diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/chisel3/VerificationStatement.scala b/core/src/main/scala/chisel3/VerificationStatement.scala
index b4415dd04b4..4b1903a7dd4 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/chisel3/VerificationStatement.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/chisel3/VerificationStatement.scala
@@ -401,20 +401,34 @@ object cover extends VerifPrintMacrosDoc {
 
 object stop {
 
-  /** Terminate execution, indicating success.
+  /** Terminate execution, indicating success and printing a message.
     *
-    * @param message a string describing why the simulation was stopped
+    * @param message a message describing why simulation was stopped
     */
-  def apply(message: String = "")(implicit sourceInfo: SourceInfo): Stop = {
-    val stp = new Stop()
-    when(!Module.reset.asBool) {
-      pushCommand(Stop(stp, sourceInfo, Builder.forcedClock.ref, 0))
-    }
-    stp
-  }
+  def apply(message: String)(implicit sourceInfo: SourceInfo): Stop = buildStopCommand(Some(PString(message)))
+
+  /** Terminate execution, indicating success and printing a message.
+    *
+    * @param message a printable describing why simulation was stopped
+    */
+  def apply(message: Printable)(implicit sourceInfo: SourceInfo): Stop = buildStopCommand(Some(message))
+
+  /** Terminate execution, indicating success.
+    */
+  def apply()(implicit sourceInfo: SourceInfo): Stop = buildStopCommand(None)
 
   /** Named class for [[stop]]s. */
   final class Stop private[chisel3] () extends VerificationStatement
+
+  private def buildStopCommand(message: Option[Printable])(implicit sourceInfo: SourceInfo): Stop = {
+    val stopId = new Stop()
+    message.foreach(Printable.checkScope(_))
+    when(!Module.reset.asBool) {
+      message.foreach(printf.printfWithoutReset(_))
+      pushCommand(Stop(stopId, sourceInfo, Builder.forcedClock.ref, 0))
+    }
+    stopId
+  }
 }
 
 /** Base class for all verification statements: Assert, Assume, Cover, Stop and Printf. */
diff --git a/src/test/scala/chiselTests/Stop.scala b/src/test/scala/chiselTests/Stop.scala
index 25aae2d9cdf..c550bdf6901 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/chiselTests/Stop.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/chiselTests/Stop.scala
@@ -4,16 +4,25 @@ package chiselTests
 
 import chisel3._
 import chisel3.testers.BasicTester
+import _root_.circt.stage.ChiselStage
 
 class StopTester() extends BasicTester {
-  stop()
+  chisel3.stop()
+}
+
+class StopWithMessageTester() extends BasicTester {
+  val cycle = RegInit(0.U(4.W))
+  cycle := cycle + 1.U
+  when(cycle === 4.U) {
+    chisel3.stop(cf"cycle: $cycle")
+  }
 }
 
 class StopImmediatelyTester extends BasicTester {
   val cycle = RegInit(0.asUInt(4.W))
   cycle := cycle + 1.U
   when(cycle === 4.U) {
-    stop()
+    chisel3.stop()
   }
   assert(cycle =/= 5.U, "Simulation did not exit upon executing stop()")
 }
@@ -23,6 +32,11 @@ class StopSpec extends ChiselFlatSpec {
     assertTesterPasses { new StopTester }
   }
 
+  it should "emit an optional message with arguments" in {
+    val chirrtl = ChiselStage.emitCHIRRTL(new StopWithMessageTester)
+    chirrtl should include("\"cycle: %d\", cycle")
+  }
+
   it should "end the simulation immediately" in {
     assertTesterPasses { new StopImmediatelyTester }
   }