diff --git a/extensions/quartz/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/quartz/runtime/QuartzBuildTimeConfig.java b/extensions/quartz/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/quartz/runtime/QuartzBuildTimeConfig.java
index f6399895ba720..fa9fa7dbfb07c 100644
--- a/extensions/quartz/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/quartz/runtime/QuartzBuildTimeConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/quartz/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/quartz/runtime/QuartzBuildTimeConfig.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.quarkus.quartz.runtime;
 
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -57,6 +58,13 @@ public class QuartzBuildTimeConfig {
     @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "QRTZ_")
     public String tablePrefix;
 
+    /**
+     * The maximum amount of time Quarkus will wait for currently running jobs to finish.
+     * If the value is {@code 0}, then Quarkus will not wait at all for these jobs to finish.
+     */
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "10")
+    public Duration shutdownWaitTime;
+
     /**
      * The SQL string that selects a row in the "LOCKS" table and places a lock on the row.
      * <p>
diff --git a/extensions/quartz/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/quartz/runtime/QuartzScheduler.java b/extensions/quartz/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/quartz/runtime/QuartzScheduler.java
index 17812724b7dae..3ce08a897829f 100644
--- a/extensions/quartz/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/quartz/runtime/QuartzScheduler.java
+++ b/extensions/quartz/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/quartz/runtime/QuartzScheduler.java
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.OptionalLong;
 import java.util.Properties;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import javax.annotation.PreDestroy;
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ public class QuartzScheduler implements Scheduler {
     private final org.quartz.Scheduler scheduler;
     private final boolean enabled;
     private final boolean startHalted;
+    private final Duration shutdownWaitTime;
     private final Map<String, QuartzTrigger> scheduledTasks = new HashMap<>();
 
     public QuartzScheduler(SchedulerContext context, QuartzSupport quartzSupport, SchedulerRuntimeConfig schedulerRuntimeConfig,
@@ -97,6 +101,7 @@ public QuartzScheduler(SchedulerContext context, QuartzSupport quartzSupport, Sc
             Vertx vertx) {
         enabled = schedulerRuntimeConfig.enabled;
         final Duration defaultOverdueGracePeriod = schedulerRuntimeConfig.overdueGracePeriod;
+        shutdownWaitTime = quartzSupport.getBuildTimeConfig().shutdownWaitTime;
         final QuartzRuntimeConfig runtimeConfig = quartzSupport.getRuntimeConfig();
 
         boolean forceStart;
@@ -478,9 +483,24 @@ void start(@Observes @Priority(Interceptor.Priority.PLATFORM_BEFORE) StartupEven
     void destroy(@Observes @BeforeDestroyed(ApplicationScoped.class) Object event) {
         if (scheduler != null) {
             try {
-                // Note that this method does not return until all currently executing jobs have completed
-                scheduler.shutdown(true);
-            } catch (SchedulerException e) {
+                if (shutdownWaitTime.isZero()) {
+                    scheduler.shutdown(false);
+                } else {
+                    CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(new Supplier<>() {
+                        @Override
+                        public Void get() {
+                            // Note that this method does not return until all currently executing jobs have completed
+                            try {
+                                scheduler.shutdown(true);
+                            } catch (SchedulerException e) {
+                                throw new RuntimeException(e);
+                            }
+                            return null;
+                        }
+                    }).get(shutdownWaitTime.toMillis(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+                }
+
+            } catch (Exception e) {
                 LOGGER.warnf("Unable to gracefully shutdown the scheduler", e);
             }
         }