diff --git a/src/asphalt/core/_concurrent.py b/src/asphalt/core/_concurrent.py
index 96495692..d08f17b9 100644
--- a/src/asphalt/core/_concurrent.py
+++ b/src/asphalt/core/_concurrent.py
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 else:
     from typing_extensions import TypeAlias
 
+if sys.version_info < (3, 11):
+    from exceptiongroup import ExceptionGroup
+
 T_Retval = TypeVar("T_Retval")
 TeardownAction: TypeAlias = Union[Callable[[], Any], Literal["cancel"], None]
 ExceptionHandler: TypeAlias = Callable[[Exception], bool]
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ class TaskFactory:
     exception_handler: ExceptionHandler | None = None
     _finished_event: Event = field(init=False, default_factory=Event)
     _task_group: TaskGroup = field(init=False)
+    _sub_task_group: TaskGroup = field(init=False)
 
     async def start_task(
         self,
@@ -128,7 +132,7 @@ async def start_task(
 
         """
         task_handle = TaskHandle(name=name or callable_name(func))
-        task_handle.start_value = await self._task_group.start(
+        task_handle.start_value = await self._sub_task_group.start(
             _run_background_task,
             func,
             task_handle,
@@ -155,7 +159,7 @@ def start_task_soon(
 
         """
         task_handle = TaskHandle(name=name or callable_name(func))
-        self._task_group.start_soon(
+        self._sub_task_group.start_soon(
             _run_background_task,
             func,
             task_handle,
@@ -164,14 +168,38 @@ def start_task_soon(
         )
         return task_handle
 
+    def cancel_all_tasks(self) -> None:
+        """Schedule all currently running tasks to be cancelled."""
+        self._sub_task_group.cancel_scope.cancel()
+        self._task_group.start_soon(self._start)
+
+    async def wait_all_tasks_finished(self) -> None:
+        """Wait until all currently running tasks are finished."""
+        self._finished_event.set()
+        self._finished_event = Event()
+        await self._task_group.start(self._start)
+
     async def _run(
         self, ctx: Context, resource_name: str, *, task_status: TaskStatus[None]
     ) -> None:
-        async with create_task_group() as self._task_group:
-            ctx.add_resource(self, resource_name)
+        try:
+            async with create_task_group() as self._task_group:
+                ctx.add_resource(self, resource_name)
+                task_status.started()
+                await self._start()
+        except ExceptionGroup as excgrp:
+            raise excgrp.exceptions[0]
+
+    async def _start(
+        self, *, task_status: TaskStatus[None] = TASK_STATUS_IGNORED
+    ) -> None:
+        async with create_task_group() as self._sub_task_group:
             task_status.started()
             await self._finished_event.wait()
 
+    def _stop(self) -> None:
+        self._finished_event.set()
+
 
 async def start_service_task(
     func: Callable[..., Coroutine[Any, Any, T_Retval]],
@@ -285,6 +313,6 @@ async def start_background_task_factory(
     await start_service_task(
         partial(factory._run, current_context(), resource_name),
         f"Background task factory ({resource_name})",
-        teardown_action=factory._finished_event.set,
+        teardown_action=factory._stop,
     )
     return factory
diff --git a/tests/test_concurrent.py b/tests/test_concurrent.py
index 30e5ceac..b9c5a37d 100644
--- a/tests/test_concurrent.py
+++ b/tests/test_concurrent.py
@@ -149,6 +149,36 @@ async def taskfunc() -> str:
 
         assert handle.name == expected_name
 
+    async def test_cancel_all_tasks(self) -> None:
+        async def taskfunc(task_status: TaskStatus[None]) -> None:
+            task_status.started()
+            await sleep(1)
+            raise RuntimeError("this exception should not be raised")
+
+        async with Context():
+            factory = await start_background_task_factory()
+            await factory.start_task(taskfunc)
+            await factory.start_task(taskfunc)
+            factory.cancel_all_tasks()
+
+    async def test_wait_all_tasks_finished(self) -> None:
+        return_values = []
+
+        async def taskfunc(task_status: TaskStatus[None]) -> None:
+            task_status.started()
+            return_values.append("returnvalue")
+
+        async with Context():
+            factory = await start_background_task_factory()
+            await factory.start_task(taskfunc)
+            await factory.start_task(taskfunc)
+            await factory.wait_all_tasks_finished()
+            assert return_values == 2 * ["returnvalue"]
+            return_values.clear()
+            await factory.start_task(taskfunc)
+            await factory.wait_all_tasks_finished()
+            assert return_values == ["returnvalue"]
+
 
 class TestServiceTask:
     async def test_bad_teardown_action(self, caplog: LogCaptureFixture) -> None: