diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/MDC.java b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/MDC.java
index 4b3df2810..f5a2ea0ea 100644
--- a/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/MDC.java
+++ b/slf4j-api/src/main/java/org/slf4j/MDC.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class MDC {
   /**
    * An adapter to remove the key when done.
    */
-  private static class MDCCloseable implements Closeable {
+  public static class MDCCloseable implements Closeable {
     private final String key;
 
     private MDCCloseable(String key) {
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public static void put(String key, String val)
    * <p>
    * Useful with Java 7 for example :
    * <code>
-   *   try(Closeable closeable = MDC.putCloseable(key, value)) {
+   *   try(MDC.MDCCloseable closeable = MDC.putCloseable(key, value)) {
    *     ....
    *   }
    * </code>
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public static void put(String key, String val)
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException
    *           in case the "key" parameter is null
    */
-  public static Closeable putCloseable(String key, String val)
+  public static MDCCloseable putCloseable(String key, String val)
     throws IllegalArgumentException {
     put(key, val);
     return new MDCCloseable(key);
diff --git a/slf4j-nop/src/test/java/org/slf4j/InvocationTest.java b/slf4j-nop/src/test/java/org/slf4j/InvocationTest.java
index 2bfae5a51..2828124fc 100644
--- a/slf4j-nop/src/test/java/org/slf4j/InvocationTest.java
+++ b/slf4j-nop/src/test/java/org/slf4j/InvocationTest.java
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ public void testMDC() {
     MDC.clear();
   }
 
-  public void testMDCCloseable() throws IOException {
-    Closeable closeable = MDC.putCloseable("k", "v");
+  public void testMDCCloseable() {
+    MDC.MDCCloseable closeable = MDC.putCloseable("k", "v");
     assertNull(MDC.get("k"));
     closeable.close();
     assertNull(MDC.get("k"));