diff --git a/src/zeep/client.py b/src/zeep/client.py
index 2e4b5131c..36808dd2d 100644
--- a/src/zeep/client.py
+++ b/src/zeep/client.py
@@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ def _get_service(self, name: typing.Optional[str]) -> str:
             service = next(iter(self.wsdl.services.values()), None)
         return service
 
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type=None, exc_value=None, traceback=None):
+        self.transport.close()
+
 
 class AsyncClient(Client):
     _default_transport = AsyncTransport
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index b53c1f3d4..30ac8d5f4 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ def test_service_proxy_non_existing():
         assert client_obj.service.NonExisting
 
 
+def test_context_manager():
+    with client.Client("tests/wsdl_files/soap.wsdl") as client:
+        assert client
+
+
 def test_service_proxy_dir_operations():
     client_obj = client.Client("tests/wsdl_files/soap.wsdl")
     operations = [op for op in dir(client_obj.service) if not op.startswith("_")]