diff --git a/lib/tail.js b/lib/tail.js
index 3ca5af25aad3ed4c099883f6fc3ea5b976838929..81d290906f96b0398443c7005118a26a2f1e16bf 100644
--- a/lib/tail.js
+++ b/lib/tail.js
@@ -342,6 +342,11 @@ class Tail extends events.EventEmitter {
         }
     }
 
+    close() {
+        this.unwatch()
+        this.internalDispatcher.removeAllListeners()
+        this.removeAllListeners()
+    }
 }
 
 exports.Tail = Tail