diff --git a/job.go b/job.go
index 700a0b6..85a1857 100644
--- a/job.go
+++ b/job.go
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ import (
 // internalJob stores the information needed by the scheduler
 // to manage scheduling, starting and stopping the job
 type internalJob struct {
-	ctx    context.Context
-	cancel context.CancelFunc
-	id     uuid.UUID
-	name   string
-	tags   []string
+	ctx       context.Context
+	parentCtx context.Context
+	cancel    context.CancelFunc
+	id        uuid.UUID
+	name      string
+	tags      []string
 	jobSchedule
 
 	// as some jobs may queue up, it's possible to
@@ -703,6 +704,14 @@ func WithIdentifier(id uuid.UUID) JobOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithContext sets the parent context for the job
+func WithContext(ctx context.Context) JobOption {
+	return func(j *internalJob, _ time.Time) error {
+		j.parentCtx = ctx
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 // -----------------------------------------------
 // -----------------------------------------------
 // ------------- Job Event Listeners -------------
diff --git a/scheduler.go b/scheduler.go
index 825323e..8789f50 100644
--- a/scheduler.go
+++ b/scheduler.go
@@ -648,8 +648,6 @@ func (s *scheduler) addOrUpdateJob(id uuid.UUID, definition JobDefinition, taskW
 		j.id = id
 	}
 
-	j.ctx, j.cancel = context.WithCancel(s.shutdownCtx)
-
 	if taskWrapper == nil {
 		return nil, ErrNewJobTaskNil
 	}
@@ -664,10 +662,6 @@ func (s *scheduler) addOrUpdateJob(id uuid.UUID, definition JobDefinition, taskW
 		return nil, ErrNewJobTaskNotFunc
 	}
 
-	if err := s.verifyParameterType(taskFunc, tsk); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	j.name = runtime.FuncForPC(taskFunc.Pointer()).Name()
 	j.function = tsk.function
 	j.parameters = tsk.parameters
@@ -686,6 +680,28 @@ func (s *scheduler) addOrUpdateJob(id uuid.UUID, definition JobDefinition, taskW
 		}
 	}
 
+	if j.parentCtx == nil {
+		j.parentCtx = s.shutdownCtx
+	}
+	j.ctx, j.cancel = context.WithCancel(j.parentCtx)
+
+	if !taskFunc.IsZero() && taskFunc.Type().NumIn() > 0 {
+		// if the first parameter is a context.Context and params have no context.Context, add current ctx to the params
+		if taskFunc.Type().In(0) == reflect.TypeOf((*context.Context)(nil)).Elem() {
+			if len(tsk.parameters) == 0 {
+				tsk.parameters = []any{j.ctx}
+				j.parameters = []any{j.ctx}
+			} else if _, ok := tsk.parameters[0].(context.Context); !ok {
+				tsk.parameters = append([]any{j.ctx}, tsk.parameters...)
+				j.parameters = append([]any{j.ctx}, j.parameters...)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := s.verifyParameterType(taskFunc, tsk); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	if err := definition.setup(&j, s.location, s.exec.clock.Now()); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/scheduler_test.go b/scheduler_test.go
index 8d46d31..3c47472 100644
--- a/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/scheduler_test.go
@@ -361,6 +361,41 @@ func TestScheduler_StopTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestScheduler_StopLongRunningJobs(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("start, run job, stop jobs before job is completed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		s := newTestScheduler(t,
+			WithStopTimeout(50*time.Millisecond),
+		)
+
+		_, err := s.NewJob(
+			DurationJob(
+				50*time.Millisecond,
+			),
+			NewTask(
+				func(ctx context.Context) {
+					select {
+					case <-ctx.Done():
+					case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+						t.Fatal("job can not been canceled")
+					}
+				},
+			),
+			WithStartAt(
+				WithStartImmediately(),
+			),
+			WithSingletonMode(LimitModeReschedule),
+		)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		s.Start()
+
+		time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
+		// the running job is canceled, no unexpected timeout error
+		require.NoError(t, s.StopJobs())
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	})
+}
+
 func TestScheduler_Shutdown(t *testing.T) {
 	defer verifyNoGoroutineLeaks(t)