diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2738767..979ad4f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ The following parameters can be added to the stream URL:
 | `invert` | flag | not present | present/not present | Invert image when parameter is present |
 | `default_transport` | string | "raw" | "raw", "compressed", "theora" | Image transport to use |
 | `qos_profile` | string | "default" | "default", "system_default", "sensor_data", "services_default" | QoS profile for ROS 2 subscribers |
+| `client_id` | string | "" | Any identifier | Optional tag you can later pass to `/shutdown` to close only that client’s stream |
 
 Examples:
 
@@ -161,6 +162,17 @@ It is also possible to get a single image snapshot
 ```
 http://localhost:8080/snapshot?topic=/camera/image_raw
 ```
+
+### Stop an Active Stream
+
+  If you embed the MJPEG feed in a UI, call the server’s `/shutdown` endpoint when your component unmounts so the socket on port 8080 closes immediately:
+
+
+  http://localhost:8080/shutdown?topic=/camera/image_raw&client_id=my-ui
+
+
+  `topic` is required and must match the stream URL. Supplying the same `client_id` value you used when opening `/stream` (via `?client_id=my-ui`) lets you shut down only that client; omit it to stop every active stream on the topic. The endpoint responds with `text/plain` (`stopped=<count>`) so you can log/verify that the MJPEG session was torn down.
+
 #### URL Parameters for Snapshot
 
 | Parameter | Type | Default | Possible Values | Description |
diff --git a/include/web_video_server/image_streamer.hpp b/include/web_video_server/image_streamer.hpp
index 0e001c5..22b94e5 100644
--- a/include/web_video_server/image_streamer.hpp
+++ b/include/web_video_server/image_streamer.hpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ class ImageStreamer
     rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr node);
 
   virtual void start() = 0;
+  virtual void stop();
   virtual ~ImageStreamer();
 
   bool isInactive()
@@ -62,6 +63,11 @@ class ImageStreamer
     return inactive_;
   }
 
+  const std::string & getClientId() const
+  {
+    return client_id_;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Restreams the last received image frame if older than max_age.
    */
@@ -79,6 +85,7 @@ class ImageStreamer
   bool inactive_;
   image_transport::Subscriber image_sub_;
   std::string topic_;
+  std::string client_id_;
 };
 
 
@@ -92,6 +99,8 @@ class ImageTransportImageStreamer : public ImageStreamer
   virtual ~ImageTransportImageStreamer();
 
   virtual void start();
+  void stop() override;
+
 
 protected:
   virtual cv::Mat decodeImage(const sensor_msgs::msg::Image::ConstSharedPtr & msg);
diff --git a/include/web_video_server/web_video_server.hpp b/include/web_video_server/web_video_server.hpp
index 6e9bd95..f026998 100644
--- a/include/web_video_server/web_video_server.hpp
+++ b/include/web_video_server/web_video_server.hpp
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ class WebVideoServer : public rclcpp::Node
     async_web_server_cpp::HttpConnectionPtr connection,
     const char * begin, const char * end);
 
+  bool handle_shutdown(
+    const async_web_server_cpp::HttpRequest & request,
+    async_web_server_cpp::HttpConnectionPtr connection,
+    const char * begin, const char * end);
+
+
 private:
   void restreamFrames(std::chrono::duration<double> max_age);
   void cleanup_inactive_streams();
diff --git a/src/image_streamer.cpp b/src/image_streamer.cpp
index 564e1dc..2ba351a 100644
--- a/src/image_streamer.cpp
+++ b/src/image_streamer.cpp
@@ -47,12 +47,25 @@ ImageStreamer::ImageStreamer(
 : connection_(connection), request_(request), node_(node), inactive_(false)
 {
   topic_ = request.get_query_param_value_or_default("topic", "");
+  client_id_ = request.get_query_param_value_or_default("client_id", "");
 }
 
 ImageStreamer::~ImageStreamer()
 {
 }
 
+void ImageStreamer::stop()
+{
+  inactive_ = true;
+  try {
+    if (connection_) {
+      connection_->socket().close();
+    }
+  } catch (const std::exception & e) {
+    RCLCPP_WARN(node_->get_logger(), "Failed to close MJPEG connection: %s", e.what());
+  }
+}
+
 ImageTransportImageStreamer::ImageTransportImageStreamer(
   const async_web_server_cpp::HttpRequest & request,
   async_web_server_cpp::HttpConnectionPtr connection, rclcpp::Node::SharedPtr node)
@@ -106,6 +119,14 @@ void ImageTransportImageStreamer::start()
     default_transport_, qos_profile.value());
 }
 
+void ImageTransportImageStreamer::stop()
+{
+  ImageStreamer::stop();
+  if (image_sub_) {
+    image_sub_.shutdown();
+  }
+}
+
 void ImageTransportImageStreamer::initialize(const cv::Mat &)
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/web_video_server.cpp b/src/web_video_server.cpp
index 24db2fb..8df6c39 100644
--- a/src/web_video_server.cpp
+++ b/src/web_video_server.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ WebVideoServer::WebVideoServer(const rclcpp::NodeOptions & options)
   handler_group_.addHandlerForPath(
     "/snapshot",
     boost::bind(&WebVideoServer::handle_snapshot, this, _1, _2, _3, _4));
+  handler_group_.addHandlerForPath(
+    "/shutdown",
+    boost::bind(&WebVideoServer::handle_shutdown, this, _1, _2, _3, _4));
 
   try {
     server_.reset(
@@ -370,6 +373,54 @@ bool WebVideoServer::handle_list_streams(
   return true;
 }
 
+bool WebVideoServer::handle_shutdown(
+  const async_web_server_cpp::HttpRequest & request,
+  async_web_server_cpp::HttpConnectionPtr connection, const char * begin,
+  const char * end)
+{
+  std::string topic = request.get_query_param_value_or_default("topic", "");
+  std::string client_id = request.get_query_param_value_or_default("client_id", "");
+
+  auto matches_topic = [&topic](const std::string & candidate) {
+      if (topic.empty()) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      return candidate == topic ||
+             (topic[0] != '/' && candidate == "/" + topic);
+    };
+
+  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<ImageStreamer>> to_stop;
+  {
+    std::scoped_lock lock(subscriber_mutex_);
+    for (auto & streamer : image_subscribers_) {
+      if (!streamer || streamer->isInactive()) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (matches_topic(streamer->getTopic()) &&
+        (client_id.empty() || streamer->getClientId() == client_id))
+      {
+        to_stop.push_back(streamer);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (auto & streamer : to_stop) {
+    streamer->stop();
+  }
+
+  if (verbose_) {
+    RCLCPP_INFO(
+      get_logger(), "Shutdown request removed %zu stream(s) for topic %s",
+      to_stop.size(), topic.empty() ? "<all>" : topic.c_str());
+  }
+
+  std::string body = "stopped=" + std::to_string(to_stop.size());
+  async_web_server_cpp::HttpReply::static_reply(
+    async_web_server_cpp::HttpReply::ok, "text/plain", body)(
+    request, connection, begin, end);
+  return true;
+}
+
 }  // namespace web_video_server
 
 #include "rclcpp_components/register_node_macro.hpp"