diff --git a/src/pipecat/pipeline/parallel_pipeline.py b/src/pipecat/pipeline/parallel_pipeline.py
index 323f7ed24..b39258782 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/pipeline/parallel_pipeline.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/pipeline/parallel_pipeline.py
@@ -6,11 +6,18 @@
 
 import asyncio
 from itertools import chain
-from typing import Awaitable, Callable, List
+from typing import Awaitable, Callable, Dict, List
 
 from loguru import logger
 
-from pipecat.frames.frames import CancelFrame, EndFrame, Frame, StartFrame, SystemFrame
+from pipecat.frames.frames import (
+    CancelFrame,
+    EndFrame,
+    Frame,
+    StartFrame,
+    StartInterruptionFrame,
+    SystemFrame,
+)
 from pipecat.pipeline.base_pipeline import BasePipeline
 from pipecat.pipeline.pipeline import Pipeline
 from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection, FrameProcessor
@@ -72,11 +79,10 @@ def __init__(self, *args):
         self._sources = []
         self._sinks = []
         self._seen_ids = set()
+        self._endframe_counter: Dict[int, int] = {}
 
         self._up_queue = asyncio.Queue()
         self._down_queue = asyncio.Queue()
-        self._up_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
-        self._down_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
 
         self._pipelines = []
 
@@ -111,18 +117,19 @@ def processors_with_metrics(self) -> List[FrameProcessor]:
     #
 
     async def cleanup(self):
+        await asyncio.gather(*[s.cleanup() for s in self._sources])
         await asyncio.gather(*[p.cleanup() for p in self._pipelines])
-
-    async def _start_tasks(self):
-        loop = self.get_event_loop()
-        self._up_task = loop.create_task(self._process_up_queue())
-        self._down_task = loop.create_task(self._process_down_queue())
+        await asyncio.gather(*[s.cleanup() for s in self._sinks])
 
     async def process_frame(self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection):
         await super().process_frame(frame, direction)
 
         if isinstance(frame, StartFrame):
-            await self._start_tasks()
+            await self._start()
+        elif isinstance(frame, EndFrame):
+            self._endframe_counter[frame.id] = len(self._pipelines)
+        elif isinstance(frame, CancelFrame):
+            await self._cancel()
 
         if direction == FrameDirection.UPSTREAM:
             # If we get an upstream frame we process it in each sink.
@@ -131,16 +138,45 @@ async def process_frame(self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection):
             # If we get a downstream frame we process it in each source.
             await asyncio.gather(*[s.queue_frame(frame, direction) for s in self._sources])
 
-        # If we get an EndFrame we stop our queue processing tasks and wait on
-        # all the pipelines to finish.
-        if isinstance(frame, (CancelFrame, EndFrame)):
-            # Use None to indicate when queues should be done processing.
-            await self._up_queue.put(None)
-            await self._down_queue.put(None)
-            if self._up_task:
-                await self._up_task
-            if self._down_task:
-                await self._down_task
+        # Handle interruptions after everything has been cancelled.
+        if isinstance(frame, StartInterruptionFrame):
+            await self._handle_interruption()
+        # Wait for tasks to finish.
+        elif isinstance(frame, EndFrame):
+            await self._stop()
+
+    async def _start(self):
+        await self._create_tasks()
+
+    async def _stop(self):
+        # The up task doesn't receive an EndFrame, so we just cancel it.
+        self._up_task.cancel()
+        await self._up_task
+        # The down tasks waits for the last EndFrame send by the internal
+        # pipelines.
+        await self._down_task
+
+    async def _cancel(self):
+        self._up_task.cancel()
+        await self._up_task
+        self._down_task.cancel()
+        await self._down_task
+
+    async def _create_tasks(self):
+        loop = self.get_event_loop()
+        self._up_task = loop.create_task(self._process_up_queue())
+        self._down_task = loop.create_task(self._process_down_queue())
+
+    async def _drain_queues(self):
+        while not self._up_queue.empty:
+            await self._up_queue.get()
+        while not self._down_queue.empty:
+            await self._down_queue.get()
+
+    async def _handle_interruption(self):
+        await self._cancel()
+        await self._drain_queues()
+        await self._create_tasks()
 
     async def _parallel_push_frame(self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection):
         if frame.id not in self._seen_ids:
@@ -148,19 +184,33 @@ async def _parallel_push_frame(self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection):
             await self.push_frame(frame, direction)
 
     async def _process_up_queue(self):
-        running = True
-        while running:
-            frame = await self._up_queue.get()
-            if frame:
+        while True:
+            try:
+                frame = await self._up_queue.get()
                 await self._parallel_push_frame(frame, FrameDirection.UPSTREAM)
-            running = frame is not None
-            self._up_queue.task_done()
+                self._up_queue.task_done()
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                break
 
     async def _process_down_queue(self):
         running = True
         while running:
-            frame = await self._down_queue.get()
-            if frame:
-                await self._parallel_push_frame(frame, FrameDirection.DOWNSTREAM)
-            running = frame is not None
-            self._down_queue.task_done()
+            try:
+                frame = await self._down_queue.get()
+
+                endframe_counter = self._endframe_counter.get(frame.id, 0)
+
+                # If we have a counter, decrement it.
+                if endframe_counter > 0:
+                    self._endframe_counter[frame.id] -= 1
+                    endframe_counter = self._endframe_counter[frame.id]
+
+                # If we don't have a counter or we reached 0, push the frame.
+                if endframe_counter == 0:
+                    await self._parallel_push_frame(frame, FrameDirection.DOWNSTREAM)
+
+                running = not (endframe_counter == 0 and isinstance(frame, EndFrame))
+
+                self._down_queue.task_done()
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                break