diff --git a/src/nxslib/nxscope.py b/src/nxslib/nxscope.py
index c27d185..fc32c71 100644
--- a/src/nxslib/nxscope.py
+++ b/src/nxslib/nxscope.py
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ def disconnect(self) -> None:
         if self._connected is True:
             # stop stream
             self.stream_stop()
+            # disable all channels now
+            self.ch_disable_all(True)
             # disconnect
             self._comm.disconnect()
             self._connected = False
@@ -256,6 +258,21 @@ def ch_disable(
             # write channels configuration
             self.channels_write()
 
+    def ch_disable_all(self, writenow: bool = False) -> None:
+        """Disable all channels.
+
+        The effects of this method are buffered and will
+        be applied to the device just before the stream starts
+        or can be forced to write with writenow flag.
+
+        :param writenow: write channels configuration now
+        """
+        self._comm.ch_disable_all()
+
+        if writenow:
+            # write channels configuration
+            self.channels_write()
+
     def ch_divider(
         self, chans: list[int] | int, div: int, writenow: bool = False
     ) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_nxscope.py b/tests/test_nxscope.py
index a874bc6..19f91e8 100644
--- a/tests/test_nxscope.py
+++ b/tests/test_nxscope.py
@@ -240,6 +240,20 @@ def test_nxscope_channels_runtime():
         _ = q1.get(block=True, timeout=1)
         _ = q2.get(block=True, timeout=1)
 
+    # configuration not written
+    nxscope.ch_disable_all()
+
+    assert dev0.data.en is True
+    assert dev1.data.en is True
+    assert dev2.data.en is True
+
+    # configuration written
+    nxscope.ch_disable_all(True)
+
+    assert dev0.data.en is False
+    assert dev1.data.en is False
+    assert dev2.data.en is False
+
     # stop stream
     nxscope.stream_stop()