diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL_events.h b/include/SDL3/SDL_events.h
index 8059da3522..a28cced2d4 100644
--- a/include/SDL3/SDL_events.h
+++ b/include/SDL3/SDL_events.h
@@ -120,8 +120,12 @@ typedef enum
     SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_HIT_TEST,          /**< Window had a hit test that wasn't SDL_HITTEST_NORMAL */
     SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_ICCPROF_CHANGED,   /**< The ICC profile of the window's display has changed */
     SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_DISPLAY_CHANGED,   /**< Window has been moved to display data1 */
+    SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_DESTROYED,         /**< The window with the associated ID is being or has been destroyed. If this message is being handled
+                                             in an event watcher, the window handle is still valid and can still be used to retrieve any userdata
+                                             associated with the window. Otherwise, the handle has already been destroyed and all resources
+                                             associated with it are invalid */
     SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_FIRST = SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_SHOWN,
-    SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_LAST = SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_DISPLAY_CHANGED,
+    SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_LAST = SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_DESTROYED,
 
     /* Keyboard events */
     SDL_EVENT_KEY_DOWN        = 0x300, /**< Key pressed */
diff --git a/src/events/SDL_windowevents.c b/src/events/SDL_windowevents.c
index 3079f54731..49d282c7cd 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_windowevents.c
+++ b/src/events/SDL_windowevents.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int SDL_SendWindowEvent(SDL_Window *window, SDL_EventType windowevent,
     if (window == NULL) {
         return 0;
     }
-    if (window->is_destroying) {
+    if (window->is_destroying && windowevent != SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_DESTROYED) {
         return 0;
     }
     switch (windowevent) {
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_video.c b/src/video/SDL_video.c
index 7ffcff11d4..a888e73bf1 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_video.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_video.c
@@ -3410,6 +3410,8 @@ void SDL_DestroyWindow(SDL_Window *window)
         SDL_DestroyWindow(window->first_child);
     }
 
+    SDL_SendWindowEvent(window, SDL_EVENT_WINDOW_DESTROYED, 0, 0);
+
     /* If this is a child window, unlink it from its siblings */
     if (window->parent) {
         if (window->next_sibling) {