diff --git a/src/Compat/CompatController.php b/src/Compat/CompatController.php
index 72f33481..9dab9996 100644
--- a/src/Compat/CompatController.php
+++ b/src/Compat/CompatController.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace ipl\Web\Compat;
 
 use GuzzleHttp\Psr7\ServerRequest;
+use Icinga\Application\Version;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use Icinga\Web\Controller;
 use ipl\Html\BaseHtmlElement;
@@ -420,6 +421,55 @@ public function sendExtraUpdates(array $updates)
         $this->getResponse()->setHeader('X-Icinga-Extra-Updates', join(',', $extraUpdates));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Close the current active view and refresh all the remaining/related columns
+     *
+     * NOTE: When you use this with older Icinga Web versions (< 2.12), you will need to specify a valid redirect url,
+     * that will produce the same result as using the `__CLOSE__` redirect with the latest Icinga Web version.
+     *
+     *  If this is used in combination with a modal view, only the modal content is closed, and refreshes the modal
+     * opener (regardless of whether it is col1 or col2). Whereas with a non-modal view, col2 will always be closed
+     * and col1 is refreshed.
+     *
+     * @param null|Url|string $url
+     */
+    public function closeCurrentAndRefreshRelatedView($url = null): void
+    {
+        if (version_compare(Version::VERSION, '2.12.0', '<')) {
+            if (! $url) {
+                throw new InvalidArgumentException('No redirect url provided');
+            }
+
+            $this->redirectNow($url);
+        } else {
+            /** @var string $targetId */
+            $targetId = $this->getRequest()->getHeader('X-Icinga-Container');
+            if ($targetId === 'modal-content') {
+                // This will close only the modal view instead of the modal view and col2 container.
+                $this->getResponse()->setHeader('X-Icinga-Container', 'modal', true);
+
+                $extraUpdates = ['#col1'];
+                if ($this->getRequest()->getHeader('X-Icinga-Modal-Opener') === 'col2') {
+                    $extraUpdates[] = '#col2';
+                }
+
+                $this->sendExtraUpdates($extraUpdates);
+            }
+
+            $this->redirectNow($url ?: '__CLOSE__');
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Redirect using `__CLOSE__`
+     *
+     * Change to layout 1 column and refresh col1
+     */
+    public function switchToLayout1Column(): void
+    {
+        $this->redirectNow('__CLOSE__');
+    }
+
     public function postDispatch()
     {
         if (empty($this->parts)) {