diff --git a/src/main/java/com/xtremelabs/robolectric/Robolectric.java b/src/main/java/com/xtremelabs/robolectric/Robolectric.java
index b5e880d..ccf372c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/xtremelabs/robolectric/Robolectric.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/xtremelabs/robolectric/Robolectric.java
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@
                 ShadowSyncResult.class,
                 ShadowSyncResult.ShadowSyncStats.class,
                 ShadowSQLiteProgram.class,
+                ShadowSQLiteCloseable.class,
                 ShadowSQLiteDatabase.class,
                 ShadowSQLiteCursor.class,
                 ShadowSQLiteOpenHelper.class,
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/xtremelabs/robolectric/shadows/ShadowSQLiteCloseable.java b/src/main/java/com/xtremelabs/robolectric/shadows/ShadowSQLiteCloseable.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52a0df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/xtremelabs/robolectric/shadows/ShadowSQLiteCloseable.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package com.xtremelabs.robolectric.shadows;
+
+import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteClosable;
+
+import com.xtremelabs.robolectric.internal.Implementation;
+import com.xtremelabs.robolectric.internal.Implements;
+
+/**
+ * Shadow for  {@code SQLiteCloseable}.  Though {@code SQLiteCloseable} is an abstract
+ * class, a shadow is necessary. Its methods that are overridden in subclasses
+ * require this shadow in order to be properly instrumented.
+ */
+@Implements(SQLiteClosable.class)
+public class ShadowSQLiteCloseable {
+
+	@Implementation
+	public void close() {
+	}
+	
+}