diff --git a/libs/framework/gtest/src/ScheduledEventTestSuite.cc b/libs/framework/gtest/src/ScheduledEventTestSuite.cc
index 9edbbb282..f2dd53f55 100644
--- a/libs/framework/gtest/src/ScheduledEventTestSuite.cc
+++ b/libs/framework/gtest/src/ScheduledEventTestSuite.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "celix/FrameworkFactory.h"
 #include "celix_bundle_context.h"
+#include "celix_framework.h"
 #include "celix_scheduled_event.h"
 
 class ScheduledEventTestSuite : public ::testing::Test {
@@ -761,3 +762,25 @@ TEST_F(ScheduledEventTestSuite, ScheduledEventTimeoutLogTest) {
     EXPECT_GE(logCount.load(), 2);
 }
 #endif
+
+TEST_F(ScheduledEventTestSuite, ScheduledEventForInvactiveFramework) {
+    // Given a framework that is stopped
+    celix_framework_stopBundle(fw->getCFramework(), CELIX_FRAMEWORK_BUNDLE_ID);
+    celix_framework_waitForStop(fw->getCFramework());
+    // When a scheduled event is added
+    std::atomic<int> count{0};
+    auto callback = [](void* data) {
+        auto* count = static_cast<std::atomic<int>*>(data);
+        count->fetch_add(1);
+    };
+
+    celix_scheduled_event_options_t opts{};
+    opts.initialDelayInSeconds = 0.01;
+    opts.callbackData = &count;
+    opts.callback = callback;
+    long eventId = celix_bundleContext_scheduleEvent(fw->getFrameworkBundleContext()->getCBundleContext(), &opts);
+    EXPECT_LT(eventId, 0);
+
+    // Then the event is not added
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, count.load());
+}
diff --git a/libs/framework/src/framework.c b/libs/framework/src/framework.c
index 0b317c91a..4706a4ae6 100644
--- a/libs/framework/src/framework.c
+++ b/libs/framework/src/framework.c
@@ -2583,8 +2583,13 @@ long celix_framework_scheduleEvent(celix_framework_t* fw,
     celix_bundleEntry_decreaseUseCount(bndEntry);
 
     celixThreadMutex_lock(&fw->dispatcher.mutex);
-    celix_longHashMap_put(fw->dispatcher.scheduledEvents, id, event);
-    celixThreadCondition_broadcast(&fw->dispatcher.cond); //notify dispatcher thread for newly added scheduled event
+    if (fw->dispatcher.active) {
+        celix_longHashMap_put(fw->dispatcher.scheduledEvents, id, event);
+        celixThreadCondition_broadcast(&fw->dispatcher.cond); //notify dispatcher thread for newly added scheduled event
+    } else {
+        celix_scheduledEvent_release(event);
+        id = -1L;
+    }
     celixThreadMutex_unlock(&fw->dispatcher.mutex);
 
     return id;