diff --git a/lib/decorators/cron.decorator.ts b/lib/decorators/cron.decorator.ts
index a98a4059..ff560922 100644
--- a/lib/decorators/cron.decorator.ts
+++ b/lib/decorators/cron.decorator.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ export type CronOptions = {
    */
   unrefTimeout?: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * If true, no additional instances of cronjob will run until the current onTick callback has completed.
+   * Any new scheduled executions that occur while the current cronjob is running will be skipped entirely.
+   */
+  waitForCompletion?: boolean;
+
   /**
    * This flag indicates whether the job will be executed at all.
    * @default false
diff --git a/tests/e2e/cron-jobs.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/cron-jobs.spec.ts
index ce0bf93a..071de19f 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/cron-jobs.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/cron-jobs.spec.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,80 @@ describe('Cron', () => {
     expect(job.running).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it(`should wait for "cron" to complete`, async () => {
+    // run every minute for 61 seconds
+    // 00:01:00 - 00:02:01
+    // 00:02:00 - skipped
+    // 00:03:00 - 00:04:01
+    // 00:04:00 - skipped
+    // 00:05:00 - 00:06:01
+
+    const service = app.get(CronService);
+
+    await app.init();
+    const registry = app.get(SchedulerRegistry);
+    const job = registry.getCronJob('WAIT_FOR_COMPLETION');
+    deleteAllRegisteredJobsExceptOne(registry, 'WAIT_FOR_COMPLETION');
+
+    expect(job.running).toBe(true);
+    expect(service.callsCount).toEqual(0);
+
+    await clock.tickAsync('01:00');
+    // 00:01:00
+    expect(service.callsCount).toEqual(1);
+    expect(service.callsFinishedCount).toEqual(0);
+    expect(job.lastDate()).toEqual(new Date('2020-01-01T00:01:00.000Z'));
+
+    await clock.tickAsync('00:01');
+    // 00:01:01
+    expect(service.callsCount).toEqual(1);
+    expect(service.callsFinishedCount).toEqual(0);
+
+    await clock.tickAsync('00:59');
+    // 00:02:00
+    expect(service.callsCount).toEqual(1);
+    expect(service.callsFinishedCount).toEqual(0);
+
+    await clock.tickAsync('00:01');
+    // 00:02:01
+    expect(service.callsCount).toEqual(1);
+    expect(service.callsFinishedCount).toEqual(1);
+    expect(job.lastDate()).toEqual(new Date('2020-01-01T00:02:00.000Z'));
+
+    await clock.tickAsync('00:59');
+    // 00:03:00
+    expect(service.callsCount).toEqual(2);
+    expect(service.callsFinishedCount).toEqual(1);
+
+    await clock.tickAsync('00:01');
+    // 00:03:01
+    expect(service.callsCount).toEqual(2);
+    expect(service.callsFinishedCount).toEqual(1);
+    expect(job.lastDate()).toEqual(new Date('2020-01-01T00:03:00.000Z'));
+
+    await clock.tickAsync('00:59');
+    // 00:04:00
+    expect(service.callsCount).toEqual(2);
+    expect(service.callsFinishedCount).toEqual(1);
+
+    await clock.tickAsync('00:01');
+    // 00:04:01
+    expect(service.callsCount).toEqual(2);
+    expect(service.callsFinishedCount).toEqual(2);
+    expect(job.lastDate()).toEqual(new Date('2020-01-01T00:04:00.000Z'));
+
+    await clock.tickAsync('00:59');
+    // 00:05:00
+    expect(service.callsCount).toEqual(3);
+    expect(service.callsFinishedCount).toEqual(2);
+
+    await clock.tickAsync('01:01');
+    // 00:06:01
+    expect(service.callsCount).toEqual(3);
+    expect(service.callsFinishedCount).toEqual(3);
+    expect(job.running).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it(`should run "cron" 3 times every 60 seconds`, async () => {
     const service = app.get(CronService);
 
diff --git a/tests/src/cron.service.ts b/tests/src/cron.service.ts
index d32e9ee9..648fd5c4 100644
--- a/tests/src/cron.service.ts
+++ b/tests/src/cron.service.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { CronJob } from 'cron';
 @Injectable()
 export class CronService {
   callsCount = 0;
+  callsFinishedCount = 0;
   dynamicCallsCount = 0;
 
   constructor(private readonly schedulerRegistry: SchedulerRegistry) {}
@@ -75,6 +76,21 @@ export class CronService {
     return job;
   }
 
+  @Cron(CronExpression.EVERY_MINUTE, {
+    name: 'WAIT_FOR_COMPLETION',
+    waitForCompletion: true,
+  })
+  async handleLongRunningCron() {
+    ++this.callsCount;
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 61 * 1000));
+    ++this.callsFinishedCount;
+
+    if (this.callsCount > 2) {
+      const ref = this.schedulerRegistry.getCronJob('WAIT_FOR_COMPLETION');
+      ref!.stop();
+    }
+  }
+
   doesExist(name: string): boolean {
     return this.schedulerRegistry.doesExist('cron', name);
   }