diff --git a/platypush/cron/scheduler.py b/platypush/cron/scheduler.py
index 55b40a98d..b7d816fe0 100644
--- a/platypush/cron/scheduler.py
+++ b/platypush/cron/scheduler.py
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ import datetime
 import enum
 import logging
 import threading
-from typing import Dict
+import time
+from typing import Dict, Optional
 
 import croniter
 from dateutil.tz import gettz
 
 from platypush.procedure import Procedure
-from platypush.utils import is_functional_cron
+from platypush.utils import get_remaining_timeout, is_functional_cron
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('platypush:cron')
 
@@ -198,6 +199,20 @@ class CronScheduler(threading.Thread):
     def should_stop(self):
         return self._should_stop.is_set()
 
+    def wait_stop(self, timeout: Optional[float] = None):
+        start = time.time()
+        stopped = self._should_stop.wait(
+            timeout=get_remaining_timeout(timeout=timeout, start=start)
+        )
+
+        if not stopped:
+            raise TimeoutError(
+                f'Timeout waiting for {self.__class__.__name__} to stop.'
+            )
+
+        if threading.get_ident() != self.ident:
+            self.join(timeout=get_remaining_timeout(timeout=timeout, start=start))
+
     def run(self):
         logger.info('Running cron scheduler')
 
diff --git a/platypush/entities/_engine/__init__.py b/platypush/entities/_engine/__init__.py
index cdd908740..0f3a22f33 100644
--- a/platypush/entities/_engine/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/entities/_engine/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from logging import getLogger
-from threading import Thread, Event
+from threading import Thread, Event, get_ident
+from time import time
 from typing import Dict, Optional
 
 from platypush.context import get_bus
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ from platypush.message.event.entities import EntityUpdateEvent
 from platypush.entities._base import EntityKey, EntitySavedCallback
 from platypush.entities._engine.queue import EntitiesQueue
 from platypush.entities._engine.repo import EntitiesRepository
+from platypush.utils import get_remaining_timeout
 
 
 class EntitiesEngine(Thread):
@@ -69,6 +71,20 @@ class EntitiesEngine(Thread):
     def stop(self):
         self._should_stop.set()
 
+    def wait_stop(self, timeout: Optional[float] = None):
+        start = time()
+        stopped = self._should_stop.wait(
+            timeout=get_remaining_timeout(timeout=timeout, start=start)
+        )
+
+        if not stopped:
+            raise TimeoutError(
+                f'Timeout waiting for {self.__class__.__name__} to stop.'
+            )
+
+        if get_ident() != self.ident:
+            self.join(timeout=get_remaining_timeout(timeout=timeout, start=start))
+
     def notify(self, *entities: Entity):
         """
         Trigger an EntityUpdateEvent if the entity has been persisted, or queue