diff --git a/lib/listen/adapter/base.rb b/lib/listen/adapter/base.rb
index 7819810a..2f59d9b3 100644
--- a/lib/listen/adapter/base.rb
+++ b/lib/listen/adapter/base.rb
@@ -85,12 +85,19 @@ def start
         end
       end
 
+      def stop
+        _stop
+      end
+
       def self.usable?
         const_get('OS_REGEXP') =~ RbConfig::CONFIG['target_os']
       end
 
       private
 
+      def _stop
+      end
+
       def _timed(title)
         start = Time.now.to_f
         yield
diff --git a/lib/listen/adapter/linux.rb b/lib/listen/adapter/linux.rb
index 8ac47ec9..54564d5d 100644
--- a/lib/listen/adapter/linux.rb
+++ b/lib/listen/adapter/linux.rb
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ def _change(event_flags)
       def _dir_event?(event)
         event.flags.include?(:isdir)
       end
+
+      def _stop
+        @worker.close
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/listen/backend.rb b/lib/listen/backend.rb
index a3e809b6..21125407 100644
--- a/lib/listen/backend.rb
+++ b/lib/listen/backend.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def start
     end
 
     def stop
-      # TODO: does nothing
+      adapter.stop
     end
 
     def min_delay_between_events
diff --git a/spec/lib/listen/adapter/linux_spec.rb b/spec/lib/listen/adapter/linux_spec.rb
index 80b6f473..148c6849 100644
--- a/spec/lib/listen/adapter/linux_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/listen/adapter/linux_spec.rb
@@ -124,5 +124,32 @@
         end
       end
     end
+
+    describe '#stop' do
+      let(:fake_worker) { double(:fake_worker, close: true) }
+      let(:directories) { [dir1] }
+      let(:adapter_options) { { events: [:recursive, :close_write] } }
+
+      before do
+        events = [:recursive, :close_write]
+        allow(fake_worker).to receive(:watch).with('/foo/dir1', *events)
+
+        fake_notifier = double(:fake_notifier, new: fake_worker)
+        stub_const('INotify::Notifier', fake_notifier)
+
+        allow(config).to receive(:directories).and_return(directories)
+        allow(config).to receive(:adapter_options).and_return(adapter_options)
+        allow(config).to receive(:queue).and_return(queue)
+        allow(config).to receive(:silencer).and_return(silencer)
+
+        allow(subject).to receive(:require).with('rb-inotify')
+        subject.configure
+      end
+
+      it 'stops the worker' do
+        expect(fake_worker).to receive(:close)
+        subject.stop
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/listen/backend_spec.rb b/spec/lib/listen/backend_spec.rb
index a41bfb66..3c0f82b9 100644
--- a/spec/lib/listen/backend_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/listen/backend_spec.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 
   describe '#stop' do
     it 'stops the adapter' do
-      # TODO: does nothing for now
+      expect(adapter).to receive(:stop)
       subject.stop
     end
   end