diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
index 6c3cd2957..026b78d2e 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -628,4 +628,27 @@ namespace tools
 
       return true;
   }
+  bool wallet_rpc_server::on_stop_wallet(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_STOP_WALLET::request& req, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_STOP_WALLET::response& res, epee::json_rpc::error& er)
+  {
+    if (m_wallet.restricted())
+    {
+      er.code = WALLET_RPC_ERROR_CODE_DENIED;
+      er.message = "Command unavailable in restricted mode.";
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    try
+    {
+      send_stop_signal();
+      m_wallet.store();
+    }
+    catch (std::exception& e)
+    {
+      er.code = WALLET_RPC_ERROR_CODE_UNKNOWN_ERROR;
+      er.message = e.what();
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 }
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.h b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.h
index 73411a98d..c81ab0141 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ namespace tools
         MAP_JON_RPC_WE("query_key",         on_query_key,         wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_QUERY_KEY)
         MAP_JON_RPC_WE("make_integrated_address", on_make_integrated_address, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_MAKE_INTEGRATED_ADDRESS)
         MAP_JON_RPC_WE("split_integrated_address", on_split_integrated_address, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_SPLIT_INTEGRATED_ADDRESS)
+        MAP_JON_RPC_WE("stop_wallet",        on_stop_wallet,        wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_STOP_WALLET)
       END_JSON_RPC_MAP()
     END_URI_MAP2()
 
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ namespace tools
       bool on_get_payments(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_GET_PAYMENTS::request& req, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_GET_PAYMENTS::response& res, epee::json_rpc::error& er);
       bool on_get_bulk_payments(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_GET_BULK_PAYMENTS::request& req, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_GET_BULK_PAYMENTS::response& res, epee::json_rpc::error& er);
       bool on_incoming_transfers(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_INCOMING_TRANSFERS::request& req, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_INCOMING_TRANSFERS::response& res, epee::json_rpc::error& er);
+      bool on_stop_wallet(const wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_STOP_WALLET::request& req, wallet_rpc::COMMAND_RPC_STOP_WALLET::response& res, epee::json_rpc::error& er);
 
       bool handle_command_line(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm);
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server_commands_defs.h b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
index 64306a7c7..e12c4bfa8 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet_rpc_server_commands_defs.h
@@ -359,6 +359,21 @@ namespace wallet_rpc
     };
   };
 
+  struct COMMAND_RPC_STOP_WALLET
+  {
+    struct request
+    {
+      BEGIN_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
+      END_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
+    };
+
+    struct response
+    {
+      BEGIN_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
+      END_KV_SERIALIZE_MAP()
+    };
+  };
+
 }
 }