diff --git a/Lib/argparse.py b/Lib/argparse.py
index 429a72ab7841e7..881dfda6d4d932 100644
--- a/Lib/argparse.py
+++ b/Lib/argparse.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     'ZERO_OR_MORE',
 ]
 
-
+import atexit as _atexit
 import os as _os
 import re as _re
 import sys as _sys
@@ -1268,8 +1268,12 @@ def __call__(self, string):
 
         # all other arguments are used as file names
         try:
-            return open(string, self._mode, self._bufsize, self._encoding,
-                        self._errors)
+            fh = open(string, self._mode, self._bufsize, self._encoding, self._errors)
+
+            # Register cleanup function to close file
+            _atexit.register(fh.close)
+
+            return fh
         except OSError as e:
             args = {'filename': string, 'error': e}
             message = _("can't open '%(filename)s': %(error)s")
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index df851bb834cd4e..4646d88dae554e 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ Nicolas Chauvat
 Jerry Chen
 Michael Chermside
 Ingrid Cheung
+Adam Chhina
 Terry Chia
 Albert Chin-A-Young
 Adal Chiriliuc
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-04-02-14-40-53.bpo-41395.Y1ZVvT.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-04-02-14-40-53.bpo-41395.Y1ZVvT.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..5358b0e71715e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-04-02-14-40-53.bpo-41395.Y1ZVvT.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+FileType objects from argparse may not be closed and lead to
+ResourceWarning. Register a file.close function with atexit for FileType
+objects to ensure they are closed. Patch Contributed by Adam Chhina.