diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmit.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmit.scala
index e5fd0272d3f2..6e7994e1d1d7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmit.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/SparkSubmit.scala
@@ -952,6 +952,12 @@ private[spark] class SparkSubmit extends Logging {
     } catch {
       case t: Throwable =>
         throw findCause(t)
+    } finally {
+      try {
+        SparkContext.getActive.foreach(_.stop())
+      } catch {
+        case e: Throwable => logError(s"Failed to close SparkContext: $e")
+      }
     }
   }