diff --git a/memphis/consumer.py b/memphis/consumer.py
index c1731ab..be7e2f4 100644
--- a/memphis/consumer.py
+++ b/memphis/consumer.py
@@ -90,6 +90,38 @@ async def main():
         self.dls_callback_func = callback
         self.t_consume = asyncio.create_task(self.__consume(callback))
 
+    def stop_consume(self):
+        """
+        This method stops the automatic consumption of messages.
+
+        Example:
+            import asyncio
+            from memphis import Memphis
+
+            async def message_handler(messages, error, context):
+                if error:
+                    print(f"Error occurred: {error}")
+                    return
+
+                for message in messages:
+                    print(f"Received message: {message}")
+
+            async def main():
+                memphis = Memphis()
+                await memphis.connect(host='localhost', username='user', password='pass')
+                consumer = await memphis.consumer(station_name='my_station', consumer_name='my_consumer', consumer_group='my_group')
+                consumer.set_context({'key': 'value'})
+                consumer.consume(message_handler)
+
+                await asyncio.sleep(10)  # Consume messages for 10 seconds
+                consumer.stopConsume()  # Stop consuming messages
+
+            asyncio.run(main())
+        """
+        if self.t_consume is not None:
+            self.t_consume.cancel()
+            self.t_consume = None
+
     async def __consume(self, callback):
         subject = get_internal_name(self.station_name)
         consumer_group = get_internal_name(self.consumer_group)