diff --git a/driver-multiplatform/src/commonMain/kotlin/MongoClient.kt b/driver-multiplatform/src/commonMain/kotlin/MongoClient.kt
index fffa4eb6..4f23f534 100644
--- a/driver-multiplatform/src/commonMain/kotlin/MongoClient.kt
+++ b/driver-multiplatform/src/commonMain/kotlin/MongoClient.kt
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class MongoClient internal constructor(
 	internal val wire: MongoWireClient,
 	val factory: BsonFactory,
 	val context: BsonContext,
-) {
+) : AutoCloseable {
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a [MongoDatabase] object.
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ class MongoClient internal constructor(
 	fun database(name: String): MongoDatabase =
 		MongoDatabaseImpl(this, name)
 
+	override fun close() {
+		wire.close()
+	}
 }
 
 /**