diff --git a/docs/1.docs/50.tasks.md b/docs/1.docs/50.tasks.md
index 744cca90b8..940cf78417 100644
--- a/docs/1.docs/50.tasks.md
+++ b/docs/1.docs/50.tasks.md
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Prefer `scheduledTasks` when your deployment target supports it (see [platform s
 
 ### Platform support
 
-- **`dev`**, **`node_server`**, **`node_cluster`**, **`node_middleware`**, **`bun`** and **`deno_server`** presets are supported by the [croner](https://croner.56k.guru/) engine.
+- **`dev`**, **`node_server`**, **`node_cluster`**, **`node_middleware`**, **`bun`** and **`deno_server`** presets are supported by the [croner](https://croner.56k.guru/) engine. Schedules stop when the Nitro `close` hook runs. With `node_middleware`, Nitro does not own the server, so call `useNitroHooks().callHook("close")` when your host server shuts down.
 - **`cloudflare_module`** and **`cloudflare_pages`** presets have native integration with [Cron Triggers](https://developers.cloudflare.com/workers/configuration/cron-triggers/). Nitro automatically generates the cron triggers in the wrangler config at build time - no manual wrangler setup required.
 - **`vercel`** preset has native integration with [Vercel Cron Jobs](https://vercel.com/docs/cron-jobs). Nitro automatically generates the cron job configuration at build time - no manual `vercel.json` setup required. You can secure cron endpoints by setting the `CRON_SECRET` environment variable.
 - More presets (with native primitives support) are planned to be supported!
diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/task.ts b/src/runtime/internal/task.ts
index f119cefd3d..0b03edecfa 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/task.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/task.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Cron } from "croner";
 import { HTTPError } from "h3";
 import type { Task, TaskContext, TaskEvent, TaskPayload, TaskResult } from "nitro/types";
+import { useNitroHooks } from "./app.ts";
 import { scheduledTasks, tasks } from "#nitro/virtual/tasks";
 
 /** @experimental */
@@ -64,19 +65,32 @@ export function startScheduleRunner({
     scheduledTime: Date.now(),
   };
 
+  const cronJobs: Cron[] = [];
+  useNitroHooks().hook("close", () => {
+    for (const job of cronJobs) {
+      try {
+        job.stop();
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Error while stopping scheduled task", error);
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
   for (const schedule of scheduledTasks) {
-    new Cron(schedule.cron, async () => {
-      await Promise.all(
-        schedule.tasks.map((name) =>
-          runTask(name, {
-            payload,
-            context: { waitUntil },
-          }).catch((error) => {
-            console.error(`Error while running scheduled task "${name}"`, error);
-          })
-        )
-      );
-    });
+    cronJobs.push(
+      new Cron(schedule.cron, async () => {
+        await Promise.all(
+          schedule.tasks.map((name) =>
+            runTask(name, {
+              payload,
+              context: { waitUntil },
+            }).catch((error) => {
+              console.error(`Error while running scheduled task "${name}"`, error);
+            })
+          )
+        );
+      })
+    );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/task.test.ts b/test/unit/task.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37eba95a76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/task.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const { closeHookMock, cronMock, cronStopMock } = vi.hoisted(() => {
+  const cronStopMock = vi.fn();
+  return {
+    closeHookMock: vi.fn(),
+    cronMock: vi.fn(function () {
+      return { stop: cronStopMock };
+    }),
+    cronStopMock,
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("croner", () => ({ Cron: cronMock }));
+vi.mock("../../src/runtime/internal/app.ts", () => ({
+  useNitroHooks: () => ({ hook: closeHookMock }),
+}));
+vi.mock("#nitro/virtual/tasks", () => ({
+  scheduledTasks: [
+    { cron: "*/5 * * * *", tasks: ["test"] },
+    { cron: "*/10 * * * *", tasks: ["test"] },
+  ],
+  tasks: {},
+}));
+
+import { startScheduleRunner } from "../../src/runtime/internal/task.ts";
+
+describe("startScheduleRunner", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.stubEnv("TEST", "");
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.unstubAllEnvs();
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("creates a Cron job for each schedule", () => {
+    startScheduleRunner();
+
+    expect(cronMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(cronMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("*/5 * * * *", expect.any(Function));
+    expect(cronMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("*/10 * * * *", expect.any(Function));
+  });
+
+  it("stops the schedule runner when the Nitro app closes", () => {
+    startScheduleRunner();
+
+    expect(closeHookMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("close", expect.any(Function));
+
+    const closeScheduleRunner = closeHookMock.mock.calls[0]![1];
+    closeScheduleRunner();
+
+    expect(cronStopMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  it("continues stopping schedules when one Cron job fails to stop", () => {
+    const error = new Error("stop failed");
+    const firstStopMock = vi.fn(() => {
+      throw error;
+    });
+    const secondStopMock = vi.fn();
+    const consoleErrorMock = vi.spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation(() => {});
+    cronMock
+      .mockImplementationOnce(function () {
+        return { stop: firstStopMock };
+      })
+      .mockImplementationOnce(function () {
+        return { stop: secondStopMock };
+      });
+
+    startScheduleRunner();
+    const closeScheduleRunner = closeHookMock.mock.calls[0]![1];
+
+    expect(() => closeScheduleRunner()).not.toThrow();
+    expect(firstStopMock).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(secondStopMock).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(consoleErrorMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Error while stopping scheduled task", error);
+  });
+});