diff --git a/runtime/doc/autocmd.txt b/runtime/doc/autocmd.txt
index 8532fc9..372d1ac 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/autocmd.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/autocmd.txt
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@
 |TabNew|		after creating a new tab page
 |WinClosed|		after closing a window
 |TabClosed|		after closing a tab page
+|TabClosedPre|		before closing a tab page
 |WinEnter|		after entering another window
 |WinLeave|		before leaving a window
 |TabEnter|		after entering another tab page
@@ -1232,6 +1233,10 @@
 				See |:syn-on|.
 							*TabClosed*
 TabClosed			After closing a tab page.
+							*TabClosedPre*
+TabClosedPre			Before closing a tab page.  The window layout
+				is locked, thus opening and closing of windows
+				is prohibited.
 							*TabEnter*
 TabEnter			Just after entering a tab page. |tab-page|
 				After triggering the WinEnter and before
diff --git a/runtime/doc/tags b/runtime/doc/tags
index a91b4af..3bd49d9 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/tags
+++ b/runtime/doc/tags
@@ -5759,6 +5759,7 @@
 TTpro-telnet	syntax.txt	/*TTpro-telnet*
 Tab	intro.txt	/*Tab*
 TabClosed	autocmd.txt	/*TabClosed*
+TabClosedPre	autocmd.txt	/*TabClosedPre*
 TabEnter	autocmd.txt	/*TabEnter*
 TabLeave	autocmd.txt	/*TabLeave*
 TabNew	autocmd.txt	/*TabNew*
diff --git a/runtime/doc/version9.txt b/runtime/doc/version9.txt
index f12bcd4..6d41e34 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/version9.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/version9.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*version9.txt*  For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2025 Mar 06
+*version9.txt*  For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2025 Mar 13
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL    by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -41687,6 +41687,7 @@
 |CursorMovedC|		after the cursor was moved in the command-line
 |KeyInputPre|		before processing any key event in any mode
 |SessionWritePost|	after writing the session file |:mksession|
+|TabClosedPre|		before closing a |tabpage|.
 |TermResponseAll|	after the terminal response to |t_RV| and others is
 			received
 |WinNewPre|		before creating a new window
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
index f537e03..d469134 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " Language:	   Vim script
 " Maintainer:	   Hirohito Higashi <h.east.727 ATMARK gmail.com>
 "	   Doug Kearns <dougkearns@gmail.com>
-" Last Change:	   2025 Mar 10
+" Last Change:	   2025 Mar 13
 " Former Maintainer: Charles E. Campbell
 
 " DO NOT CHANGE DIRECTLY.
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 syn case ignore
 " GEN_SYN_VIM: vimAutoEvent, START_STR='syn keyword vimAutoEvent contained', END_STR=''
 syn keyword vimAutoEvent contained BufAdd BufCreate BufDelete BufEnter BufFilePost BufFilePre BufHidden BufLeave BufNew BufNewFile BufRead BufReadCmd BufReadPost BufReadPre BufUnload BufWinEnter BufWinLeave BufWipeout BufWrite BufWriteCmd BufWritePost BufWritePre CmdlineChanged CmdlineEnter CmdlineLeave CmdUndefined CmdwinEnter CmdwinLeave ColorScheme ColorSchemePre CompleteChanged CompleteDone CompleteDonePre CursorHold CursorHoldI CursorMoved CursorMovedC CursorMovedI DiffUpdated DirChanged DirChangedPre EncodingChanged ExitPre FileAppendCmd FileAppendPost FileAppendPre FileChangedRO FileChangedShell FileChangedShellPost FileEncoding FileReadCmd FileReadPost FileReadPre FileType FileWriteCmd FileWritePost FileWritePre FilterReadPost FilterReadPre FilterWritePost
-syn keyword vimAutoEvent contained FilterWritePre FocusGained FocusLost FuncUndefined GUIEnter GUIFailed InsertChange InsertCharPre InsertEnter InsertLeave InsertLeavePre KeyInputPre MenuPopup ModeChanged OptionSet QuickFixCmdPost QuickFixCmdPre QuitPre RemoteReply SafeState SafeStateAgain SessionLoadPost SessionWritePost ShellCmdPost ShellFilterPost SigUSR1 SourceCmd SourcePost SourcePre SpellFileMissing StdinReadPost StdinReadPre SwapExists Syntax TabClosed TabEnter TabLeave TabNew TermChanged TerminalOpen TerminalWinOpen TermResponse TermResponseAll TextChanged TextChangedI TextChangedP TextChangedT TextYankPost User VimEnter VimLeave VimLeavePre VimResized VimResume VimSuspend WinClosed WinEnter WinLeave WinNew WinNewPre WinResized WinScrolled
+syn keyword vimAutoEvent contained FilterWritePre FocusGained FocusLost FuncUndefined GUIEnter GUIFailed InsertChange InsertCharPre InsertEnter InsertLeave InsertLeavePre KeyInputPre MenuPopup ModeChanged OptionSet QuickFixCmdPost QuickFixCmdPre QuitPre RemoteReply SafeState SafeStateAgain SessionLoadPost SessionWritePost ShellCmdPost ShellFilterPost SigUSR1 SourceCmd SourcePost SourcePre SpellFileMissing StdinReadPost StdinReadPre SwapExists Syntax TabClosed TabClosedPre TabEnter TabLeave TabNew TermChanged TerminalOpen TerminalWinOpen TermResponse TermResponseAll TextChanged TextChangedI TextChangedP TextChangedT TextYankPost User VimEnter VimLeave VimLeavePre VimResized VimResume VimSuspend WinClosed WinEnter WinLeave WinNew WinNewPre WinResized WinScrolled
 
 " Highlight commonly used Groupnames {{{2
 syn keyword vimGroup contained	Comment Constant String Character Number Boolean Float Identifier Function Statement Conditional Repeat Label Operator Keyword Exception PreProc Include Define Macro PreCondit Type StorageClass Structure Typedef Special SpecialChar Tag Delimiter SpecialComment Debug Underlined Ignore Error Todo
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@
 syn keyword	vimSyncClear	contained	clear	skipwhite	nextgroup=vimSyncGroupName
 syn keyword	vimSyncFromstart	contained	fromstart
 syn keyword	vimSyncMatch	contained	match	skipwhite	nextgroup=vimSyncGroupName
-syn keyword	vimSyncRegion	contained	region	skipwhite	nextgroup=vimSynRegion
+syn keyword	vimSyncRegion	contained	region	skipwhite	nextgroup=vimSynReg
 syn match	vimSyncLinebreak	contained	"\<linebreaks="		nextgroup=vimNumber
 syn keyword	vimSyncLinecont	contained	linecont	skipwhite	nextgroup=vimSynRegPat
 syn match	vimSyncLines	contained	"\<lines="		nextgroup=vimNumber
diff --git a/src/autocmd.c b/src/autocmd.c
index f0b573b..3921682 100644
--- a/src/autocmd.c
+++ b/src/autocmd.c
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@
     KEYVALUE_ENTRY(EVENT_SWAPEXISTS, "SwapExists"),
     KEYVALUE_ENTRY(EVENT_SYNTAX, "Syntax"),
     KEYVALUE_ENTRY(EVENT_TABCLOSED, "TabClosed"),
+    KEYVALUE_ENTRY(EVENT_TABCLOSEDPRE, "TabClosedPre"),
     KEYVALUE_ENTRY(EVENT_TABENTER, "TabEnter"),
     KEYVALUE_ENTRY(EVENT_TABLEAVE, "TabLeave"),
     KEYVALUE_ENTRY(EVENT_TABNEW, "TabNew"),
@@ -2900,6 +2901,14 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Return TRUE when there is a TabClosedPre autocommand defined.
+ */
+    int
+has_tabclosedpre(void)
+{
+    return (first_autopat[(int)EVENT_TABCLOSEDPRE] != NULL);
+}
 
 #if defined(FEAT_EVAL) || defined(PROTO)
 /*
diff --git a/src/proto/autocmd.pro b/src/proto/autocmd.pro
index ed85603..ff42b60 100644
--- a/src/proto/autocmd.pro
+++ b/src/proto/autocmd.pro
@@ -47,4 +47,5 @@
 void f_autocmd_add(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 void f_autocmd_delete(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 void f_autocmd_get(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
+int has_tabclosedpre(void);
 /* vim: set ft=c : */
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim b/src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim
index 54558b0..138b852 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_autocmd.vim
@@ -4986,4 +4986,162 @@
   call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
 endfunc
 
+" Test that TabClosedPre and TabClosed are triggered when closing a tab.
+func Test_autocmd_tabclosedpre()
+  augroup testing
+    au TabClosedPre * call add(g:tabpagenr_pre, t:testvar)
+    au TabClosed * call add(g:tabpagenr_post, t:testvar)
+  augroup END
+
+  " Test 'tabclose' triggering
+  let g:tabpagenr_pre = []
+  let g:tabpagenr_post = []
+  let t:testvar = 1
+  tabnew
+  let t:testvar = 2
+  tabnew
+  let t:testvar = 3
+  tabnew
+  let t:testvar = 4
+  tabnext
+  tabclose
+  tabclose
+  tabclose
+  call assert_equal([1, 2, 3], g:tabpagenr_pre)
+  call assert_equal([2, 3, 4], g:tabpagenr_post)
+
+  " Test 'tabclose {count}' triggering
+  let g:tabpagenr_pre = []
+  let g:tabpagenr_post = []
+  let t:testvar = 1
+  tabnew
+  let t:testvar = 2
+  tabnew
+  let t:testvar = 3
+  tabclose 2
+  tabclose 2
+  call assert_equal([2, 3], g:tabpagenr_pre)
+  call assert_equal([3, 1], g:tabpagenr_post)
+
+  " Test 'tabonly' triggering
+  let g:tabpagenr_pre = []
+  let g:tabpagenr_post = []
+  let t:testvar = 1
+  tabnew
+  let t:testvar = 2
+  tabonly
+  call assert_equal([1], g:tabpagenr_pre)
+  call assert_equal([2], g:tabpagenr_post)
+
+  " Test 'q' and 'close' triggering (closing the last window in a tab)
+  let g:tabpagenr_pre = []
+  let g:tabpagenr_post = []
+  split
+  let t:testvar = 1
+  tabnew
+  let t:testvar = 2
+  split
+  vsplit
+  tabnew
+  let t:testvar = 3
+  tabnext
+  only
+  quit
+  quit
+  close
+  close
+  call assert_equal([1, 2], g:tabpagenr_pre)
+  call assert_equal([2, 3], g:tabpagenr_post)
+
+  func ClearAutomcdAndCreateTabs()
+    au! TabClosedPre
+    bw!
+    e Z
+    tabonly
+    tabnew A
+    tabnew B
+    tabnew C
+  endfunc
+
+  func GetTabs()
+    redir => tabsout
+      tabs
+    redir END
+    let tabsout = substitute(tabsout, '\n', '', 'g')
+    let tabsout = substitute(tabsout, 'Tab page ', '', 'g')
+    let tabsout = substitute(tabsout, ' ', '', 'g')
+    return tabsout
+  endfunc
+
+  call CleanUpTestAuGroup()
+
+  " Close tab in TabClosedPre autocmd
+  call ClearAutomcdAndCreateTabs()
+  au TabClosedPre * tabclose
+  call assert_fails('tabclose', 'E1312')
+  call ClearAutomcdAndCreateTabs()
+  au TabClosedPre * tabclose
+  call assert_fails('tabclose 2', 'E1312')
+  call ClearAutomcdAndCreateTabs()
+  au TabClosedPre * tabclose 1
+  call assert_fails('tabclose', 'E1312')
+
+  " Close other (all) tabs in TabClosedPre autocmd
+  call ClearAutomcdAndCreateTabs()
+  au TabClosedPre * tabonly
+  call assert_fails('tabclose', 'E1312')
+  call ClearAutomcdAndCreateTabs()
+  au TabClosedPre * tabonly
+  call assert_fails('tabclose 2', 'E1312')
+  call ClearAutomcdAndCreateTabs()
+  au TabClosedPre * tabclose 4
+  call assert_fails('tabclose 2', 'E1312')
+
+  " Open new tabs in TabClosedPre autocmd
+  call ClearAutomcdAndCreateTabs()
+  au TabClosedPre * tabnew D
+  call assert_fails('tabclose', 'E1312')
+  call ClearAutomcdAndCreateTabs()
+  au TabClosedPre * tabnew D
+  call assert_fails('tabclose 1', 'E1312')
+
+  " Moving the tab page in TabClosedPre autocmd
+  call ClearAutomcdAndCreateTabs()
+  au TabClosedPre * tabmove 0
+  tabclose
+  call assert_equal('1Z2A3>B', GetTabs())
+  call ClearAutomcdAndCreateTabs()
+  au TabClosedPre * tabmove 0
+  tabclose 1
+  call assert_equal('1A2B3>C', GetTabs())
+  tabonly
+  call assert_equal('1>C', GetTabs())
+
+  " Switching tab page in TabClosedPre autocmd
+  call ClearAutomcdAndCreateTabs()
+  au TabClosedPre * tabnext | e Y
+  tabclose
+  call assert_equal('1Y2A3>B', GetTabs())
+  call ClearAutomcdAndCreateTabs()
+  au TabClosedPre * tabnext | e Y
+  tabclose 1
+  call assert_equal('1Y2B3>C', GetTabs())
+  tabonly
+  call assert_equal('1>Y', GetTabs())
+
+  " Create new windows in TabClosedPre autocmd
+  call ClearAutomcdAndCreateTabs()
+  au TabClosedPre * split | e X| vsplit | e Y | split | e Z
+  call assert_fails('tabclose', 'E242')
+  call ClearAutomcdAndCreateTabs()
+  au TabClosedPre * new X | new Y | new Z
+  call assert_fails('tabclose 1', 'E242')
+
+  " Clean up
+  au!
+  only
+  tabonly
+  bw!
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index b9fcedc..c129404 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1202,
+/**/
     1201,
 /**/
     1200,
diff --git a/src/vim.h b/src/vim.h
index 212b7e7..85fad6c 100644
--- a/src/vim.h
+++ b/src/vim.h
@@ -1435,6 +1435,7 @@
     EVENT_SWAPEXISTS,		// found existing swap file
     EVENT_SYNTAX,		// syntax selected
     EVENT_TABCLOSED,		// after closing a tab page
+    EVENT_TABCLOSEDPRE,		// before closing a tab page
     EVENT_TABENTER,		// after entering a tab page
     EVENT_TABLEAVE,		// before leaving a tab page
     EVENT_TABNEW,		// when entering a new tab page
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index cc76f79..cce7f4c 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -2978,6 +2978,33 @@
     recursive = FALSE;
 }
 
+    static void
+trigger_tabclosedpre(tabpage_T *tp)
+{
+    static int	recursive = FALSE;
+    tabpage_T	*ptp = curtab;
+
+    // Quickly return when no TabClosedPre autocommands to be executed or
+    // already executing
+    if (!has_tabclosedpre() || recursive)
+	return;
+
+    if (valid_tabpage(tp))
+	goto_tabpage_tp(tp, FALSE, FALSE);
+    recursive = TRUE;
+    window_layout_lock();
+    apply_autocmds(EVENT_TABCLOSEDPRE, NULL, NULL, FALSE, NULL);
+    window_layout_unlock();
+    recursive = FALSE;
+    // tabpage may have been modified or deleted by autocmds
+    if (valid_tabpage(ptp))
+	// try to recover the tappage first
+	goto_tabpage_tp(ptp, FALSE, FALSE);
+    else
+	// fall back to the first tappage
+	goto_tabpage_tp(first_tabpage, FALSE, FALSE);
+}
+
 /*
  * Make a snapshot of all the window scroll positions and sizes of the current
  * tab page.
@@ -3353,6 +3380,14 @@
 	    return;
     }
 
+    if (tp->tp_firstwin == tp->tp_lastwin)
+    {
+	trigger_tabclosedpre(tp);
+	// autocmd may have freed the window already.
+	if (!win_valid_any_tab(win))
+	    return;
+    }
+
     if (win->w_buffer != NULL)
 	// Close the link to the buffer.
 	close_buffer(win, win->w_buffer, free_buf ? DOBUF_UNLOAD : 0,