diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/include/fsfileio.hpp b/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/include/fsfileio.hpp
index 05a4d220db..e232137f45 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/include/fsfileio.hpp
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/include/fsfileio.hpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ public:
 	JS_FILEIO_FUNCTION_DEF(Read);
 	JS_FILEIO_FUNCTION_DEF(Write);
 	JS_FILEIO_FUNCTION_DEF(GetData);
+	JS_FILEIO_FUNCTION_DEF(Close);
 	JS_FILEIO_GET_PROPERTY_DEF(GetProperty);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/src/fsfileio.cpp b/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/src/fsfileio.cpp
index a89d1ae892..18aeba04db 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/src/fsfileio.cpp
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/src/fsfileio.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,17 @@ FSFileIO::~FSFileIO(void)
 	if (_fd) {
 		switch_file_close(_fd);
 	}
+
 	switch_core_destroy_memory_pool(&_pool);
 }
 
+JS_FILEIO_FUNCTION_IMPL(Close)
+{
+        if (_fd) {
+                switch_file_close(_fd);
+		_fd = NULL;
+        }
+}
 string FSFileIO::GetJSClassName()
 {
 	return js_class_name;
@@ -213,6 +221,7 @@ static const js_function_t fileio_proc[] = {
 	{"read", FSFileIO::Read},
 	{"write", FSFileIO::Write},
 	{"data", FSFileIO::GetData},
+	{"close", FSFileIO::Close},
 	{0}
 };