diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 71b3ee3..5fb50f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ type Scheduler interface {
 
 	// Stop shutdowns the scheduler.
 	Stop()
+	
+	// GracefulStop shutdowns the scheduler and blocks until all jobs
+	// have returned. GracefulStop will return when the context passed
+	// to it has expired.
+	GracefulStop(ctx context.Context) error
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/quartz/scheduler.go b/quartz/scheduler.go
index 0b688c2..2c2f68b 100644
--- a/quartz/scheduler.go
+++ b/quartz/scheduler.go
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ type Scheduler interface {
 
 	// Stop shutdowns the scheduler.
 	Stop()
+
+	// GracefulStop shutdowns the scheduler and blocks until all jobs
+	// have returned. GracefulStop will return when the context passed
+	// to it has expired.
+	GracefulStop(ctx context.Context) error
 }
 
 type dispatchedJob struct {
@@ -83,6 +88,7 @@ type StdScheduler struct {
 	wg  sync.WaitGroup
 
 	interrupt chan struct{}
+	stopCh    chan struct{}
 	cancel    context.CancelFunc
 	feeder    chan ScheduledJob
 	dispatch  chan dispatchedJob
@@ -288,6 +294,7 @@ func NewStdScheduler(opts ...SchedulerOpt) (Scheduler, error) {
 	// initialize the scheduler with default values
 	scheduler := &StdScheduler{
 		interrupt:   make(chan struct{}, 1),
+		stopCh:      make(chan struct{}),
 		feeder:      make(chan ScheduledJob),
 		dispatch:    make(chan dispatchedJob),
 		queue:       NewJobQueue(),
@@ -360,6 +367,8 @@ func (sched *StdScheduler) Start(ctx context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	sched.stopCh = make(chan struct{})
+
 	ctx, sched.cancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	go func() { <-ctx.Done(); sched.Stop() }()
 
@@ -548,6 +557,28 @@ func (sched *StdScheduler) Stop() {
 	sched.started = false
 }
 
+// GracefulStop shutdowns the scheduler and blocks until all jobs
+// have returned. GracefulStop will return when the context passed
+// to it has expired.
+func (sched *StdScheduler) GracefulStop(ctx context.Context) error {
+	sched.mtx.Lock()
+	defer sched.mtx.Unlock()
+
+	if !sched.started {
+		sched.logger.Info("Scheduler is not running")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	sched.logger.Info("Gracefully closing the scheduler")
+
+	close(sched.stopCh)
+
+	sched.started = false
+	sched.Wait(ctx)
+
+	return ctx.Err()
+}
+
 func (sched *StdScheduler) startExecutionLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 	defer sched.wg.Done()
 	const maxTimerDuration = time.Duration(1<<63 - 1)
@@ -573,6 +604,11 @@ func (sched *StdScheduler) startExecutionLoop(ctx context.Context) {
 			sched.logger.Trace("Interrupted waiting for next tick")
 			timer.Stop()
 
+		case <-sched.stopCh:
+			sched.logger.Info("Exit the execution loop")
+			timer.Stop()
+			return
+
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			sched.logger.Info("Exit the execution loop")
 			timer.Stop()
@@ -592,6 +628,8 @@ func (sched *StdScheduler) startWorkers(ctx context.Context) {
 					select {
 					case <-ctx.Done():
 						return
+					case <-sched.stopCh:
+						return
 					case dispatched := <-sched.dispatch:
 						sched.executeWithRetries(dispatched.ctx, dispatched.jobDetail)
 					}
diff --git a/quartz/scheduler_test.go b/quartz/scheduler_test.go
index 9b52305..c5b1445 100644
--- a/quartz/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/quartz/scheduler_test.go
@@ -648,3 +648,107 @@ func jobCount(sched quartz.Scheduler, matchers ...quartz.Matcher[quartz.Schedule
 	keys, _ := sched.GetJobKeys(matchers...)
 	return len(keys)
 }
+
+func TestScheduler_GracefulStop(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	sched, err := quartz.NewStdScheduler()
+	assert.IsNil(t, err)
+	sched.Start(ctx)
+
+	timerJob := job.NewFunctionJob(func(_ context.Context) (bool, error) {
+		time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
+		return true, nil
+	})
+	err = sched.ScheduleJob(
+		quartz.NewJobDetail(timerJob, quartz.NewJobKey("funcJob")),
+		quartz.NewSimpleTrigger(10*time.Millisecond),
+	)
+	assert.IsNil(t, err)
+
+	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	termCtx, termCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Second)
+	defer termCancel()
+	err = sched.GracefulStop(termCtx)
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		t.Fatalf("graceful stop failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, sched.IsStarted(), false)
+}
+
+func TestScheduler_GracefulStop_DoesNotCancelJob(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	sched, err := quartz.NewStdScheduler()
+	assert.IsNil(t, err)
+	sched.Start(ctx)
+
+	var canceledCount int64
+	timerJob := job.NewFunctionJob(func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+		timer := time.NewTimer(500 * time.Millisecond)
+		defer timer.Stop()
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			atomic.AddInt64(&canceledCount, 1)
+			return true, nil
+		case <-timer.C:
+			return false, nil
+		}
+	})
+	err = sched.ScheduleJob(
+		quartz.NewJobDetail(timerJob, quartz.NewJobKey("funcJob")),
+		quartz.NewSimpleTrigger(10*time.Millisecond),
+	)
+	assert.IsNil(t, err)
+
+	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	termCtx, termCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Second)
+	defer termCancel()
+	err = sched.GracefulStop(termCtx)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("graceful stop failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if got := atomic.LoadInt64(&canceledCount); got != 0 {
+		t.Error("job was canceled")
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, sched.IsStarted(), false)
+}
+
+func TestScheduler_GracefulStop_WithWorkerLimit(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	sched, err := quartz.NewStdScheduler(quartz.WithWorkerLimit(4))
+	assert.IsNil(t, err)
+	sched.Start(ctx)
+
+	timerJob := job.NewFunctionJob(func(_ context.Context) (bool, error) {
+		time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
+		return true, nil
+	})
+	err = sched.ScheduleJob(
+		quartz.NewJobDetail(timerJob, quartz.NewJobKey("funcJob")),
+		quartz.NewSimpleTrigger(10*time.Millisecond),
+	)
+	assert.IsNil(t, err)
+
+	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	termCtx, termCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 1*time.Second)
+	defer termCancel()
+	err = sched.GracefulStop(termCtx)
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		t.Fatalf("graceful stop failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, sched.IsStarted(), false)
+}