diff --git a/docker/client.py b/docker/client.py
index 9012d24c..59600fd9 100644
--- a/docker/client.py
+++ b/docker/client.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ class DockerClient:
     Example:
 
         >>> import docker
-        >>> client = docker.DockerClient(base_url='unix://var/run/docker.sock')
+        >>> with docker.DockerClient(base_url='unix://var/run/docker.sock') as client:
+        ...
 
     Args:
         base_url (str): URL to the Docker server. For example,
@@ -209,6 +210,16 @@ class DockerClient:
         return self.api.close()
     close.__doc__ = APIClient.close.__doc__
 
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self.api.__enter__()
+        return self
+
+    __enter__.__doc__ = APIClient.__enter__.__doc__
+
+    def __exit__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return self.api.__exit__(*args, **kwargs)
+    __exit__.__doc__ = APIClient.__exit__.__doc__
+
     def __getattr__(self, name):
         s = [f"'DockerClient' object has no attribute '{name}'"]
         # If a user calls a method on APIClient, they