diff --git a/patches/sowm-normal-kill.patch b/patches/sowm-normal-kill.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53b3769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/sowm-normal-kill.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+diff --git a/sowm.c b/sowm.c
+index 0d74d4b..ff70968 100644
+--- a/sowm.c
++++ b/sowm.c
+@@ -326,7 +326,17 @@ void win_del(Window w) {
+    "Shoot first and don't ask questions later?.."
+ */
+ void win_kill() {
+-    if (win_current() != root) XKillClient(d, cur);
++	if (win_current() == root) return;
++
++    XEvent ev = { .type = ClientMessage };
++
++    ev.xclient.window       = cur;
++    ev.xclient.format       = 32;
++    ev.xclient.message_type = XInternAtom(d, "WM_PROTOCOLS", True);
++    ev.xclient.data.l[0]    = XInternAtom(d, "WM_DELETE_WINDOW", True);
++    ev.xclient.data.l[1]    = CurrentTime;
++
++    XSendEvent(d, cur, False, NoEventMask, &ev);
+ }
+ 
+ /*