diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/index.tsx
index d69e068bdea3ad..7598141bdea659 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/index.tsx
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ import { appStoreFactory } from './store';
 export function renderApp(coreStart: CoreStart, { appBasePath, element }: AppMountParameters) {
   coreStart.http.get('/api/endpoint/hello-world');
 
-  const store = appStoreFactory(coreStart);
+  const [store, stopSagas] = appStoreFactory(coreStart);
 
   ReactDOM.render(<AppRoot basename={appBasePath} store={store} />, element);
 
   return () => {
     ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode(element);
+    stopSagas();
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/lib/saga.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/lib/saga.test.ts
index 0387eac0e7c7fa..91841f75c24fec 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/lib/saga.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/lib/saga.test.ts
@@ -3,18 +3,21 @@
  * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
-import { createSagaMiddleware, SagaContext } from './index';
-import { applyMiddleware, createStore, Reducer } from 'redux';
+
+import { createSagaMiddleware, SagaContext, SagaMiddleware } from './index';
+import { applyMiddleware, createStore, Reducer, Store } from 'redux';
 
 describe('saga', () => {
   const INCREMENT_COUNTER = 'INCREMENT';
   const DELAYED_INCREMENT_COUNTER = 'DELAYED INCREMENT COUNTER';
   const STOP_SAGA_PROCESSING = 'BREAK ASYNC ITERATOR';
 
-  const sleep = (ms = 1000) => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+  const sleep = (ms = 10) => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
+  let store: Store;
   let reducerA: Reducer;
   let sideAffect: (a: unknown, s: unknown) => void;
   let sagaExe: (sagaContext: SagaContext) => Promise<void>;
+  let sagaExeReduxMiddleware: SagaMiddleware;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     reducerA = jest.fn((prevState = { count: 0 }, { type }) => {
@@ -47,53 +50,63 @@ describe('saga', () => {
         }
       }
     });
+
+    sagaExeReduxMiddleware = createSagaMiddleware(sagaExe);
+    store = createStore(reducerA, applyMiddleware(sagaExeReduxMiddleware));
   });
 
-  test('it returns Redux Middleware from createSagaMiddleware()', () => {
-    const sagaMiddleware = createSagaMiddleware(async () => {});
-    expect(sagaMiddleware).toBeInstanceOf(Function);
+  afterEach(() => {
+    sagaExeReduxMiddleware.stop();
   });
+
   test('it does nothing if saga is not started', () => {
-    const store = createStore(reducerA, applyMiddleware(createSagaMiddleware(sagaExe)));
-    expect(store.getState().count).toEqual(0);
-    expect(reducerA).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(sagaExe).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(sideAffect).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(store.getState()).toEqual({ count: 0 });
+    expect(sagaExe).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
-  test('it updates store once running', async () => {
-    const sagaMiddleware = createSagaMiddleware(sagaExe);
-    const store = createStore(reducerA, applyMiddleware(sagaMiddleware));
 
+  test('it can dispatch store actions once running', async () => {
+    sagaExeReduxMiddleware.start();
     expect(store.getState()).toEqual({ count: 0 });
     expect(sagaExe).toHaveBeenCalled();
 
     store.dispatch({ type: DELAYED_INCREMENT_COUNTER });
     expect(store.getState()).toEqual({ count: 0 });
 
-    await sleep(100);
+    await sleep();
 
     expect(sideAffect).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(store.getState()).toEqual({ count: 1 });
   });
-  test('it stops processing if break out of loop', async () => {
-    const sagaMiddleware = createSagaMiddleware(sagaExe);
-    const store = createStore(reducerA, applyMiddleware(sagaMiddleware));
 
+  test('it stops processing if break out of loop', async () => {
+    sagaExeReduxMiddleware.start();
     store.dispatch({ type: DELAYED_INCREMENT_COUNTER });
-    await sleep(100);
+    await sleep();
 
     expect(store.getState()).toEqual({ count: 1 });
     expect(sideAffect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 
     store.dispatch({ type: STOP_SAGA_PROCESSING });
-    await sleep(100);
+    await sleep();
+
+    store.dispatch({ type: DELAYED_INCREMENT_COUNTER });
+    await sleep();
+
+    expect(store.getState()).toEqual({ count: 1 });
+    expect(sideAffect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
+  test('it stops saga middleware when stop() is called', async () => {
+    sagaExeReduxMiddleware.start();
+    store.dispatch({ type: DELAYED_INCREMENT_COUNTER });
+    await sleep();
 
     expect(store.getState()).toEqual({ count: 1 });
     expect(sideAffect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 
+    sagaExeReduxMiddleware.stop();
+
     store.dispatch({ type: DELAYED_INCREMENT_COUNTER });
-    await sleep(100);
+    await sleep();
 
     expect(store.getState()).toEqual({ count: 1 });
     expect(sideAffect).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/lib/saga.ts b/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/lib/saga.ts
index b93360ec6b5aa7..bca6aa6563fe52 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/lib/saga.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/lib/saga.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,20 @@ export interface SagaContext<TAction extends AnyAction = AnyAction> {
   dispatch: Dispatch<TAction>;
 }
 
+export interface SagaMiddleware extends Middleware {
+  /**
+   * Start the saga. Should be called after the `store` has been created
+   */
+  start: () => void;
+
+  /**
+   * Stop the saga by exiting the internal generator `for await...of` loop.
+   */
+  stop: () => void;
+}
+
 const noop = () => {};
+const STOP = Symbol('STOP');
 
 /**
  * Creates Saga Middleware for use with Redux.
@@ -43,7 +56,7 @@ const noop = () => {};
  * @param {Saga} saga The `saga` should initialize a long-running `for await...of` loop against
  * the return value of the `actionsAndState()` method provided by the `SagaContext`.
  *
- * @return {Middleware}
+ * @return {SagaMiddleware}
  *
  * @example
  *
@@ -64,22 +77,31 @@ const noop = () => {};
  * //....
  * const store = createStore(reducers, [ endpointsSagaMiddleware ]);
  */
-export function createSagaMiddleware(saga: Saga): Middleware {
+export function createSagaMiddleware(saga: Saga): SagaMiddleware {
   const iteratorInstances = new Set<IteratorInstance>();
   let runSaga: () => void = noop;
+  let stopSaga: () => void = noop;
+  let runningPromise: Promise<symbol>;
 
   async function* getActionsAndStateIterator(): StoreActionsAndState {
     const instance: IteratorInstance = { queue: [], nextResolve: null };
     iteratorInstances.add(instance);
+
     try {
       while (true) {
-        yield await nextActionAndState();
+        const actionAndState = await Promise.race([nextActionAndState(), runningPromise]);
+
+        if (actionAndState === STOP) {
+          break;
+        }
+
+        yield actionAndState as QueuedAction;
       }
     } finally {
       // If the consumer stops consuming this (e.g. `break` or `return` is called in the `for await`
       // then this `finally` block will run and unregister this instance and reset `runSaga`
       iteratorInstances.delete(instance);
-      runSaga = noop;
+      runSaga = stopSaga = noop;
     }
 
     function nextActionAndState() {
@@ -109,7 +131,6 @@ export function createSagaMiddleware(saga: Saga): Middleware {
         actionsAndState: getActionsAndStateIterator,
         dispatch,
       });
-      runSaga();
     }
     return (next: Dispatch<AnyAction>) => (action: AnyAction) => {
       // Call the next dispatch method in the middleware chain.
@@ -125,5 +146,14 @@ export function createSagaMiddleware(saga: Saga): Middleware {
     };
   }
 
+  middleware.start = () => {
+    runningPromise = new Promise(resolve => (stopSaga = () => resolve(STOP)));
+    runSaga();
+  };
+
+  middleware.stop = () => {
+    stopSaga();
+  };
+
   return middleware;
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/store/endpoint_list/saga.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/store/endpoint_list/saga.test.ts
index 92bf3b7fd92dd8..6bf946873e1797 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/store/endpoint_list/saga.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/store/endpoint_list/saga.test.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ describe('endpoint list saga', () => {
   let fakeHttpServices: jest.Mocked<HttpSetup>;
   let store: Store<EndpointListState>;
   let dispatch: Dispatch<EndpointListAction>;
+  let stopSagas: () => void;
 
   // TODO: consolidate the below ++ helpers in `index.test.ts` into a `test_helpers.ts`??
   const generateEndpoint = (): EndpointData => {
@@ -89,13 +90,19 @@ describe('endpoint list saga', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     fakeCoreStart = coreMock.createStart({ basePath: '/mock' });
     fakeHttpServices = fakeCoreStart.http as jest.Mocked<HttpSetup>;
-    store = createStore(
-      endpointListReducer,
-      applyMiddleware(createSagaMiddleware(endpointListSagaFactory()))
-    );
+
+    const sagaMiddleware = createSagaMiddleware(endpointListSagaFactory());
+    store = createStore(endpointListReducer, applyMiddleware(sagaMiddleware));
+
+    sagaMiddleware.start();
+    stopSagas = sagaMiddleware.stop;
     dispatch = store.dispatch;
   });
 
+  afterEach(() => {
+    stopSagas();
+  });
+
   test('it handles `userEnteredEndpointListPage`', async () => {
     const apiResponse = getEndpointListApiResponse();
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/store/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/store/index.ts
index d0dc002031ce2f..bfa1385b9f0ac0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/store/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/endpoint/public/applications/endpoint/store/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import { createStore, compose, applyMiddleware } from 'redux';
+import { createStore, compose, applyMiddleware, Store } from 'redux';
 import { CoreStart } from 'kibana/public';
 import { appSagaFactory } from './saga';
 import { appReducer } from './reducer';
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ const composeWithReduxDevTools = (window as any).__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION_COMP
   ? (window as any).__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION_COMPOSE__({ name: 'EndpointApp' })
   : compose;
 
-export const appStoreFactory = (coreStart: CoreStart) => {
+export const appStoreFactory = (coreStart: CoreStart): [Store, () => void] => {
+  const sagaReduxMiddleware = appSagaFactory(coreStart);
   const store = createStore(
     appReducer,
-    composeWithReduxDevTools(applyMiddleware(appSagaFactory(coreStart)))
+    composeWithReduxDevTools(applyMiddleware(sagaReduxMiddleware))
   );
-  return store;
+
+  sagaReduxMiddleware.start();
+  return [store, sagaReduxMiddleware.stop];
 };