diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
index bd782256c..343739626 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow.js
@@ -308,6 +308,17 @@ class Flow {
             removedMap[id] = true;
         });
 
+        let nodesToStop = [];
+        let configsToStop = [];
+        stopList.forEach(id => {
+            if (this.flow.configs[id]) {
+                configsToStop.push(id);
+            } else {
+                nodesToStop.push(id);
+            }
+        });
+        stopList = nodesToStop.concat(configsToStop);
+        
         var promises = [];
         for (i=0;i<stopList.length;i++) {
             var node = this.activeNodes[stopList[i]];
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/index.js
index b31dc7755..39ea6b6ed 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/index.js
@@ -404,7 +404,15 @@ function stop(type,diff,muteLog) {
 
     events.emit("flows:stopping",{config: activeConfig, type: type, diff: diff})
 
-    for (var id in activeFlows) {
+    // Stop the global flow object last
+    let activeFlowIds = Object.keys(activeFlows);
+    let globalIndex = activeFlowIds.indexOf("global");
+    if (globalIndex !== -1) {
+        activeFlowIds.splice(globalIndex,1);
+        activeFlowIds.push("global");
+    }
+
+    activeFlowIds.forEach(id => {
         if (activeFlows.hasOwnProperty(id)) {
             var flowStateChanged = diff && (diff.added.indexOf(id) !== -1 || diff.removed.indexOf(id) !== -1);
             log.debug("red/nodes/flows.stop : stopping flow : "+id);
@@ -413,7 +421,7 @@ function stop(type,diff,muteLog) {
                 delete activeFlows[id];
             }
         }
-    }
+    });
 
     return Promise.all(promises).then(function() {
         for (id in activeNodesToFlow) {
diff --git a/test/unit/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow_spec.js b/test/unit/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow_spec.js
index bc27aaaef..1a5230c76 100644
--- a/test/unit/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/@node-red/runtime/lib/flows/Flow_spec.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ describe('Flow', function() {
     var getType;
 
     var stoppedNodes = {};
+    var stoppedOrder = [];
     var currentNodes = {};
     var rewiredNodes = {};
     var createCount = 0;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ describe('Flow', function() {
     beforeEach(function() {
         currentNodes = {};
         stoppedNodes = {};
+        stoppedOrder =[];
         rewiredNodes = {};
         createCount = 0;
         Flow.init({settings:{},log:{
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ describe('Flow', function() {
         this.on('close',function() {
             node.stopped = true;
             stoppedNodes[node.id] = node;
+            stoppedOrder.push(node.id)
             delete currentNodes[node.id];
         });
         this.__updateWires = this.updateWires;
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ describe('Flow', function() {
         this.on('close',function() {
             node.stopped = true;
             stoppedNodes[node.id] = node;
+            stoppedOrder.push(node.id)
             delete currentNodes[node.id];
         });
         this.__updateWires = this.updateWires;
@@ -131,6 +135,7 @@ describe('Flow', function() {
             setTimeout(function() {
                 node.stopped = true;
                 stoppedNodes[node.id] = node;
+                stoppedOrder.push(node.id)
                 delete currentNodes[node.id];
                 done();
             },node.closeDelay);
@@ -159,6 +164,7 @@ describe('Flow', function() {
             setTimeout(function() {
                 node.stopped = true;
                 stoppedNodes[node.id] = node;
+                stoppedOrder.push(node.id)
                 delete currentNodes[node.id];
                 done();
             },node.closeDelay);
@@ -461,6 +467,34 @@ describe('Flow', function() {
             });
         });
 
+        it("stops config nodes last",function(done) {
+            var config = flowUtils.parseConfig([
+                {id:"t1",type:"tab"},
+                {id:"1",x:10,y:10,z:"t1",type:"test",foo:"a",wires:["2"]},
+                {id:"c1",z:"t1",type:"test"},
+                {id:"2",x:10,y:10,z:"t1",type:"test",foo:"a",wires:["3"]},
+                {id:"c2",z:"t1",type:"test"},
+                {id:"3",x:10,y:10,z:"t1",type:"test",foo:"a",wires:[]},
+                {id:"c3",z:"t1",type:"test"}
+            ]);
+            var flow = Flow.create({},config,config.flows["t1"]);
+            flow.start();
+
+            currentNodes.should.have.a.property("1");
+            currentNodes.should.have.a.property("2");
+            currentNodes.should.have.a.property("3");
+            currentNodes.should.have.a.property("c1");
+            currentNodes.should.have.a.property("c2");
+            currentNodes.should.have.a.property("c3");
+            stoppedOrder.should.have.a.length(0);
+
+            flow.stop().then(function() {
+                stoppedOrder.should.eql([ '1', '2', '3', 'c1', 'c2', 'c3' ]);
+                done();
+            }).catch(done);
+        });
+
+
         it("Times out a node that fails to close", function(done) {
             Flow.init({settings:{nodeCloseTimeout:50},log:{
                 log: sinon.stub(),