diff --git a/binaries/daemon/src/main.rs b/binaries/daemon/src/main.rs
index 1352718a..4286fd36 100644
--- a/binaries/daemon/src/main.rs
+++ b/binaries/daemon/src/main.rs
@@ -283,9 +283,34 @@ impl Daemon {
                 let _ = reply_sender.send(ControlReply::Result(Ok(())));
             }
             DaemonNodeEvent::Stopped => {
-                // TODO send stop message to downstream nodes
+                tracing::info!("Stopped: {dataflow_id}/{node_id}");
 
                 let _ = reply_sender.send(ControlReply::Result(Ok(())));
+
+                // notify downstream nodes
+                let dataflow = self
+                    .running
+                    .get_mut(&dataflow_id)
+                    .wrap_err_with(|| format!("no running dataflow with ID `{dataflow_id}`"))?;
+                let downstream_nodes: BTreeSet<_> = dataflow
+                    .mappings
+                    .iter()
+                    .filter(|((source_id, _), _)| source_id == &node_id)
+                    .flat_map(|(_, v)| v)
+                    .collect();
+                for (receiver_id, input_id) in downstream_nodes {
+                    let Some(channel) = dataflow.subscribe_channels.get(receiver_id) else {
+                        continue;
+                    };
+
+                    let _ = channel
+                        .send_async(daemon_messages::NodeEvent::InputClosed {
+                            id: input_id.clone(),
+                        })
+                        .await;
+                }
+
+                // TODO: notify remote nodes
             }
         }
         Ok(())
diff --git a/examples/rust-dataflow/node/src/main.rs b/examples/rust-dataflow/node/src/main.rs
index ce7408df..442932e7 100644
--- a/examples/rust-dataflow/node/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/rust-dataflow/node/src/main.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
                 }
                 other => eprintln!("Ignoring unexpected input `{other}`"),
             },
+            other => eprintln!("Received unexpected input: {other:?}"),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/examples/rust-dataflow/sink/src/main.rs b/examples/rust-dataflow/sink/src/main.rs
index 59f631f0..57e1f026 100644
--- a/examples/rust-dataflow/sink/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/rust-dataflow/sink/src/main.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
                 }
                 other => eprintln!("Ignoring unexpected input `{other}`"),
             },
+            NodeEvent::InputClosed { id } => {
+                println!("Input `{id}` was closed -> exiting");
+                break;
+            }
+            other => eprintln!("Received unexpected input: {other:?}"),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/core/src/daemon_messages.rs b/libraries/core/src/daemon_messages.rs
index a0494535..e0021b88 100644
--- a/libraries/core/src/daemon_messages.rs
+++ b/libraries/core/src/daemon_messages.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pub enum ControlReply {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
+#[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum NodeEvent {
     Stop,
     Input {
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@ pub enum NodeEvent {
         metadata: Metadata<'static>,
         data: Option<InputData>,
     },
+    InputClosed {
+        id: DataId,
+    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]