diff --git a/src/RoomServerConnection.ts b/src/RoomServerConnection.ts
index 07fbeee..3efcb94 100644
--- a/src/RoomServerConnection.ts
+++ b/src/RoomServerConnection.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ export class RoomServerConnection extends EventEmitter {
 		this.emit('close');
 	}
 
+	@skipIfClosed
+	public drain(timeout: number): void {
+		logger.debug('drain()');
+
+		this.notify({ method: 'mediaNodeDrain', data: { timeout } });
+	}
+
 	@skipIfClosed
 	public handleConnection(): void {
 		logger.debug('addConnection()');
@@ -112,7 +119,10 @@ export class RoomServerConnection extends EventEmitter {
 	@skipIfClosed
 	public notify(notification: SocketMessage): void {
 		logger.debug('notify() [method: %s]', notification.method);
-		notification.data.load = getCpuLoad(); 
+
+		if (!notification.data) notification.data = {};
+
+		notification.data.load = getCpuLoad();
 
 		try {
 			this.connection.notify(notification);
@@ -125,11 +135,14 @@ export class RoomServerConnection extends EventEmitter {
 	public async request(request: SocketMessage): Promise<unknown> {
 		logger.debug('request() [method: %s]', request.method);
 
+		if (!request.data) request.data = {};
+
 		request.data.load = getCpuLoad();
+	
 		try {
 			return await this.connection.request(request);
 		} catch (error) {
 			logger.error('request() [error: %o]', error);
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/interactiveServer.ts b/src/interactiveServer.ts
index bdf43fd..59615ef 100644
--- a/src/interactiveServer.ts
+++ b/src/interactiveServer.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import MediaService from './MediaService';
 import { RoomServerConnection } from './RoomServerConnection';
 import RoomServer from './RoomServer';
 import { Logger } from 'edumeet-common';
+import { cancelDrain, drain } from './server';
 
 const SOCKET_PATH_UNIX = '/tmp/edumeet-media-node.sock';
 const SOCKET_PATH_WIN = path.join('\\\\?\\pipe', process.cwd(), 'edumeet-media-node');
@@ -75,8 +76,9 @@ class InteractiveServer {
 						this.log('- h,  help                    : show this message');
 						this.log('- logLevel level              : changes logLevel in all mediasoup Workers');
 						this.log('- logTags [tag] [tag]         : changes logTags in all mediasoup Workers (values separated by space)');
+						this.log('- drain [timeout]             : drain server with a timeout in seconds (default 3600)');
+						this.log('- cancelDrain                 : cancel server drain');
 						this.log('- dw, dumpWorkers             : dump mediasoup Workers');
-						this.log('- dwrs, dumpWebRtcServer [id] : dump mediasoup WebRtcServer with given id (or the latest created one)');
 						this.log('- dr, dumpRouter [id]         : dump mediasoup Router with given id (or the latest created one)');
 						this.log('- dt, dumpTransport [id]      : dump mediasoup Transport with given id (or the latest created one)');
 						this.log('- dp, dumpProducer [id]       : dump mediasoup Producer with given id (or the latest created one)');
@@ -133,6 +135,36 @@ class InteractiveServer {
 						break;
 					}
 
+					case 'drain': {
+						const timeout = params[0] ? parseInt(params[0], 10) : 3600;
+
+						if (typeof timeout !== 'number' || timeout < 0) {
+							this.error('invalid timeout, draining aborted');
+
+							break;
+						}
+
+						const draining = drain(timeout);
+
+						if (!draining) {
+							this.error('server is already draining, please wait until it exits or cancel the drain first');
+
+							break;
+						}
+
+						this.log(`draining server with timeout ${timeout} seconds...`);
+
+						break;
+					}
+
+					case 'cancelDrain': {
+						cancelDrain();
+
+						this.log('drain cancelled');
+
+						break;
+					}
+
 					case 'dw':
 					case 'dumpWorkers': {
 						for (const worker of workers.values()) {
@@ -595,4 +627,4 @@ export const interactiveServer = (
 
 export const interactiveServerAddMediaService = (mediaService: MediaService) => {
 	global.mediaService = mediaService;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index 68f5d94..30356f0 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,44 @@ const showUsage = () => {
 	logger.debug('    The CPU usage percent limit to start cascading.\n\n');
 };
 
+const roomServerConnections = new Map<string, RoomServerConnection>();
+const roomServers = new Map<string, RoomServer>();
+
+let draining = false;
+let drainingTimeout: NodeJS.Timeout;
+let drainingStarted: number;
+let drainingTime: number;
+
+export const drain = (timeout: number): boolean => {
+	if (draining) return false;
+
+	draining = true;
+
+	logger.debug('drain()');
+
+	drainingTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+		logger.debug('drain() | closing...');
+
+		process.exit(0);
+	}, timeout * 1000);
+
+	drainingTime = timeout * 1000;
+	drainingStarted = Date.now();
+	roomServerConnections.forEach((roomServerConnection) => roomServerConnection.drain(timeout));
+
+	return true;
+};
+
+export const cancelDrain = () => {
+	if (!draining) return;
+
+	logger.debug('cancelDrain()');
+
+	draining = false;
+
+	clearTimeout(drainingTimeout);
+};
+
 (async () => {
 	const {
 		help,
@@ -83,9 +121,6 @@ const showUsage = () => {
 
 	logger.debug('Starting...', { listenPort, listenHost, ip, announcedIp });
 
-	const roomServerConnections = new Map<string, RoomServerConnection>();
-	const roomServers = new Map<string, RoomServer>();
-
 	interactiveServer(roomServerConnections, roomServers);
 
 	const mediaService = await MediaService.create({
@@ -159,6 +194,20 @@ const showUsage = () => {
 			connection: new IOServerConnection(socket)
 		});
 
+		if (draining) {
+			logger.debug(
+				'socket connection | draining [socketId: %s]',
+				socket.id
+			);
+
+			const remaining = Math.max(0, drainingTime - (Date.now() - drainingStarted)) / 1000;
+
+			roomServerConnection.drain(remaining);
+			roomServerConnection.close();
+
+			return;
+		}
+
 		roomServerConnections.set(socket.id, roomServerConnection);
 		roomServerConnection.once('close', () =>
 			roomServerConnections.delete(socket.id));
@@ -189,4 +238,4 @@ const showUsage = () => {
 	process.once('SIGTERM', close);
 
 	logger.debug('Started!');
-})();
\ No newline at end of file
+})();