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diff --git a/‎test/ffi/test-ffi-dynamic-library.js‎
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@@ -182,6 +182,21 @@ The returned object contains:
 * `lib` {DynamicLibrary} The loaded library handle.
 * `functions` {Object} Callable wrappers for the requested symbols.
 
+The returned object also implements the explicit resource management protocol,
+so it can be used with the [`using`][] declaration. Disposing the returned
+object closes the library handle.
+
+```mjs
+import { dlopen } from 'node:ffi';
+
+{
+  using handle = dlopen('./mylib.so', {
+    add_i32: { parameters: ['i32', 'i32'], result: 'i32' },
+  });
+  console.log(handle.functions.add_i32(20, 22));
+} // handle.lib.close() is invoked automatically here.
+```
+
 ```mjs
 import { dlopen } from 'node:ffi';
 
@@ -275,6 +290,21 @@ An object containing previously resolved symbol addresses as `bigint` values.
 
 Closes the library handle.
 
+`DynamicLibrary` implements the explicit resource management protocol, so a
+library instance can be managed with the [`using`][] declaration. Leaving the
+enclosing scope invokes `library.close()` automatically.
+
+```mjs
+import { DynamicLibrary } from 'node:ffi';
+
+{
+  using lib = new DynamicLibrary('./mylib.so');
+  // Use `lib` here; `lib.close()` is called when the block exits.
+}
+```
+
+Calling `library.close()` (or disposing the library) more than once is a no-op.
+
 After a library has been closed:
 
 * Resolved function wrappers become invalid.
@@ -295,6 +325,16 @@ Calling `library.close()` from one of the library's active callbacks is
 unsupported and dangerous. The callback must return before the library is
 closed.
 
+### `library[Symbol.dispose]()`
+
+<!-- YAML
+added: REPLACEME
+-->
+
+Calls `library.close()`. This allows `DynamicLibrary` instances to be used with
+the [`using`][] declaration for automatic cleanup when the enclosing scope
+exits. It is a no-op on a library that has already been closed.
+
 ### `library.getFunction(name, signature)`
 
 * `name` {string}
@@ -684,3 +724,4 @@ and keep callback and pointer lifetimes explicit on the native side.
 [Permission Model]: permissions.md#permission-model
 [`--allow-ffi`]: cli.md#--allow-ffi
 [`ffi.toBuffer(pointer, length, copy)`]: #ffitobufferpointer-length-copy
+[`using`]: https://tc39.es/proposal-explicit-resource-management/#sec-using-declarations
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const {
   ObjectFreeze,
   ObjectPrototypeToString,
+  SymbolDispose,
 } = primordials;
 const { Buffer } = require('buffer');
 const { emitExperimentalWarning } = require('internal/util');
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ const {
 
 require('internal/ffi-shared-buffer');
 
+DynamicLibrary.prototype[SymbolDispose] = function() {
+  this.close();
+};
+
 function checkFFIPermission() {
   if (!permission.isEnabled() || permission.has('ffi')) {
     return;
@@ -71,7 +76,11 @@ function dlopen(path, definitions) {
   const lib = new DynamicLibrary(path);
   try {
     const functions = definitions === undefined ? ObjectFreeze({ __proto__: null }) : lib.getFunctions(definitions);
-    return { lib, functions };
+    return {
+      lib,
+      functions,
+      [SymbolDispose]() { lib.close(); },
+    };
   } catch (error) {
     lib.close();
     throw error;
 
@@ -129,6 +129,65 @@ test('closed libraries reject subsequent operations', () => {
   assert.throws(() => lib.getSymbol('add_i32'), /Library is closed/);
 });
 
+test('DynamicLibrary supports Symbol.dispose', () => {
+  const lib = new ffi.DynamicLibrary(libraryPath);
+  const addI32 = lib.getFunction('add_i32', fixtureSymbols.add_i32);
+
+  assert.strictEqual(typeof lib[Symbol.dispose], 'function');
+  assert.strictEqual(addI32(20, 22), 42);
+
+  lib[Symbol.dispose]();
+
+  assert.throws(() => addI32(1, 2), /Library is closed/);
+  assert.throws(() => lib.getSymbol('add_i32'), /Library is closed/);
+
+  // Disposing twice is a no-op.
+  lib[Symbol.dispose]();
+  lib.close();
+});
+
+test('using declaration closes DynamicLibrary on scope exit', () => {
+  let captured;
+  {
+    using lib = new ffi.DynamicLibrary(libraryPath);
+    captured = lib.getFunction('add_i32', fixtureSymbols.add_i32);
+    assert.strictEqual(captured(20, 22), 42);
+  }
+
+  assert.throws(() => captured(1, 2), /Library is closed/);
+});
+
+test('dlopen return value is disposable', () => {
+  let capturedLib;
+  let capturedFn;
+  {
+    using handle = ffi.dlopen(libraryPath, {
+      add_i32: fixtureSymbols.add_i32,
+    });
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof handle[Symbol.dispose], 'function');
+    capturedLib = handle.lib;
+    capturedFn = handle.functions.add_i32;
+    assert.strictEqual(capturedFn(20, 22), 42);
+  }
+
+  assert.throws(() => capturedFn(1, 2), /Library is closed/);
+  assert.throws(() => capturedLib.getSymbol('add_i32'), /Library is closed/);
+});
+
+test('using still disposes DynamicLibrary when block throws', () => {
+  const sentinel = new Error('boom');
+  let captured;
+
+  assert.throws(() => {
+    using lib = new ffi.DynamicLibrary(libraryPath);
+    captured = lib.getFunction('add_i32', fixtureSymbols.add_i32);
+    assert.strictEqual(captured(20, 22), 42);
+    throw sentinel;
+  }, sentinel);
+
+  assert.throws(() => captured(1, 2), /Library is closed/);
+});
+
 test('dynamic library APIs validate failures and bad signatures', () => {
   assert.throws(() => {
     ffi.dlopen('missing-library-for-ffi-tests.so');