diff --git a/api/storage_service.cc b/api/storage_service.cc
index d8f754afd9..9b08eaf40c 100644
--- a/api/storage_service.cc
+++ b/api/storage_service.cc
@@ -402,8 +402,9 @@ void set_storage_service(http_context& ctx, routes& r) {
     });
 
     ss::stop_native_transport.set(r, [](std::unique_ptr<request> req) {
-        //TBD
-        return make_ready_future<json::json_return_type>(json_void());
+        return service::get_local_storage_service().stop_native_transport().then([] {
+            return make_ready_future<json::json_return_type>(json_void());
+        });
     });
 
     ss::is_native_transport_running.set(r, [](std::unique_ptr<request> req) {