diff --git a/python/packages/foundry/agent_framework_foundry/_chat_client.py b/python/packages/foundry/agent_framework_foundry/_chat_client.py
index fc2b29e1e4..5d04fb3c83 100644
--- a/python/packages/foundry/agent_framework_foundry/_chat_client.py
+++ b/python/packages/foundry/agent_framework_foundry/_chat_client.py
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
 else:
     from typing_extensions import override  # type: ignore # pragma: no cover
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
-    from typing import TypedDict  # type: ignore # pragma: no cover
+    from typing import Self, TypedDict  # type: ignore # pragma: no cover
 else:
-    from typing_extensions import TypedDict  # type: ignore # pragma: no cover
+    from typing_extensions import Self, TypedDict  # type: ignore # pragma: no cover
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from agent_framework import ChatAndFunctionMiddlewareTypes, ToolTypes
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ def __init__(
                 "Either 'project_endpoint' or 'project_client' is required. "
                 "Set project_endpoint via parameter or 'FOUNDRY_PROJECT_ENDPOINT' environment variable."
             )
+        self._should_close_client = False
         if not project_client:
             if not project_endpoint:
                 raise ValueError(
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ def __init__(
             if allow_preview is not None:
                 project_client_kwargs["allow_preview"] = allow_preview
             project_client = AIProjectClient(**project_client_kwargs)
+            self._should_close_client = True
 
         openai_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {}
         if default_headers:
@@ -222,6 +224,24 @@ def __init__(
         )
         self.project_client = project_client
 
+    async def close(self) -> None:
+        """Close the project client if we created it."""
+        if self._should_close_client:
+            await self.project_client.close()
+
+    async def __aenter__(self) -> Self:
+        """Enter the async context manager."""
+        return self
+
+    async def __aexit__(
+        self,
+        exc_type: type[BaseException] | None,
+        exc_val: BaseException | None,
+        exc_tb: Any,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Close the project client on exit (only when owned)."""
+        await self.close()
+
     @override
     def _check_model_presence(self, options: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         if not options.get("model"):