diff --git a/pkg/cmd/root.go b/pkg/cmd/root.go
index 3633c6b..d1671b7 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/root.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/root.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jenkins-x-plugins/jx-admin/pkg/cmd/joblog"
 	"github.com/jenkins-x-plugins/jx-admin/pkg/cmd/operator"
 	"github.com/jenkins-x-plugins/jx-admin/pkg/cmd/plugins"
+	"github.com/jenkins-x-plugins/jx-admin/pkg/cmd/stop"
 	"github.com/jenkins-x-plugins/jx-admin/pkg/cmd/trigger"
 	"github.com/jenkins-x-plugins/jx-admin/pkg/cmd/version"
 	"github.com/jenkins-x-plugins/jx-admin/pkg/rootcmd"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ func Main() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.AddCommand(cobras.SplitCommand(invitations.NewCmdInvitations()))
 	cmd.AddCommand(cobras.SplitCommand(joblog.NewCmdJobLog()))
 	cmd.AddCommand(cobras.SplitCommand(operator.NewCmdOperator()))
+	cmd.AddCommand(cobras.SplitCommand(stop.NewCmdJobStop()))
 	cmd.AddCommand(cobras.SplitCommand(trigger.NewCmdJobTrigger()))
 	cmd.AddCommand(cobras.SplitCommand(version.NewCmdVersion()))
 	cmd.AddCommand(plugins.NewCmdPlugins())
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/stop/stop.go b/pkg/cmd/stop/stop.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8894860
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/stop/stop.go
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+package stop
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/jenkins-x-plugins/jx-admin/pkg/bootjobs"
+	"github.com/jenkins-x/jx-helpers/v3/pkg/cobras/helper"
+	"github.com/jenkins-x/jx-helpers/v3/pkg/cobras/templates"
+	"github.com/jenkins-x/jx-helpers/v3/pkg/kube"
+	"github.com/jenkins-x/jx-helpers/v3/pkg/options"
+	"github.com/jenkins-x/jx-helpers/v3/pkg/termcolor"
+	"github.com/jenkins-x/jx-kube-client/v3/pkg/kubeclient"
+	"github.com/jenkins-x/jx-logging/v3/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+)
+
+// Options contains the command line arguments for this command
+type Options struct {
+	options.BaseOptions
+
+	Namespace   string
+	JobSelector string
+	KubeClient  kubernetes.Interface
+}
+
+var (
+	info = termcolor.ColorInfo
+
+	cmdLong = templates.LongDesc(`
+		Stops the currently running boot Job.
+
+		It works by setting spec.suspend=true in the job.
+`)
+)
+
+// NewCmdJobStep creates the new command
+func NewCmdJobStop() (*cobra.Command, *Options) {
+	options := &Options{}
+	command := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:     "stop",
+		Short:   "stops the currently running boot Job",
+		Aliases: []string{"suspend"},
+		Long:    cmdLong,
+		Run: func(command *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			err := options.Run()
+			helper.CheckErr(err)
+		},
+	}
+	command.Flags().StringVarP(&options.Namespace, "namespace", "n", "", "the namespace where the boot jobs run. If not specified it will look in: jx-git-operator and jx")
+	command.Flags().StringVarP(&options.JobSelector, "selector", "s", "app=jx-boot", "the selector of the boot Job pods")
+
+	options.BaseOptions.AddBaseFlags(command)
+
+	return command, options
+}
+
+func (o *Options) Run() error {
+	err := o.Validate()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	client := o.KubeClient
+	selector := o.JobSelector
+
+	ns, err := bootjobs.FindGitOperatorNamespace(client, o.Namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Logger().WithError(err).Errorf("failed to find the git operator namespace")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	jobs, err := bootjobs.GetSortedJobs(client, ns, selector, "")
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Logger().WithError(err).Errorf("failed to get jobs")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if len(jobs) == 0 {
+		log.Logger().Warnf("there are no boot jobs found in namespace %s", ns)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	job := jobs[0]
+	if !IsJobActive(job) {
+		log.Logger().Warnf("there is no running boot job in namespace %s", ns)
+		return nil
+	}
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	suspend := true
+	job.Spec.Suspend = &suspend
+	_, err = client.BatchV1().Jobs(ns).Update(ctx, &job, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to update Job %s in namespace %s", job.Name, job.Namespace)
+	}
+	log.Logger().Infof("marked Job %s to be stopped.", info(job.Name))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Validate verifies the settings are correct and we can lazy create any required resources
+func (o *Options) Validate() error {
+	var err error
+	o.KubeClient, err = kube.LazyCreateKubeClientWithMandatory(o.KubeClient, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to create kubernetes client")
+	}
+	if o.Namespace == "" {
+		o.Namespace, err = kubeclient.CurrentNamespace()
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to detect current namespace. Try supply --namespace")
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// IsJobActive returns true if the job has not completed or terminated yet
+func IsJobActive(r batchv1.Job) bool {
+	for _, con := range r.Status.Conditions {
+		if con.Status == corev1.ConditionTrue {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}