diff --git a/packages/core/server/src/application.ts b/packages/core/server/src/application.ts
index 74fce85b8..739cb4e67 100644
--- a/packages/core/server/src/application.ts
+++ b/packages/core/server/src/application.ts
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ export class Application<StateT = DefaultState, ContextT = DefaultContext> exten
 
   declare middleware: any;
 
+  stopped: boolean = false;
+
   constructor(public options: ApplicationOptions) {
     super();
     this.init();
@@ -434,6 +436,7 @@ export class Application<StateT = DefaultState, ContextT = DefaultContext> exten
     }
 
     await this.emitAsync('afterStart', this, options);
+    this.stopped = false;
   }
 
   listen(...args): Server {
@@ -441,6 +444,11 @@ export class Application<StateT = DefaultState, ContextT = DefaultContext> exten
   }
 
   async stop(options: any = {}) {
+    if (this.stopped) {
+      this.log.warn(`Application ${this.name} already stopped`);
+      return;
+    }
+
     await this.emitAsync('beforeStop', this, options);
 
     try {
@@ -460,6 +468,7 @@ export class Application<StateT = DefaultState, ContextT = DefaultContext> exten
     }
 
     await this.emitAsync('afterStop', this, options);
+    this.stopped = true;
   }
 
   async destroy(options: any = {}) {