diff --git a/menus/darwin.cson b/menus/darwin.cson
index f5d512c4c..01c4283d2 100644
--- a/menus/darwin.cson
+++ b/menus/darwin.cson
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       { label: 'Save All', command: 'window:save-all' }
       { type: 'separator' }
       { label: 'Close Buffer', command: 'core:close' }
-      { label: 'Close All Buffers', command: 'pane:close' }
+      { label: 'Close Pane', command: 'pane:close' }
       { label: 'Close Window', command: 'window:close' }
     ]
   }
diff --git a/src/pane-view.coffee b/src/pane-view.coffee
index 59fb98074..b5b96b7a4 100644
--- a/src/pane-view.coffee
+++ b/src/pane-view.coffee
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ class PaneView extends View
     @command 'pane:split-right', => @splitRight(@copyActiveItem())
     @command 'pane:split-up', => @splitUp(@copyActiveItem())
     @command 'pane:split-down', => @splitDown(@copyActiveItem())
-    @command 'pane:close', => @model.destroy()
+    @command 'pane:close', =>
+      @model.destroyItems()
+      @model.destroy()
     @command 'pane:close-other-items', => @destroyInactiveItems()
 
   # Deprecated: Use ::destroyItem