diff --git a/core/core-ui.el b/core/core-ui.el
index 044e24d60..c78811ea6 100644
--- a/core/core-ui.el
+++ b/core/core-ui.el
@@ -627,7 +627,8 @@ confirmation."
 (defun doom|protect-visible-buffers ()
   "Don't kill the current buffer if it is visible in another window (bury it
 instead)."
-  (not (delq (selected-window) (get-buffer-window-list nil nil t))))
+  (not (and (delq (selected-window) (get-buffer-window-list nil nil t))
+            (not (equal (substring (buffer-name) 0 1) " ")))))
 
 (defun doom|protect-fallback-buffer ()
   "Don't kill the scratch buffer."