diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/socketio/server.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/socketio/server.py
index 2efe35b96e3c..6ec40a6e365a 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/socketio/server.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/socketio/server.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import asyncio
 import logging
+from typing import AsyncIterator
 
 from aiohttp import web
 from socketio import AsyncServer
@@ -13,6 +15,27 @@ def get_socket_server(app: web.Application) -> AsyncServer:
     return app[APP_CLIENT_SOCKET_SERVER_KEY]
 
 
+async def _socketio_server_cleanup_ctx(_app: web.Application) -> AsyncIterator[None]:
+    yield
+    # NOTE: this is ugly. It seems though that python-enginio does not
+    # cleanup its background tasks properly.
+    # https://github.com/miguelgrinberg/python-socketio/discussions/1092
+    current_tasks = asyncio.tasks.all_tasks()
+    cancelled_tasks = []
+    for task in current_tasks:
+        coro = task.get_coro()
+        if any(
+            coro_name in coro.__qualname__  # type: ignore
+            for coro_name in [
+                "AsyncServer._service_task",
+                "AsyncSocket.schedule_ping",
+            ]
+        ):
+            task.cancel()
+            cancelled_tasks.append(task)
+    await asyncio.gather(*cancelled_tasks, return_exceptions=True)
+
+
 def setup_socketio_server(app: web.Application):
     if app.get(APP_CLIENT_SOCKET_SERVER_KEY) is None:
         # SEE https://github.com/miguelgrinberg/python-socketio/blob/v4.6.1/docs/server.rst#aiohttp
@@ -26,5 +49,6 @@ def setup_socketio_server(app: web.Application):
         sio.attach(app)
 
         app[APP_CLIENT_SOCKET_SERVER_KEY] = sio
+        app.cleanup_ctx.append(_socketio_server_cleanup_ctx)
 
     return get_socket_server(app)
diff --git a/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/03/garbage_collector/test_resource_manager.py b/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/03/garbage_collector/test_resource_manager.py
index ff9382de9280..a376d0e54fb8 100644
--- a/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/03/garbage_collector/test_resource_manager.py
+++ b/services/web/server/tests/unit/with_dbs/03/garbage_collector/test_resource_manager.py
@@ -355,6 +355,27 @@ async def test_websocket_multiple_connections(
 )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(
+    reason="this test is here to show warnings when closing "
+    "the socketio server and could be useful as a proof"
+    "see https://github.com/miguelgrinberg/python-socketio/discussions/1092"
+    "and simcore_service_webserver.socketio.server _socketio_server_cleanup_ctx"
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "user_role",
+    [
+        (UserRole.TESTER),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_asyncio_task_pending_on_close(
+    client: TestClient,
+    logged_user: dict[str, Any],
+    socketio_client_factory: Callable,
+):
+    sio = await socketio_client_factory()
+    # this test generates warnings on its own
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "user_role,expected",
     [