diff --git a/command/issue.go b/command/issue.go
index 0c2aae11b..b919cc843 100644
--- a/command/issue.go
+++ b/command/issue.go
@@ -544,6 +544,8 @@ func issueClose(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("API call failed:%w", err)
 	}
 
+	fmt.Fprintf(colorableErr(cmd), "%s closed issue #%d\n", utils.Green("✔"), issueNumber)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/command/issue_test.go b/command/issue_test.go
index 2185fc390..5ba66f3ea 100644
--- a/command/issue_test.go
+++ b/command/issue_test.go
@@ -686,19 +686,26 @@ func TestIssueClose(t *testing.T) {
 	http := initFakeHTTP()
 	http.StubRepoResponse("OWNER", "REPO")
 
+	http.StubResponse(200, bytes.NewBufferString(`
+	{ "data": { "repository": {
+		"hasIssuesEnabled": true,
+		"issue": { "id": "A-VERY-IMPORTANT-ID"}
+	} } }
+	`))
+
 	jsonFile, _ := os.Open("../test/fixtures/issueClose.json")
 	defer jsonFile.Close()
 	http.StubResponse(200, jsonFile)
 
-	output, err := RunCommand(issueStatusCmd, "issue close 13")
+	output, err := RunCommand(issueCloseCmd, "issue close 13")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error running command `issue close`: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	r := regexp.MustCompile(`WHATEVER!`)
+	r := regexp.MustCompile(`closed issue #13`)
 
-	if !r.MatchString(output.String()) {
-		t.Errorf("output did not match regexp /%s/\n> output\n%s\n", r, output)
+	if !r.MatchString(output.Stderr()) {
+		t.Errorf("output did not match regexp /%s/\n> output\n%q\n", r, output.Stderr())
 		return
 	}
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/issueClose.json b/test/fixtures/issueClose.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..047f1a6a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/issueClose.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "id": "hi" }