diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b2f3eb..318255e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ apn.send({
 
 Additional fields can be found in [node-apn documentation](https://github.com/argon/node-apn/blob/master/doc/apn.markdown#class-apnnotification).
 
+#### Closing connection
+
+APN use a socket and keep it connected, so if we want to gracefully stop a process, you will need to close this connection. A close method is avalaible on the APN sender.
+
+```js
+apn.close(function () {
+  // the connection is closed
+});
+```
+
 #### Events
 
 ##### transmitted
diff --git a/lib/protocols/apn.js b/lib/protocols/apn.js
index b60a10e..a528227 100644
--- a/lib/protocols/apn.js
+++ b/lib/protocols/apn.js
@@ -51,6 +51,24 @@ Sender.prototype.send = function (data) {
   this.connection.pushNotification(notification, data.token);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Close all connections.
+ *
+ * @param {function} cb
+ */
+
+Sender.prototype.close = function (cb) {
+  if (! this.connection) {
+    if (cb) process.nextTick(cb);
+    return ;
+  }
+
+  this.connection.shutdown();
+  // node-apn use a delay of 2500ms before really closing the connection
+  // https://github.com/argon/node-apn/blob/3731fae9fefccdb7964606d819561058debf4b70/lib/connection.js#L355
+  if (cb) setTimeout(cb, 2600);
+};
+
 /**
  * Create a new APN connection and proxify events.
  *
diff --git a/test/unit/protocols/apn.js b/test/unit/protocols/apn.js
index 9abb045..31cd397 100644
--- a/test/unit/protocols/apn.js
+++ b/test/unit/protocols/apn.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var apn = require('apn');
 var notify = require('../../../');
 
 describe('APN', function () {
-  var pushNotificationFn;
+  var pushNotificationFn, apnSender;
 
   beforeEach(function () {
     pushNotificationFn = sinon.spy(function (notification) {
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ describe('APN', function () {
     util.inherits(Connection, EventEmitter);
 
     sinon.stub(apn, 'Connection', Connection);
+
+    apnSender = notify.apn({foo: 'bar'});
   });
 
   afterEach(function () {
@@ -39,12 +41,6 @@ describe('APN', function () {
   });
 
   describe('#send', function () {
-    var apnSender;
-
-    beforeEach(function () {
-      apnSender = notify.apn({foo: 'bar'});
-    });
-
     it('should create notification and send it', function () {
       apnSender.send({
         token: 'myToken',
@@ -126,4 +122,52 @@ describe('APN', function () {
       expect(errorSpy).to.not.be.called;
     });
   });
+
+  describe('#close', function () {
+    describe('without active connection', function () {
+      it('should do nothing if there is no connection', function () {
+        apnSender.close();
+      });
+
+      it('should accept a callback', function (done) {
+        apnSender.close(done);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('with an active connection', function () {
+      var clock;
+
+      beforeEach(function () {
+        clock = sinon.useFakeTimers(0, 'setTimeout');
+        apnSender.connection = {
+          shutdown: sinon.spy()
+        };
+      });
+
+      afterEach(function () {
+        clock.restore();
+      });
+
+      it('should work without callback', function () {
+        apnSender.close();
+        expect(apnSender.connection.shutdown).to.be.called;
+      });
+
+      it('should wait 2600ms if there is a callback', function () {
+        var spy = sinon.spy();
+        apnSender.close(spy);
+
+        expect(spy).to.not.be.called;
+
+        clock.tick(1000);
+        expect(spy).to.not.be.called;
+
+        clock.tick(1000);
+        expect(spy).to.not.be.called;
+
+        clock.tick(1000);
+        expect(spy).to.be.called;
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
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