diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index 0a16535..2d630c2 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -833,6 +833,58 @@ Client.prototype = {
       });
     },
     
+    /**
+    Close index.
+
+    [ElasticSearch docs](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-open-close.html)
+
+    @method close
+    @param {String} [names] Index name to close. If
+        not specified, all indices will be closed.
+    @param {Function} [callback] Callback function.
+      @param {Error|null} callback.err Error, or `null` on success.
+      @param {Object} callback.res ElasticSearch response data.
+    **/
+    close: function (name, callback) {
+        name = name || '_all';
+        var url = '/' + name;
+        url += '/_close/'
+        this._request(url, {
+            method: 'POST'
+        }, function (err, res) {
+            if (err) {
+                return callback(err, null, res), undefined;
+            }
+            callback(null, res);
+        });
+    },
+
+    /**
+    Open index.
+
+    [ElasticSearch docs](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/indices-open-close.html)
+
+    @method open
+    @param {String} [names] Index name to open. If
+        not specified, all indices will be opened.
+    @param {Function} [callback] Callback function.
+      @param {Error|null} callback.err Error, or `null` on success.
+      @param {Object} callback.res ElasticSearch response data.
+    **/
+    open: function (name, callback) {
+        name = name || '_all';
+        var url = '/' + name;
+        url += '/_open/'
+        this._request(url, {
+            method: 'POST'
+        }, function (err, res) {
+            if (err) {
+                return callback(err, null, res), undefined;
+            }
+            callback(null, res);
+        });
+    },
+    
     // TODO: percolate, delete by query, more like this
     /**
     Registers a percolator for the given index or modifies the existing percolator