diff --git a/packages/task/src/browser/quick-open-task.ts b/packages/task/src/browser/quick-open-task.ts
index 330481da74c55..2de0e686b8c83 100644
--- a/packages/task/src/browser/quick-open-task.ts
+++ b/packages/task/src/browser/quick-open-task.ts
@@ -329,3 +329,47 @@ export class TaskConfigureQuickOpenItem extends QuickOpenGroupItem {
         return true;
     }
 }
+
+@injectable()
+export class TaskTerminateQuickOpen implements QuickOpenModel {
+
+    @inject(QuickOpenService)
+    protected readonly quickOpenService: QuickOpenService;
+
+    @inject(TaskService)
+    protected readonly taskService: TaskService;
+
+    async onType(_lookFor: string, acceptor: (items: QuickOpenItem[]) => void): Promise<void> {
+        const items: QuickOpenItem[] = [];
+        const runningTasks: TaskInfo[] = await this.taskService.getRunningTasks();
+        if (runningTasks.length <= 0) {
+            items.push(new QuickOpenItem({
+                label: 'No task is currently running',
+                run: (): boolean => false,
+            }));
+        } else {
+            runningTasks.forEach((task: TaskInfo) => {
+                items.push(new QuickOpenItem({
+                    label: task.config.label,
+                    run: (mode: QuickOpenMode): boolean => {
+                        if (mode !== QuickOpenMode.OPEN) {
+                            return false;
+                        }
+                        this.taskService.kill(task.taskId);
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }));
+            });
+        }
+        acceptor(items);
+    }
+
+    async open(): Promise<void> {
+        this.quickOpenService.open(this, {
+            placeholder: 'Select task to terminate',
+            fuzzyMatchLabel: true,
+            fuzzyMatchDescription: true,
+        });
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/packages/task/src/browser/task-frontend-contribution.ts b/packages/task/src/browser/task-frontend-contribution.ts
index f8b12a0b292e5..6b16f4a3a6ba1 100644
--- a/packages/task/src/browser/task-frontend-contribution.ts
+++ b/packages/task/src/browser/task-frontend-contribution.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import { inject, injectable, named } from 'inversify';
 import { ILogger, ContributionProvider } from '@theia/core/lib/common';
-import { QuickOpenTask } from './quick-open-task';
+import { QuickOpenTask, TaskTerminateQuickOpen } from './quick-open-task';
 import { CommandContribution, Command, CommandRegistry, MenuContribution, MenuModelRegistry } from '@theia/core/lib/common';
 import {
     FrontendApplication, FrontendApplicationContribution, QuickOpenContribution,
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ export namespace TaskCommands {
         category: TASK_CATEGORY,
         label: 'Clear History'
     };
+
+    export const TASK_TERMINATE: Command = {
+        id: 'task:terminate',
+        category: TASK_CATEGORY,
+        label: 'Terminate Task'
+    };
 }
 
 const TASKS_STORAGE_KEY = 'tasks';
@@ -102,6 +108,9 @@ export class TaskFrontendContribution implements CommandContribution, MenuContri
     @inject(StorageService)
     protected readonly storageService: StorageService;
 
+    @inject(TaskTerminateQuickOpen)
+    protected readonly taskTerminateQuickOpen: TaskTerminateQuickOpen;
+
     onStart(): void {
         this.contributionProvider.getContributions().forEach(contrib => {
             if (contrib.registerResolvers) {
@@ -172,6 +181,13 @@ export class TaskFrontendContribution implements CommandContribution, MenuContri
                 execute: () => this.taskService.clearRecentTasks()
             }
         );
+
+        registry.registerCommand(
+            TaskCommands.TASK_TERMINATE,
+            {
+                execute: () => this.taskTerminateQuickOpen.open()
+            }
+        );
     }
 
     registerMenus(menus: MenuModelRegistry): void {
diff --git a/packages/task/src/browser/task-frontend-module.ts b/packages/task/src/browser/task-frontend-module.ts
index 8e95eba0efddc..eb21be1d6a96c 100644
--- a/packages/task/src/browser/task-frontend-module.ts
+++ b/packages/task/src/browser/task-frontend-module.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { ContainerModule } from 'inversify';
 import { FrontendApplicationContribution, QuickOpenContribution, KeybindingContribution } from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
 import { CommandContribution, MenuContribution, bindContributionProvider } from '@theia/core/lib/common';
 import { WebSocketConnectionProvider } from '@theia/core/lib/browser/messaging';
-import { QuickOpenTask } from './quick-open-task';
+import { QuickOpenTask, TaskTerminateQuickOpen } from './quick-open-task';
 import { TaskContribution, TaskProviderRegistry, TaskResolverRegistry } from './task-contribution';
 import { TaskService } from './task-service';
 import { TaskConfigurations } from './task-configurations';
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export default new ContainerModule(bind => {
     }
 
     bind(QuickOpenTask).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
+    bind(TaskTerminateQuickOpen).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
     bind(TaskConfigurations).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
     bind(ProvidedTaskConfigurations).toSelf().inSingletonScope();