diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 76403da4..bada8126 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## Unreleased
 ### Fixed
 - Invalid hostname specified in MX record bypasses e-mail address revalidation
+- Background revocation tasks not stopped when closing an `irmaclient`
 
 ## [0.14.2] - 2023-10-25
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/irmaclient/client.go b/irmaclient/client.go
index d8554622..a4ebb670 100644
--- a/irmaclient/client.go
+++ b/irmaclient/client.go
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ func New(
 }
 
 func (client *Client) Close() error {
+	client.PauseJobs()
+	client.Configuration.Scheduler.Stop()
 	return client.storage.Close()
 }