diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index addd7437..b7e853c4 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ pub fn command_mode(cx: &mut Context) {
 
             match *parts.as_slice() {
                 ["q"] | ["quit"] => {
-                    editor.close(editor.view().id);
+                    editor.close(editor.view().id, /* close_buffer */ false);
                 }
                 ["o", path] | ["open", path] => {
                     editor.open(path.into(), Action::Replace);
@@ -2085,7 +2085,7 @@ pub fn space_mode(cx: &mut Context) {
                 }
                 'c' => {
                     // close current split
-                    cx.editor.close(cx.view_id);
+                    cx.editor.close(cx.view_id, /* close_buffer */ false);
                 }
                 // ' ' => toggle_alternate_buffer(cx),
                 // TODO: temporary since space mode took it's old key
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 435b2b7e..43311484 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -162,26 +162,26 @@ impl Editor {
         Ok(id)
     }
 
-    pub fn close(&mut self, id: ViewId) {
+    pub fn close(&mut self, id: ViewId, close_buffer: bool) {
         let view = self.tree.get(self.tree.focus);
-        // get around borrowck issues
-        let language_servers = &mut self.language_servers;
-
-        let doc = &self.documents[view.doc];
+        // remove selection
+        self.documents[view.doc].selections.remove(&id);
 
-        let language_server = doc
-            .language
-            .as_ref()
-            .and_then(|language| language_servers.get(language));
+        if close_buffer {
+            // get around borrowck issues
+            let language_servers = &mut self.language_servers;
+            let doc = &self.documents[view.doc];
 
-        if let Some(language_server) = language_server {
-            tokio::spawn(language_server.text_document_did_close(doc.identifier()));
+            let language_server = doc
+                .language
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(|language| language_servers.get(language));
+            if let Some(language_server) = language_server {
+                tokio::spawn(language_server.text_document_did_close(doc.identifier()));
+            }
+            self.documents.remove(view.doc);
         }
 
-        // remove selection
-        self.documents[view.doc].selections.remove(&id);
-
-        // self.documents.remove(view.doc);
         self.tree.remove(id);
         self._refresh();
     }