diff --git a/ci-scripts/cls_containerize.py b/ci-scripts/cls_containerize.py
index 367bb47eb5..c94b0c8dfb 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/cls_containerize.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/cls_containerize.py
@@ -758,6 +758,35 @@ class Containerize():
 			logging.error('\u001B[1m Deploying objects Failed\u001B[0m')
 		return deployed
 
+	def StopObject(self, ctx, node, HTML):
+		lSourcePath = self.eNBSourceCodePath
+		if not self.services:
+			raise ValueError(f'no services provided')
+		logging.info(f'\u001B[1m Stopping objects "{self.services}" from server: {node}\u001B[0m')
+		reqServices = self.services.split()
+		yaml = self.yamlPath.strip('/')
+		wd = f'{lSourcePath}/{yaml}'
+		wd_yaml = f'{wd}/docker-compose.y*ml'
+		with cls_cmd.getConnection(node) as ssh:
+			ExistEnvFilePrint(ssh, wd)
+			services = GetDeployedServices(ssh, wd_yaml)
+			success = []
+			fail = []
+			for s in reqServices:
+				if s in services:
+					ssh.run(f'docker compose -f {wd_yaml} stop -- {s}')
+					success.append(s)
+				else:
+					logging.error(f"no such service {s}")
+					fail.append(s)
+		if success == reqServices:
+			logging.info('\u001B[1m Stopping object Pass\u001B[0m')
+			HTML.CreateHtmlTestRowQueue(self.services, 'OK', [f'Stopped {self.services}'])
+		else:
+			logging.error('\u001B[1m Stopping object Failed\u001B[0m')
+			HTML.CreateHtmlTestRowQueue(self.services, 'KO', [f'Failed stopping {" ".join(fail)}, succeeded {" ".join(success)}'])
+		return success
+
 	def UndeployObject(self, ctx, node, HTML, RAN):
 		lSourcePath = self.eNBSourceCodePath
 		logging.info(f'\u001B[1m Undeploying all objects from server {node}\u001B[0m')
diff --git a/ci-scripts/main.py b/ci-scripts/main.py
index 2428df83af..8aadad76bb 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/main.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/main.py
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ def ExecuteActionWithParam(action, ctx, node):
 		core_op = getattr(cls_oaicitest.OaiCiTest, action)
 		success = core_op(cn_id, ctx, HTML)
 
-	elif action == 'Deploy_Object' or action == 'Undeploy_Object' or action == "Create_Workspace":
+	elif action == 'Deploy_Object' or action == 'Undeploy_Object' or action == "Create_Workspace" or action == "Stop_Object":
 		CONTAINERS.yamlPath = test.findtext('yaml_path')
 		string_field=test.findtext('d_retx_th')
 		if (string_field is not None):
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ def ExecuteActionWithParam(action, ctx, node):
 		CONTAINERS.deploymentTag = cls_containerize.CreateTag(CONTAINERS.ranCommitID, CONTAINERS.ranBranch, CONTAINERS.ranAllowMerge)
 		if action == 'Deploy_Object':
 			success = CONTAINERS.DeployObject(ctx, node, HTML)
+		elif action == 'Stop_Object':
+			success = CONTAINERS.StopObject(ctx, node, HTML)
 		elif action == 'Undeploy_Object':
 			success = CONTAINERS.UndeployObject(ctx, node, HTML, RAN)
 		elif action == 'Create_Workspace':
diff --git a/ci-scripts/tests/deployment.py b/ci-scripts/tests/deployment.py
index e7efc707bf..10bd2c843f 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/tests/deployment.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/tests/deployment.py
@@ -60,6 +60,33 @@ class TestDeploymentMethods(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.assertTrue(deploy)
 		self.assertTrue(undeploy)
 
+	def test_stop_services(self):
+		self.cont.yamlPath = 'tests/simple-undep/'
+		self.cont.deploymentTag = "noble"
+		# should deploy both testA and testB
+		deploy = self.cont.DeployObject(self.ctx, self.node, self.html)
+		# should fail (no such service)
+		self.cont.services = "testC"
+		stopC = self.cont.StopObject(self.ctx, self.node, self.html)
+		# should stop testA
+		self.cont.services = "testA"
+		stopA = self.cont.StopObject(self.ctx, self.node, self.html)
+		# should (re-)stop testA (no-op)
+		self.cont.services = "testA"
+		stopA2 = self.cont.StopObject(self.ctx, self.node, self.html)
+		# should deploy testB
+		self.cont.services = "testB"
+		stopB = self.cont.StopObject(self.ctx, self.node, self.html)
+		# should not undeploy anything (everything already stopped)
+		self.cont.services = None
+		undeployAll = self.cont.UndeployObject(self.ctx, self.node, self.html, self.ran)
+		self.assertTrue(deploy)
+		self.assertFalse(stopC)
+		self.assertTrue(stopA)
+		self.assertTrue(stopA2)
+		self.assertTrue(stopB)
+		self.assertTrue(undeployAll)
+
 	def test_deployfails(self):
 		# fails reliably
 		old = self.cont.yamlPath
diff --git a/ci-scripts/tests/simple-undep/docker-compose.yml b/ci-scripts/tests/simple-undep/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f88826a9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-scripts/tests/simple-undep/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+services:
+  testA:
+    image: ubuntu:${TAG:-jammy}
+    container_name: test_container_A
+    cap_drop:
+      - ALL
+    entrypoint: /bin/bash -c "sleep infinity"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: /bin/bash -c "true"
+      interval: 1s
+      timeout: 1s
+      retries: 1
+  testB:
+    image: ubuntu:${TAG:-jammy}
+    container_name: test_container_B
+    cap_drop:
+      - ALL
+    entrypoint: /bin/bash -c "sleep infinity"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: /bin/bash -c "true"
+      interval: 1s
+      timeout: 1s
+      retries: 1
diff --git a/ci-scripts/xml_class_list.yml b/ci-scripts/xml_class_list.yml
index 615454bbea..a20b78fc99 100755
--- a/ci-scripts/xml_class_list.yml
+++ b/ci-scripts/xml_class_list.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   - Build_Image
   - Build_Run_Tests
   - Deploy_Object
+  - Stop_Object
   - Undeploy_Object
   - Cppcheck_Analysis
   - Deploy_Run_OC_PhySim