diff --git a/Stylet/IScreen.cs b/Stylet/IScreen.cs
index 8f418ae..be3361c 100644
--- a/Stylet/IScreen.cs
+++ b/Stylet/IScreen.cs
@@ -105,10 +105,22 @@ namespace Stylet
         Task<bool> CanCloseAsync();
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Get the object to request that its parent close it
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IRequestClose
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Request that the conductor responsible for this screen close it
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="dialogResult">DialogResult to return, if this is a dialog</param>
+        void RequestClose(bool? dialogResult = null);
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Generalised 'screen' composing all the behaviours expected of a screen
     /// </summary>
-    public interface IScreen : IViewAware, IHaveDisplayName, IActivate, IDeactivate, IChild, IClose, IGuardClose
+    public interface IScreen : IViewAware, IHaveDisplayName, IActivate, IDeactivate, IChild, IClose, IGuardClose, IRequestClose
     {
     }
 
diff --git a/Stylet/MessageBoxViewModel.cs b/Stylet/MessageBoxViewModel.cs
index 8f1fcd1..b08e8af 100644
--- a/Stylet/MessageBoxViewModel.cs
+++ b/Stylet/MessageBoxViewModel.cs
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ namespace Stylet
         public void ButtonClicked(MessageBoxResult button)
         {
             this.ClickedButton = button;
-            this.TryClose(true);
+            this.RequestClose(true);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Stylet/Screen.cs b/Stylet/Screen.cs
index cf63ee4..2f25589 100644
--- a/Stylet/Screen.cs
+++ b/Stylet/Screen.cs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ namespace Stylet
         private object _parent;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the parent conductor of this screen. Used to TryClose to request a closure
+        /// Gets or sets the parent conductor of this screen. Used to RequestClose to request a closure
         /// </summary>
         public object Parent
         {
@@ -241,16 +241,18 @@ namespace Stylet
 
         #endregion
 
+        #region IRequestClose
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Request that the conductor responsible for this screen close it
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="dialogResult">DialogResult to return, if this is a dialog</param>
-        public virtual void TryClose(bool? dialogResult = null)
+        public virtual void RequestClose(bool? dialogResult = null)
         {
             var conductor = this.Parent as IChildDelegate;
             if (conductor != null)
             {
-                this.logger.Info("TryClose called. Conductor: {0}; DialogResult: {1}", conductor, dialogResult);
+                this.logger.Info("RequstClose called. Conductor: {0}; DialogResult: {1}", conductor, dialogResult);
                 conductor.CloseItem(this, dialogResult);
             }
             else
@@ -260,5 +262,17 @@ namespace Stylet
                 throw e;
             }
         }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Obselete - use RequestClose
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="dialogResult">DialogResult to return, if this is a dialog</param>
+        [Obsolete("Obseleted by RequestClose", true)]
+        public virtual void TryClose(bool? dialogResult = null)
+        {
+            this.RequestClose(dialogResult);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Stylet/WindowManager.cs b/Stylet/WindowManager.cs
index f03bfe4..5d3baf0 100644
--- a/Stylet/WindowManager.cs
+++ b/Stylet/WindowManager.cs
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ namespace Stylet
                     return;
                 }
 
-                logger.Info("ViewModel {0} close requested with DialogResult {1} because it called TryClose", this.viewModel, dialogResult);
+                logger.Info("ViewModel {0} close requested with DialogResult {1} because it called RequestClose", this.viewModel, dialogResult);
 
                 this.window.StateChanged -= this.WindowStateChanged;
                 this.window.Closed -= this.WindowClosed;
diff --git a/StyletIntegrationTests/ShowDialogAndDialogResult/DialogViewModel.cs b/StyletIntegrationTests/ShowDialogAndDialogResult/DialogViewModel.cs
index 3b2ba05..1efa41e 100644
--- a/StyletIntegrationTests/ShowDialogAndDialogResult/DialogViewModel.cs
+++ b/StyletIntegrationTests/ShowDialogAndDialogResult/DialogViewModel.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace StyletIntegrationTests.ShowDialogAndDialogResult
 
         public void Close()
         {
-            this.TryClose(this.SelectedDesiredResult.Value);
+            this.RequestClose(this.SelectedDesiredResult.Value);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/StyletUnitTests/ScreenTests.cs b/StyletUnitTests/ScreenTests.cs
index bb46ea5..a36f5e1 100644
--- a/StyletUnitTests/ScreenTests.cs
+++ b/StyletUnitTests/ScreenTests.cs
@@ -264,18 +264,18 @@ namespace StyletUnitTests
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void TryCloseThrowsIfParentIsNotIChildDelegate()
+        public void RequestCloseThrowsIfParentIsNotIChildDelegate()
         {
             this.screen.Parent = new object();
-            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => this.screen.TryClose());
+            Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => this.screen.RequestClose());
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void TryCloseCallsParentCloseItemPassingDialogResult()
+        public void RequestCloseCallsParentCloseItemPassingDialogResult()
         {
             var parent = new Mock<IChildDelegate>();
             screen.Parent = parent.Object;
-            this.screen.TryClose(true);
+            this.screen.RequestClose(true);
             parent.Verify(x => x.CloseItem(this.screen, true));
         }