--- a/plugins/hghelp/hghelp.vim	Tue Dec 02 11:53:47 2025 -0500
+++ b/plugins/hghelp/hghelp.vim	Tue Dec 02 12:01:08 2025 -0500
@@ -246,10 +246,21 @@
     echom "hg commit failed:"
     echom l:out
     echohl None
-  else
-    echom "hg commit succeeded."
+    return
   endif
 
-  " Close the commit tab
-  tabclose
+  echom "hg commit succeeded."
+
+  " Close only the commit UI buffers in this tab
+  try
+    for l:w in range(1, winnr('$'))
+      execute l:w . 'wincmd w'
+      if get(b:, 'hgcommit_type', '') ==# 'filelist'
+        bwipeout!
+      elseif get(b:, 'hgcommit_type', '') ==# 'message'
+        bwipeout!
+      endif
+    endfor
+  catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E/
+  endtry
 endfunction