diff --git a/src/dbus.c b/src/dbus.c
index eb39c38..20e24ff 100644
--- a/src/dbus.c
+++ b/src/dbus.c
@@ -494,8 +494,16 @@ static void dbus_cb_CloseNotification(
 {
         guint32 id;
         g_variant_get(parameters, "(u)", &id);
-        if (!settings.ignore_dbusclose) 
+        if (settings.ignore_dbusclose) {
+                // Stay commpliant by lying to the sender,  telling him we closed the notification 
+                if (id > 0) {
+                        struct notification *n = queues_get_by_id(id);
+                        if (n) 
+                                signal_notification_closed(n, REASON_SIG);
+                }
+        } else {
                 queues_notification_close_id(id, REASON_SIG);
+        }
         wake_up();
         g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value(invocation, NULL);
         g_dbus_connection_flush(connection, NULL, NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/src/queues.c b/src/queues.c
index 8a73e09..f0326d1 100644
--- a/src/queues.c
+++ b/src/queues.c
@@ -506,6 +506,27 @@ gint64 queues_get_next_datachange(gint64 time)
         return sleep != G_MAXINT64 ? sleep : -1;
 }
 
+
+
+
+/* see queues.h */
+struct notification* queues_get_by_id(int id)
+{
+        assert(id > 0);
+
+        GQueue *recqueues[] = { displayed, waiting, history };
+        for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(recqueues)/sizeof(GQueue*); i++) {
+                for (GList *iter = g_queue_peek_head_link(recqueues[i]); iter;
+                     iter = iter->next) {
+                        struct notification *cur = iter->data;
+                        if (cur->id == id)
+                                return cur;
+                }
+        }
+
+        return NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * Helper function for queues_teardown() to free a single notification
  *
@@ -527,4 +548,6 @@ void queues_teardown(void)
         g_queue_free_full(waiting, teardown_notification);
         waiting = NULL;
 }
+
+
 /* vim: set tabstop=8 shiftwidth=8 expandtab textwidth=0: */
diff --git a/src/queues.h b/src/queues.h
index caf8d1c..cc233d2 100644
--- a/src/queues.h
+++ b/src/queues.h
@@ -145,6 +145,17 @@ void queues_update(struct dunst_status status);
  */
 gint64 queues_get_next_datachange(gint64 time);
 
+/**
+ * Get the notification which has the given id in the displayed and waiting queue or
+ * NULL if not found
+ *
+ * @param the id searched for.
+ *
+ * @return the `id` notification  or NULL
+ */
+struct notification* queues_get_by_id(int id);
+
+
 /**
  * Remove all notifications from all list and free the notifications
  *
diff --git a/test/queues.c b/test/queues.c
index f60049b..b1c39b2 100644
--- a/test/queues.c
+++ b/test/queues.c
@@ -740,6 +740,29 @@ TEST test_queues_timeout_before_paused(void)
         PASS();
 }
 
+TEST test_queue_find_by_id(void)
+{
+        struct notification *n;
+        int id;
+        queues_init();
+
+        n = test_notification("n", 0);
+        queues_notification_insert(n);
+        n = test_notification("n1", 0);
+        queues_notification_insert(n);
+        id = n->id;
+        n = test_notification("n2", 0);
+        queues_notification_insert(n);
+
+        n = queues_get_by_id(id);
+
+        ASSERT(n->id == id);
+        ASSERT(!strncmp(n->summary, "n1", 2));
+
+        queues_teardown();
+        PASS();
+}
+
 SUITE(suite_queues)
 {
         settings.icon_path = "";
@@ -770,6 +793,7 @@ SUITE(suite_queues)
         RUN_TEST(test_queues_update_seeping);
         RUN_TEST(test_queues_update_xmore);
         RUN_TEST(test_queues_timeout_before_paused);
+        RUN_TEST(test_queue_find_by_id);
 
         settings.icon_path = NULL;
 }