diff --git a/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Connection.php b/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Connection.php
index ee05e8cbc..00afe127e 100644
--- a/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Connection.php
+++ b/src/Jenssegers/Mongodb/Connection.php
@@ -133,6 +133,16 @@ protected function createConnection($dsn, array $config, array $options)
         return new MongoClient($dsn, $options);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Disconnect from the underlying MongoClient connection.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function disconnect()
+    {
+        $this->connection->close();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Create a DSN string from a configuration.
      *
diff --git a/tests/ConnectionTest.php b/tests/ConnectionTest.php
index 2cc6ca139..d8c0be685 100644
--- a/tests/ConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/ConnectionTest.php
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ public function testReconnect()
 		$this->assertEquals(spl_object_hash($c1), spl_object_hash($c2));
 
 		$c1 = DB::connection('mongodb');
-		$c2 = DB::reconnect('mongodb');
+		DB::purge('mongodb');
+		$c2 = DB::connection('mongodb');
 		$this->assertNotEquals(spl_object_hash($c1), spl_object_hash($c2));
 	}