diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 864fe39..53210f8 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ pub enum EwwCommand {
         window_name: WindowName,
     },
     KillServer,
+    CloseAll,
     PrintState(crossbeam_channel::Sender<String>),
     PrintDebug(crossbeam_channel::Sender<String>),
 }
@@ -81,6 +82,12 @@ impl App {
                     script_var_process::on_application_death();
                     std::process::exit(0);
                 }
+                EwwCommand::CloseAll => {
+                    log::info!("Received close command, closing all windows");
+                    for (window_name, _window) in self.windows.clone() {
+                        self.close_window(&window_name)?;
+                    }
+                }
                 EwwCommand::OpenWindow {
                     window_name,
                     pos,
diff --git a/src/opts.rs b/src/opts.rs
index 0863150..a4f681d 100644
--- a/src/opts.rs
+++ b/src/opts.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ pub enum ActionWithServer {
     #[structopt(name = "kill")]
     KillServer,
 
+    /// Close all windows, without killing the daemon
+    #[structopt(name = "close-all")]
+    CloseAll,
+
     /// Print the current eww-state
     #[structopt(name = "state")]
     ShowState,
@@ -139,6 +143,7 @@ impl ActionWithServer {
             },
             ActionWithServer::CloseWindow { window_name } => app::EwwCommand::CloseWindow { window_name },
             ActionWithServer::KillServer => app::EwwCommand::KillServer,
+            ActionWithServer::CloseAll => app::EwwCommand::CloseAll,
             ActionWithServer::ShowState => {
                 let (send, recv) = crossbeam_channel::unbounded();
                 return (app::EwwCommand::PrintState(send), Some(recv));