diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
index 034e9c5589..74136915f6 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.cpp
@@ -1925,10 +1925,10 @@ bool GuiView::saveBuffer(Buffer & b)
 }
 
 
-bool GuiView::hideBuffer()
+bool GuiView::hideWorkArea(GuiWorkArea * wa)
 {
-	Buffer * buf = buffer();
-	return buf && closeBuffer(*buf, false);
+	Buffer & buf = wa->bufferView().buffer();
+	return closeBuffer(buf, false);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.h
index 29e3021298..24156b1805 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiView.h
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ public:
 	void setBuffer(Buffer * b); ///< \c Buffer to set.
 	///
 	bool closeBuffer();
-	/// hides the buffer and makes sure it is clean
-	bool hideBuffer();
+	/// hides the workarea and makes sure it is clean
+	bool hideWorkArea(GuiWorkArea * wa);
 	/// load a document into the current workarea.
 	Buffer * loadDocument(support::FileName const &  name, ///< File to load.
 		bool tolastfiles = true);  ///< append to the "Open recent" menu?
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.cpp
index 4c93a33a52..d0c04b7d3d 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.cpp
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ void TabWorkArea::closeCurrentTab()
 		wa = dynamic_cast<GuiWorkArea *>(widget(clicked_tab_));
 		LASSERT(wa, /**/);
 	}
-	wa->view().hideBuffer();
+	wa->view().hideWorkArea(wa);
 }
 
 ///