diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3b9fdcd1..a5b8f77c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,6 +134,36 @@ $pool
     });
 ```
 
+### Stopping a pool
+
+If you need to stop a pool early, because the task it was performing has been completed by one
+of the child processes, you can use the `$pool->stop()` method. This will prevent the 
+pool from starting any additional processes.
+
+```php
+use Spatie\Async\Pool;
+
+$pool = Pool::create();
+
+// Generate 10k processes generating random numbers
+for($i = 0; $i < 10000; $i++) {
+    $pool->add(function() use ($i) {
+        return rand(0, 100);
+
+    })->then(function($output) use ($pool) {
+        // If one of them randomly picks 100, end the pool early.
+        if ($output === 100) {
+            $pool->stop();
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+$pool->wait();
+```
+
+Note that a pool will be rendered useless after being stopped, and a new pool should be
+created if needed.
+
 ### Working with tasks
 
 Besides using closures, you can also work with a `Task`. 
diff --git a/src/Pool.php b/src/Pool.php
index 043f5cec..4af835ca 100644
--- a/src/Pool.php
+++ b/src/Pool.php
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class Pool implements ArrayAccess
 
     protected $status;
 
+    protected $stopped = false;
+
     public function __construct()
     {
         if (static::isSupported()) {
@@ -162,6 +164,10 @@ public function putInQueue(Runnable $process)
 
     public function putInProgress(Runnable $process)
     {
+        if ($this->stopped) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if ($process instanceof ParallelProcess) {
             $process->getProcess()->setTimeout($this->timeout);
         }
@@ -301,4 +307,9 @@ protected function registerListener()
             }
         });
     }
+
+    public function stop()
+    {
+        $this->stopped = true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/PoolTest.php b/tests/PoolTest.php
index b0002189..f76d4025 100644
--- a/tests/PoolTest.php
+++ b/tests/PoolTest.php
@@ -288,4 +288,37 @@ public function it_takes_an_intermediate_callback()
 
         $this->assertTrue($isIntermediateCallbackCalled);
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_can_be_stopped_early()
+    {
+        $concurrency = 20;
+        $stoppingPoint = $concurrency / 5;
+
+        $pool = Pool::create()->concurrency($concurrency);
+
+        $maxProcesses = 10000;
+        $completedProcessesCount = 0;
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $maxProcesses; $i++) {
+            $pool->add(function () use ($i) {
+                return $i;
+            })->then(function ($output) use ($pool, &$completedProcessesCount, $stoppingPoint) {
+                $completedProcessesCount++;
+
+                if ($output === $stoppingPoint) {
+                    $pool->stop();
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        $pool->wait();
+
+        /**
+         * Because we are stopping the pool early (during the first set of processes created), we expect
+         * the number of completed processes to be less than 2 times the defined concurrency.
+         */
+        $this->assertGreaterThanOrEqual($stoppingPoint, $completedProcessesCount);
+        $this->assertLessThanOrEqual($concurrency * 2, $completedProcessesCount);
+    }
 }