diff --git a/cmd/stop.go b/cmd/stop.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02b6791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/stop.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/localstack/lstk/internal/container"
+	"github.com/localstack/lstk/internal/runtime"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var stopCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "stop",
+	Short: "Stop LocalStack",
+	Long:  "Stop the LocalStack emulator.",
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		rt, err := runtime.NewDockerRuntime()
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error: %v\n", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		onProgress := func(msg string) {
+			fmt.Println(msg)
+		}
+
+		if err := container.Stop(cmd.Context(), rt, onProgress); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(stopCmd)
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 627f577..ceeb388 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.25.6
 
 require (
 	github.com/99designs/keyring v1.2.2
+	github.com/containerd/errdefs v1.0.0
 	github.com/docker/docker v28.2.2+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.5.0
 	github.com/pkg/browser v0.0.0-20240102092130-5ac0b6a4141c
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/99designs/go-keychain v0.0.0-20191008050251-8e49817e8af4 // indirect
 	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.4.14 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/containerd/errdefs v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/errdefs/pkg v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/log v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/danieljoos/wincred v1.2.2 // indirect
diff --git a/internal/container/start.go b/internal/container/start.go
index feb969e..73df1d2 100644
--- a/internal/container/start.go
+++ b/internal/container/start.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/containerd/errdefs"
 	"github.com/localstack/lstk/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/localstack/lstk/internal/config"
 	"github.com/localstack/lstk/internal/runtime"
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ func Start(ctx context.Context, rt runtime.Runtime, onProgress func(string)) err
 	}
 
 	for _, config := range containers {
+		// Remove any existing stopped container with the same name
+		if err := rt.Remove(ctx, config.Name); err != nil && !errdefs.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to remove existing container %s: %w", config.Name, err)
+		}
+
 		onProgress(fmt.Sprintf("Pulling %s...", config.Image))
 		progress := make(chan runtime.PullProgress)
 		go func() {
diff --git a/internal/container/stop.go b/internal/container/stop.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdac02d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/container/stop.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package container
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/containerd/errdefs"
+	"github.com/localstack/lstk/internal/config"
+	"github.com/localstack/lstk/internal/runtime"
+)
+
+func Stop(ctx context.Context, rt runtime.Runtime, onProgress func(string)) error {
+	cfg, err := config.Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get config: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cfg.Containers {
+		name := c.Name()
+		onProgress(fmt.Sprintf("Stopping %s...", name))
+		if err := rt.Stop(ctx, name); err != nil {
+			if errdefs.IsNotFound(err) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("%s is not running", name)
+			}
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to stop %s: %w", name, err)
+		}
+		onProgress(fmt.Sprintf("%s stopped", name))
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/runtime/docker.go b/internal/runtime/docker.go
index 59c73bc..739e65f 100644
--- a/internal/runtime/docker.go
+++ b/internal/runtime/docker.go
@@ -96,6 +96,17 @@ func (d *DockerRuntime) Start(ctx context.Context, config ContainerConfig) (stri
 	return resp.ID, nil
 }
 
+func (d *DockerRuntime) Stop(ctx context.Context, containerName string) error {
+	if err := d.client.ContainerStop(ctx, containerName, container.StopOptions{}); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return d.client.ContainerRemove(ctx, containerName, container.RemoveOptions{})
+}
+
+func (d *DockerRuntime) Remove(ctx context.Context, containerName string) error {
+	return d.client.ContainerRemove(ctx, containerName, container.RemoveOptions{})
+}
+
 func (d *DockerRuntime) IsRunning(ctx context.Context, containerID string) (bool, error) {
 	inspect, err := d.client.ContainerInspect(ctx, containerID)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/runtime/runtime.go b/internal/runtime/runtime.go
index 7a95884..caeb6af 100644
--- a/internal/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/internal/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ type PullProgress struct {
 type Runtime interface {
 	PullImage(ctx context.Context, image string, progress chan<- PullProgress) error
 	Start(ctx context.Context, config ContainerConfig) (string, error)
+	Stop(ctx context.Context, containerName string) error
+	Remove(ctx context.Context, containerName string) error
 	IsRunning(ctx context.Context, containerID string) (bool, error)
 	Logs(ctx context.Context, containerID string, tail int) (string, error)
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/stop_test.go b/test/integration/stop_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01cad28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/stop_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package integration_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io"
+	"os/exec"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/container"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/api/types/image"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+const testImage = "alpine:latest"
+
+func startTestContainer(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	reader, err := dockerClient.ImagePull(ctx, testImage, image.PullOptions{})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to pull test image")
+	_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, reader)
+	_ = reader.Close()
+
+	resp, err := dockerClient.ContainerCreate(ctx, &container.Config{
+		Image: testImage,
+		Cmd:   []string{"sleep", "infinity"},
+	}, nil, nil, nil, containerName)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to create test container")
+	err = dockerClient.ContainerStart(ctx, resp.ID, container.StartOptions{})
+	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to start test container")
+}
+
+func TestStopCommandSucceeds(t *testing.T) {
+	requireDocker(t)
+	cleanup()
+	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	startTestContainer(t, ctx)
+
+	stopCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, binaryPath(), "stop")
+	output, err := stopCmd.CombinedOutput()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "lstk stop failed: %s", output)
+
+	outputStr := string(output)
+	assert.Contains(t, outputStr, "Stopping", "should show stopping message")
+	assert.Contains(t, outputStr, "stopped", "should show stopped message")
+
+	_, err = dockerClient.ContainerInspect(ctx, containerName)
+	assert.Error(t, err, "container should not exist after stop")
+}
+
+func TestStopCommandFailsWhenNotRunning(t *testing.T) {
+	requireDocker(t)
+	cleanup()
+	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, binaryPath(), "stop")
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+
+	require.Error(t, err, "expected lstk stop to fail when container not running")
+	assert.Contains(t, string(output), "is not running")
+}
+
+func TestStopCommandIsIdempotent(t *testing.T) {
+	requireDocker(t)
+	cleanup()
+	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	startTestContainer(t, ctx)
+
+	stopCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, binaryPath(), "stop")
+	output, err := stopCmd.CombinedOutput()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "first lstk stop failed: %s", output)
+
+	_, err = dockerClient.ContainerInspect(ctx, containerName)
+	require.Error(t, err, "container should not exist after first stop")
+
+	stopCmd2 := exec.CommandContext(ctx, binaryPath(), "stop")
+	_, err = stopCmd2.CombinedOutput()
+	assert.Error(t, err, "second lstk stop should fail since container already removed")
+}