diff --git a/ethcore/service/src/service.rs b/ethcore/service/src/service.rs
index 5f4679979..f703329d6 100644
--- a/ethcore/service/src/service.rs
+++ b/ethcore/service/src/service.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use sync::PrivateTxHandler;
 use ethcore::client::{Client, ClientConfig, ChainNotify, ClientIoMessage};
 use ethcore::miner::Miner;
 use ethcore::snapshot::service::{Service as SnapshotService, ServiceParams as SnapServiceParams};
-use ethcore::snapshot::{RestorationStatus};
+use ethcore::snapshot::{SnapshotService as _SnapshotService, RestorationStatus};
 use ethcore::spec::Spec;
 use ethcore::account_provider::AccountProvider;
 
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ impl ClientService {
 
 	/// Get a handle to the database.
 	pub fn db(&self) -> Arc<KeyValueDB> { self.database.clone() }
+
+	/// Shutdown the Client Service
+	pub fn shutdown(&self) {
+		self.snapshot.shutdown();
+	}
 }
 
 /// IO interface for the Client handler
diff --git a/ethcore/src/snapshot/service.rs b/ethcore/src/snapshot/service.rs
index 17c362e04..942015d0f 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/snapshot/service.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/snapshot/service.rs
@@ -743,6 +743,10 @@ impl SnapshotService for Service {
 			trace!("Error sending snapshot service message: {:?}", e);
 		}
 	}
+
+	fn shutdown(&self) {
+		self.abort_restore();
+	}
 }
 
 impl Drop for Service {
diff --git a/ethcore/src/snapshot/traits.rs b/ethcore/src/snapshot/traits.rs
index 2b6ee9df9..d951f4c53 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/snapshot/traits.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/snapshot/traits.rs
@@ -54,4 +54,7 @@ pub trait SnapshotService : Sync + Send {
 	/// Feed a raw block chunk to the service to be processed asynchronously.
 	/// no-op if currently restoring.
 	fn restore_block_chunk(&self, hash: H256, chunk: Bytes);
+
+	/// Shutdown the Snapshot Service by aborting any ongoing restore
+	fn shutdown(&self);
 }
diff --git a/ethcore/sync/src/tests/snapshot.rs b/ethcore/sync/src/tests/snapshot.rs
index 864f3d4dc..ffb71d7a7 100644
--- a/ethcore/sync/src/tests/snapshot.rs
+++ b/ethcore/sync/src/tests/snapshot.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ impl SnapshotService for TestSnapshotService {
 			self.block_restoration_chunks.lock().insert(hash, chunk);
 		}
 	}
+
+	fn shutdown(&self) {
+		self.abort_restore();
+	}
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/parity/run.rs b/parity/run.rs
index fd16085c4..31f8779c0 100644
--- a/parity/run.rs
+++ b/parity/run.rs
@@ -885,7 +885,8 @@ fn execute_impl<Cr, Rr>(cmd: RunCmd, logger: Arc<RotatingLogger>, on_client_rq:
 			rpc: rpc_direct,
 			informant,
 			client,
-			keep_alive: Box::new((watcher, service, updater, ws_server, http_server, ipc_server, ui_server, secretstore_key_server, ipfs_server, event_loop)),
+			client_service: Arc::new(service),
+			keep_alive: Box::new((watcher, updater, ws_server, http_server, ipc_server, ui_server, secretstore_key_server, ipfs_server, event_loop)),
 		}
 	})
 }
@@ -909,6 +910,7 @@ enum RunningClientInner {
 		rpc: jsonrpc_core::MetaIoHandler<Metadata, informant::Middleware<informant::ClientNotifier>>,
 		informant: Arc<Informant<FullNodeInformantData>>,
 		client: Arc<Client>,
+		client_service: Arc<ClientService>,
 		keep_alive: Box<Any>,
 	},
 }
@@ -946,11 +948,14 @@ impl RunningClient {
 				drop(client);
 				wait_for_drop(weak_client);
 			},
-			RunningClientInner::Full { rpc, informant, client, keep_alive } => {
+			RunningClientInner::Full { rpc, informant, client, client_service, keep_alive } => {
 				info!("Finishing work, please wait...");
 				// Create a weak reference to the client so that we can wait on shutdown
 				// until it is dropped
 				let weak_client = Arc::downgrade(&client);
+				// Shutdown and drop the ServiceClient
+				client_service.shutdown();
+				drop(client_service);
 				// drop this stuff as soon as exit detected.
 				drop(rpc);
 				drop(keep_alive);
diff --git a/rpc/src/v1/tests/helpers/snapshot_service.rs b/rpc/src/v1/tests/helpers/snapshot_service.rs
index 099773ab5..91cd14d73 100644
--- a/rpc/src/v1/tests/helpers/snapshot_service.rs
+++ b/rpc/src/v1/tests/helpers/snapshot_service.rs
@@ -50,4 +50,5 @@ impl SnapshotService for TestSnapshotService {
 	fn abort_restore(&self) { }
 	fn restore_state_chunk(&self, _hash: H256, _chunk: Bytes) { }
 	fn restore_block_chunk(&self, _hash: H256, _chunk: Bytes) { }
+	fn shutdown(&self) { }
 }