diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/common/src/types/mod.rs b/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/common/src/types/mod.rs
index 0e6f80a4f..3772a8a7c 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/common/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/common/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ pub enum ProcessStatus {
     Stopped = 3,
     Paused = 4,
     Pausing = 5,
+    Exited = 6,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/common/src/types/trans_into_shim.rs b/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/common/src/types/trans_into_shim.rs
index 3c3134e8f..345e02d93 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/common/src/types/trans_into_shim.rs
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/common/src/types/trans_into_shim.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ impl From<ProcessStatus> for api::Status {
             ProcessStatus::Stopped => api::Status::STOPPED,
             ProcessStatus::Paused => api::Status::PAUSED,
             ProcessStatus::Pausing => api::Status::PAUSING,
+            ProcessStatus::Exited => api::Status::STOPPED,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/virt_container/src/container_manager/container_inner.rs b/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/virt_container/src/container_manager/container_inner.rs
index 5e1cbb398..b041af076 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/virt_container/src/container_manager/container_inner.rs
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/virt_container/src/container_manager/container_inner.rs
@@ -200,20 +200,22 @@ impl ContainerInner {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        self.check_state(vec![ProcessStatus::Running])
+        self.check_state(vec![ProcessStatus::Running, ProcessStatus::Exited])
             .await
             .context("check state")?;
 
-        // if use force mode to stop container, stop always successful
-        // send kill signal to container
-        // ignore the error of sending signal, since the process would
-        // have been killed and exited yet.
-        self.signal_process(process, Signal::SIGKILL as u32, false)
-            .await
-            .map_err(|e| {
-                warn!(logger, "failed to signal kill. {:?}", e);
-            })
-            .ok();
+        if state == ProcessStatus::Running {
+            // if use force mode to stop container, stop always successful
+            // send kill signal to container
+            // ignore the error of sending signal, since the process would
+            // have been killed and exited yet.
+            self.signal_process(process, Signal::SIGKILL as u32, false)
+                .await
+                .map_err(|e| {
+                    warn!(logger, "failed to signal kill. {:?}", e);
+                })
+                .ok();
+        }
 
         match process.process_type {
             ProcessType::Container => self
diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/virt_container/src/container_manager/process.rs b/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/virt_container/src/container_manager/process.rs
index 5953f2f69..438a817e2 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/virt_container/src/container_manager/process.rs
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/crates/runtimes/virt_container/src/container_manager/process.rs
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ impl Process {
             drop(exit_status);
 
             let mut status = status.write().await;
-            *status = ProcessStatus::Stopped;
+            *status = ProcessStatus::Exited;
             drop(status);
 
             drop(exit_notifier);