diff --git a/Database/MongoDB.hs b/Database/MongoDB.hs
index 5fc577a..9e146a6 100644
--- a/Database/MongoDB.hs
+++ b/Database/MongoDB.hs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 module Database.MongoDB
     (
-     connect, connectOnPort,
+     connect, connectOnPort, conClose,
      delete, insert, insertMany, query, remove, update,
-     nextDoc,
+     nextDoc, curClose,
      Collection, FieldSelector, NumToSkip, NumToReturn, RequestID, Selector,
      Opcode(..),
      QueryOpt(..),
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ connectOnPort host port = do
   nsRef <- newIORef ns
   return $ Connection { cHandle = h, cRand = nsRef }
 
+conClose :: Connection -> IO ()
+conClose = hClose . cHandle
+
 data Cursor = Cursor {
       curCon :: Connection,
       curID :: IORef Int64,
@@ -277,6 +280,20 @@ getMore cur = do
       writeIORef (curDocBytes cur) docBytes'
       return $ Just doc
 
+
+curClose :: Cursor -> IO ()
+curClose cur = do
+  let h = cHandle $ curCon cur
+  cid <- readIORef $ curID cur
+  let body = runPut $ do
+                 putI32 0
+                 putI32 1
+                 putI64 cid
+  (reqID, msg) <- packMsg (curCon cur) OP_KILL_CURSORS body
+  L.hPut h msg
+  writeIORef (curClosed cur) True
+  return ()
+
 putCol col = putByteString (pack col) >> putNull
 
 packMsg :: Connection -> Opcode -> L.ByteString -> IO (RequestID, L.ByteString)