diff --git a/src/login/logind-dbus.c b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
index 50fb5b8a85..9f16b7f565 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-dbus.c
+++ b/src/login/logind-dbus.c
@@ -4072,13 +4072,13 @@ int manager_start_unit(Manager *manager, const char *unit, sd_bus_error *error,
         return strdup_job(reply, job);
 }
 
-int manager_stop_unit(Manager *manager, const char *unit, sd_bus_error *error, char **job) {
+int manager_stop_unit(Manager *manager, const char *unit, const char *job_mode, sd_bus_error *error, char **ret_job) {
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_message_unrefp) sd_bus_message *reply = NULL;
         int r;
 
         assert(manager);
         assert(unit);
-        assert(job);
+        assert(ret_job);
 
         r = bus_call_method(
                         manager->bus,
@@ -4086,12 +4086,12 @@ int manager_stop_unit(Manager *manager, const char *unit, sd_bus_error *error, c
                         "StopUnit",
                         error,
                         &reply,
-                        "ss", unit, "fail");
+                        "ss", unit, job_mode ?: "fail");
         if (r < 0) {
                 if (sd_bus_error_has_names(error, BUS_ERROR_NO_SUCH_UNIT,
                                                   BUS_ERROR_LOAD_FAILED)) {
 
-                        *job = NULL;
+                        *ret_job = NULL;
                         sd_bus_error_free(error);
                         return 0;
                 }
@@ -4099,7 +4099,7 @@ int manager_stop_unit(Manager *manager, const char *unit, sd_bus_error *error, c
                 return r;
         }
 
-        return strdup_job(reply, job);
+        return strdup_job(reply, ret_job);
 }
 
 int manager_abandon_scope(Manager *manager, const char *scope, sd_bus_error *ret_error) {
diff --git a/src/login/logind-dbus.h b/src/login/logind-dbus.h
index 7707587545..3e0f3805ef 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-dbus.h
+++ b/src/login/logind-dbus.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ int manager_send_changed(Manager *manager, const char *property, ...) _sentinel_
 
 int manager_start_scope(Manager *manager, const char *scope, pid_t pid, const char *slice, const char *description, char **wants, char **after, const char *requires_mounts_for, sd_bus_message *more_properties, sd_bus_error *error, char **job);
 int manager_start_unit(Manager *manager, const char *unit, sd_bus_error *error, char **job);
-int manager_stop_unit(Manager *manager, const char *unit, sd_bus_error *error, char **job);
+int manager_stop_unit(Manager *manager, const char *unit, const char *job_mode, sd_bus_error *error, char **job);
 int manager_abandon_scope(Manager *manager, const char *scope, sd_bus_error *error);
 int manager_kill_unit(Manager *manager, const char *unit, KillWho who, int signo, sd_bus_error *error);
 int manager_unit_is_active(Manager *manager, const char *unit, sd_bus_error *error);
diff --git a/src/login/logind-session.c b/src/login/logind-session.c
index c9873155bb..cbb5549bd8 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-session.c
+++ b/src/login/logind-session.c
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ static int session_stop_scope(Session *s, bool force) {
              (s->user->user_record->kill_processes > 0 ||
               manager_shall_kill(s->manager, s->user->user_record->user_name)))) {
 
-                r = manager_stop_unit(s->manager, s->scope, &error, &s->scope_job);
+                r = manager_stop_unit(s->manager, s->scope, force ? "replace" : "fail", &error, &s->scope_job);
                 if (r < 0) {
                         if (force)
                                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to stop session scope: %s", bus_error_message(&error, r));
diff --git a/src/login/logind-user.c b/src/login/logind-user.c
index e62f37d58c..9cb4dce641 100644
--- a/src/login/logind-user.c
+++ b/src/login/logind-user.c
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ int user_start(User *u) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-static void user_stop_service(User *u) {
+static void user_stop_service(User *u, bool force) {
         _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
         int r;
 
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static void user_stop_service(User *u) {
 
         u->service_job = mfree(u->service_job);
 
-        r = manager_stop_unit(u->manager, u->service, &error, &u->service_job);
+        r = manager_stop_unit(u->manager, u->service, force ? "replace" : "fail", &error, &u->service_job);
         if (r < 0)
                 log_warning_errno(r, "Failed to stop user service '%s', ignoring: %s", u->service, bus_error_message(&error, r));
 }
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ int user_stop(User *u, bool force) {
                         r = k;
         }
 
-        user_stop_service(u);
+        user_stop_service(u, force);
 
         u->stopping = true;