diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 0790e8a47f..f267cdc461 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -121,9 +121,27 @@ func New(conf *Config) (*Node, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// Close releases resources acquired in Node constructor New.
+// Close stops the Node and releases resources acquired in
+// Node constructor New.
 func (n *Node) Close() error {
-	return n.accman.Close()
+	var errs []error
+
+	// Terminate all subsystems and collect any errors
+	if err := n.Stop(); err != nil && err != ErrNodeStopped {
+		errs = append(errs, err)
+	}
+	if err := n.accman.Close(); err != nil {
+		errs = append(errs, err)
+	}
+	// Report any errors that might have occurred
+	switch len(errs) {
+	case 0:
+		return nil
+	case 1:
+		return errs[0]
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("%v", errs)
+	}
 }
 
 // Register injects a new service into the node's stack. The service created by