diff --git a/core/utils/thread_control.go b/core/utils/thread_control.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f7fff42496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/utils/thread_control.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+var _ ThreadControl = &threadControl{}
+
+// ThreadControl is a helper for managing a group of goroutines.
+type ThreadControl interface {
+	// Go starts a goroutine and tracks the lifetime of the goroutine.
+	Go(fn func(context.Context))
+	// Close cancels the goroutines and waits for all of them to exit.
+	Close()
+}
+
+func NewThreadControl() *threadControl {
+	tc := &threadControl{
+		stop: make(chan struct{}),
+	}
+
+	return tc
+}
+
+type threadControl struct {
+	threadsWG sync.WaitGroup
+	stop      StopChan
+}
+
+func (tc *threadControl) Go(fn func(context.Context)) {
+	tc.threadsWG.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer tc.threadsWG.Done()
+		ctx, cancel := tc.stop.NewCtx()
+		defer cancel()
+		fn(ctx)
+	}()
+}
+
+func (tc *threadControl) Close() {
+	close(tc.stop)
+	tc.threadsWG.Wait()
+}
diff --git a/core/utils/thread_control_test.go b/core/utils/thread_control_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9001ca7241c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/utils/thread_control_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestThreadControl_Close(t *testing.T) {
+	n := 10
+	tc := NewThreadControl()
+
+	finished := atomic.Int32{}
+
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		tc.Go(func(ctx context.Context) {
+			<-ctx.Done()
+			finished.Add(1)
+		})
+	}
+
+	tc.Close()
+
+	require.Equal(t, int32(n), finished.Load())
+}