diff --git a/src/plugins/lua/bindings/project.cpp b/src/plugins/lua/bindings/project.cpp
index 22cc904ea50..e140ca92790 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lua/bindings/project.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/lua/bindings/project.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,26 @@ void setupProjectModule()
                 }
             };
 
+        result["stopRunConfigurationsByName"] =
+            [](const QString &displayName, const std::optional<bool> &force) -> int {
+                const auto runControls = ProjectExplorerPlugin::instance()->allRunControls();
+
+                int stoppedCount = 0;
+                for (const auto rc : runControls) {
+                    if (rc && rc->displayName() == displayName) {
+                        stoppedCount++;
+
+                        if (force.has_value() && force.value()) {
+                            rc->forceStop();
+                        } else {
+                            rc->initiateStop();
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                return stoppedCount;
+            };
+
         result["RunMode"] = lua.create_table_with(
             "Normal", Constants::NORMAL_RUN_MODE, "Debug", Constants::DEBUG_RUN_MODE);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/lua/meta/project.lua b/src/plugins/lua/meta/project.lua
index 7a90c67c154..37f5881c447 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lua/meta/project.lua
+++ b/src/plugins/lua/meta/project.lua
@@ -50,4 +50,10 @@ function project.canRunStartupProject(runMode) end
 ---@param displayName? string Override the run configuration display name with the provided name.
 function project.runStartupProject(runnable, displayName) end
 
+---Stops any configuration with display names equal to the provided name.
+---@param displayName string The name for projects to stop.
+---@param force? boolean Whether to close project forcefully (false assumeed if not provided).
+---@return int Number of stopped configurations.
+function project.stopRunConfigurationsByName(displayName, force) end
+
 return project