diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/diff-manager.ts b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/diff-manager.ts
index ec71347816..7acce07a61 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/diff-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/diff-manager.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export class DiffManager {
   /**
    * Closes an open diff view for a specific file.
    */
-  async closeDiff(filePath: string) {
+  async closeDiff(filePath: string, suppressNotification = false) {
     let uriToClose: vscode.Uri | undefined;
     for (const [uriString, diffInfo] of this.diffDocuments.entries()) {
       if (diffInfo.originalFilePath === filePath) {
@@ -145,16 +145,18 @@ export class DiffManager {
       const rightDoc = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(uriToClose);
       const modifiedContent = rightDoc.getText();
       await this.closeDiffEditor(uriToClose);
-      this.onDidChangeEmitter.fire(
-        IdeDiffClosedNotificationSchema.parse({
-          jsonrpc: '2.0',
-          method: 'ide/diffClosed',
-          params: {
-            filePath,
-            content: modifiedContent,
-          },
-        }),
-      );
+      if (!suppressNotification) {
+        this.onDidChangeEmitter.fire(
+          IdeDiffClosedNotificationSchema.parse({
+            jsonrpc: '2.0',
+            method: 'ide/diffClosed',
+            params: {
+              filePath,
+              content: modifiedContent,
+            },
+          }),
+        );
+      }
       return modifiedContent;
     }
     return;
diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/ide-server.ts b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/ide-server.ts
index add6bad0bf..6b4c1689ae 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/ide-server.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/ide-server.ts
@@ -356,10 +356,20 @@ const createMcpServer = (diffManager: DiffManager) => {
       description: '(IDE Tool) Close an open diff view for a specific file.',
       inputSchema: z.object({
         filePath: z.string(),
+        suppressNotification: z.boolean().optional(),
       }).shape,
     },
-    async ({ filePath }: { filePath: string }) => {
-      const content = await diffManager.closeDiff(filePath);
+    async ({
+      filePath,
+      suppressNotification,
+    }: {
+      filePath: string;
+      suppressNotification?: boolean;
+    }) => {
+      const content = await diffManager.closeDiff(
+        filePath,
+        suppressNotification,
+      );
       const response = { content: content ?? undefined };
       return {
         content: [