diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/component/ContainerLifeCycle.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/component/ContainerLifeCycle.java
index bb511b204f5..d7e7f16f872 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/component/ContainerLifeCycle.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/component/ContainerLifeCycle.java
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public class ContainerLifeCycle extends AbstractLifeCycle implements Container,
     private final List<Bean> _beans = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
     private final List<Container.Listener> _listeners = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
     private boolean _doStarted;
+    private boolean _destroyed;
 
     /**
      * Starts the managed lifecycle beans in the order they were added.
@@ -85,6 +86,9 @@ public class ContainerLifeCycle extends AbstractLifeCycle implements Container,
     @Override
     protected void doStart() throws Exception
     {
+        if (_destroyed)
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Destroyed container cannot be restarted");
+
         // indicate that we are started, so that addBean will start other beans added.
         _doStarted = true;
 
@@ -164,6 +168,7 @@ public class ContainerLifeCycle extends AbstractLifeCycle implements Container,
     @Override
     public void destroy()
     {
+        _destroyed = true;
         List<Bean> reverse = new ArrayList<>(_beans);
         Collections.reverse(reverse);
         for (Bean b : reverse)
diff --git a/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/component/ContainerLifeCycleTest.java b/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/component/ContainerLifeCycleTest.java
index f1010ab6e64..f470b7a7b2e 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/component/ContainerLifeCycleTest.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/component/ContainerLifeCycleTest.java
@@ -139,6 +139,18 @@ public class ContainerLifeCycleTest
         Assert.assertEquals(2,destroyed.get());
     }
 
+    @Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
+    public void testIllegalToStartAfterDestroy() throws Exception
+    {
+        ContainerLifeCycle container = new ContainerLifeCycle();
+        container.start();
+        container.stop();
+        container.destroy();
+
+        // Should throw IllegalStateException.
+        container.start();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testDisJoint() throws Exception
     {