diff --git a/changelog/fragments/1695920792-Prevent-multiple-stops-of-services.yaml b/changelog/fragments/1695920792-Prevent-multiple-stops-of-services.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e15f5d6e927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/fragments/1695920792-Prevent-multiple-stops-of-services.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Kind can be one of:
+# - breaking-change: a change to previously-documented behavior
+# - deprecation: functionality that is being removed in a later release
+# - bug-fix: fixes a problem in a previous version
+# - enhancement: extends functionality but does not break or fix existing behavior
+# - feature: new functionality
+# - known-issue: problems that we are aware of in a given version
+# - security: impacts on the security of a product or a user’s deployment.
+# - upgrade: important information for someone upgrading from a prior version
+# - other: does not fit into any of the other categories
+kind: bug-fix
+
+# Change summary; a 80ish characters long description of the change.
+summary: Prevent multiple attempts to stop an already stopped service
+
+# Long description; in case the summary is not enough to describe the change
+# this field accommodate a description without length limits.
+# NOTE: This field will be rendered only for breaking-change and known-issue kinds at the moment.
+#description:
+
+# Affected component; a word indicating the component this changeset affects.
+component: runtime
+
+# PR URL; optional; the PR number that added the changeset.
+# If not present is automatically filled by the tooling finding the PR where this changelog fragment has been added.
+# NOTE: the tooling supports backports, so it's able to fill the original PR number instead of the backport PR number.
+# Please provide it if you are adding a fragment for a different PR.
+#pr: https://github.com/owner/repo/1234
+
+# Issue URL; optional; the GitHub issue related to this changeset (either closes or is part of).
+# If not present is automatically filled by the tooling with the issue linked to the PR number.
+#issue: https://github.com/owner/repo/1234
diff --git a/pkg/component/runtime/manager.go b/pkg/component/runtime/manager.go
index 42824794aea..8462ac3c17e 100644
--- a/pkg/component/runtime/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/component/runtime/manager.go
@@ -705,6 +705,7 @@ func (m *Manager) update(model component.Model, teardown bool) error {
 		var stoppedWg sync.WaitGroup
 		stoppedWg.Add(len(stop))
 		for _, existing := range stop {
+			m.logger.Debugf("Stopping component %q", existing.id)
 			_ = existing.stop(teardown, model.Signed)
 			// stop is async, wait for operation to finish,
 			// otherwise new instance may be started and components
@@ -755,6 +756,7 @@ func (m *Manager) waitForStopped(comp *componentRuntimeState) {
 	for {
 		latestState := comp.getLatest()
 		if latestState.State == client.UnitStateStopped {
+			m.logger.Debugf("component %q stopped.", compID)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -767,6 +769,7 @@ func (m *Manager) waitForStopped(comp *componentRuntimeState) {
 
 		select {
 		case <-timeoutCh:
+			m.logger.Errorf("timeout exceeded waiting for component %q to stop", compID)
 			return
 		case <-time.After(stopCheckRetryPeriod):
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/component/runtime/runtime.go b/pkg/component/runtime/runtime.go
index a04eec804bb..feeee2c6d7e 100644
--- a/pkg/component/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/pkg/component/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ func (s *componentRuntimeState) start() error {
 }
 
 func (s *componentRuntimeState) stop(teardown bool, signed *component.Signed) error {
+	if s.shuttingDown.Load() {
+		// already stopping
+		return nil
+	}
 	s.shuttingDown.Store(true)
 	if teardown {
 		return s.runtime.Teardown(signed)
diff --git a/pkg/component/runtime/service.go b/pkg/component/runtime/service.go
index 2ea47e2105c..5f007924d7f 100644
--- a/pkg/component/runtime/service.go
+++ b/pkg/component/runtime/service.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ var (
 type executeServiceCommandFunc func(ctx context.Context, log *logger.Logger, binaryPath string, spec *component.ServiceOperationsCommandSpec) error
 
 // serviceRuntime provides the command runtime for running a component as a service.
+// an instance of serviceRuntime is not reused: after being stopped, it cannot be started again.
 type serviceRuntime struct {
 	comp component.Component
 	log  *logger.Logger
@@ -124,6 +125,8 @@ func (s *serviceRuntime) Run(ctx context.Context, comm Communicator) (err error)
 		lastCheckin    time.Time
 		missedCheckins int
 		tearingDown    bool
+		// flag that signals if we are already stopping
+		stopping       bool
 		ignoreCheckins bool
 	)
 
@@ -136,6 +139,13 @@ func (s *serviceRuntime) Run(ctx context.Context, comm Communicator) (err error)
 	defer cisStop()
 
 	onStop := func(am actionMode) {
+		if stopping {
+			s.log.Debugf("service %s is already stopping: skipping...", s.name())
+			return
+		}
+		// the flag is set once and never reset since the serviceRuntime object
+		// is not supposed to be reused once it's stopping
+		stopping = true
 		// Stop check-in timer
 		s.log.Debugf("stop check-in timer for %s service", s.name())
 		checkinTimer.Stop()