diff --git a/server/jetstream_cluster_3_test.go b/server/jetstream_cluster_3_test.go
index 6700e678..db90a57a 100644
--- a/server/jetstream_cluster_3_test.go
+++ b/server/jetstream_cluster_3_test.go
@@ -3849,3 +3849,37 @@ func TestJetStreamClusterHealthzCheckForStoppedAssets(t *testing.T) {
 		return nil
 	})
 }
+
+// Make sure that stopping a stream shutdowns down it's raft node.
+func TestJetStreamClusterStreamNodeShutdownBugOnStop(t *testing.T) {
+	c := createJetStreamClusterExplicit(t, "NATS", 3)
+	defer c.shutdown()
+
+	nc, js := jsClientConnect(t, c.randomServer())
+	defer nc.Close()
+
+	_, err := js.AddStream(&nats.StreamConfig{
+		Name:     "TEST",
+		Subjects: []string{"*"},
+		Replicas: 3,
+	})
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		sendStreamMsg(t, nc, "foo", "HELLO")
+	}
+
+	s := c.randomServer()
+	numNodesStart := s.numRaftNodes()
+	mset, err := s.GlobalAccount().lookupStream("TEST")
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+	node := mset.raftNode()
+	require_NotNil(t, node)
+	node.InstallSnapshot(mset.stateSnapshot())
+	// Stop the stream
+	mset.stop(false, false)
+
+	if numNodes := s.numRaftNodes(); numNodes != numNodesStart-1 {
+		t.Fatalf("RAFT nodes after stream stop incorrect: %d vs %d", numNodesStart, numNodes)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/stream.go b/server/stream.go
index 9d3e2000..46981340 100644
--- a/server/stream.go
+++ b/server/stream.go
@@ -4548,9 +4548,11 @@ func (mset *stream) stop(deleteFlag, advisory bool) error {
 		if deleteFlag {
 			n.Delete()
 			sa = mset.sa
-		} else if n.NeedSnapshot() {
-			// Attempt snapshot on clean exit.
-			n.InstallSnapshot(mset.stateSnapshotLocked())
+		} else {
+			if n.NeedSnapshot() {
+				// Attempt snapshot on clean exit.
+				n.InstallSnapshot(mset.stateSnapshotLocked())
+			}
 			n.Stop()
 		}
 	}
@@ -4642,23 +4644,23 @@ func (mset *stream) stop(deleteFlag, advisory bool) error {
 		sysc.closeConnection(ClientClosed)
 	}
 
-	if store == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	if deleteFlag {
-		if err := store.Delete(); err != nil {
-			return err
+		if store != nil {
+			if err := store.Delete(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
+		// Release any resources.
 		js.releaseStreamResources(&mset.cfg)
-
 		// cleanup directories after the stream
 		accDir := filepath.Join(js.config.StoreDir, accName)
 		// no op if not empty
 		os.Remove(filepath.Join(accDir, streamsDir))
 		os.Remove(accDir)
-	} else if err := store.Stop(); err != nil {
-		return err
+	} else if store != nil {
+		if err := store.Stop(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil