diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/interface.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/interface.go
index 65a115dc0d1..756362cce57 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/interface.go
@@ -649,6 +649,9 @@ type Framework interface {
 
 	// SetPodNominator sets the PodNominator
 	SetPodNominator(nominator PodNominator)
+
+	// Close calls Close method of each plugin.
+	Close() error
 }
 
 // Handle provides data and some tools that plugins can use. It is
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/runtime/framework.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/runtime/framework.go
index 705d2b42472..aea68fe2e55 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/runtime/framework.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/runtime/framework.go
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ package runtime
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 	"time"
@@ -66,6 +68,9 @@ type frameworkImpl struct {
 	postBindPlugins      []framework.PostBindPlugin
 	permitPlugins        []framework.PermitPlugin
 
+	// pluginsMap contains all plugins, by name.
+	pluginsMap map[string]framework.Plugin
+
 	clientSet       clientset.Interface
 	kubeConfig      *restclient.Config
 	eventRecorder   events.EventRecorder
@@ -297,7 +302,7 @@ func NewFramework(ctx context.Context, r Registry, profile *config.KubeScheduler
 		PluginConfig:             make([]config.PluginConfig, 0, len(pg)),
 	}
 
-	pluginsMap := make(map[string]framework.Plugin)
+	f.pluginsMap = make(map[string]framework.Plugin)
 	for name, factory := range r {
 		// initialize only needed plugins.
 		if !pg.Has(name) {
@@ -315,21 +320,21 @@ func NewFramework(ctx context.Context, r Registry, profile *config.KubeScheduler
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("initializing plugin %q: %w", name, err)
 		}
-		pluginsMap[name] = p
+		f.pluginsMap[name] = p
 
 		f.fillEnqueueExtensions(p)
 	}
 
 	// initialize plugins per individual extension points
 	for _, e := range f.getExtensionPoints(profile.Plugins) {
-		if err := updatePluginList(e.slicePtr, *e.plugins, pluginsMap); err != nil {
+		if err := updatePluginList(e.slicePtr, *e.plugins, f.pluginsMap); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 
 	// initialize multiPoint plugins to their expanded extension points
 	if len(profile.Plugins.MultiPoint.Enabled) > 0 {
-		if err := f.expandMultiPointPlugins(logger, profile, pluginsMap); err != nil {
+		if err := f.expandMultiPointPlugins(logger, profile); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
@@ -341,7 +346,7 @@ func NewFramework(ctx context.Context, r Registry, profile *config.KubeScheduler
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("at least one bind plugin is needed for profile with scheduler name %q", profile.SchedulerName)
 	}
 
-	if err := getScoreWeights(f, pluginsMap, append(profile.Plugins.Score.Enabled, profile.Plugins.MultiPoint.Enabled...)); err != nil {
+	if err := getScoreWeights(f, append(profile.Plugins.Score.Enabled, profile.Plugins.MultiPoint.Enabled...)); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -405,14 +410,29 @@ func (f *frameworkImpl) SetPodNominator(n framework.PodNominator) {
 	f.PodNominator = n
 }
 
+// Close closes each plugin, when they implement io.Closer interface.
+func (f *frameworkImpl) Close() error {
+	var errs []error
+	for name, plugin := range f.pluginsMap {
+		if closer, ok := plugin.(io.Closer); ok {
+			err := closer.Close()
+			if err != nil {
+				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("%s failed to close: %w", name, err))
+				// We try to close all plugins even if we got errors from some.
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return errors.Join(errs...)
+}
+
 // getScoreWeights makes sure that, between MultiPoint-Score plugin weights and individual Score
 // plugin weights there is not an overflow of MaxTotalScore.
-func getScoreWeights(f *frameworkImpl, pluginsMap map[string]framework.Plugin, plugins []config.Plugin) error {
+func getScoreWeights(f *frameworkImpl, plugins []config.Plugin) error {
 	var totalPriority int64
 	scorePlugins := reflect.ValueOf(&f.scorePlugins).Elem()
 	pluginType := scorePlugins.Type().Elem()
 	for _, e := range plugins {
-		pg := pluginsMap[e.Name]
+		pg := f.pluginsMap[e.Name]
 		if !reflect.TypeOf(pg).Implements(pluginType) {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -469,7 +489,7 @@ func (os *orderedSet) delete(s string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (f *frameworkImpl) expandMultiPointPlugins(logger klog.Logger, profile *config.KubeSchedulerProfile, pluginsMap map[string]framework.Plugin) error {
+func (f *frameworkImpl) expandMultiPointPlugins(logger klog.Logger, profile *config.KubeSchedulerProfile) error {
 	// initialize MultiPoint plugins
 	for _, e := range f.getExtensionPoints(profile.Plugins) {
 		plugins := reflect.ValueOf(e.slicePtr).Elem()
@@ -495,7 +515,7 @@ func (f *frameworkImpl) expandMultiPointPlugins(logger klog.Logger, profile *con
 		multiPointEnabled := newOrderedSet()
 		overridePlugins := newOrderedSet()
 		for _, ep := range profile.Plugins.MultiPoint.Enabled {
-			pg, ok := pluginsMap[ep.Name]
+			pg, ok := f.pluginsMap[ep.Name]
 			if !ok {
 				return fmt.Errorf("%s %q does not exist", pluginType.Name(), ep.Name)
 			}
@@ -539,17 +559,17 @@ func (f *frameworkImpl) expandMultiPointPlugins(logger klog.Logger, profile *con
 		// part 1
 		for _, name := range slice.CopyStrings(enabledSet.list) {
 			if overridePlugins.has(name) {
-				newPlugins = reflect.Append(newPlugins, reflect.ValueOf(pluginsMap[name]))
+				newPlugins = reflect.Append(newPlugins, reflect.ValueOf(f.pluginsMap[name]))
 				enabledSet.delete(name)
 			}
 		}
 		// part 2
 		for _, name := range multiPointEnabled.list {
-			newPlugins = reflect.Append(newPlugins, reflect.ValueOf(pluginsMap[name]))
+			newPlugins = reflect.Append(newPlugins, reflect.ValueOf(f.pluginsMap[name]))
 		}
 		// part 3
 		for _, name := range enabledSet.list {
-			newPlugins = reflect.Append(newPlugins, reflect.ValueOf(pluginsMap[name]))
+			newPlugins = reflect.Append(newPlugins, reflect.ValueOf(f.pluginsMap[name]))
 		}
 		plugins.Set(newPlugins)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/runtime/framework_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/runtime/framework_test.go
index 8a16de8b182..1a7ddc66606 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/runtime/framework_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/runtime/framework_test.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ const (
 	testPlugin                        = "test-plugin"
 	permitPlugin                      = "permit-plugin"
 	bindPlugin                        = "bind-plugin"
+	testCloseErrorPlugin              = "test-close-error-plugin"
 
 	testProfileName              = "test-profile"
 	testPercentageOfNodesToScore = 35
@@ -238,6 +239,25 @@ func (pl *TestPlugin) Bind(ctx context.Context, state *framework.CycleState, p *
 	return framework.NewStatus(framework.Code(pl.inj.BindStatus), injectReason)
 }
 
+func newTestCloseErrorPlugin(_ context.Context, injArgs runtime.Object, f framework.Handle) (framework.Plugin, error) {
+	return &TestCloseErrorPlugin{name: testCloseErrorPlugin}, nil
+}
+
+// TestCloseErrorPlugin implements for Close test.
+type TestCloseErrorPlugin struct {
+	name string
+}
+
+func (pl *TestCloseErrorPlugin) Name() string {
+	return pl.name
+}
+
+var errClose = errors.New("close err")
+
+func (pl *TestCloseErrorPlugin) Close() error {
+	return errClose
+}
+
 // TestPreFilterPlugin only implements PreFilterPlugin interface.
 type TestPreFilterPlugin struct {
 	PreFilterCalled int
@@ -379,6 +399,7 @@ var registry = func() Registry {
 	r.Register(testPlugin, newTestPlugin)
 	r.Register(queueSortPlugin, newQueueSortPlugin)
 	r.Register(bindPlugin, newBindPlugin)
+	r.Register(testCloseErrorPlugin, newTestCloseErrorPlugin)
 	return r
 }()
 
@@ -3211,6 +3232,53 @@ func TestListPlugins(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestClose(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		plugins *config.Plugins
+		wantErr error
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "close doesn't return error",
+			plugins: &config.Plugins{
+				MultiPoint: config.PluginSet{
+					Enabled: []config.Plugin{
+						{Name: testPlugin, Weight: 5},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "close returns error",
+			plugins: &config.Plugins{
+				MultiPoint: config.PluginSet{
+					Enabled: []config.Plugin{
+						{Name: testPlugin, Weight: 5},
+						{Name: testCloseErrorPlugin},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: errClose,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, ctx := ktesting.NewTestContext(t)
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+			defer cancel()
+			fw, err := NewFramework(ctx, registry, &config.KubeSchedulerProfile{Plugins: tc.plugins})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Unexpected error during calling NewFramework, got %v", err)
+			}
+			err = fw.Close()
+			if !errors.Is(err, tc.wantErr) {
+				t.Fatalf("Unexpected error from Close(), got: %v, want: %v", err, tc.wantErr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func buildScoreConfigDefaultWeights(ps ...string) *config.Plugins {
 	return buildScoreConfigWithWeights(defaultWeights, ps...)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/profile/profile.go b/pkg/scheduler/profile/profile.go
index 3846d9720df..e794411a119 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/profile/profile.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/profile/profile.go
@@ -70,6 +70,18 @@ func (m Map) HandlesSchedulerName(name string) bool {
 	return ok
 }
 
+// Close closes all frameworks registered in this map.
+func (m Map) Close() error {
+	var errs []error
+	for name, f := range m {
+		err := f.Close()
+		if err != nil {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("framework %s failed to close: %w", name, err))
+		}
+	}
+	return errors.Join(errs...)
+}
+
 // NewRecorderFactory returns a RecorderFactory for the broadcaster.
 func NewRecorderFactory(b events.EventBroadcaster) RecorderFactory {
 	return func(name string) events.EventRecorder {
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
index 84b73c44954..217b340b88a 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -415,6 +415,12 @@ func (sched *Scheduler) Run(ctx context.Context) {
 
 	<-ctx.Done()
 	sched.SchedulingQueue.Close()
+
+	// If the plugins satisfy the io.Closer interface, they are closed.
+	err := sched.Profiles.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error(err, "Failed to close plugins")
+	}
 }
 
 // NewInformerFactory creates a SharedInformerFactory and initializes a scheduler specific