diff --git a/docs/worker/config/logging.md b/docs/worker/config/logging.md
index 99d29bc..2c995ed 100644
--- a/docs/worker/config/logging.md
+++ b/docs/worker/config/logging.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ There are the following configuration options:
     - `on_retry` [True] - Whenever a task asks for retry.
     - `on_max_retries` [True] - Each time a task asks for a retry beyond the maximum number of tries.
     - `on_requeue` [True] - Every time a task requeues.
+    - `on_stop` [True] - Every time a task calls `stop` or is interrupted by a `SIGTERM`.
 - `handlers` - List of handlers [logging.Handler] attached to the `logging.Logger` object.
 
 
diff --git a/docs/worker/handlers/on_stop.md b/docs/worker/handlers/on_stop.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3143b65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/worker/handlers/on_stop.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# on_stop
+
+The `on_stop` handler is invoked when a task calls the stop method or receives a `SIGTERM` signal.
+
+## Definition
+
+```python
+def on_stop(
+    self,
+    task: sergeant.objects.Task,
+) -> None
+```
+
+Possible use cases include:
+
+- Send a log message
+- Create a metrics collector
+- Close open sessions when the worker is being stopped
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/worker/methods/stop.md b/docs/worker/methods/stop.md
index d2dddc3..4b61183 100644
--- a/docs/worker/methods/stop.md
+++ b/docs/worker/methods/stop.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 It is possible to stop the worker from running by using the `stop` method. The supervisor receives the request, and will never spawn a new worker instead. A worker uses this method when there is no solution to a problem. Using this method in conjunction with `on_starvation` is a good example of how it should be used. If a worker is starving and there are not enough tasks available to consume, it can be intentionally stopped to reduce the load on the queue. By calling `stop`, all the workers under a specific supervisor will stop as well.
 
+When the worker is interrupted by a `SIGTERM`, the signal handler invokes the `stop` function to interrupt the worker's workflow.
+
 
 ## Definition
 
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ def stop(
             self.stop()
     ```
 
-=== "OnFailure"
+=== "OnFailure | OnStop"
     ```python
     def work(
         self,
@@ -53,4 +55,10 @@ def stop(
     ):
         if isinstance(exception, pymongo.errors.ServerSelectionTimeoutError):
             self.stop()
+
+    def on_stop(
+        self,
+        task,
+    ):
+        self.database.close()
     ```
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5680751..7054c05 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "sergeant"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 readme = "README.md"
 homepage = "https://github.com/Intsights/sergeant"
 repository = "https://github.com/Intsights/sergeant"
diff --git a/sergeant/config.py b/sergeant/config.py
index 2bf31c8..9547ca8 100644
--- a/sergeant/config.py
+++ b/sergeant/config.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class LoggingEvents:
     on_max_retries: bool = True
     on_requeue: bool = True
     on_starvation: bool = True
+    on_stop: bool = True
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass(
diff --git a/sergeant/executor/threaded.py b/sergeant/executor/threaded.py
index 950cea8..4746cc3 100644
--- a/sergeant/executor/threaded.py
+++ b/sergeant/executor/threaded.py
@@ -141,6 +141,14 @@ def execute_task(
                 killer_object=killer_object,
             )
 
+            if isinstance(
+                exception,
+                worker.WorkerStop,
+            ):
+                self.worker_object.handle_stop(
+                    task=task,
+                )
+
             self.interrupt_exception = exception
         except Exception as exception:
             self.post_work(
diff --git a/sergeant/worker.py b/sergeant/worker.py
index 52c367c..7eed046 100644
--- a/sergeant/worker.py
+++ b/sergeant/worker.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ def __init__(
         )
         self.executor_obj: typing.Optional[executor._executor.Executor] = None
 
+        self.received_stop_signal = False
+
         signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self.stop_signal_handler)
 
     def generate_config(
@@ -55,8 +57,9 @@ def stop_signal_handler(
             msg='stop signal has been received',
         )
         signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal.SIG_DFL)
+        self.received_stop_signal = True
 
-        raise WorkerStop()
+        self.stop()
 
     def init_worker(
         self,
@@ -259,6 +262,9 @@ def iterate_tasks(
 
                         yield task
                 finally:
+                    if self.received_stop_signal:
+                        iterated_tasks -= 1
+
                     if iterated_tasks < len(tasks):
                         self.push_tasks(
                             kwargs_list=[
@@ -615,6 +621,34 @@ def handle_starvation(
                 },
             )
 
+    def handle_stop(
+        self,
+        task: objects.Task,
+    ) -> None:
+        try:
+            if self.config.logging.events.on_stop:
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    msg='task has stopped',
+                    extra={
+                        'task': task,
+                        'received_stop_signal': self.received_stop_signal,
+                    },
+                )
+
+            self.on_stop(
+                task=task,
+            )
+        except WorkerInterrupt:
+            raise
+        except Exception as exception:
+            self.logger.error(
+                msg=f'on_stop handler has failed: {exception}',
+                extra={
+                    'task': task,
+                    'received_stop_signal': self.received_stop_signal,
+                },
+            )
+
     def initialize(
         self,
     ) -> None:
@@ -689,6 +723,12 @@ def on_starvation(
     ) -> None:
         pass
 
+    def on_stop(
+        self,
+        task: objects.Task,
+    ) -> None:
+        pass
+
 
 class WorkerException(
     BaseException,
diff --git a/tests/worker/test_handlers.py b/tests/worker/test_handlers.py
index 8d52bdc..e0f7735 100644
--- a/tests/worker/test_handlers.py
+++ b/tests/worker/test_handlers.py
@@ -697,6 +697,123 @@ def test_on_requeue(
             },
         )
 
+    def test_on_stop(
+        self,
+    ):
+        worker = sergeant.worker.Worker()
+        worker.config = sergeant.config.WorkerConfig(
+            name='some_worker',
+            connector=sergeant.config.Connector(
+                type='redis',
+                params={
+                    'nodes': [
+                        {
+                            'host': 'localhost',
+                            'port': 6379,
+                            'password': None,
+                            'database': 0,
+                        },
+                    ],
+                },
+            ),
+            max_retries=3,
+            logging=sergeant.config.Logging(
+                events=sergeant.config.LoggingEvents(
+                    on_stop=False,
+                ),
+            ),
+        )
+        worker.init_broker()
+
+        task = sergeant.objects.Task()
+
+        worker.on_stop = unittest.mock.MagicMock()
+        worker.logger = unittest.mock.MagicMock()
+
+        worker.handle_stop(
+            task=task,
+        )
+        worker.on_stop.assert_called_once()
+        worker.logger.info.assert_not_called()
+
+        worker.on_stop.reset_mock()
+        worker.logger.reset_mock()
+        worker.config = worker.config.replace(
+            logging=sergeant.config.Logging(
+                events=sergeant.config.LoggingEvents(
+                    on_stop=True,
+                ),
+            ),
+        )
+        worker.handle_stop(
+            task=task,
+        )
+        worker.on_stop.assert_called_once()
+        worker.logger.info.assert_called_once_with(
+            msg='task has stopped',
+            extra={
+                'task': task,
+                'received_stop_signal': False,
+            },
+        )
+
+        worker.on_stop.reset_mock()
+        worker.logger.reset_mock()
+        worker.on_stop.side_effect = Exception('exception message')
+        worker.handle_stop(
+            task=task,
+        )
+        worker.on_stop.assert_called_once()
+        worker.logger.info.assert_called_once_with(
+            msg='task has stopped',
+            extra={
+                'task': task,
+                'received_stop_signal': False,
+            },
+        )
+        worker.logger.error.assert_called_once_with(
+            msg='on_stop handler has failed: exception message',
+            extra={
+                'task': task,
+            },
+        )
+
+        worker.on_stop.reset_mock()
+        worker.logger.reset_mock()
+        worker.on_stop.side_effect = sergeant.worker.WorkerStop()
+        with self.assertRaises(
+            expected_exception=sergeant.worker.WorkerStop,
+        ):
+            worker.handle_stop(
+                task=task,
+            )
+        worker.on_stop.assert_called_once()
+        worker.logger.info.assert_called_once_with(
+            msg='task has stopped',
+            extra={
+                'task': task,
+                'received_stop_signal': False,
+            },
+        )
+
+        worker.on_stop.reset_mock()
+        worker.logger.reset_mock()
+        worker.on_stop.side_effect = sergeant.worker.WorkerRespawn()
+        with self.assertRaises(
+            expected_exception=sergeant.worker.WorkerRespawn,
+        ):
+            worker.handle_stop(
+                task=task,
+            )
+        worker.on_stop.assert_called_once()
+        worker.logger.info.assert_called_once_with(
+            msg='task has stopped',
+            extra={
+                'task': task,
+                'received_stop_signal': False,
+            },
+        )
+
     def test_on_starvation(
         self,
     ):