_item_ids(action.close_pinned);
-        Some(self.close_items_to_the_right_by_id(active_item_id, non_closeable_items, cx))
+        Some(self.close_items_to_the_right_by_id(active_item_id, action, non_closeable_items, cx))
     }
 
     pub fn close_items_to_the_right_by_id(
         &mut self,
         item_id: EntityId,
+        action: &CloseItemsToTheRight,
         non_closeable_items: Vec<EntityId>,
         cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>,
     ) -> Task<Result<()>> {
@@ -1279,7 +1283,9 @@ impl Pane {
             .map(|item| item.item_id())
             .collect();
         self.close_items(cx, SaveIntent::Close, move |item_id| {
-            item_ids.contains(&item_id) && !non_closeable_items.contains(&item_id)
+            item_ids.contains(&item_id)
+                && !action.close_pinned
+                && !non_closeable_items.contains(&item_id)
         })
     }
 
@@ -2244,6 +2250,9 @@ impl Pane {
                             cx.handler_for(&pane, move |pane, cx| {
                                 pane.close_items_to_the_left_by_id(
                                     item_id,
+                                    &CloseItemsToTheLeft {
+                                        close_pinned: false,
+                                    },
                                     pane.get_non_closeable_item_ids(false),
                                     cx,
                                 )
@@ -2258,6 +2267,9 @@ impl Pane {
                             cx.handler_for(&pane, move |pane, cx| {
                                 pane.close_items_to_the_right_by_id(
                                     item_id,
+                                    &CloseItemsToTheRight {
+                                        close_pinned: false,
+                                    },
                                     pane.get_non_closeable_item_ids(false),
                                     cx,
                                 )