diff --git a/py/obj.h b/py/obj.h
index f80bd43..9599d13 100644
--- a/py/obj.h
+++ b/py/obj.h
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@
 mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_complex(mp_float_t real, mp_float_t imag);
 #endif
 mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_exception(const mp_obj_type_t *exc_type);
+mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_exception_args(const mp_obj_type_t *exc_type, uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args);
 mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_exception_msg(const mp_obj_type_t *exc_type, const char *msg);
 mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(const mp_obj_type_t *exc_type, const char *fmt, ...); // counts args by number of % symbols in fmt, excluding %%; can only handle void* sizes (ie no float/double!)
 mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_range(int start, int stop, int step);
@@ -342,6 +343,7 @@
 // exception
 bool mp_obj_is_exception_type(mp_obj_t self_in);
 bool mp_obj_is_exception_instance(mp_obj_t self_in);
+bool mp_obj_exception_match(mp_obj_t exc, const mp_obj_type_t *exc_type);
 void mp_obj_exception_clear_traceback(mp_obj_t self_in);
 void mp_obj_exception_add_traceback(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr file, machine_uint_t line, qstr block);
 void mp_obj_exception_get_traceback(mp_obj_t self_in, machine_uint_t *n, machine_uint_t **values);
diff --git a/py/objexcept.c b/py/objexcept.c
index de9bf16..f96523e 100644
--- a/py/objexcept.c
+++ b/py/objexcept.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include "qstr.h"
 #include "obj.h"
 #include "objtuple.h"
+#include "runtime.h"
+#include "runtime0.h"
 
 // This is unified class for C-level and Python-level exceptions
 // Python-level exceptions have empty ->msg and all arguments are in
@@ -156,6 +158,11 @@
     return mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(exc_type, NULL);
 }
 
+mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_exception_args(const mp_obj_type_t *exc_type, uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+    assert(exc_type->make_new == mp_obj_exception_make_new);
+    return exc_type->make_new((mp_obj_t)exc_type, n_args, 0, args);
+}
+
 mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_exception_msg(const mp_obj_type_t *exc_type, const char *msg) {
     return mp_obj_new_exception_msg_varg(exc_type, msg);
 }
@@ -202,6 +209,13 @@
     return mp_obj_get_type(self_in)->make_new == mp_obj_exception_make_new;
 }
 
+// return true if exception (type or instance) is a subclass of given
+// exception type.
+bool mp_obj_exception_match(mp_obj_t exc, const mp_obj_type_t *exc_type) {
+    // TODO: move implementation from RT_BINARY_OP_EXCEPTION_MATCH here.
+    return rt_binary_op(RT_BINARY_OP_EXCEPTION_MATCH, exc, (mp_obj_t)exc_type) == mp_const_true;
+}
+
 void mp_obj_exception_clear_traceback(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     // make sure self_in is an exception instance
     assert(mp_obj_get_type(self_in)->make_new == mp_obj_exception_make_new);
diff --git a/py/objgenerator.c b/py/objgenerator.c
index 39e362e..3cfa02a 100644
--- a/py/objgenerator.c
+++ b/py/objgenerator.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "obj.h"
 #include "runtime.h"
 #include "bc.h"
+#include "objgenerator.h"
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 /* generator wrapper                                                          */
@@ -73,9 +74,10 @@
     return self_in;
 }
 
-STATIC mp_obj_t gen_resume(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t send_value, mp_obj_t throw_value) {
+mp_obj_t mp_obj_gen_resume(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t send_value, mp_obj_t throw_value, mp_vm_return_kind_t *ret_kind) {
     mp_obj_gen_instance_t *self = self_in;
     if (self->ip == 0) {
+        *ret_kind = MP_VM_RETURN_NORMAL;
         return mp_const_stop_iteration;
     }
     if (self->sp == self->state - 1) {
@@ -85,10 +87,11 @@
     } else {
         *self->sp = send_value;
     }
-    mp_vm_return_kind_t vm_return_kind = mp_execute_byte_code_2(self->code_info, &self->ip,
+    *ret_kind = mp_execute_byte_code_2(self->code_info, &self->ip,
         &self->state[self->n_state - 1], &self->sp, (mp_exc_stack*)(self->state + self->n_state),
         &self->exc_sp, throw_value);
-    switch (vm_return_kind) {
+
+    switch (*ret_kind) {
         case MP_VM_RETURN_NORMAL:
             // Explicitly mark generator as completed. If we don't do this,
             // subsequent next() may re-execute statements after last yield
@@ -96,19 +99,39 @@
             // TODO: check how return with value behaves under such conditions
             // in CPython.
             self->ip = 0;
-            if (*self->sp == mp_const_none) {
-                return mp_const_stop_iteration;
-            } else {
-                // TODO return StopIteration with value *self->sp
-                return mp_const_stop_iteration;
-            }
+            return *self->sp;
 
         case MP_VM_RETURN_YIELD:
             return *self->sp;
 
         case MP_VM_RETURN_EXCEPTION:
             self->ip = 0;
-            nlr_jump(self->state[self->n_state - 1]);
+            return self->state[self->n_state - 1];
+
+        default:
+            assert(0);
+            return mp_const_none;
+    }
+}
+
+STATIC mp_obj_t gen_resume_and_raise(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t send_value, mp_obj_t throw_value) {
+    mp_vm_return_kind_t ret_kind;
+    mp_obj_t ret = mp_obj_gen_resume(self_in, send_value, throw_value, &ret_kind);
+
+    switch (ret_kind) {
+        case MP_VM_RETURN_NORMAL:
+            // Optimize return w/o value in case generator is used in for loop
+            if (ret == mp_const_none) {
+                return mp_const_stop_iteration;
+            } else {
+                nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_args(&mp_type_StopIteration, 1, &ret));
+            }
+
+        case MP_VM_RETURN_YIELD:
+            return ret;
+
+        case MP_VM_RETURN_EXCEPTION:
+            nlr_jump(ret);
 
         default:
             assert(0);
@@ -117,11 +140,11 @@
 }
 
 mp_obj_t gen_instance_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
-    return gen_resume(self_in, mp_const_none, MP_OBJ_NULL);
+    return gen_resume_and_raise(self_in, mp_const_none, MP_OBJ_NULL);
 }
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t gen_instance_send(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t send_value) {
-    mp_obj_t ret = gen_resume(self_in, send_value, MP_OBJ_NULL);
+    mp_obj_t ret = gen_resume_and_raise(self_in, send_value, MP_OBJ_NULL);
     if (ret == mp_const_stop_iteration) {
         nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception(&mp_type_StopIteration));
     } else {
@@ -132,7 +155,7 @@
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_2(gen_instance_send_obj, gen_instance_send);
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t gen_instance_throw(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
-    mp_obj_t ret = gen_resume(args[0], mp_const_none, n_args == 2 ? args[1] : args[2]);
+    mp_obj_t ret = gen_resume_and_raise(args[0], mp_const_none, n_args == 2 ? args[1] : args[2]);
     if (ret == mp_const_stop_iteration) {
         nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception(&mp_type_StopIteration));
     } else {
@@ -142,8 +165,30 @@
 
 STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_VAR_BETWEEN(gen_instance_throw_obj, 2, 4, gen_instance_throw);
 
+STATIC mp_obj_t gen_instance_close(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+    mp_vm_return_kind_t ret_kind;
+    mp_obj_t ret = mp_obj_gen_resume(self_in, mp_const_none, (mp_obj_t)&mp_type_GeneratorExit, &ret_kind);
+
+    if (ret_kind == MP_VM_RETURN_YIELD) {
+        nlr_jump(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_RuntimeError, "generator ignored GeneratorExit"));
+    }
+    // Swallow StopIteration & GeneratorExit (== successful close), and re-raise any other
+    if (ret_kind == MP_VM_RETURN_EXCEPTION) {
+        if (mp_obj_exception_match(ret, &mp_type_GeneratorExit) ||
+            mp_obj_exception_match(ret, &mp_type_StopIteration)) {
+            return mp_const_none;
+        }
+        nlr_jump(ret);
+    }
+
+    // The only choice left is MP_VM_RETURN_NORMAL which is successful close
+    return mp_const_none;
+}
+
+STATIC MP_DEFINE_CONST_FUN_OBJ_1(gen_instance_close_obj, gen_instance_close);
 
 STATIC const mp_method_t gen_type_methods[] = {
+    { "close", &gen_instance_close_obj },
     { "send", &gen_instance_send_obj },
     { "throw", &gen_instance_throw_obj },
     { NULL, NULL }, // end-of-list sentinel
diff --git a/py/objgenerator.h b/py/objgenerator.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3dc69aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/py/objgenerator.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mp_obj_t mp_obj_gen_resume(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t send_val, mp_obj_t throw_val, mp_vm_return_kind_t *ret_kind);