diff --git a/src/qt/walletcontroller.h b/src/qt/walletcontroller.h
--- a/src/qt/walletcontroller.h
+++ b/src/qt/walletcontroller.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     OpenWalletActivity *openWallet(const CChainParams &params,
                                    const std::string &name,
                                    QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+    void closeWallet(WalletModel *wallet_model, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void addWallet(WalletModel *wallet_model);
diff --git a/src/qt/walletcontroller.cpp b/src/qt/walletcontroller.cpp
--- a/src/qt/walletcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/walletcontroller.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,24 @@
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(activity, "open", Qt::QueuedConnection);
     return activity;
 }
+void WalletController::closeWallet(WalletModel *wallet_model, QWidget *parent) {
+    QMessageBox box(parent);
+    box.setWindowTitle(tr("Close wallet"));
+    box.setText(tr("Are you sure you wish to close wallet <i>%1</i>?")
+                    .arg(wallet_model->getDisplayName()));
+    box.setInformativeText(
+        tr("Closing the wallet for too long can result in having to resync the "
+           "entire chain if pruning is enabled."));
+    box.setStandardButtons(QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::Cancel);
+    box.setDefaultButton(QMessageBox::Yes);
+    if (box.exec() != QMessageBox::Yes) return;
+
+    // First remove wallet from node.
+    wallet_model->wallet().remove();
+    // Now release the model.
+    removeAndDeleteWallet(wallet_model);
+}
+
 WalletModel *WalletController::getOrCreateWallet(
     std::unique_ptr<interfaces::Wallet> wallet) {
     QMutexLocker locker(&m_mutex);