diff --git a/pkg/framework/aries/api/vdri/vdri.go b/pkg/framework/aries/api/vdri/vdri.go
index 334d753ce..973bbf4ac 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/aries/api/vdri/vdri.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/aries/api/vdri/vdri.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type Registry interface {
 	Resolve(did string, opts ...ResolveOpts) (*did.Doc, error)
 	Store(doc *did.Doc) error
 	Create(method string, opts ...DocOpts) (*did.Doc, error)
+	Close() error
 }
 
 // VDRI verifiable data registry interface
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ type VDRI interface {
 	Store(doc *did.Doc, by *[]ModifiedBy) error
 	Build(pubKey *PubKey, opts ...DocOpts) (*did.Doc, error)
 	Accept(method string) bool
+	Close() error
 }
 
 // ResultType input option can be used to request a certain type of result.
diff --git a/pkg/framework/aries/framework.go b/pkg/framework/aries/framework.go
index 3cf5007f1..42fd75cfd 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/aries/framework.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/aries/framework.go
@@ -232,6 +232,16 @@ func (a *Aries) Close() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	return a.closeVDRI()
+}
+
+func (a *Aries) closeVDRI() error {
+	if a.vdriRegistry != nil {
+		if err := a.vdriRegistry.Close(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("vdri registry close failed: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/framework/aries/framework_test.go b/pkg/framework/aries/framework_test.go
index fdf46ee7d..d48dee561 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/aries/framework_test.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/aries/framework_test.go
@@ -171,6 +171,21 @@ func TestFramework(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "create new vdri peer failed")
 	})
 
+	t.Run("test vdri - close error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		path, cleanup := generateTempDir(t)
+		defer cleanup()
+		dbPath = path
+
+		vdri := &mockvdri.MockVDRI{CloseErr: fmt.Errorf("close vdri error")}
+		aries, err := New(WithVDRI(vdri), WithInboundTransport(&mockInboundTransport{}))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotEmpty(t, aries)
+
+		err = aries.Close()
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "close vdri error")
+	})
+
 	t.Run("test vdri - with default vdri", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// store peer DID in the store
 		dbprov, err := leveldb.NewProvider(dbPath)
diff --git a/pkg/internal/mock/vdri/mock_registry.go b/pkg/internal/mock/vdri/mock_registry.go
index bce7ad464..8a3713aa8 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/mock/vdri/mock_registry.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/mock/vdri/mock_registry.go
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ func (m *MockVDRIRegistry) Resolve(didID string, opts ...vdriapi.ResolveOpts) (*
 	return m.ResolveValue, nil
 }
 
+// Close frees resources being maintained by vdri.
+func (m *MockVDRIRegistry) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func createDefaultDID() *did.Doc {
 	const (
 		didContext = "https://w3id.org/did/v1"
diff --git a/pkg/internal/mock/vdri/mock_vdri.go b/pkg/internal/mock/vdri/mock_vdri.go
index 4ef3776ba..3ebe5f729 100644
--- a/pkg/internal/mock/vdri/mock_vdri.go
+++ b/pkg/internal/mock/vdri/mock_vdri.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type MockVDRI struct {
 	StoreErr    error
 	ReadFunc    func(didID string, opts ...vdriapi.ResolveOpts) (*did.Doc, error)
 	BuildFunc   func(pubKey *vdriapi.PubKey, opts ...vdriapi.DocOpts) (*did.Doc, error)
+	CloseErr    error
 }
 
 // Read did
@@ -47,3 +48,8 @@ func (m *MockVDRI) Build(pubKey *vdriapi.PubKey, opts ...vdriapi.DocOpts) (*did.
 func (m *MockVDRI) Accept(method string) bool {
 	return m.AcceptValue
 }
+
+// Close frees resources being maintained by vdri.
+func (m *MockVDRI) Close() error {
+	return m.CloseErr
+}
diff --git a/pkg/vdri/httpbinding/vdri.go b/pkg/vdri/httpbinding/vdri.go
index ba662d217..5ddba4000 100644
--- a/pkg/vdri/httpbinding/vdri.go
+++ b/pkg/vdri/httpbinding/vdri.go
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ func (v *VDRI) Build(pubKey *vdriapi.PubKey, opts ...vdriapi.DocOpts) (*did.Doc,
 	return nil, errors.New("not supported")
 }
 
+// Close frees resources being maintained by vdri.
+func (v *VDRI) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Option configures the peer vdri
 type Option func(opts *VDRI)
 
diff --git a/pkg/vdri/httpbinding/vdri_test.go b/pkg/vdri/httpbinding/vdri_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e29dc278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/vdri/httpbinding/vdri_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+Copyright SecureKey Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+*/
+
+package httpbinding
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestVDRI_Close(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("test success", func(t *testing.T) {
+		v, err := New("/did:example:334455")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, v.Close())
+	})
+}
+
+func TestVDRI_Store(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("test success", func(t *testing.T) {
+		v, err := New("/did:example:334455")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		err = v.Store(nil, nil)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "not supported")
+	})
+}
+
+func TestVDRI_Build(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("test success", func(t *testing.T) {
+		v, err := New("/did:example:334455")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		_, err = v.Build(nil)
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "not supported")
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/vdri/peer/store.go b/pkg/vdri/peer/store.go
index 6ddcc562c..58521a12c 100644
--- a/pkg/vdri/peer/store.go
+++ b/pkg/vdri/peer/store.go
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ func (v *VDRI) Get(id string) (*did.Doc, error) {
 	return document, nil
 }
 
+// Close frees resources being maintained by vdri.
+func (v *VDRI) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (v *VDRI) getDeltas(id string) ([]docDelta, error) {
 	val, err := v.store.Get(id)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/vdri/peer/store_test.go b/pkg/vdri/peer/store_test.go
index 02249ffcb..bff7dc114 100644
--- a/pkg/vdri/peer/store_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vdri/peer/store_test.go
@@ -69,3 +69,11 @@ func TestPeerDIDStore(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Nil(t, v)
 	require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "delta data fetch from store failed")
 }
+
+func TestVDRI_Close(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("test success", func(t *testing.T) {
+		v, err := New(&storage.MockStoreProvider{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, v.Close())
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/vdri/registry.go b/pkg/vdri/registry.go
index 73a7acfa0..464b58f5e 100644
--- a/pkg/vdri/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/vdri/registry.go
@@ -128,6 +128,17 @@ func (r *Registry) Store(doc *diddoc.Doc) error {
 	return method.Store(doc, nil)
 }
 
+// Close frees resources being maintained by vdri.
+func (r *Registry) Close() error {
+	for _, v := range r.vdri {
+		if err := v.Close(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("close vdri: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (r *Registry) resolveVDRI(method string) (vdriapi.VDRI, error) {
 	for _, v := range r.vdri {
 		if v.Accept(method) {
diff --git a/pkg/vdri/registry_test.go b/pkg/vdri/registry_test.go
index 67bc2c25b..83bda7639 100644
--- a/pkg/vdri/registry_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vdri/registry_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ import (
 	mockvdri "github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-go/pkg/internal/mock/vdri"
 )
 
+func TestRegistry_Close(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("test success", func(t *testing.T) {
+		registry := New(&mockprovider.Provider{})
+		require.NoError(t, registry.Close())
+	})
+	t.Run("test error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		registry := New(&mockprovider.Provider{},
+			WithVDRI(&mockvdri.MockVDRI{CloseErr: fmt.Errorf("close error")}))
+		err := registry.Close()
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "close error")
+	})
+}
+
 func TestRegistry_Resolve(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("test invalid did input", func(t *testing.T) {
 		registry := New(&mockprovider.Provider{})