diff --git a/src/zarr/core/group.py b/src/zarr/core/group.py
index 8e7f7f3474..5f8d6e3186 100644
--- a/src/zarr/core/group.py
+++ b/src/zarr/core/group.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from collections.abc import Iterator, Mapping
 from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass, field, fields, replace
 from itertools import accumulate
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal, TypeVar, assert_never, cast, overload
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal, Self, TypeVar, assert_never, cast, overload
 
 import numpy as np
 import numpy.typing as npt
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@
         Coroutine,
         Generator,
         Iterable,
+        Iterator,
     )
+    from types import TracebackType
     from typing import Any
 
     from zarr.core.array_spec import ArrayConfig, ArrayConfigLike
@@ -1812,6 +1814,14 @@ def open(
         obj = sync(AsyncGroup.open(store, zarr_format=zarr_format))
         return cls(obj)
 
+    def __enter__(self) -> Self:
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(
+        self, typ: type[BaseException] | None, exc: BaseException | None, tb: TracebackType | None
+    ) -> None:
+        self.store.close()
+
     def __getitem__(self, path: str) -> Array | Group:
         """Obtain a group member.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_group.py b/tests/test_group.py
index 1e4f31b5d6..c598c46d38 100644
--- a/tests/test_group.py
+++ b/tests/test_group.py
@@ -450,6 +450,28 @@ def test_group_len(store: Store, zarr_format: ZarrFormat) -> None:
     assert len(group) == 0
 
 
+def test_group_with_context_manager(store: Store, zarr_format: ZarrFormat, overwrite: bool) -> None:
+    spath = StorePath(store)
+
+    # attempt to open a group that does not exist.
+    with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):
+        with zarr.open_group(store, mode="r") as group:
+            pass
+
+    attrs = {"path": "foo"}
+
+    with zarr.create_group(
+        store, attributes=attrs, zarr_format=zarr_format, overwrite=overwrite
+    ) as group:
+        assert store._is_open
+        assert group.attrs == attrs
+        assert group.metadata.zarr_format == zarr_format
+        assert group.store_path == spath
+
+    # Check if store was closed after exit.
+    assert not store._is_open
+
+
 def test_group_setitem(store: Store, zarr_format: ZarrFormat) -> None:
     """
     Test the `Group.__setitem__` method.