diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/burn-bootloader.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/burn-bootloader.ts
index 2ad150784..e951ac2f9 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/burn-bootloader.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/burn-bootloader.ts
@@ -37,11 +37,15 @@ export class BurnBootloader extends CoreServiceContribution {
           'arduino/bootloader/burningBootloader',
           'Burning bootloader...'
         ),
-        task: (progressId, coreService) =>
-          coreService.burnBootloader({
-            ...options,
-            progressId,
-          }),
+        task: (progressId, coreService, token) =>
+          coreService.burnBootloader(
+            {
+              ...options,
+              progressId,
+            },
+            token
+          ),
+        cancelable: true,
       });
       this.messageService.info(
         nls.localize(
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/contribution.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/contribution.ts
index 8de4d8ff4..1a8ff5798 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/contribution.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/contribution.ts
@@ -1,83 +1,89 @@
+import { ClipboardService } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/clipboard-service';
 import {
-  inject,
-  injectable,
-  interfaces,
-  postConstruct,
-} from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
-import URI from '@theia/core/lib/common/uri';
-import { ILogger } from '@theia/core/lib/common/logger';
-import {
-  Disposable,
-  DisposableCollection,
-} from '@theia/core/lib/common/disposable';
-import { Saveable } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/saveable';
-import { FileService } from '@theia/filesystem/lib/browser/file-service';
-import { MaybePromise } from '@theia/core/lib/common/types';
-import { LabelProvider } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/label-provider';
-import { EditorManager } from '@theia/editor/lib/browser/editor-manager';
-import { MessageService } from '@theia/core/lib/common/message-service';
-import { EnvVariablesServer } from '@theia/core/lib/common/env-variables';
-import { open, OpenerService } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/opener-service';
-import {
-  MenuModelRegistry,
-  MenuContribution,
-} from '@theia/core/lib/common/menu';
+  FrontendApplication,
+  FrontendApplicationContribution,
+} from '@theia/core/lib/browser/frontend-application';
+import { FrontendApplicationStateService } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/frontend-application-state';
 import {
-  KeybindingRegistry,
   KeybindingContribution,
+  KeybindingRegistry,
 } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/keybinding';
+import { LabelProvider } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/label-provider';
+import { OpenerService, open } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/opener-service';
+import { Saveable } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/saveable';
+import { ApplicationShell } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/shell/application-shell';
 import {
   TabBarToolbarContribution,
   TabBarToolbarRegistry,
 } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/shell/tab-bar-toolbar';
-import {
-  FrontendApplicationContribution,
-  FrontendApplication,
-} from '@theia/core/lib/browser/frontend-application';
+import { CancellationToken } from '@theia/core/lib/common/cancellation';
 import {
   Command,
-  CommandRegistry,
   CommandContribution,
+  CommandRegistry,
   CommandService,
 } from '@theia/core/lib/common/command';
-import { SettingsService } from '../dialogs/settings/settings';
 import {
-  CurrentSketch,
-  SketchesServiceClientImpl,
-} from '../sketches-service-client-impl';
+  Disposable,
+  DisposableCollection,
+} from '@theia/core/lib/common/disposable';
+import { EnvVariablesServer } from '@theia/core/lib/common/env-variables';
+import { ILogger } from '@theia/core/lib/common/logger';
+import {
+  MenuContribution,
+  MenuModelRegistry,
+} from '@theia/core/lib/common/menu';
+import { MessageService } from '@theia/core/lib/common/message-service';
+import { MessageType } from '@theia/core/lib/common/message-service-protocol';
+import { nls } from '@theia/core/lib/common/nls';
+import { MaybePromise, isObject } from '@theia/core/lib/common/types';
+import URI from '@theia/core/lib/common/uri';
+import {
+  inject,
+  injectable,
+  interfaces,
+  postConstruct,
+} from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
+import { EditorManager } from '@theia/editor/lib/browser/editor-manager';
+import { FileService } from '@theia/filesystem/lib/browser/file-service';
+import { NotificationManager } from '@theia/messages/lib/browser/notifications-manager';
+import { OutputChannelSeverity } from '@theia/output/lib/browser/output-channel';
+import { MainMenuManager } from '../../common/main-menu-manager';
+import { userAbort } from '../../common/nls';
 import {
-  SketchesService,
-  FileSystemExt,
-  Sketch,
-  CoreService,
   CoreError,
+  CoreService,
+  FileSystemExt,
   ResponseServiceClient,
+  Sketch,
+  SketchesService,
 } from '../../common/protocol';
+import {
+  ExecuteWithProgress,
+  UserAbortApplicationError,
+} from '../../common/protocol/progressible';
 import { ArduinoPreferences } from '../arduino-preferences';
-import { FrontendApplicationStateService } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/frontend-application-state';
-import { nls } from '@theia/core';
-import { OutputChannelManager } from '../theia/output/output-channel';
-import { ClipboardService } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/clipboard-service';
-import { ExecuteWithProgress } from '../../common/protocol/progressible';
-import { BoardsServiceProvider } from '../boards/boards-service-provider';
 import { BoardsDataStore } from '../boards/boards-data-store';
-import { NotificationManager } from '@theia/messages/lib/browser/notifications-manager';
-import { MessageType } from '@theia/core/lib/common/message-service-protocol';
-import { WorkspaceService } from '../theia/workspace/workspace-service';
-import { MainMenuManager } from '../../common/main-menu-manager';
+import { BoardsServiceProvider } from '../boards/boards-service-provider';
 import { ConfigServiceClient } from '../config/config-service-client';
-import { ApplicationShell } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/shell/application-shell';
 import { DialogService } from '../dialog-service';
+import { SettingsService } from '../dialogs/settings/settings';
+import {
+  CurrentSketch,
+  SketchesServiceClientImpl,
+} from '../sketches-service-client-impl';
 import { ApplicationConnectionStatusContribution } from '../theia/core/connection-status-service';
+import { OutputChannelManager } from '../theia/output/output-channel';
+import { WorkspaceService } from '../theia/workspace/workspace-service';
 
 export {
   Command,
   CommandRegistry,
-  MenuModelRegistry,
   KeybindingRegistry,
+  MenuModelRegistry,
+  Sketch,
   TabBarToolbarRegistry,
   URI,
-  Sketch,
   open,
 };
 
@@ -247,6 +253,12 @@ export abstract class CoreServiceContribution extends SketchContribution {
   }
 
   protected handleError(error: unknown): void {
+    if (isObject(error) && UserAbortApplicationError.is(error)) {
+      this.outputChannelManager
+        .getChannel('Arduino')
+        .appendLine(userAbort, OutputChannelSeverity.Warning);
+      return;
+    }
     this.tryToastErrorMessage(error);
   }
 
@@ -293,7 +305,13 @@ export abstract class CoreServiceContribution extends SketchContribution {
   protected async doWithProgress<T>(options: {
     progressText: string;
     keepOutput?: boolean;
-    task: (progressId: string, coreService: CoreService) => Promise<T>;
+    task: (
+      progressId: string,
+      coreService: CoreService,
+      cancellationToken?: CancellationToken
+    ) => Promise<T>;
+    // false by default
+    cancelable?: boolean;
   }): Promise<T> {
     const toDisposeOnComplete = new DisposableCollection(
       this.maybeActivateMonitorWidget()
@@ -306,8 +324,10 @@ export abstract class CoreServiceContribution extends SketchContribution {
       messageService: this.messageService,
       responseService: this.responseService,
       progressText,
-      run: ({ progressId }) => task(progressId, this.coreService),
+      run: ({ progressId, cancellationToken }) =>
+        task(progressId, this.coreService, cancellationToken),
       keepOutput,
+      cancelable: options.cancelable,
     });
     toDisposeOnComplete.dispose();
     return result;
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/upload-sketch.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/upload-sketch.ts
index 75c591dba..d6745d232 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/upload-sketch.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/upload-sketch.ts
@@ -136,9 +136,10 @@ export class UploadSketch extends CoreServiceContribution {
 
       const uploadResponse = await this.doWithProgress({
         progressText: nls.localize('arduino/sketch/uploading', 'Uploading...'),
-        task: (progressId, coreService) =>
-          coreService.upload({ ...uploadOptions, progressId }),
+        task: (progressId, coreService, token) =>
+          coreService.upload({ ...uploadOptions, progressId }, token),
         keepOutput: true,
+        cancelable: true,
       });
       // the port update is NOOP if nothing has changed
       this.boardsServiceProvider.updateConfig(uploadResponse.portAfterUpload);
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/verify-sketch.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/verify-sketch.ts
index bd6b60ff8..999c3ec5c 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/verify-sketch.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/contributions/verify-sketch.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-import { inject, injectable } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
 import { Emitter } from '@theia/core/lib/common/event';
+import { nls } from '@theia/core/lib/common/nls';
+import { inject, injectable } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
+import type { CoreService } from '../../common/protocol';
 import { ArduinoMenus } from '../menu/arduino-menus';
+import { CurrentSketch } from '../sketches-service-client-impl';
 import { ArduinoToolbar } from '../toolbar/arduino-toolbar';
 import {
-  CoreServiceContribution,
   Command,
   CommandRegistry,
-  MenuModelRegistry,
+  CoreServiceContribution,
   KeybindingRegistry,
+  MenuModelRegistry,
   TabBarToolbarRegistry,
 } from './contribution';
-import { nls } from '@theia/core/lib/common';
-import { CurrentSketch } from '../sketches-service-client-impl';
-import { CoreService } from '../../common/protocol';
 import { CoreErrorHandler } from './core-error-handler';
 
 export interface VerifySketchParams {
@@ -131,11 +131,15 @@ export class VerifySketch extends CoreServiceContribution {
           'arduino/sketch/compile',
           'Compiling sketch...'
         ),
-        task: (progressId, coreService) =>
-          coreService.compile({
-            ...options,
-            progressId,
-          }),
+        task: (progressId, coreService, token) =>
+          coreService.compile(
+            {
+              ...options,
+              progressId,
+            },
+            token
+          ),
+        cancelable: true,
       });
       this.messageService.info(
         nls.localize('arduino/sketch/doneCompiling', 'Done compiling.'),
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/library/library-list-widget.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/library/library-list-widget.ts
index 690799923..660bcec06 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/library/library-list-widget.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/library/library-list-widget.ts
@@ -12,15 +12,13 @@ import {
   LibrarySearch,
   LibraryService,
 } from '../../common/protocol/library-service';
-import {
-  ListWidget,
-  UserAbortError,
-} from '../widgets/component-list/list-widget';
+import { ListWidget } from '../widgets/component-list/list-widget';
 import { Installable } from '../../common/protocol';
 import { ListItemRenderer } from '../widgets/component-list/list-item-renderer';
 import { nls } from '@theia/core/lib/common';
 import { LibraryFilterRenderer } from '../widgets/component-list/filter-renderer';
 import { findChildTheiaButton, splitByBoldTag } from '../utils/dom';
+import { UserAbortError } from '../../common/protocol/progressible';
 
 @injectable()
 export class LibraryListWidget extends ListWidget<
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/widgets/component-list/component-list-item.tsx b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/widgets/component-list/component-list-item.tsx
index 1e13b1417..d5e320ee1 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/widgets/component-list/component-list-item.tsx
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/widgets/component-list/component-list-item.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React from '@theia/core/shared/react';
 import type { ArduinoComponent } from '../../../common/protocol/arduino-component';
 import { Installable } from '../../../common/protocol/installable';
 import type { ListItemRenderer } from './list-item-renderer';
-import { UserAbortError } from './list-widget';
+import { UserAbortError } from '../../../common/protocol/progressible';
 
 export class ComponentListItem<
   T extends ArduinoComponent
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/widgets/component-list/filterable-list-container.tsx b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/widgets/component-list/filterable-list-container.tsx
index 0039d76d1..086ffbf4f 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/widgets/component-list/filterable-list-container.tsx
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/widgets/component-list/filterable-list-container.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ import { CommandService } from '@theia/core/lib/common/command';
 import { MessageService } from '@theia/core/lib/common/message-service';
 import { ConfirmDialog } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/dialogs';
 import { Searchable } from '../../../common/protocol/searchable';
-import { ExecuteWithProgress } from '../../../common/protocol/progressible';
+import {
+  ExecuteWithProgress,
+  UserAbortError,
+} from '../../../common/protocol/progressible';
 import {
   Installable,
   libraryInstallFailed,
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../common/protocol/installable';
 import { ArduinoComponent } from '../../../common/protocol/arduino-component';
 import { SearchBar } from './search-bar';
-import { ListWidget, UserAbortError } from './list-widget';
+import { ListWidget } from './list-widget';
 import { ComponentList } from './component-list';
 import { ListItemRenderer } from './list-item-renderer';
 import {
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/widgets/component-list/list-widget.tsx b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/widgets/component-list/list-widget.tsx
index 7603f44c0..d13d4ac7d 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/widgets/component-list/list-widget.tsx
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/browser/widgets/component-list/list-widget.tsx
@@ -192,10 +192,3 @@ export namespace ListWidget {
     readonly defaultSearchOptions: S;
   }
 }
-
-export class UserAbortError extends Error {
-  constructor(message = 'User abort') {
-    super(message);
-    Object.setPrototypeOf(this, UserAbortError.prototype);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/nls.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/nls.ts
index d824f1751..7514a45c8 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/nls.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/nls.ts
@@ -39,3 +39,5 @@ export const noSketchOpened = nls.localize(
   'arduino/common/noSketchOpened',
   'No sketch opened'
 );
+
+export const userAbort = nls.localize('arduino/common/userAbort', 'User abort');
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/core-service.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/core-service.ts
index 9104df01e..f3a681d48 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/core-service.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/core-service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ApplicationError } from '@theia/core/lib/common/application-error';
+import type { CancellationToken } from '@theia/core/lib/common/cancellation';
 import { nls } from '@theia/core/lib/common/nls';
 import type {
   Location,
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ import type {
 } from '@theia/core/shared/vscode-languageserver-protocol';
 import type { CompileSummary as ApiCompileSummary } from 'vscode-arduino-api';
 import type { BoardUserField, Installable } from '../../common/protocol/';
-import { isPortIdentifier, PortIdentifier, Programmer } from './boards-service';
+import { PortIdentifier, Programmer, isPortIdentifier } from './boards-service';
 import type { IndexUpdateSummary } from './notification-service';
 import type { Sketch } from './sketches-service';
 
@@ -162,9 +163,18 @@ export function isUploadResponse(arg: unknown): arg is UploadResponse {
 export const CoreServicePath = '/services/core-service';
 export const CoreService = Symbol('CoreService');
 export interface CoreService {
-  compile(options: CoreService.Options.Compile): Promise<void>;
-  upload(options: CoreService.Options.Upload): Promise<UploadResponse>;
-  burnBootloader(options: CoreService.Options.Bootloader): Promise<void>;
+  compile(
+    options: CoreService.Options.Compile,
+    cancellationToken?: CancellationToken
+  ): Promise<void>;
+  upload(
+    options: CoreService.Options.Upload,
+    cancellationToken?: CancellationToken
+  ): Promise<UploadResponse>;
+  burnBootloader(
+    options: CoreService.Options.Bootloader,
+    cancellationToken?: CancellationToken
+  ): Promise<void>;
   /**
    * Refreshes the underling core gRPC client for the Arduino CLI.
    */
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/progressible.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/progressible.ts
index c27737ccc..d01bc270d 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/progressible.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/common/protocol/progressible.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,48 @@
+import { ApplicationError } from '@theia/core/lib/common/application-error';
 import type { CancellationToken } from '@theia/core/lib/common/cancellation';
 import { CancellationTokenSource } from '@theia/core/lib/common/cancellation';
 import type { MessageService } from '@theia/core/lib/common/message-service';
 import type { Progress } from '@theia/core/lib/common/message-service-protocol';
+import { userAbort } from '../nls';
 import type { ResponseServiceClient } from './response-service';
 
+export const UserAbortApplicationError = ApplicationError.declare(
+  9999,
+  (message: string, uri: string) => {
+    return {
+      message,
+      data: { uri },
+    };
+  }
+);
+
+export class UserAbortError extends Error {
+  constructor() {
+    super(userAbort);
+    Object.setPrototypeOf(this, UserAbortError.prototype);
+  }
+}
+
 export namespace ExecuteWithProgress {
   export async function doWithProgress<T>(options: {
-    run: ({ progressId }: { progressId: string }) => Promise<T>;
+    run: ({
+      progressId,
+      cancellationToken,
+    }: {
+      progressId: string;
+      cancellationToken?: CancellationToken;
+    }) => Promise<T>;
     messageService: MessageService;
     responseService: ResponseServiceClient;
     progressText: string;
     keepOutput?: boolean;
+    cancelable?: boolean;
   }): Promise<T> {
     return withProgress(
       options.progressText,
       options.messageService,
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-      async (progress, _token) => {
+      async (progress, token) => {
         const progressId = progress.id;
         const toDispose = options.responseService.onProgressDidChange(
           (progressMessage) => {
@@ -30,24 +56,29 @@ export namespace ExecuteWithProgress {
           if (!options.keepOutput) {
             options.responseService.clearOutput();
           }
-          const result = await options.run({ progressId });
+          const result = await options.run({
+            progressId,
+            cancellationToken: token,
+          });
           return result;
         } finally {
           toDispose.dispose();
         }
-      }
+      },
+      options.cancelable
     );
   }
 
   export async function withProgress<T>(
     text: string,
     messageService: MessageService,
-    cb: (progress: Progress, token: CancellationToken) => Promise<T>
+    cb: (progress: Progress, token: CancellationToken) => Promise<T>,
+    cancelable = false
   ): Promise<T> {
     const cancellationSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
     const { token } = cancellationSource;
     const progress = await messageService.showProgress(
-      { text, options: { cancelable: false } },
+      { text, options: { cancelable } },
       () => cancellationSource.cancel()
     );
     try {
diff --git a/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/core-service-impl.ts b/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/core-service-impl.ts
index 3a9677c18..9cb1c4584 100644
--- a/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/core-service-impl.ts
+++ b/arduino-ide-extension/src/node/core-service-impl.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,44 @@
+import type { ClientReadableStream } from '@grpc/grpc-js';
+import { ApplicationError } from '@theia/core/lib/common/application-error';
+import type { CancellationToken } from '@theia/core/lib/common/cancellation';
+import { CommandService } from '@theia/core/lib/common/command';
+import {
+  Disposable,
+  DisposableCollection,
+} from '@theia/core/lib/common/disposable';
+import { nls } from '@theia/core/lib/common/nls';
+import type { Mutable } from '@theia/core/lib/common/types';
 import { FileUri } from '@theia/core/lib/node/file-uri';
 import { inject, injectable } from '@theia/core/shared/inversify';
-import { relative } from 'node:path';
 import * as jspb from 'google-protobuf';
 import { BoolValue } from 'google-protobuf/google/protobuf/wrappers_pb';
-import type { ClientReadableStream } from '@grpc/grpc-js';
+import path from 'node:path';
 import {
+  UploadResponse as ApiUploadResponse,
+  OutputMessage,
+  Port,
+  PortIdentifier,
+  resolveDetectedPort,
+} from '../common/protocol';
+import {
+  CompileSummary,
   CompilerWarnings,
-  CoreService,
   CoreError,
-  CompileSummary,
+  CoreService,
   isCompileSummary,
   isUploadResponse,
 } from '../common/protocol/core-service';
+import { ResponseService } from '../common/protocol/response-service';
+import { firstToUpperCase, notEmpty } from '../common/utils';
+import { BoardDiscovery, createApiPort } from './board-discovery';
+import { tryParseError } from './cli-error-parser';
+import { ArduinoCoreServiceClient } from './cli-protocol/cc/arduino/cli/commands/v1/commands_grpc_pb';
+import { Instance } from './cli-protocol/cc/arduino/cli/commands/v1/common_pb';
 import {
   CompileRequest,
   CompileResponse,
 } from './cli-protocol/cc/arduino/cli/commands/v1/compile_pb';
-import { CoreClientAware } from './core-client-provider';
+import { Port as RpcPort } from './cli-protocol/cc/arduino/cli/commands/v1/port_pb';
 import {
   BurnBootloaderRequest,
   BurnBootloaderResponse,
@@ -25,26 +47,13 @@ import {
   UploadUsingProgrammerRequest,
   UploadUsingProgrammerResponse,
 } from './cli-protocol/cc/arduino/cli/commands/v1/upload_pb';
-import { ResponseService } from '../common/protocol/response-service';
-import {
-  resolveDetectedPort,
-  OutputMessage,
-  PortIdentifier,
-  Port,
-  UploadResponse as ApiUploadResponse,
-} from '../common/protocol';
-import { ArduinoCoreServiceClient } from './cli-protocol/cc/arduino/cli/commands/v1/commands_grpc_pb';
-import { Port as RpcPort } from './cli-protocol/cc/arduino/cli/commands/v1/port_pb';
-import { ApplicationError, CommandService, Disposable, nls } from '@theia/core';
+import { CoreClientAware } from './core-client-provider';
+import { ExecuteWithProgress, ProgressResponse } from './grpc-progressible';
 import { MonitorManager } from './monitor-manager';
-import { AutoFlushingBuffer } from './utils/buffers';
-import { tryParseError } from './cli-error-parser';
-import { Instance } from './cli-protocol/cc/arduino/cli/commands/v1/common_pb';
-import { firstToUpperCase, notEmpty } from '../common/utils';
 import { ServiceError } from './service-error';
-import { ExecuteWithProgress, ProgressResponse } from './grpc-progressible';
-import type { Mutable } from '@theia/core/lib/common/types';
-import { BoardDiscovery, createApiPort } from './board-discovery';
+import { AutoFlushingBuffer } from './utils/buffers';
+import { userAbort } from '../common/nls';
+import { UserAbortApplicationError } from '../common/protocol/progressible';
 
 namespace Uploadable {
   export type Request = UploadRequest | UploadUsingProgrammerRequest;
@@ -64,9 +73,13 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
   @inject(BoardDiscovery)
   private readonly boardDiscovery: BoardDiscovery;
 
-  async compile(options: CoreService.Options.Compile): Promise<void> {
+  async compile(
+    options: CoreService.Options.Compile,
+    cancellationToken?: CancellationToken
+  ): Promise<void> {
     const coreClient = await this.coreClient;
     const { client, instance } = coreClient;
+    const request = this.compileRequest(options, instance);
     const compileSummary = <CompileSummaryFragment>{};
     const progressHandler = this.createProgressHandler(options);
     const compileSummaryHandler = (response: CompileResponse) =>
@@ -75,10 +88,15 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
       progressHandler,
       compileSummaryHandler
     );
-    const request = this.compileRequest(options, instance);
+    const toDisposeOnFinally = new DisposableCollection(handler);
     return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-      client
-        .compile(request)
+      const call = client.compile(request);
+      if (cancellationToken) {
+        toDisposeOnFinally.push(
+          cancellationToken.onCancellationRequested(() => call.cancel())
+        );
+      }
+      call
         .on('data', handler.onData)
         .on('error', (error) => {
           if (!ServiceError.is(error)) {
@@ -87,30 +105,39 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
               error
             );
             reject(error);
-          } else {
-            const compilerErrors = tryParseError({
-              content: handler.content,
-              sketch: options.sketch,
-            });
-            const message = nls.localize(
-              'arduino/compile/error',
-              'Compilation error: {0}',
-              compilerErrors
-                .map(({ message }) => message)
-                .filter(notEmpty)
-                .shift() ?? error.details
-            );
-            this.sendResponse(
-              error.details + '\n\n' + message,
-              OutputMessage.Severity.Error
-            );
-            reject(CoreError.VerifyFailed(message, compilerErrors));
+            return;
           }
+          if (ServiceError.isCancel(error)) {
+            console.log(userAbort);
+            reject(UserAbortApplicationError());
+            return;
+          }
+          const compilerErrors = tryParseError({
+            content: handler.content,
+            sketch: options.sketch,
+          });
+          const message = nls.localize(
+            'arduino/compile/error',
+            'Compilation error: {0}',
+            compilerErrors
+              .map(({ message }) => message)
+              .filter(notEmpty)
+              .shift() ?? error.details
+          );
+          this.sendResponse(
+            error.details + '\n\n' + message,
+            OutputMessage.Severity.Error
+          );
+          reject(CoreError.VerifyFailed(message, compilerErrors));
         })
         .on('end', resolve);
     }).finally(() => {
-      handler.dispose();
+      toDisposeOnFinally.dispose();
       if (!isCompileSummary(compileSummary)) {
+        if (cancellationToken && cancellationToken.isCancellationRequested) {
+          // NOOP
+          return;
+        }
         console.error(
           `Have not received the full compile summary from the CLI while running the compilation. ${JSON.stringify(
             compileSummary
@@ -176,7 +203,10 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
     return request;
   }
 
-  upload(options: CoreService.Options.Upload): Promise<ApiUploadResponse> {
+  upload(
+    options: CoreService.Options.Upload,
+    cancellationToken?: CancellationToken
+  ): Promise<ApiUploadResponse> {
     const { usingProgrammer } = options;
     return this.doUpload(
       options,
@@ -190,7 +220,8 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
       usingProgrammer
         ? CoreError.UploadUsingProgrammerFailed
         : CoreError.UploadFailed,
-      `upload${usingProgrammer ? ' using programmer' : ''}`
+      `upload${usingProgrammer ? ' using programmer' : ''}`,
+      cancellationToken
     );
   }
 
@@ -204,7 +235,8 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
       client: ArduinoCoreServiceClient
     ) => (request: REQ) => ClientReadableStream<RESP>,
     errorCtor: ApplicationError.Constructor<number, CoreError.ErrorLocation[]>,
-    task: string
+    task: string,
+    cancellationToken?: CancellationToken
   ): Promise<ApiUploadResponse> {
     const portBeforeUpload = options.port;
     const uploadResponseFragment: Mutable<Partial<ApiUploadResponse>> = {
@@ -241,33 +273,47 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
       progressHandler,
       updateUploadResponseFragmentHandler
     );
+    const toDisposeOnFinally = new DisposableCollection(handler);
     const grpcCall = responseFactory(client);
     return this.notifyUploadWillStart(options).then(() =>
       new Promise<ApiUploadResponse>((resolve, reject) => {
-        grpcCall(this.initUploadRequest(request, options, instance))
+        const call = grpcCall(
+          this.initUploadRequest(request, options, instance)
+        );
+        if (cancellationToken) {
+          toDisposeOnFinally.push(
+            cancellationToken.onCancellationRequested(() => call.cancel())
+          );
+        }
+        call
           .on('data', handler.onData)
           .on('error', (error) => {
             if (!ServiceError.is(error)) {
               console.error(`Unexpected error occurred while ${task}.`, error);
               reject(error);
-            } else {
-              const message = nls.localize(
-                'arduino/upload/error',
-                '{0} error: {1}',
-                firstToUpperCase(task),
-                error.details
-              );
-              this.sendResponse(error.details, OutputMessage.Severity.Error);
-              reject(
-                errorCtor(
-                  message,
-                  tryParseError({
-                    content: handler.content,
-                    sketch: options.sketch,
-                  })
-                )
-              );
+              return;
+            }
+            if (ServiceError.isCancel(error)) {
+              console.log(userAbort);
+              reject(UserAbortApplicationError());
+              return;
             }
+            const message = nls.localize(
+              'arduino/upload/error',
+              '{0} error: {1}',
+              firstToUpperCase(task),
+              error.details
+            );
+            this.sendResponse(error.details, OutputMessage.Severity.Error);
+            reject(
+              errorCtor(
+                message,
+                tryParseError({
+                  content: handler.content,
+                  sketch: options.sketch,
+                })
+              )
+            );
           })
           .on('end', () => {
             if (isUploadResponse(uploadResponseFragment)) {
@@ -285,7 +331,7 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
             }
           });
       }).finally(async () => {
-        handler.dispose();
+        toDisposeOnFinally.dispose();
         await this.notifyUploadDidFinish(
           Object.assign(options, {
             afterPort: uploadResponseFragment.portAfterUpload,
@@ -320,16 +366,25 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
     return request;
   }
 
-  async burnBootloader(options: CoreService.Options.Bootloader): Promise<void> {
+  async burnBootloader(
+    options: CoreService.Options.Bootloader,
+    cancellationToken?: CancellationToken
+  ): Promise<void> {
     const coreClient = await this.coreClient;
     const { client, instance } = coreClient;
     const progressHandler = this.createProgressHandler(options);
     const handler = this.createOnDataHandler(progressHandler);
     const request = this.burnBootloaderRequest(options, instance);
+    const toDisposeOnFinally = new DisposableCollection(handler);
     return this.notifyUploadWillStart(options).then(() =>
       new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
-        client
-          .burnBootloader(request)
+        const call = client.burnBootloader(request);
+        if (cancellationToken) {
+          toDisposeOnFinally.push(
+            cancellationToken.onCancellationRequested(() => call.cancel())
+          );
+        }
+        call
           .on('data', handler.onData)
           .on('error', (error) => {
             if (!ServiceError.is(error)) {
@@ -338,23 +393,28 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
                 error
               );
               reject(error);
-            } else {
-              this.sendResponse(error.details, OutputMessage.Severity.Error);
-              reject(
-                CoreError.BurnBootloaderFailed(
-                  nls.localize(
-                    'arduino/burnBootloader/error',
-                    'Error while burning the bootloader: {0}',
-                    error.details
-                  ),
-                  tryParseError({ content: handler.content })
-                )
-              );
+              return;
             }
+            if (ServiceError.isCancel(error)) {
+              console.log(userAbort);
+              reject(UserAbortApplicationError());
+              return;
+            }
+            this.sendResponse(error.details, OutputMessage.Severity.Error);
+            reject(
+              CoreError.BurnBootloaderFailed(
+                nls.localize(
+                  'arduino/burnBootloader/error',
+                  'Error while burning the bootloader: {0}',
+                  error.details
+                ),
+                tryParseError({ content: handler.content })
+              )
+            );
           })
           .on('end', resolve);
       }).finally(async () => {
-        handler.dispose();
+        toDisposeOnFinally.dispose();
         await this.notifyUploadDidFinish(
           Object.assign(options, { afterPort: options.port })
         );
@@ -463,7 +523,7 @@ export class CoreServiceImpl extends CoreClientAware implements CoreService {
     for (const uri of Object.keys(options.sourceOverride)) {
       const content = options.sourceOverride[uri];
       if (content) {
-        const relativePath = relative(sketchPath, FileUri.fsPath(uri));
+        const relativePath = path.relative(sketchPath, FileUri.fsPath(uri));
         req.getSourceOverrideMap().set(relativePath, content);
       }
     }
diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 234781e58..c83d280c1 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@
       "serialMonitor": "Serial Monitor",
       "type": "Type",
       "unknown": "Unknown",
-      "updateable": "Updatable"
+      "updateable": "Updatable",
+      "userAbort": "User abort"
     },
     "compile": {
       "error": "Compilation error: {0}"