diff --git a/lib/core/processes/processManager.js b/lib/core/processes/processManager.js
index 2fa52af0e..9bc9a8d05 100644
--- a/lib/core/processes/processManager.js
+++ b/lib/core/processes/processManager.js
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 
+const ProcessState = {
+  Unstarted: 'unstarted',
+  Starting: 'starting',
+  Running: 'running',
+  Stopping: 'stopping',
+}
+
 class ProcessManager {
   constructor(options) {
     this.logger = options.logger;
@@ -29,22 +36,48 @@ class ProcessManager {
   _registerEvents() {
     const self = this;
     self.events.setCommandHandler('processes:register', (name, cb) => {
+
+      let launchFn, stopFn;
+
+      if (typeof cb === 'object') {
+        launchFn = cb.launchFn;
+        stopFn = cb.stopFn;
+      }
+
       this.processes[name] = {
-        state: 'unstarted',
-        cb: cb
+        name: name,
+        state: ProcessState.Unstarted,
+        cb: launchFn || cb,
+        stopFn: stopFn || function noop () {}
       };
     });
 
     self.events.setCommandHandler('processes:launch', (name, cb) => {
+      cb = cb || function noop() {};
       let process = self.processes[name];
-      if (process.state !== 'unstarted') {
+      if (process.state !== ProcessState.Unstarted) {
         return cb();
       }
-      process.state = 'starting';
+      process.state = ProcessState.Starting;
       process.cb.apply(process.cb, [
-        () => {
-          process.state = 'running';
-          cb();
+        (...args) => {
+          process.state = ProcessState.Running;
+          cb.apply(cb, args);
+        }
+      ]);
+    });
+
+    self.events.setCommandHandler('processes:stop', (name, cb) => {
+      let process = self.processes[name];
+      cb = cb || function noop() {};
+      if (process.state !== ProcessState.Running) {
+        return cb();
+      }
+      process.state = ProcessState.Stopping;
+      process.stopFn.apply(process.stopFn, [
+        (...args) => {
+          process.state = ProcessState.Unstarted;
+          cb.apply(cb, args);
         }
       ]);
     });