diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/Operator.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/Operator.java
index b857ddb710..15e39a4fcd 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/Operator.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/Operator.java
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.DefaultEventHandler;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.EventDispatcher;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.DefaultEventSourceManager;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.EventSourceManager;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.internal.CustomResourceEventSource;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.retry.GenericRetry;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.retry.Retry;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ public class Operator {
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Operator.class);
   private final KubernetesClient k8sClient;
   private final ConfigurationService configurationService;
+  private List<EventSourceManager> eventSourceManagers = new ArrayList<>();
 
   public Operator(KubernetesClient k8sClient, ConfigurationService configurationService) {
     this.k8sClient = k8sClient;
@@ -66,6 +70,10 @@ public <R extends CustomResource> void registerController(
     registerController(controller, false, null, targetNamespaces);
   }
 
+  public void close() {
+    eventSourceManagers.stream().forEach(EventSourceManager::close);
+  }
+
   @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
   private <R extends CustomResource> void registerController(
       ResourceController<R> controller,
@@ -102,6 +110,8 @@ private <R extends CustomResource> void registerController(
             finalizer);
     eventSourceManager.registerCustomResourceEventSource(customResourceEventSource);
 
+    eventSourceManagers.add(eventSourceManager);
+
     log.info(
         "Registered Controller: '{}' for CRD: '{}' for namespaces: {}",
         controller.getClass().getSimpleName(),
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/DefaultEventSourceManager.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/DefaultEventSourceManager.java
index 24e0fe2d4f..3f54141933 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/DefaultEventSourceManager.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/DefaultEventSourceManager.java
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ public Map<String, EventSource> getRegisteredEventSources() {
     return Collections.unmodifiableMap(eventSources);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void close() {
+    customResourceEventSource.close();
+  }
+
   public void cleanup(String customResourceUid) {
     getRegisteredEventSources()
         .keySet()
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/EventSource.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/EventSource.java
index bd992b71de..72a8844a78 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/EventSource.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/EventSource.java
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ public interface EventSource {
   void setEventHandler(EventHandler eventHandler);
 
   void eventSourceDeRegisteredForResource(String customResourceUid);
+
+  default void close() {};
 }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/EventSourceManager.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/EventSourceManager.java
index cc8e5660a8..d50c70ff6b 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/EventSourceManager.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/EventSourceManager.java
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ Optional<EventSource> deRegisterCustomResourceFromEventSource(
       String name, String customResourceUid);
 
   Map<String, EventSource> getRegisteredEventSources();
+
+  default void close() {};
 }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/internal/CustomResourceEventSource.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/internal/CustomResourceEventSource.java
index c8d13a4d4b..2470188df0 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/internal/CustomResourceEventSource.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/internal/CustomResourceEventSource.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import static io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.KubernetesResourceUtils.markedForDeletion;
 
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.CustomResource;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.Watch;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.Watcher;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.WatcherException;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.dsl.MixedOperation;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ public class CustomResourceEventSource extends AbstractEventSource
   private final boolean generationAware;
   private final String resourceFinalizer;
   private final Map<String, Long> lastGenerationProcessedSuccessfully = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+  private Watch watch;
 
   public static CustomResourceEventSource customResourceEventSourceForAllNamespaces(
       CustomResourceCache customResourceCache,
@@ -63,6 +65,10 @@ private CustomResourceEventSource(
     this.resourceFinalizer = resourceFinalizer;
   }
 
+  public Watch getWatch() {
+    return watch;
+  }
+
   private boolean isWatchAllNamespaces() {
     return targetNamespaces == null;
   }
@@ -74,12 +80,12 @@ public void addedToEventManager() {
   private void registerWatch() {
     CustomResourceOperationsImpl crClient = (CustomResourceOperationsImpl) client;
     if (isWatchAllNamespaces()) {
-      crClient.inAnyNamespace().watch(this);
+      this.watch = crClient.inAnyNamespace().watch(this);
     } else if (targetNamespaces.length == 0) {
-      client.watch(this);
+      this.watch = client.watch(this);
     } else {
       for (String targetNamespace : targetNamespaces) {
-        crClient.inNamespace(targetNamespace).watch(this);
+        this.watch = crClient.inNamespace(targetNamespace).watch(this);
         log.debug("Registered controller for namespace: {}", targetNamespace);
       }
     }
@@ -149,6 +155,11 @@ public void eventSourceDeRegisteredForResource(String customResourceUid) {
     lastGenerationProcessedSuccessfully.remove(customResourceUid);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void close() {
+    watch.close();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void onClose(WatcherException e) {
     if (e == null) {
diff --git a/operator-framework-quarkus-extension/runtime/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/quarkus/extension/OperatorProducer.java b/operator-framework-quarkus-extension/runtime/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/quarkus/extension/OperatorProducer.java
index 7ad1cbac56..bcd03bfc2e 100644
--- a/operator-framework-quarkus-extension/runtime/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/quarkus/extension/OperatorProducer.java
+++ b/operator-framework-quarkus-extension/runtime/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/quarkus/extension/OperatorProducer.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.ResourceController;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.ConfigurationService;
 import io.quarkus.arc.DefaultBean;
+import io.quarkus.runtime.ShutdownEvent;
+import javax.enterprise.event.Observes;
 import javax.enterprise.inject.Instance;
 import javax.enterprise.inject.Produces;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
@@ -24,4 +26,9 @@ Operator operator(KubernetesClient client, ConfigurationService configuration) {
     controllers.stream().forEach(operator::register);
     return operator;
   }
+
+  void onStop(@Observes ShutdownEvent ev, Operator operator) {
+    operator.close();
+  }
+
 }