diff --git a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
index 1791e9f33c9..32df150c7e0 100644
--- a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
@@ -1576,7 +1576,7 @@ Specify minimum notification level, uses the values from |vim.log.levels|
 `ERROR`:   hard errors e.g. failure to read from the file system.
 `WARNING`: non-fatal errors e.g. unable to system open a file.
 `INFO:`    information only e.g. file copy path confirmation.
-`DEBUG:`   not used.
+`DEBUG:`   information for troubleshooting, e.g. failures in some window closing operations.
 
 *nvim-tree.notify.absolute_path* 
 Whether to use absolute paths or item names in fs action notifications. 
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/view.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/view.lua
index f30eb2720a4..315da3d0d19 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/view.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/view.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 local events = require "nvim-tree.events"
 local utils = require "nvim-tree.utils"
 local log = require "nvim-tree.log"
+local notify = require "nvim-tree.notify"
 
 ---@class OpenInWinOpts
 ---@field hijack_current_buf boolean|nil default true
@@ -227,7 +228,11 @@ local function close(tabpage)
         vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(vim.fn.win_getid(prev_win))
       end
       if vim.api.nvim_win_is_valid(tree_win or 0) then
-        vim.api.nvim_win_close(tree_win or 0, true)
+        local success, error = pcall(vim.api.nvim_win_close, tree_win or 0, true)
+        if not success then
+          notify.debug("Failed to close window: " .. error)
+          return
+        end
       end
       events._dispatch_on_tree_close()
       return