diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
index 1739c9a9c..125660dc9 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- BREAKING: Add support to gracefully shutdown `EosChecker`.
+  `EosChecker::run` now requires passing a shutdown signal, which is any `Future<Output = ()>` ([#1146]).
+
+[#1146]: https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs/pull/1146
+
 ## [0.104.0] - 2026-01-26
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/src/eos/mod.rs b/crates/stackable-operator/src/eos/mod.rs
index 243cb365a..76f453e15 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/src/eos/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/src/eos/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use futures::FutureExt;
 use snafu::{ResultExt, Snafu};
 use stackable_shared::time::Duration;
+use tokio::select;
 use tracing::{Level, instrument};
 
 /// Available options to configure a [`EndOfSupportChecker`].
@@ -114,33 +116,51 @@ impl EndOfSupportChecker {
     ///
     /// It is recommended to run the end-of-support checker via [`futures::try_join!`] or
     /// [`tokio::join`] alongside other futures (eg. for controllers).
-    pub async fn run(self) {
+    pub async fn run<F>(self, shutdown_signal: F)
+    where
+        F: Future<Output = ()>,
+    {
         // Immediately return if the end-of-support checker is disabled.
         if self.disabled {
             return;
         }
 
-        // Construct an interval which can be polled.
         let mut interval = tokio::time::interval(self.interval.into());
 
+        let shutdown_signal = shutdown_signal.fuse();
+        tokio::pin!(shutdown_signal);
+
         loop {
-            // TODO: Add way to stop from the outside
-            // The first tick ticks immediately.
-            interval.tick().await;
-            let now = Utc::now();
-
-            tracing::info_span!(
-                "checking end-of-support state",
-                eos.interval = self.interval.to_string(),
-                eos.now = now.to_rfc3339(),
-            );
-
-            // Continue the loop and wait for the next tick to run the check again.
-            if now <= self.eos_datetime {
-                continue;
+            select! {
+                // We use a biased polling strategy to always check if a
+                // shutdown signal was received before polling the EoS check
+                // interval.
+                biased;
+
+                _ = &mut shutdown_signal => {
+                    tracing::trace!("received shutdown signal");
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                // The first tick ticks immediately.
+                _ = interval.tick() => {
+                    let now = Utc::now();
+
+                    tracing::info_span!(
+                        "checking end-of-support state",
+                        eos.interval = self.interval.to_string(),
+                        eos.now = now.to_rfc3339(),
+                    );
+
+                    // Continue the loop and wait for the next tick to run the
+                    // check again.
+                    if now <= self.eos_datetime {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    self.emit_warning(now);
+                }
             }
-
-            self.emit_warning(now);
         }
     }