A lower closure theorem for an abstract control problem is proved. The functional is J(phi, u) = integral(G)f(0) (t, (M phi)(t), u(t)) dt and the state equations are N phi(t) = f(t, (M phi)(t), u(t)). It is shown that, if {(phi(k), u(k),)} is a sequence of admissible controls u(k) and corresponding trajectories phi(k) such that lim inf J(phi(k), u(k)) < + infinity and such that phi(k) -> phi weakly, M phi(k) -> M phi strongly, N phi(k) -> N phi weakly, and {u(k)} is bounded in some L(p) norm, then there is a control u such that (phi, u) is admissible and lim inf J(phi(k), u(k)) >= J(phi, u).