diff --git a/AsyncScheduler/IShutdownJob.cs b/AsyncScheduler/IShutdownJob.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9749482
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AsyncScheduler/IShutdownJob.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace AsyncScheduler
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interface which can be implemented by a Job,
+    /// so its shutdown method is executed, when scheduler is stopped by CancellationToken.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IShutdownJob : IJob
+    {
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Method is executed on shutdown of Scheduler/Job independent whether this job was started before or not.
+        /// It is allowed to throw an exception as they are caught.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>message for Log</returns>
+        Task<string> Shutdown();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/AsyncScheduler/Scheduler.cs b/AsyncScheduler/Scheduler.cs
index f0ca03c..5672f68 100644
--- a/AsyncScheduler/Scheduler.cs
+++ b/AsyncScheduler/Scheduler.cs
@@ -161,6 +161,55 @@ public async Task Start(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            await ExecuteShutdownMethods();
+        }
+
+        private async Task ExecuteShutdownMethods()
+        {
+            var shutdownTasksWithErrorHandler = JobManager.Jobs
+                .Where(j => typeof(IShutdownJob).IsAssignableFrom(j.Value))
+                .Select(pair => new Tuple<string, Task<string>>(pair.Key, ExecuteShutdownJob(pair)))
+                .Select(t => t.Item2.ContinueWith(task => HandleShutdownFinished(t.Item1, task)));
+
+            await Task.WhenAll(shutdownTasksWithErrorHandler);
+        }
+
+        private async Task HandleShutdownFinished(string jobKey, Task<string> shutdownTask)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var result = await shutdownTask;
+                _logger.LogInformation("Shutdown job for {jobKey} finished with result: {result}", jobKey, result);
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                _logger.LogWarning(e, "Unable to shutdown job {jobKey}", jobKey);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private async Task<string> ExecuteShutdownJob(KeyValuePair<string, Type> job)
+        {
+            using (_logger.BeginScope("job", job.Key))
+            {
+                var jobInstance = CreateJobInstance(job);
+                if (jobInstance == null)
+                {
+                    _logger.LogWarning("Cannot create service! Skipping job {jobKey}", job.Key);
+                    return "Job cannot be initialized";
+                }
+
+                try
+                {
+                    var shutdown = ((IShutdownJob) jobInstance).Shutdown();
+                    return await shutdown;
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    _logger.LogWarning(e, "Unable to shutdown job {jobKey}", job.Key);
+                    return "Shutdown of job not executed";
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         private void ExecuteQuickStarts(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
diff --git a/AsyncSchedulerTest/ShutdownJobTest.cs b/AsyncSchedulerTest/ShutdownJobTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d177b8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AsyncSchedulerTest/ShutdownJobTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using AsyncScheduler;
+using AsyncScheduler.JobStorage;
+using AsyncScheduler.Schedules;
+using AsyncSchedulerTest.TestData;
+using AsyncSchedulerTest.TestUtils;
+using FluentAssertions;
+using Xunit;
+using Xunit.Abstractions;
+
+namespace AsyncSchedulerTest
+{
+    public class ShutdownJobTest
+    {
+        private readonly Scheduler _scheduler;
+        private readonly ShutdownJob _shutdownJobInstancee;
+
+        public ShutdownJobTest(ITestOutputHelper testOutputHelper)
+        {
+            _shutdownJobInstancee = new ShutdownJob();
+            var serviceProvider = new TestActivator(null, _shutdownJobInstancee);
+            var jobManager = new JobManager(serviceProvider, new XUnitLogger<JobManager>(testOutputHelper),
+                new InMemoryStorage());
+            _scheduler = new Scheduler(serviceProvider, new XUnitLogger<Scheduler>(testOutputHelper),
+                new UtcSchedulerClock(), jobManager);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task TestShutdown()
+        {
+            _scheduler.JobManager.AddJob<ShutdownJob, ScheduleNever>();
+            await RunScheduler(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
+            _shutdownJobInstancee.ShutdownCount.Should().Be(1);
+        }
+
+        private async Task RunScheduler(TimeSpan schedulerTime)
+        {
+            CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
+            var schedulerTask = _scheduler.Start(cancellationTokenSource.Token);
+            // ReSharper disable MethodSupportsCancellation
+            await Task.Delay(schedulerTime).ContinueWith((t) => cancellationTokenSource.Cancel());
+            var schedulerFinishTimeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1);
+            await Task.WhenAny(schedulerTask, Task.Delay(schedulerFinishTimeout));
+            cancellationTokenSource.Cancel();
+            await schedulerTask;
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/AsyncSchedulerTest/TestData/ShutdownJob.cs b/AsyncSchedulerTest/TestData/ShutdownJob.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27b5336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AsyncSchedulerTest/TestData/ShutdownJob.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using AsyncScheduler;
+
+namespace AsyncSchedulerTest.TestData
+{
+    public class ShutdownJob : IShutdownJob
+    {
+        public int ShutdownCount { get; private set; } = 0;
+
+        public async Task<object> Start(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        {
+            return await Task.FromResult("Done");
+        }
+
+        public Task<string> Shutdown()
+        {
+            ShutdownCount++;
+            return Task.FromResult("Shutdown executed");
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/AsyncSchedulerTest/TestUtils/TestActivator.cs b/AsyncSchedulerTest/TestUtils/TestActivator.cs
index 964dc18..121d87a 100644
--- a/AsyncSchedulerTest/TestUtils/TestActivator.cs
+++ b/AsyncSchedulerTest/TestUtils/TestActivator.cs
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ namespace AsyncSchedulerTest.TestUtils
     public class TestActivator : IServiceProvider
     {
         private readonly SimpleJob _simpleJobInstance;
+        private readonly ShutdownJob _shutdownJobInstance;
 
-        public TestActivator(SimpleJob simpleJobInstance = null)
+        public TestActivator(SimpleJob simpleJobInstance = null, ShutdownJob shutdownJobInstance = null)
         {
             _simpleJobInstance = simpleJobInstance;
+            _shutdownJobInstance = shutdownJobInstance;
         }
 
         public object GetService(Type serviceType)
@@ -25,6 +27,11 @@ public object GetService(Type serviceType)
             {
                 return _simpleJobInstance;
             }
+            
+            if (serviceType == typeof(ShutdownJob) && _shutdownJobInstance != null)
+            {
+                return _shutdownJobInstance;
+            }
             return Activator.CreateInstance(serviceType);
         }
     }