The invention relates to the technical field of coal mine machinery, in particular to a chain stopper for a scraper conveyor. The chain stopper is formed by combining and welding a front vertical plate, a left positioning pin, a right positioning pin, a rear positioning pin, a top plate, a supporting plate and a handle, grooves which are arranged in a bilateral symmetry mode are formed in the lower end of the front vertical plate of the chain stopper, limiting hooks are arranged at the bottoms of the grooves, and a slope boss is arranged on the outer vertical face of the front vertical plate. The chain stopper is compact in structure, high in strength, light in weight, convenient to disassemble and assemble, reliable to use and capable of being conveniently used for adjusting the tensioning force of the chain of the scraper conveyor, and normal operation of equipment is guaranteed.