diff --git a/api/queries_issue.go b/api/queries_issue.go
index cc01c039f..ba9b43d65 100644
--- a/api/queries_issue.go
+++ b/api/queries_issue.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cli/cli/internal/ghrepo"
+	"github.com/shurcooL/githubv4"
 )
 
 type IssuesPayload struct {
@@ -20,10 +22,12 @@ type IssuesAndTotalCount struct {
 
 // Ref. https://developer.github.com/v4/object/issue/
 type Issue struct {
+	ID        string
 	Number    int
 	Title     string
 	URL       string
 	State     string
+	Closed    bool
 	Body      string
 	CreatedAt time.Time
 	UpdatedAt time.Time
@@ -61,6 +65,10 @@ type Issue struct {
 	}
 }
 
+type IssuesDisabledError struct {
+	error
+}
+
 const fragments = `
 	fragment issue on Issue {
 		number
@@ -296,8 +304,10 @@ func IssueByNumber(client *Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, number int) (*Issue, e
 		repository(owner: $owner, name: $repo) {
 			hasIssuesEnabled
 			issue(number: $issue_number) {
+				id
 				title
 				state
+				closed
 				body
 				author {
 					login
@@ -351,8 +361,32 @@ func IssueByNumber(client *Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, number int) (*Issue, e
 	}
 
 	if !resp.Repository.HasIssuesEnabled {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("the '%s' repository has disabled issues", ghrepo.FullName(repo))
+
+		return nil, &IssuesDisabledError{fmt.Errorf("the '%s' repository has disabled issues", ghrepo.FullName(repo))}
 	}
 
 	return &resp.Repository.Issue, nil
 }
+
+func IssueClose(client *Client, repo ghrepo.Interface, issue Issue) error {
+	var mutation struct {
+		CloseIssue struct {
+			Issue struct {
+				ID githubv4.ID
+			}
+		} `graphql:"closeIssue(input: $input)"`
+	}
+
+	input := githubv4.CloseIssueInput{
+		IssueID: issue.ID,
+	}
+
+	v4 := githubv4.NewClient(client.http)
+	err := v4.Mutate(context.Background(), &mutation, input, nil)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/command/issue.go b/command/issue.go
index f2cb4ba47..d1b57485e 100644
--- a/command/issue.go
+++ b/command/issue.go
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ func init() {
 
 	issueCmd.AddCommand(issueViewCmd)
 	issueViewCmd.Flags().BoolP("web", "w", false, "Open an issue in the browser")
+
+	issueCmd.AddCommand(issueCloseCmd)
 }
 
 var issueCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -79,6 +81,12 @@ var issueViewCmd = &cobra.Command{
 With '--web', open the issue in a web browser instead.`,
 	RunE: issueView,
 }
+var issueCloseCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "close <number>",
+	Short: "close and issue issues",
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	RunE:  issueClose,
+}
 
 func issueList(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	ctx := contextForCommand(cmd)
@@ -518,6 +526,42 @@ func issueProjectList(issue api.Issue) string {
 	return list
 }
 
+func issueClose(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	ctx := contextForCommand(cmd)
+	apiClient, err := apiClientForContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	baseRepo, err := determineBaseRepo(cmd, ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	issue, err := issueFromArg(apiClient, baseRepo, args[0])
+	var idErr *api.IssuesDisabledError
+	if errors.As(err, &idErr) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("issues disabled for %s", ghrepo.FullName(baseRepo))
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to find issue #%d: %w", issue.Number, err)
+	}
+
+	if issue.Closed {
+		fmt.Fprintf(colorableErr(cmd), "%s Issue #%d is already closed\n", utils.Yellow("!"), issue.Number)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	err = api.IssueClose(apiClient, baseRepo, *issue)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("API call failed:%w", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(colorableErr(cmd), "%s Closed issue #%d\n", utils.Red("✔"), issue.Number)
+
+	return nil
+
+}
+
 func displayURL(urlStr string) string {
 	u, err := url.Parse(urlStr)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/command/issue_test.go b/command/issue_test.go
index e9229ac24..4f75cde3a 100644
--- a/command/issue_test.go
+++ b/command/issue_test.go
@@ -680,3 +680,76 @@ func TestIssueStateTitleWithColor(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestIssueClose(t *testing.T) {
+	initBlankContext("", "OWNER/REPO", "master")
+	http := initFakeHTTP()
+	http.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
+
+	http.StubResponse(200, bytes.NewBufferString(`
+	{ "data": { "repository": {
+		"hasIssuesEnabled": true,
+		"issue": { "number": 13}
+	} } }
+	`))
+
+	http.StubResponse(200, bytes.NewBufferString(`{"id": "THE-ID"}`))
+
+	output, err := RunCommand(issueCloseCmd, "issue close 13")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error running command `issue close`: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	r := regexp.MustCompile(`Closed issue #13`)
+
+	if !r.MatchString(output.Stderr()) {
+		t.Fatalf("output did not match regexp /%s/\n> output\n%q\n", r, output.Stderr())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIssueClose_alreadyClosed(t *testing.T) {
+	initBlankContext("", "OWNER/REPO", "master")
+	http := initFakeHTTP()
+	http.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
+
+	http.StubResponse(200, bytes.NewBufferString(`
+	{ "data": { "repository": {
+		"hasIssuesEnabled": true,
+		"issue": { "number": 13, "closed": true}
+	} } }
+	`))
+
+	http.StubResponse(200, bytes.NewBufferString(`{"id": "THE-ID"}`))
+
+	output, err := RunCommand(issueCloseCmd, "issue close 13")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error running command `issue close`: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	r := regexp.MustCompile(`#13 is already closed`)
+
+	if !r.MatchString(output.Stderr()) {
+		t.Fatalf("output did not match regexp /%s/\n> output\n%q\n", r, output.Stderr())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIssueClose_issuesDisabled(t *testing.T) {
+	initBlankContext("", "OWNER/REPO", "master")
+	http := initFakeHTTP()
+	http.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
+
+	http.StubResponse(200, bytes.NewBufferString(`
+	{ "data": { "repository": {
+		"hasIssuesEnabled": false
+	} } }
+	`))
+
+	_, err := RunCommand(issueCloseCmd, "issue close 13")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected error when issues are disabled")
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "issues disabled") {
+		t.Fatalf("got unexpected error: %s", err)
+	}
+}