diff --git a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents.h b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents.h
index b436c391ce30..313e4ebea2c3 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents.h
+++ b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ class InspectableWebContents {
   virtual content::WebContents* GetWebContents() const = 0;
 
   virtual void ShowDevTools() = 0;
+  // Close the DevTools completely instead of just hide it.
+  virtual void CloseDevTools() = 0;
   virtual bool IsDevToolsViewShowing() = 0;
 
   // The delegate manages its own life.
diff --git a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.cc b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.cc
index c4a8f75ef4b5..b22b4a287fbc 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.cc
+++ b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.cc
@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ void InspectableWebContentsImpl::ShowDevTools() {
   view_->ShowDevTools();
 }
 
+void InspectableWebContentsImpl::CloseDevTools() {
+  if (IsDevToolsViewShowing()) {
+    view_->CloseDevTools();
+    devtools_web_contents_.reset();
+    web_contents_->GetView()->Focus();
+  }
+}
+
 bool InspectableWebContentsImpl::IsDevToolsViewShowing() {
   return devtools_web_contents_ && view_->IsDevToolsViewShowing();
 }
@@ -116,9 +124,7 @@ void InspectableWebContentsImpl::ActivateWindow() {
 }
 
 void InspectableWebContentsImpl::CloseWindow() {
-  view_->CloseDevTools();
-  devtools_web_contents_.reset();
-  web_contents_->GetView()->Focus();
+  CloseDevTools();
 }
 
 void InspectableWebContentsImpl::MoveWindow(int x, int y) {
diff --git a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.h b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.h
index f48f0a47bcb5..8581b24ec474 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.h
+++ b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_impl.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class InspectableWebContentsImpl :
   virtual content::WebContents* GetWebContents() const OVERRIDE;
 
   virtual void ShowDevTools() OVERRIDE;
+  virtual void CloseDevTools() OVERRIDE;
   virtual bool IsDevToolsViewShowing() OVERRIDE;
 
   virtual void SetDelegate(InspectableWebContentsDelegate* delegate) {
diff --git a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view.h b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view.h
index 87274805f8e0..18fd192a67eb 100644
--- a/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view.h
+++ b/brightray/browser/inspectable_web_contents_view.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class InspectableWebContentsView {
   virtual gfx::NativeView GetNativeView() const = 0;
 
   virtual void ShowDevTools() = 0;
+  // Hide the DevTools view.
   virtual void CloseDevTools() = 0;
   virtual bool IsDevToolsViewShowing() = 0;
   virtual bool SetDockSide(const std::string& side) = 0;