diff --git a/silverback/application.py b/silverback/application.py
index 04ef1012..b75f7b96 100644
--- a/silverback/application.py
+++ b/silverback/application.py
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ def __init__(self, settings: Optional[Settings] = None):
             f"{signer_str}{start_block_str}{new_block_timeout_str}"
         )
 
+    async def startup(self):
+        await self.broker.startup()
+
     def on_startup(self) -> Callable:
         """
         Code to execute on worker startup / restart after an error.
@@ -85,6 +88,9 @@ def do_something_on_startup(state):
         """
         return self.broker.on_event(TaskiqEvents.WORKER_STARTUP)
 
+    async def shutdown(self):
+        await self.broker.shutdown()
+
     def on_shutdown(self) -> Callable:
         """
         Code to execute on normal worker shutdown.
@@ -126,7 +132,7 @@ def on_(
         container: Union[BlockContainer, ContractEvent],
         new_block_timeout: Optional[int] = None,
         start_block: Optional[int] = None,
-    ):
+    ) -> AsyncTaskiqDecoratedTask:
         """
         Create task to handle events created by `container`.
 
diff --git a/silverback/runner.py b/silverback/runner.py
index 68b70f51..648eecb3 100644
--- a/silverback/runner.py
+++ b/silverback/runner.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ async def run(self):
         Raises:
             :class:`~silverback.exceptions.Halt`: If there are no configured tasks to execute.
         """
-        await self.app.broker.startup()
+        await self.app.startup()
 
         if block_handler := self.app.get_block_handler():
             tasks = [self._block_task(block_handler)]
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ async def run(self):
 
         await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
 
-        await self.app.broker.shutdown()
+        await self.app.shutdown()
 
 
 class WebsocketRunner(BaseRunner, ManagerAccessMixin):