diff --git a/common/xfer/controls.go b/common/xfer/controls.go
index 49a0f35ad..d1fd19c23 100644
--- a/common/xfer/controls.go
+++ b/common/xfer/controls.go
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ type Request struct {
 
 // Response is the Probe -> App -> UI message type for the control RPCs.
 type Response struct {
-	Value  interface{} `json:"value,omitempty"`
-	Error  string      `json:"error,omitempty"`
-	Pipe   string      `json:"pipe,omitempty"`
-	RawTTY bool        `json:"raw_tty,omitempty"`
+	Value interface{} `json:"value,omitempty"`
+	Error string      `json:"error,omitempty"`
+
+	// Pipe specific fields
+	Pipe   string `json:"pipe,omitempty"`
+	RawTTY bool   `json:"raw_tty,omitempty"`
+
+	CloseDetails bool `json:"closeDetails,omitempty"` // True will cause the UI to close the details panel.
 }
 
 // Message is the unions of Request, Response and arbitrary Value.
diff --git a/probe/docker/controls.go b/probe/docker/controls.go
index edb3a476f..1748710b4 100644
--- a/probe/docker/controls.go
+++ b/probe/docker/controls.go
@@ -51,9 +51,14 @@ func (r *registry) unpauseContainer(containerID string, _ xfer.Request) xfer.Res
 
 func (r *registry) removeContainer(containerID string, _ xfer.Request) xfer.Response {
 	log.Infof("Removing container %s", containerID)
-	return xfer.ResponseError(r.client.RemoveContainer(docker_client.RemoveContainerOptions{
+	if err := r.client.RemoveContainer(docker_client.RemoveContainerOptions{
 		ID: containerID,
-	}))
+	}); err != nil {
+		return xfer.ResponseError(err)
+	}
+	return xfer.Response{
+		CloseDetails: true,
+	}
 }
 
 func (r *registry) attachContainer(containerID string, req xfer.Request) xfer.Response {