diff --git a/src/openai/_streaming.py b/src/openai/_streaming.py
index 61a742668a..1ed89b9e18 100644
--- a/src/openai/_streaming.py
+++ b/src/openai/_streaming.py
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ async def close(self) -> None:
         """
         await self.response.aclose()
 
+    async def aclose(self) -> None:
+        """Alias for :meth:`close` following the PEP 525 async cleanup convention."""
+        await self.close()
+
 
 class ServerSentEvent:
     def __init__(