diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0f92acb8..35ffc652 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ require'nvim-tree'.setup { -- BEGIN_DEFAULT_OPTS
         },
       },
     },
+    remove_file = {
+      close_window = true,
+    },
   },
   trash = {
     cmd = "trash",
diff --git a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
index 219add77..2b8a0634 100644
--- a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ Values may be functions. Warning: this may result in unexpected behaviour.
             },
           },
         },
+        remove_file = {
+          close_window = true,
+        },
       },
       trash = {
         cmd = "trash",
@@ -672,6 +675,10 @@ Configuration for various actions.
           `buftype  = { "nofile", "terminal", "help", }`
         `}`
 
+    *nvim-tree.actions.remove_file.close_window*
+    Close any window displaying a file when removing the file from the tree.
+      Type: `boolean`, Default: `true`
+
     *nvim-tree.actions.use_system_clipboard*
     A boolean value that toggle the use of system clipboard when copy/paste
     function are invoked. When enabled, copied text will be stored in registers
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree.lua b/lua/nvim-tree.lua
index cbffbdac..e63426cc 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree.lua
@@ -480,6 +480,9 @@ local DEFAULT_OPTS = { -- BEGIN_DEFAULT_OPTS
         },
       },
     },
+    remove_file = {
+      close_window = true,
+    },
   },
   trash = {
     cmd = "trash",
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/init.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/init.lua
index 62d15c4e..1539ccbe 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/init.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/init.lua
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ function M.setup(opts)
   require("nvim-tree.actions.trash").setup(opts.trash)
   require("nvim-tree.actions.open-file").setup(opts)
   require("nvim-tree.actions.change-dir").setup(opts)
+  require("nvim-tree.actions.remove-file").setup(opts)
   require("nvim-tree.actions.copy-paste").setup(opts)
   require("nvim-tree.actions.create-file").setup(opts)
   require("nvim-tree.actions.expand-all").setup(opts)
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/remove-file.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/remove-file.lua
index 2a2d02fd..e1ea883a 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/actions/remove-file.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/actions/remove-file.lua
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ local function clear_buffer(absolute_path)
         a.nvim_set_current_win(winnr)
       end
       a.nvim_buf_delete(buf.bufnr, { force = true })
-      close_windows(buf.windows)
+      if M.close_window then
+        close_windows(buf.windows)
+      end
       return
     end
   end
@@ -88,4 +90,8 @@ function M.fn(node)
   end
 end
 
+function M.setup(opts)
+  M.close_window = opts.actions.remove_file.close_window
+end
+
 return M