diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/qwaylandxdgshell.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/qwaylandxdgshell.cpp
index d338f7475ba..f6428b585e9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/qwaylandxdgshell.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/qwaylandxdgshell.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ void QWaylandXdgSurface::Toplevel::xdg_toplevel_configure(int32_t width, int32_t
 
 void QWaylandXdgSurface::Toplevel::xdg_toplevel_close()
 {
-    m_xdgSurface->m_window->window()->close();
+    QWindowSystemInterface::handleCloseEvent(m_xdgSurface->m_window->window());
 }
 
 void QWaylandXdgSurface::Toplevel::requestWindowFlags(Qt::WindowFlags flags)