diff --git a/src/components/TabItem.tsx b/src/components/TabItem.tsx
index 2cbc6a4..70d5e9b 100644
--- a/src/components/TabItem.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TabItem.tsx
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export function TabItem(props: TabItemProps) {
         backgroundColor={backgroundColor()}
         onMouseUp={(event) => {
           if (event.button === 0) props.onSelect();
+          if (event.button === 1) props.onClose();
         }}
       >
         <Show when={props.status} keyed>
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ export function TabItem(props: TabItemProps) {
           flexShrink={0}
           onMouseUp={(event) => {
             event.stopPropagation();
-            if (event.button !== 0) return;
+            if (event.button !== 0 && event.button !== 1) return;
             props.onClose();
           }}
         >
diff --git a/src/session-tabs/SessionTabs.spec.tsx b/src/session-tabs/SessionTabs.spec.tsx
index e09d791..bf6eaf6 100644
--- a/src/session-tabs/SessionTabs.spec.tsx
+++ b/src/session-tabs/SessionTabs.spec.tsx
@@ -194,10 +194,15 @@ describe("TabItem interaction", () => {
       expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
       expect(onSelect).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
 
+      await setup.mockMouse.click(1, 0, MouseButtons.MIDDLE);
+      await setup.mockMouse.click(closeX, 0, MouseButtons.MIDDLE);
+      expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+      expect(onSelect).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+
       await setup.mockMouse.click(1, 0, MouseButtons.RIGHT);
       await setup.mockMouse.click(closeX, 0, MouseButtons.RIGHT);
       expect(onSelect).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
-      expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
     } finally {
       setup.renderer.destroy();
     }