Abstract: A shut-off device for a self-igniting internal combustion engine which is equipped with a fuel injection pump for injecting fuel into the combustion chambers. The fuel injection pump is equipped with a feed-quantity control member, which can be held in a rest position by a spring, as well as with a starting or ignition switch, which is arranged in the electrical energy circuit of the internal combustion engine. The feed-quantity control member, as a function of the position of the starting or ignition switch, remains in a first rest position, which corresponds to low idling, or in a second rest position, which corresponds to standstill of the internal combustion engine.