diff --git a/src/node/plugin.ts b/src/node/plugin.ts
index 49d924b80..ae339cf9f 100644
--- a/src/node/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/node/plugin.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ interface Application extends pluginapi.Application {
   /*
    * Clone of the above without functions.
    */
-  plugin: Omit<Plugin, "init" | "router" | "applications">
+  plugin: Omit<Plugin, "init" | "deinit" | "router" | "applications">
 }
 
 /**
@@ -254,6 +254,21 @@ export class PluginAPI {
 
     return p
   }
+
+  public async dispose(): Promise<void> {
+    await Promise.all(
+      Array.from(this.plugins.values()).map(async (p) => {
+        if (!p.deinit) {
+          return
+        }
+        try {
+          await p.deinit()
+        } catch (error) {
+          this.logger.error("plugin failed to deinit", field("name", p.name), field("error", error.message))
+        }
+      }),
+    )
+  }
 }
 
 interface PackageJSON {
diff --git a/src/node/routes/index.ts b/src/node/routes/index.ts
index 73116bfb2..0070c6957 100644
--- a/src/node/routes/index.ts
+++ b/src/node/routes/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { Heart } from "../heart"
 import { redirect, replaceTemplates } from "../http"
 import { PluginAPI } from "../plugin"
 import { getMediaMime, paths } from "../util"
+import { wrapper } from "../wrapper"
 import * as apps from "./apps"
 import * as domainProxy from "./domainProxy"
 import * as health from "./health"
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ export const register = async (
   await papi.loadPlugins()
   papi.mount(app, wsApp)
   app.use("/api/applications", apps.router(papi))
+  wrapper.onDispose(() => papi.dispose())
 
   app.use(() => {
     throw new HttpError("Not Found", HttpCode.NotFound)
diff --git a/typings/pluginapi.d.ts b/typings/pluginapi.d.ts
index 5c56303e3..e2ba32395 100644
--- a/typings/pluginapi.d.ts
+++ b/typings/pluginapi.d.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ export interface Plugin {
    */
   init(config: PluginConfig): void
 
+  /**
+   * Called when the plugin should dispose/shutdown everything.
+   */
+  deinit?(): Promise<void>
+
   /**
    * Returns the plugin's router.
    *