diff --git a/PySimpleGUI.py b/PySimpleGUI.py
index bed1cf29..6fb748b3 100644
--- a/PySimpleGUI.py
+++ b/PySimpleGUI.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 
-version = __version__ = "4.15.1.11  Unreleased - Fix for draw_pixel, fix Multline.update with no value specified, listbox update no longer selects a default, all justifications can be shortened to single letter, fix for debug window closed with Quit button, removed f-string, draw_polygon added, print_to_element added, Listbox.get, Listbox update parm select_mode, check for None when creating Multiline, Element.unbind, Image now defaults to filename='', added Window.element_list()"
+version = __version__ = "4.15.1.12  Unreleased - Fix for draw_pixel, fix Multline.update with no value specified, listbox update no longer selects a default, all justifications can be shortened to single letter, fix for debug window closed with Quit button, removed f-string, draw_polygon added, print_to_element added, Listbox.get, Listbox update parm select_mode, check for None when creating Multiline, Element.unbind, Image now defaults to filename='', added Window.element_list(), close parameter for Window.read"
 
 port = 'PySimpleGUI'
 
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ import warnings
 from math import floor
 from math import fabs
 from functools import wraps
+from copy import deepcopy
 
 warnings.simplefilter('always', UserWarning)
 
@@ -6050,8 +6051,8 @@ class Window:
         self.TKroot.quit()  # kick the users out of the mainloop
 
     # @_timeit
-    def Read(self, timeout=None, timeout_key=TIMEOUT_KEY):
-        # type: (int, Any) -> Tuple[Any, Union[Dict, List]]
+    def Read(self, timeout=None, timeout_key=TIMEOUT_KEY, close=False):
+        # type: (int, Any, bool) -> Tuple[Any, Union[Dict, List]]
         """
         THE biggest deal method in the Window class! This is how you get all of your data from your Window.
             Pass in a timeout (in milliseconds) to wait for a maximum of timeout milliseconds. Will return timeout_key
@@ -6059,6 +6060,7 @@ class Window:
 
         :param timeout: (int) Milliseconds to wait until the Read will return IF no other GUI events happen first
         :param timeout_key: (Any) The value that will be returned from the call if the timer expired
+        :param close: (bool) if True the window will be closed prior to returning
         :return: Tuple[(Any), Union[Dict[Any:Any]], List[Any], None] (event, values)
                  (event or timeout_key or None, Dictionary of values or List of values from all elements in the Window)
         """
@@ -6072,7 +6074,13 @@ class Window:
                 event = timeout_key
             if values is None:
                 event = None
-            return event, values  # make event None if values was None and return
+            if not close:
+                return event, values  # make event None if values was None and return
+            else:
+                results = deepcopy((event, values))  # make a copy of the results
+                self.Close()
+                return results
+
         # Read with a timeout
         self.Timeout = timeout
         self.TimeoutKey = timeout_key
@@ -6087,7 +6095,12 @@ class Window:
                 # print(f'*** Found previous clicked saved {self.LastButtonClicked}')
                 results = _BuildResults(self, False, self)
                 self.LastButtonClicked = None
-                return results
+                if not close:
+                    return results
+                else:
+                    results = deepcopy(results)
+                    self.Close()
+                    return results
             InitializeResults(self)
             # if the last button clicked was realtime, emulate a read non-blocking
             # the idea is to quickly return realtime buttons without any blocks until released
@@ -6104,7 +6117,12 @@ class Window:
                     # print('ROOT Destroyed')
                 results = _BuildResults(self, False, self)
                 if results[0] != None and results[0] != timeout_key:
-                    return results
+                    if not close:
+                        return results
+                    else:
+                        results = deepcopy(results)
+                        self.Close()
+                        return results
                 else:
                     pass
 
@@ -6160,15 +6178,28 @@ class Window:
             results = _BuildResults(self, False, self)
             if not self.LastButtonClickedWasRealtime:
                 self.LastButtonClicked = None
-            return results
+            if not close:
+                return results
+            else:
+                results = deepcopy(results)
+                self.Close()
+                return results
         else:
             if not self.XFound and self.Timeout != 0 and self.Timeout is not None and self.ReturnValues[
                 0] is None:  # Special Qt case because returning for no reason so fake timeout
-                self.ReturnValues = self.TimeoutKey, self.ReturnValues[1]  # fake a timeout
+                results = self.TimeoutKey, self.ReturnValues[1]  # fake a timeout
             elif not self.XFound and self.ReturnValues[0] is None:  # TODO HIGHLY EXPERIMENTAL... added due to tray icon interaction
                 # print("*** Faking timeout ***")
-                self.ReturnValues = self.TimeoutKey, self.ReturnValues[1]  # fake a timeout
-            return self.ReturnValues
+                results = self.TimeoutKey, self.ReturnValues[1]  # fake a timeout
+            else:
+                results = self.ReturnValues
+
+            if not close:
+                return results
+            else:
+                results = deepcopy(results)
+                self.Close()
+                return results
 
     def _ReadNonBlocking(self):
         """