diff --git a/crates/net/discv4/src/lib.rs b/crates/net/discv4/src/lib.rs
index b791897aa4..17bfe2d7e6 100644
--- a/crates/net/discv4/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/net/discv4/src/lib.rs
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ impl Discv4 {
         let cmd = Discv4Command::Ban(node_id, ip);
         self.send_to_service(cmd);
     }
+
     /// Adds the ip to the ban list.
     ///
     /// This will prevent any future inclusion in the table
@@ -389,6 +390,11 @@ impl Discv4 {
         self.to_service.send(cmd)?;
         Ok(rx.await?)
     }
+
+    /// Terminates the spawned [Discv4Service].
+    pub fn terminate(&self) {
+        self.send_to_service(Discv4Command::Terminated);
+    }
 }
 
 /// Manages discv4 peer discovery over UDP.
@@ -665,6 +671,7 @@ impl Discv4Service {
             while let Some(event) = self.next().await {
                 trace!(target : "discv4", ?event,  "processed");
             }
+            trace!(target : "discv4", "service terminated");
         })
     }
 
@@ -1554,6 +1561,11 @@ impl Discv4Service {
                             let _ = self.local_eip_868_enr.set_tcp6(port, &self.secret_key);
                         }
                     }
+
+                    Discv4Command::Terminated => {
+                        // terminate the service
+                        self.queued_events.push_back(Discv4Event::Terminated);
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1623,7 +1635,13 @@ impl Stream for Discv4Service {
     type Item = Discv4Event;
 
     fn poll_next(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
-        Poll::Ready(Some(ready!(self.get_mut().poll(cx))))
+        // Poll the internal poll method
+        match ready!(self.get_mut().poll(cx)) {
+            // if the service is terminated, return None to terminate the stream
+            Discv4Event::Terminated => Poll::Ready(None),
+            // For any other event, return Poll::Ready(Some(event))
+            ev => Poll::Ready(Some(ev)),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -1644,6 +1662,8 @@ pub enum Discv4Event {
     EnrRequest,
     /// A `EnrResponse` message was handled.
     EnrResponse,
+    /// Service is being terminated
+    Terminated,
 }
 
 /// Continuously reads new messages from the channel and writes them to the socket
@@ -1714,6 +1734,7 @@ enum Discv4Command {
     Lookup { node_id: Option<PeerId>, tx: Option<NodeRecordSender> },
     SetLookupInterval(Duration),
     Updates(OneshotSender<ReceiverStream<DiscoveryUpdate>>),
+    Terminated,
 }
 
 /// Event type receiver produces