diff --git a/arroyo/processing/processor.py b/arroyo/processing/processor.py
index ba87c9ab..0fe77a1c 100644
--- a/arroyo/processing/processor.py
+++ b/arroyo/processing/processor.py
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ def run(self) -> None:
 
             logger.info("Closing %r...", self.__consumer)
             self.__consumer.close()
+            self.__processor_factory.shutdown()
             logger.info("Processor terminated")
             raise
 
@@ -446,6 +447,7 @@ def _shutdown(self) -> None:
         logger.info("Stopping consumer")
         self.__metrics_buffer.flush()
         self.__consumer.close()
+        self.__processor_factory.shutdown()
         logger.info("Stopped")
 
         # if there was an active processing strategy, it should be shut down
diff --git a/arroyo/processing/strategies/abstract.py b/arroyo/processing/strategies/abstract.py
index 33064e5f..6008809a 100644
--- a/arroyo/processing/strategies/abstract.py
+++ b/arroyo/processing/strategies/abstract.py
@@ -118,3 +118,11 @@ def create_with_partitions(
         :param partitions: A mapping of a ``Partition`` to it's most recent offset.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def shutdown(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Custom code to execute when the ``StreamProcessor`` shuts down entirely.
+
+        Note that this code will also be executed on crashes of the strategy.
+        """
+        pass
diff --git a/tests/processing/test_processor.py b/tests/processing/test_processor.py
index eb509235..d5c57ebe 100644
--- a/tests/processing/test_processor.py
+++ b/tests/processing/test_processor.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+import time
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from typing import Any, Mapping, Optional, Sequence, cast
 from unittest import mock
-import time
 
-import pytest
 import py.path
+import pytest
 
 from arroyo.backends.local.backend import LocalBroker
 from arroyo.backends.local.storages.abstract import MessageStorage
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ def test_stream_processor_lifecycle() -> None:
     with pytest.raises(InvalidStateError):
         processor._run_once()
 
-    with assert_changes(lambda: int(consumer.close.call_count), 0, 1):
+    with assert_changes(lambda: int(consumer.close.call_count), 0, 1), assert_changes(
+        lambda: int(factory.shutdown.call_count), 0, 1
+    ):
         processor._shutdown()
 
     assert list((type(call), call.name) for call in metrics.calls) == [
@@ -564,12 +566,14 @@ def test_healthcheck(tmpdir: py.path.local) -> None:
     strategy.submit.side_effect = InvalidMessage(partition, 1)
     factory = mock.Mock()
     factory.create_with_partitions.return_value = Healthcheck(
-        healthcheck_file=str(tmpdir.join("health.txt")),
-        next_step=strategy
+        healthcheck_file=str(tmpdir.join("health.txt")), next_step=strategy
     )
 
     processor: StreamProcessor[int] = StreamProcessor(
-        consumer, topic, factory, IMMEDIATE,
+        consumer,
+        topic,
+        factory,
+        IMMEDIATE,
     )
 
     # Assignment