diff --git a/app/models/import_job.rb b/app/models/import_job.rb
index 335fd2a06..4623aba5c 100644
--- a/app/models/import_job.rb
+++ b/app/models/import_job.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ class ImportJob < ApplicationModel
   store :payload
   store :result
 
+  scope :running, -> { where(finished_at: nil, dry_run: false).where.not(started_at: nil) }
+
   # Starts the import backend class based on the name attribute.
   # Import backend class is initialized with the current instance.
   # Logs the start and end time (if ended successfully) and logs
diff --git a/app/models/scheduler.rb b/app/models/scheduler.rb
index e3b1baa60..5aa54e7ca 100644
--- a/app/models/scheduler.rb
+++ b/app/models/scheduler.rb
@@ -121,9 +121,24 @@ class Scheduler < ApplicationModel
       raise 'This method should only get called when Scheduler.threads are initialized. Use `force: true` to start anyway.'
     end
 
-    log_start_finish(:info, 'Cleanup of left over locked delayed jobs') do
+    start_time = Time.zone.now
 
-      Delayed::Job.all.each do |job|
+    cleanup_delayed_jobs(start_time)
+    cleanup_import_jobs(start_time)
+  end
+
+  # Checks for locked delayed jobs and tries to reschedule or destroy each of them.
+  #
+  # @param [ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone] after the time the cleanup was started
+  #
+  # @example
+  #   Scheduler.cleanup_delayed_jobs(TimeZone.now)
+  #
+  # return [nil]
+  def self.cleanup_delayed_jobs(after)
+    log_start_finish(:info, "Cleanup of left over locked delayed jobs #{after}") do
+
+      Delayed::Job.where('updated_at < ?', after).where.not(locked_at: nil).each do |job|
         log_start_finish(:info, "Checking left over delayed job #{job.inspect}") do
           cleanup_delayed(job)
         end
@@ -131,13 +146,13 @@ class Scheduler < ApplicationModel
     end
   end
 
-  # Checks if the given job can be rescheduled or destroys it. Logs the action as warn.
-  # Works only for locked jobs. Jobs that are not locked are ignored and
+  # Checks if the given delayed job can be rescheduled or destroys it. Logs the action as warn.
+  # Works only for locked delayed jobs. Delayed jobs that are not locked are ignored and
   # should get destroyed directly.
-  # Checks the delayed job object for a method called .reschedule?. The memthod is called
-  # with the delayed job as a parameter. The result value is expected as a Boolean. If the
-  # result is true the lock gets removed and the delayed job gets rescheduled. If the return
-  # value is false it will get destroyed which is the default behaviour.
+  # Checks the Delayed::Job instance for a method called .reschedule?. The method is called
+  # with the Delayed::Job instance as a parameter. The result value is expected to be a Boolean.
+  # If the result is true the lock gets removed and the delayed job gets rescheduled.
+  # If the return value is false it will get destroyed which is the default behaviour.
   #
   # @param [Delayed::Job] job the job that should get checked for destroying/rescheduling.
   #
@@ -181,6 +196,33 @@ class Scheduler < ApplicationModel
     logger.warn "#{action} locked delayed job: #{job_name}"
   end
 
+  # Checks for killed import jobs and marks them as finished and adds a note.
+  #
+  # @param [ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone] after the time the cleanup was started
+  #
+  # @example
+  #   Scheduler.cleanup_import_jobs(TimeZone.now)
+  #
+  # return [nil]
+  def self.cleanup_import_jobs(after)
+    log_start_finish(:info, "Cleanup of left over import jobs #{after}") do
+      error = 'Interrupted by scheduler restart. Please restart manually or wait till next execution time.'.freeze
+
+      # we need to exclude jobs that were updated at or since we started
+      # cleaning up (via the #reschedule? call) because they might
+      # were started `.delay`-ed and are flagged for restart
+      ImportJob.running.where('updated_at < ?', after).each do |job|
+
+        job.update!(
+          finished_at: after,
+          result:      {
+            error: error
+          }
+        )
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   def self.start_job(job)
 
     # start job and return thread handle
diff --git a/spec/models/scheduler_spec.rb b/spec/models/scheduler_spec.rb
index aef9511cc..0f11afc74 100644
--- a/spec/models/scheduler_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/scheduler_spec.rb
@@ -99,56 +99,24 @@ RSpec.describe Scheduler do
       described_class.cleanup
     end
 
-    it 'keeps unlocked Delayed::Job-s' do
-      # meta :)
-      described_class.delay.cleanup
+    context 'Delayed::Job' do
 
-      expect do
-        simulate_threads_call
-      end.not_to change {
-        Delayed::Job.count
-      }
-    end
-
-    context 'locked Delayed::Job' do
-
-      it 'gets destroyed' do
+      it 'keeps unlocked' do
         # meta :)
         described_class.delay.cleanup
 
-        # lock job (simluates interrupted scheduler task)
-        locked_job = Delayed::Job.last
-        locked_job.update!(locked_at: Time.zone.now)
-
         expect do
           simulate_threads_call
-        end.to change {
+        end.not_to change {
           Delayed::Job.count
-        }.by(-1)
+        }
       end
 
-      context 'respond to reschedule?' do
+      context 'locked' do
 
-        it 'gets rescheduled for positive responses' do
-          SpecSpace::DelayedJobBackend.reschedule = true
-          SpecSpace::DelayedJobBackend.delay.start
-
-          # lock job (simluates interrupted scheduler task)
-          locked_job = Delayed::Job.last
-          locked_job.update!(locked_at: Time.zone.now)
-
-          expect do
-            simulate_threads_call
-          end.to not_change {
-            Delayed::Job.count
-          }.and change {
-            Delayed::Job.last.locked_at
-          }
-        end
-
-        it 'gets destroyed for negative responses' do
-          SpecSpace::DelayedJobBackend.reschedule = false
-          SpecSpace::DelayedJobBackend.delay.start
+        it 'gets destroyed' do
+          # meta :)
+          described_class.delay.cleanup
 
           # lock job (simluates interrupted scheduler task)
           locked_job = Delayed::Job.last
@@ -160,6 +128,78 @@ RSpec.describe Scheduler do
             Delayed::Job.count
           }.by(-1)
         end
+
+        context 'respond to reschedule?' do
+
+          it 'gets rescheduled for positive responses' do
+            SpecSpace::DelayedJobBackend.reschedule = true
+            SpecSpace::DelayedJobBackend.delay.start
+
+            # lock job (simluates interrupted scheduler task)
+            locked_job = Delayed::Job.last
+            locked_job.update!(locked_at: Time.zone.now)
+
+            expect do
+              simulate_threads_call
+            end.to not_change {
+              Delayed::Job.count
+            }.and change {
+              Delayed::Job.last.locked_at
+            }
+          end
+
+          it 'gets destroyed for negative responses' do
+            SpecSpace::DelayedJobBackend.reschedule = false
+            SpecSpace::DelayedJobBackend.delay.start
+
+            # lock job (simluates interrupted scheduler task)
+            locked_job = Delayed::Job.last
+            locked_job.update!(locked_at: Time.zone.now)
+
+            expect do
+              simulate_threads_call
+            end.to change {
+              Delayed::Job.count
+            }.by(-1)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'ImportJob' do
+
+      context 'affected job' do
+
+        let(:job) { create(:import_job, started_at: 5.minutes.ago) }
+
+        it 'finishes stuck jobs' do
+
+          expect do
+            simulate_threads_call
+          end.to change {
+            job.reload.finished_at
+          }
+        end
+
+        it 'adds an error message to the result' do
+
+          expect do
+            simulate_threads_call
+          end.to change {
+            job.reload.result[:error]
+          }
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "doesn't change jobs added after stop" do
+
+        job = create(:import_job)
+
+        expect do
+          simulate_threads_call
+        end.not_to change {
+          job.reload
+        }
       end
     end
   end