diff --git a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl
index 6d9ad50e4..d2f527883 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_resource/src/emqx_resource_manager.erl
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ init({DataIn, Opts}) ->
 terminate({shutdown, removed}, _State, _Data) ->
     ok;
 terminate(_Reason, _State, Data) ->
+    ok = terminate_health_check_workers(Data),
     _ = maybe_stop_resource(Data),
     _ = erase_cache(Data),
     ok.
@@ -634,6 +635,7 @@ health_check_actions(Data) ->
 handle_remove_event(From, ClearMetrics, Data) ->
     %% stop the buffer workers first, brutal_kill, so it should be fast
     ok = emqx_resource_buffer_worker_sup:stop_workers(Data#data.id, Data#data.opts),
+    ok = terminate_health_check_workers(Data),
     %% now stop the resource, this can be slow
     _ = stop_resource(Data),
     case ClearMetrics of
@@ -793,6 +795,35 @@ safe_call_remove_channel(_ResId, _Mod, undefined = State, _ChannelID) ->
 safe_call_remove_channel(ResId, Mod, State, ChannelID) ->
     emqx_resource:call_remove_channel(ResId, Mod, State, ChannelID).
 
+%% For cases where we need to terminate and there are running health checks.
+terminate_health_check_workers(Data) ->
+    #data{
+        hc_workers = #{resource := RHCWorkers, channel := CHCWorkers},
+        hc_pending_callers = #{resource := RPending, channel := CPending}
+    } = Data,
+    maps:foreach(
+        fun({Pid, _Ref}, _) ->
+            exit(Pid, kill)
+        end,
+        RHCWorkers
+    ),
+    maps:foreach(
+        fun
+            ({Pid, _Ref}, _) when is_pid(Pid) ->
+                exit(Pid, kill);
+            (_, _) ->
+                ok
+        end,
+        CHCWorkers
+    ),
+    Pending = lists:flatten([RPending, maps:values(CPending)]),
+    lists:foreach(
+        fun(From) ->
+            gen_statem:reply(From, {error, resource_shutting_down})
+        end,
+        Pending
+    ).
+
 make_test_id() ->
     RandId = iolist_to_binary(emqx_utils:gen_id(16)),
     <<?TEST_ID_PREFIX, RandId/binary>>.