diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/explorer/explorer.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/explorer/explorer.ts
index 037163de..4dd8c01f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/explorer/explorer.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/explorer/explorer.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ export const explorerCommand: CommandModule = {
   describe: "Explorer commands",
   builder: async (yargs) => {
     const { explorerStartCommand } = await import("./explorerStart");
+    const { explorerStopCommand } = await import("./explorerStop");
 
     return yargs
       .command(explorerStartCommand)
+      .command(explorerStopCommand)
       .demandCommand(
         1,
         "You must specify a subcommand. Use --help to see available options."
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/explorer/explorerStop.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/explorer/explorerStop.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3655e0cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/explorer/explorerStop.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { CommandModule } from "yargs";
+
+export const explorerStopCommand: CommandModule = {
+  command: "stop",
+  describe: "Stop the explorer UI",
+  handler: async () => {
+    try {
+      const { default: explorerStop } =
+        await import("../../scripts/explorer/stop");
+      await explorerStop();
+      process.exit(0);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Failed to stop explorer:", error);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/scripts/explorer/start.ts b/packages/cli/src/scripts/explorer/start.ts
index b84105c9..a9e129ef 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/scripts/explorer/start.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/scripts/explorer/start.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,15 @@ async function runDockerContainer(args: {
   const { port = 5003, explorerImage } = args;
   console.log(`\nExplorer is running at http://localhost:${port}\n`);
 
-  const dockerArgs = ["run", "--rm", "-p", `${port}:3000`];
+  const dockerArgs = [
+    "run",
+    "-d",
+    "--rm",
+    "--name",
+    "protokit-explorer",
+    "-p",
+    `${port}:3000`,
+  ];
 
   if (args.indexerUrl !== undefined) {
     dockerArgs.push("-e", `NEXT_PUBLIC_INDEXER_URL=${args.indexerUrl}`);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/scripts/explorer/stop.ts b/packages/cli/src/scripts/explorer/stop.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..db229407
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/scripts/explorer/stop.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { spawn } from "child_process";
+
+const CONTAINER_NAME = "protokit-explorer";
+
+async function stopDockerContainer(): Promise<void> {
+  return await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    console.log("Stopping explorer container...");
+    const child = spawn("docker", ["stop", CONTAINER_NAME], {
+      stdio: "inherit",
+    });
+
+    child.on("error", (error) => {
+      console.error("Failed to stop explorer container:", error);
+      reject(error);
+    });
+
+    child.on("exit", (code) => {
+      if (code !== null && code !== 0) {
+        reject(
+          new Error(`Failed to stop explorer container (exit code ${code})`)
+        );
+      } else {
+        console.log("Explorer container stopped successfully");
+        resolve();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+export default async function (): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    await stopDockerContainer();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Failed to stop explorer:", error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}