diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/parameterizedtrigger/TriggerBuilder.java b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/parameterizedtrigger/TriggerBuilder.java
index 750e7f8a..52d898e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/parameterizedtrigger/TriggerBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/parameterizedtrigger/TriggerBuilder.java
@@ -148,7 +148,15 @@ public boolean perform(AbstractBuild<?, ?> build, Launcher launcher,
                             try {
                                 if (future != null ) {
                                     listener.getLogger().println("Waiting for the completion of " + HyperlinkNote.encodeTo('/'+ p.getUrl(), p.getFullDisplayName()));
-                                    Run startedRun = future.waitForStart();
+                                    Run startedRun;
+                                    try {
+                                        startedRun = future.waitForStart();
+                                    } catch (InterruptedException x) {
+                                        listener.getLogger().println( "Build aborting: cancelling queued project " + HyperlinkNote.encodeTo('/'+ p.getUrl(), p.getFullDisplayName()) );
+                                        future.cancel(true);
+                                        throw x; // rethrow so that the triggering project get flagged as cancelled
+                                    }
+
                                     listener.getLogger().println(HyperlinkNote.encodeTo('/' + startedRun.getUrl(), startedRun.getFullDisplayName()) + " started.");
 
                                     Run completedRun = future.get();
diff --git a/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/parameterizedtrigger/test/TriggerBuilderTest.java b/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/parameterizedtrigger/test/TriggerBuilderTest.java
index 8d94a62c..a91779ca 100644
--- a/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/parameterizedtrigger/test/TriggerBuilderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/parameterizedtrigger/test/TriggerBuilderTest.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.ListIterator;
@@ -70,10 +71,13 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
+
 public class TriggerBuilderTest {
 
     @Rule
@@ -224,6 +228,34 @@ public void testNonBlockingTrigger() throws Exception {
                 "Triggering projects: project1, project2, project3");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testCancelsDownstreamBuildWhenInterrupted() throws Exception{
+        r.jenkins.setNumExecutors(1); // the downstream-project would be in the build queue
+
+        FreeStyleProject triggerProject = r.createFreeStyleProject("upstream-project");
+        FreeStyleProject downstreamProject = r.createFreeStyleProject("downstream-project");
+
+        TriggerBuilder triggerBuilder = new TriggerBuilder(createTriggerConfig("downstream-project"));
+
+        triggerProject.getBuildersList().add(triggerBuilder);
+
+        QueueTaskFuture<FreeStyleBuild> parentBuild = triggerProject.scheduleBuild2(0);
+        parentBuild.waitForStart();
+
+        // Now cancel the trigger project and let it finishes
+        triggerProject.getLastBuild().getExecutor().interrupt();
+        parentBuild.get();
+
+        assertLines(triggerProject.getLastBuild(),
+            "Waiting for the completion of downstream-project",
+            "Build aborting: cancelling queued project downstream-project",
+            "Build was aborted",
+            "Finished: ABORTED"
+        );
+        assertNull("No downstream build has been run", downstreamProject.getLastBuild());
+        assertEquals("No build left in queue", 0, r.jenkins.getQueue().countBuildableItems());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testConsoleOutputWithCounterParameters() throws Exception{
         r.createFreeStyleProject("project1");