diff --git a/window_action.py b/window_action.py
index f0b940e..e8fd716 100644
--- a/window_action.py
+++ b/window_action.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import logging
+
 from talon import Context, Module, actions, app, ui
 
 if app.platform == "mac":
@@ -20,6 +22,29 @@
 }
 
 
+def close_windows_via_appscript(app: App) -> bool:
+    """Closes all windows for the given application using appscript.
+    This is faster/more reliable than accessibility for applications that support scripting.
+
+    Returns whether successful."""
+    try:
+        windows = app.appscript().windows
+    except AttributeError:
+        # Application doesn't expose a scripting interface, or `windows`.
+        return False
+
+    try:
+        # TODO(pcohen): investigate this for "current" and "others" as well,
+        # as well as other window actions.
+        windows.close(timeout=0.3)
+        return True
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.debug(
+            f"Error closing windows for app {app.name} using appscript: {type(e)} {e}; falling back to accessibility"
+        )
+        return False
+
+
 @mod.action_class
 class Actions:
     # TODO(pcohen): this could use a better name
@@ -48,6 +73,11 @@ def action_windows_app(
         `on_current`: whether to affect the current window
         `on_others`: whether to affect the non-current window
         """
+        # Using appscript is faster than accessibility and more reliable for applications that support it.
+        if on_current and on_others and action == "close":
+            if close_windows_via_appscript(app):
+                return
+
         for window in app.windows():
             if window == app.active_window and not on_current:
                 continue