diff --git a/uefi-test-runner/src/boot/misc.rs b/uefi-test-runner/src/boot/misc.rs
index e1c4f9cbe..87a4d206b 100644
--- a/uefi-test-runner/src/boot/misc.rs
+++ b/uefi-test-runner/src/boot/misc.rs
@@ -46,8 +46,12 @@ fn test_check_event_freestanding() {
     let event =
         unsafe { boot::create_event(EventType::NOTIFY_WAIT, Tpl::CALLBACK, Some(callback), None) }
             .unwrap();
-    let is_signaled = boot::check_event(event).unwrap();
+
+    let event_clone = unsafe { event.unsafe_clone() };
+    let is_signaled = boot::check_event(event_clone).unwrap();
     assert!(!is_signaled);
+
+    boot::close_event(event).unwrap();
 }
 
 fn test_timer_freestanding() {
@@ -56,6 +60,8 @@ fn test_timer_freestanding() {
     let mut events = unsafe { [timer_event.unsafe_clone()] };
     boot::set_timer(&timer_event, TimerTrigger::Relative(5_0 /*00 ns */)).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(boot::wait_for_event(&mut events).unwrap(), 0);
+
+    boot::close_event(timer_event).unwrap();
 }
 
 fn test_timer(bt: &BootServices) {
diff --git a/uefi/src/boot.rs b/uefi/src/boot.rs
index 9b0d38c56..d86d635a3 100644
--- a/uefi/src/boot.rs
+++ b/uefi/src/boot.rs
@@ -234,6 +234,23 @@ pub fn check_event(event: Event) -> Result<bool> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Removes `event` from any event group to which it belongs and closes it.
+///
+/// If `event` was registered with `register_protocol_notify`, then the
+/// corresponding registration will be removed. Calling this function within the
+/// corresponding notify function is allowed.
+///
+/// # Errors
+///
+/// The specification does not list any errors, however implementations are
+/// allowed to return an error if needed.
+pub fn close_event(event: Event) -> Result {
+    let bt = boot_services_raw_panicking();
+    let bt = unsafe { bt.as_ref() };
+
+    unsafe { (bt.close_event)(event.as_ptr()) }.to_result()
+}
+
 /// Sets the trigger for an event of type [`TIMER`].
 ///
 /// # Errors