diff --git a/matlab/src/matlab/+arrow/+io/+ipc/RecordBatchFileWriter.m b/matlab/src/matlab/+arrow/+io/+ipc/RecordBatchFileWriter.m
index 664197e3eb2a3..5f43534e26b2b 100644
--- a/matlab/src/matlab/+arrow/+io/+ipc/RecordBatchFileWriter.m
+++ b/matlab/src/matlab/+arrow/+io/+ipc/RecordBatchFileWriter.m
@@ -71,5 +71,9 @@ function write(obj, tabularObj)
                 error(id, msg);
             end
         end
+
+        function close(obj)
+            obj.Proxy.close();
+        end
     end
 end