diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/interface/InGameConsole.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/interface/InGameConsole.cpp
index 0330bb1e38..0cde98c0c3 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/interface/InGameConsole.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/interface/InGameConsole.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,11 @@ void InGameConsole::Close()
     context_stop_text_input();
 }
 
+void InGameConsole::Hide()
+{
+    Close();
+}
+
 void InGameConsole::Toggle()
 {
     if (_isOpen)
diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/interface/InGameConsole.h b/src/openrct2-ui/interface/InGameConsole.h
index 045934061c..d1edb59a79 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/interface/InGameConsole.h
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/interface/InGameConsole.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2 { namespace Ui
         void Clear() override;
         void Open();
         void Close() override;
+        void Hide() override;
         void Toggle();
         void WriteLine(const std::string &s, uint32 colourFormat) override;
 
diff --git a/src/openrct2/interface/Console.cpp b/src/openrct2/interface/Console.cpp
index ee7ce001a6..0fb534abb5 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/interface/Console.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/interface/Console.cpp
@@ -92,12 +92,18 @@ static sint32 cc_clear(InteractiveConsole &console, const utf8 **argv, sint32 ar
     return 0;
 }
 
-static sint32 cc_hide(InteractiveConsole &console, const utf8 **argv, sint32 argc)
+static sint32 cc_close(InteractiveConsole &console, const utf8 **argv, sint32 argc)
 {
     console.Close();
     return 0;
 }
 
+static sint32 cc_hide(InteractiveConsole &console, const utf8 **argv, sint32 argc)
+{
+    console.Hide();
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static sint32 cc_echo(InteractiveConsole &console, const utf8 **argv, sint32 argc)
 {
     if (argc > 0)
@@ -1068,6 +1074,9 @@ static constexpr const utf8* console_window_table[] = {
 
 static constexpr const console_command console_command_table[] = {
     { "clear", cc_clear, "Clears the console.", "clear"},
+    { "close", cc_close, "Closes the console.", "close"},
+    { "exit", cc_close, "Closes the console.", "exit"},
+    { "quit", cc_close, "Closes the console.", "quit"},
     { "hide", cc_hide, "Hides the console.", "hide"},
     { "echo", cc_echo, "Echoes the text to the console.", "echo <text>" },
     { "help", cc_help, "Lists commands or info about a command.", "help [command]" },
@@ -1193,12 +1202,6 @@ void InteractiveConsole::Execute(const std::string &s)
     if (argc == 0)
         return;
 
-    // Aliases for hiding the console
-    if(strcmp(argv[0],"quit") == 0 || strcmp(argv[0],"exit") == 0) {
-        free(argv[0]);
-        argv[0] = _strdup("hide");
-    }
-
     bool validCommand = false;
     for (const auto &c : console_command_table)
     {
diff --git a/src/openrct2/interface/Console.h b/src/openrct2/interface/Console.h
index d9f73b2270..eebc5c97db 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/interface/Console.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/interface/Console.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual void Clear() abstract;
     virtual void Close() abstract;
+    virtual void Hide() abstract;
     virtual void WriteLine(const std::string &s, uint32 colourFormat) abstract;
 };
 
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ public:
 
     void Clear() override;
     void Close() override;
+    void Hide() override { }
     void WriteLine(const std::string &s) { InteractiveConsole::WriteLine(s); }
     void WriteLine(const std::string &s, uint32 colourFormat) override;
 };