diff --git a/src/app/script/api_version.h b/src/app/script/api_version.h
index 528b761bb..4f1b451f5 100644
--- a/src/app/script/api_version.h
+++ b/src/app/script/api_version.h
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 
 // Increment this value if the scripting API is modified between two
 // released Aseprite versions.
-#define API_VERSION   2
+#define API_VERSION   3
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/app/script/sprite_class.cpp b/src/app/script/sprite_class.cpp
index eeff075ce..e51d45921 100644
--- a/src/app/script/sprite_class.cpp
+++ b/src/app/script/sprite_class.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "app/commands/params.h"
 #include "app/context.h"
 #include "app/doc.h"
+#include "app/doc_access.h"
 #include "app/doc_api.h"
 #include "app/file/palette_file.h"
 #include "app/script/docobj.h"
@@ -174,6 +175,20 @@ int Sprite_saveCopyAs(lua_State* L)
   return Sprite_saveAs_base(L, fn);
 }
 
+int Sprite_close(lua_State* L)
+{
+  auto sprite = get_docobj<Sprite>(L, 1);
+  Doc* doc = static_cast<Doc*>(sprite->document());
+  try {
+    DocDestroyer destroyer(static_cast<app::Context*>(doc->context()), doc, 500);
+    destroyer.destroyDocument();
+    return 0;
+  }
+  catch (const LockedDocException& ex) {
+    return luaL_error(L, "cannot lock document to close it\n%s", ex.what());
+  }
+}
+
 int Sprite_loadPalette(lua_State* L)
 {
   auto sprite = get_docobj<Sprite>(L, 1);
@@ -594,6 +609,7 @@ const luaL_Reg Sprite_methods[] = {
   { "crop", Sprite_crop },
   { "saveAs", Sprite_saveAs },
   { "saveCopyAs", Sprite_saveCopyAs },
+  { "close", Sprite_close },
   { "loadPalette", Sprite_loadPalette },
   { "setPalette", Sprite_setPalette },
   // Layers