diff --git a/plugins/scheduler-k3s/k8s.go b/plugins/scheduler-k3s/k8s.go
index 2cb7a8095..494d5ab9a 100644
--- a/plugins/scheduler-k3s/k8s.go
+++ b/plugins/scheduler-k3s/k8s.go
@@ -940,3 +940,32 @@ func streamLogsFromRequest(ctx context.Context, request rest.ResponseWrapper, ou
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// SuspendCronJobsInput contains all the information needed to suspend a Kubernetes cron job
+type SuspendCronJobsInput struct {
+	// LabelSelector is the Kubernetes label selector
+	LabelSelector string
+
+	// Namespace is the Kubernetes namespace
+	Namespace string
+}
+
+// SuspendCronJobs suspends a Kubernetes cron job
+func (k KubernetesClient) SuspendCronJobs(ctx context.Context, input SuspendCronJobsInput) error {
+	cronJobs, err := k.Client.BatchV1().CronJobs(input.Namespace).List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{
+		LabelSelector: input.LabelSelector,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, cronJob := range cronJobs.Items {
+		cronJob.Spec.Suspend = ptr.To(true)
+		_, err := k.Client.BatchV1().CronJobs(input.Namespace).Update(ctx, &cronJob, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/plugins/scheduler-k3s/triggers.go b/plugins/scheduler-k3s/triggers.go
index 5fa5e8b62..22fec8b5a 100644
--- a/plugins/scheduler-k3s/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/scheduler-k3s/triggers.go
@@ -1499,5 +1499,14 @@ func TriggerSchedulerStop(scheduler string, appName string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// get all cronjobs for the app
+	err = clientset.SuspendCronJobs(ctx, SuspendCronJobsInput{
+		Namespace:     namespace,
+		LabelSelector: fmt.Sprintf("app.kubernetes.io/part-of=%s", appName),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error suspending cron jobs: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }