diff --git a/.changeset/healthy-grapes-sit.md b/.changeset/healthy-grapes-sit.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..781111e21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/healthy-grapes-sit.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@powersync/common': patch
+---
+
+Marked AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.dispose method as deprecated. The AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.close method should be used instead.
diff --git a/packages/common/src/client/AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.ts b/packages/common/src/client/AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.ts
index 490d56aa9..6050057f8 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/client/AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/client/AbstractPowerSyncDatabase.ts
@@ -466,6 +466,14 @@ export abstract class AbstractPowerSyncDatabase extends BaseObserver<PowerSyncDB
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @deprecated Use {@link AbstractPowerSyncDatabase#close} instead.
+   * Clears all listeners registered by {@link AbstractPowerSyncDatabase#registerListener}.
+   */
+  dispose(): void {
+    return super.dispose();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Locking mechanism for exclusively running critical portions of connect/disconnect operations.
    * Locking here is mostly only important on web for multiple tab scenarios.