diff --git a/Zend/tests/generators/generator_close.phpt b/Zend/tests/generators/generator_close.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..003eef094dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/generators/generator_close.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+--TEST--
+Generator can be closed by calling ->close()
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+function *allNumbers() {
+    for ($i = 0; true; ++$i) {
+        yield $i;
+    }
+}
+
+$numbers = allNumbers();
+
+foreach ($numbers as $n) {
+    var_dump($n);
+    if ($n == 9) {
+        $numbers->close();
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+int(0)
+int(1)
+int(2)
+int(3)
+int(4)
+int(5)
+int(6)
+int(7)
+int(8)
+int(9)
diff --git a/Zend/zend_generators.c b/Zend/zend_generators.c
index 0cf600a922a..b2fe8af8546 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_generators.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_generators.c
@@ -324,6 +324,22 @@ ZEND_METHOD(Generator, send)
 	zend_generator_resume(object, generator TSRMLS_CC);
 }
 
+/* {{{ proto void Generator::close()
+ * Closes the generator */
+ZEND_METHOD(Generator, close)
+{
+	zend_generator *generator;
+
+	if (zend_parse_parameters_none() == FAILURE) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	generator = (zend_generator *) zend_object_store_get_object(getThis() TSRMLS_CC);
+
+	zend_generator_close(generator, 0);
+}
+/* }}} */
+
 ZEND_BEGIN_ARG_INFO(arginfo_generator_void, 0)
 ZEND_END_ARG_INFO()
 
@@ -338,6 +354,7 @@ static const zend_function_entry generator_functions[] = {
 	ZEND_ME(Generator, key,     arginfo_generator_void, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
 	ZEND_ME(Generator, next,    arginfo_generator_void, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
 	ZEND_ME(Generator, send,    arginfo_generator_send, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
+	ZEND_ME(Generator, close,   arginfo_generator_void, ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)
 	ZEND_FE_END
 };