diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f91f7b16..d8897660 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## Unreleased
+### Fixed
+- Background revocation tasks not stopped when closing an `irmaclient`
+
 ## [0.14.2] - 2023-10-25
 ### Fixed
 - IRMA session gets stuck in communicating status when user is requested to confirm PIN in `irmaclient`
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()
 }