diff --git a/plugin/fugitive.vim b/plugin/fugitive.vim
index 9599523..5cf0227 100644
--- a/plugin/fugitive.vim
+++ b/plugin/fugitive.vim
@@ -1483,6 +1483,7 @@ function! s:Blame(bang,line1,line2,count,args) abort
         if exists('+relativenumber')
           setlocal norelativenumber
         endif
+        nnoremap <buffer> <silent> q    :exe substitute('bdelete<Bar>'.bufwinnr(b:fugitive_blamed_bufnr).' wincmd w','<Bar>-1','','')<CR>
         nnoremap <buffer> <silent> <CR> :<C-U>exe <SID>BlameJump('')<CR>
         nnoremap <buffer> <silent> P    :<C-U>exe <SID>BlameJump('^'.v:count1)<CR>
         nnoremap <buffer> <silent> ~    :<C-U>exe <SID>BlameJump('~'.v:count1)<CR>