diff --git a/airflow/utils/log/logging_mixin.py b/airflow/utils/log/logging_mixin.py
index 90131d10402da..95d137d3bc588 100644
--- a/airflow/utils/log/logging_mixin.py
+++ b/airflow/utils/log/logging_mixin.py
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ def __init__(self, logger, level):
         self.level = level
         self._buffer = str()
 
+    def close(self):
+        """
+        Provide close method, for compatibility with the io.IOBase interface.
+
+        This is a no-op method.
+        """
+        pass
+
     @property
     def closed(self):
         """
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_logging_mixin.py b/tests/utils/test_logging_mixin.py
index 4f557167b6fdb..98a04c252baec 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_logging_mixin.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_logging_mixin.py
@@ -116,3 +116,10 @@ def test_encoding(self):
 
         log = StreamLogWriter(logger, 1)
         self.assertIsNone(log.encoding)
+
+    def test_iobase_compatibility(self):
+        log = StreamLogWriter(None, 1)
+
+        self.assertFalse(log.closed)
+        # has no specific effect
+        log.close()