diff --git a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/SSHClient.java b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/SSHClient.java
index cea78812..d632ae06 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/SSHClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/SSHClient.java
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import net.schmizz.sshj.xfer.scp.SCPFileTransfer;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import java.io.Closeable;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.SocketAddress;
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ import java.util.List;
  */
 public class SSHClient
         extends SocketClient
-        implements SessionFactory {
+        implements Closeable, SessionFactory {
 
     /** Default port for SSH */
     public static final int DEFAULT_PORT = 22;
@@ -687,4 +688,15 @@ public class SSHClient
         log.info("Key exchange took {} seconds", (System.currentTimeMillis() - start) / 1000.0);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Same as {@link #disconnect()}.
+     *
+     * @throws IOException
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void close()
+            throws IOException {
+        disconnect();
+    }
+
 }
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