diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index 3c29f4f0ca72d23fc754ae22d46c0ce51bead795..e84a7cdd6cb298a45ca3ccdccacb2ac272d32547 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ actions!(
         ActivatePreviousWindow,
         AddFolderToProject,
         ClearAllNotifications,
+        CloseActiveDock,
         CloseAllDocks,
         CloseWindow,
         Feedback,
@@ -2736,6 +2737,20 @@ impl Workspace {
         self.serialize_workspace(window, cx);
     }
 
+    fn active_dock(&self, window: &Window, cx: &Context<Self>) -> Option<&Entity<Dock>> {
+        self.all_docks().into_iter().find(|&dock| {
+            dock.read(cx).is_open() && dock.focus_handle(cx).contains_focused(window, cx)
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn close_active_dock(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        if let Some(dock) = self.active_dock(window, cx) {
+            dock.update(cx, |dock, cx| {
+                dock.set_open(false, window, cx);
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn close_all_docks(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
         for dock in self.all_docks() {
             dock.update(cx, |dock, cx| {
@@ -5296,6 +5311,11 @@ impl Workspace {
                     workspace.toggle_dock(DockPosition::Bottom, window, cx);
                 },
             ))
+            .on_action(cx.listener(
+                |workspace: &mut Workspace, _: &CloseActiveDock, window, cx| {
+                    workspace.close_active_dock(window, cx);
+                },
+            ))
             .on_action(
                 cx.listener(|workspace: &mut Workspace, _: &CloseAllDocks, window, cx| {
                     workspace.close_all_docks(window, cx);