diff --git a/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Mutter.ScreenCast.xml b/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Mutter.ScreenCast.xml
index 345650732..4d8936c38 100644
--- a/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Mutter.ScreenCast.xml
+++ b/data/dbus-interfaces/org.gnome.Mutter.ScreenCast.xml
@@ -199,6 +199,14 @@
     -->
     <method name="Start"/>
 
+    <!--
+        Stop:
+        @short_description: Stop the stream
+
+        Stop the started stream.
+    -->
+    <method name="Stop"/>
+
     <!--
         PipeWireStreamAdded:
         @short_description: Pipewire stream added
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream.c
index 0006a9574..b3c8b8385 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream.c
@@ -396,10 +396,35 @@ handle_start (MetaDBusScreenCastStream *skeleton,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+static gboolean
+handle_stop (MetaDBusScreenCastStream *skeleton,
+             GDBusMethodInvocation    *invocation)
+{
+  MetaScreenCastStream *stream = META_SCREEN_CAST_STREAM (skeleton);
+  MetaScreenCastStreamPrivate *priv =
+    meta_screen_cast_stream_get_instance_private (stream);
+
+  if (!check_permission (stream, invocation))
+    {
+      g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error (invocation, G_DBUS_ERROR,
+                                             G_DBUS_ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED,
+                                             "Permission denied");
+      return G_DBUS_METHOD_INVOCATION_HANDLED;
+    }
+
+  if (priv->src)
+    meta_screen_cast_stream_close (stream);
+
+  meta_dbus_screen_cast_stream_complete_stop (skeleton, invocation);
+
+  return G_DBUS_METHOD_INVOCATION_HANDLED;
+}
+
 static void
 meta_screen_cast_stream_init_iface (MetaDBusScreenCastStreamIface *iface)
 {
   iface->handle_start = handle_start;
+  iface->handle_stop = handle_stop;
 }
 
 static gboolean