diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 61e158ff..e2f34ed4 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ type Client struct {
 	scheme           string
 	proxyURL         *url.URL
 	mutex            *sync.Mutex
+	closeConnection  bool
 	beforeRequest    []func(*Client, *Request) error
 	afterResponse    []func(*Client, *Response) error
 }
@@ -595,6 +596,13 @@ func (c *Client) SetScheme(scheme string) *Client {
 	return c
 }
 
+// SetCloseConnection method sets variable Close in http request struct with the given
+// value. More info: https://golang.org/src/net/http/request.go
+func (c *Client) SetCloseConnection(close bool) *Client {
+	c.closeConnection = close
+	return c
+}
+
 // executes the given `Request` object and returns response
 func (c *Client) execute(req *Request) (*Response, error) {
 	// Apply Request middleware
diff --git a/default.go b/default.go
index fb02a2b1..40b6ad19 100644
--- a/default.go
+++ b/default.go
@@ -222,6 +222,12 @@ func SetScheme(scheme string) *Client {
 	return DefaultClient.SetScheme(scheme)
 }
 
+// SetCloseConnection method sets close connection value in the resty client.
+// See `Client.SetCloseConnection` for more information.
+func SetCloseConnection(close bool) *Client {
+	return DefaultClient.SetCloseConnection(close)
+}
+
 func init() {
 	DefaultClient = New()
 }
diff --git a/middleware.go b/middleware.go
index 7968bf7b..83d1435d 100644
--- a/middleware.go
+++ b/middleware.go
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ func createHTTPRequest(c *Client, r *Request) (err error) {
 		r.RawRequest, err = http.NewRequest(r.Method, r.URL, r.bodyBuf)
 	}
 
+	if err == nil {
+		r.RawRequest.Close = c.closeConnection
+	}
+
 	// Add headers into http request
 	r.RawRequest.Header = r.Header
 
diff --git a/resty_test.go b/resty_test.go
index 4461b0e0..7db48ac7 100644
--- a/resty_test.go
+++ b/resty_test.go
@@ -1350,6 +1350,9 @@ func TestClientOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	SetScheme("http")
 	assertEqual(t, DefaultClient.scheme, "http")
 
+	SetCloseConnection(true)
+	assertEqual(t, DefaultClient.closeConnection, true)
+
 	SetLogger(ioutil.Discard)
 }