diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index b1f7533..85a0d71 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ class LimitdRedis extends EventEmitter {
   resetAll(cb) {
     this.db.resetAll(cb);
   }
+
+  close(callback) {
+    this.db.close((err) => {
+      this.db.removeAllListeners();
+      callback(err);
+    });
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = LimitdRedis;
diff --git a/test/client.tests.js b/test/client.tests.js
index b614a1e..1a2f013 100644
--- a/test/client.tests.js
+++ b/test/client.tests.js
@@ -168,4 +168,15 @@ describe('LimitdRedis', () => {
       client.resetAll(done);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('#close', () => {
+    it('should call db.close', (done) => {
+      client.db.close = (cb) => cb();
+      client.close((err) => {
+        assert.equal(client.db.listenerCount('error'), 0);
+        assert.equal(client.db.listenerCount('ready'), 0);
+        done(err);
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });