diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5a3d5f..d14aeb4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ by managing it in Nix/home-manager, and using the full path, like this (in hm):_
       // Hide the plugin info panel
       hide_plugin_info: true,
 
+      // Close window when a click outside the main box is received
+      close_on_click: false,
+
       plugins: [
         "${pkgs.anyrun}/lib/libapplications.so",
       ],
diff --git a/anyrun/src/main.rs b/anyrun/src/main.rs
index 8c7d1bc..1894d87 100644
--- a/anyrun/src/main.rs
+++ b/anyrun/src/main.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct Config {
     hide_icons: bool,
     hide_plugin_info: bool,
     ignore_exclusive_zones: bool,
+    close_on_click: bool,
     layer: Layer,
 }
 
@@ -513,8 +514,18 @@ fn activate(app: &gtk::Application, runtime_data: Rc<RefCell<Option<RuntimeData>
         }
     });
 
-    // Show the window initially, so it gets allocated and configured
-    window.show_all();
+    // If the option is enabled, close the window when any click is received
+    // that is outside the bounds of the main box
+    if config.close_on_click {
+        window.connect_button_press_event(move |window, event| {
+            if event.window() == window.window() {
+                window.close();
+                Inhibit(true)
+            } else {
+                Inhibit(false)
+            }
+        });
+    }
 
     // Create widgets here for proper positioning
     window.connect_configure_event(move |window, event| {
@@ -557,6 +568,9 @@ fn activate(app: &gtk::Application, runtime_data: Rc<RefCell<Option<RuntimeData>
         entry.grab_focus(); // Grab the focus so typing is immediately accepted by the entry box
         false
     });
+
+    // Show the window initially, so it gets allocated and configured
+    window.show_all();
 }
 
 fn handle_matches(
diff --git a/examples/config.ron b/examples/config.ron
index 3c82a5b..9330766 100644
--- a/examples/config.ron
+++ b/examples/config.ron
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ Config(
   
   // Hide the plugin info panel
   hide_plugin_info: false, 
+
+  // Close window when a click outside the main box is received
+  close_on_click: false,
   
   // List of plugins to be loaded by default, can be specified with a relative path to be loaded from the
   // `<anyrun config dir>/plugins` directory or with an absolute path to just load the file the path points to.