diff --git a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/AzureStorageOrchestrationService.cs b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/AzureStorageOrchestrationService.cs
index 9fdee5f8f..c30a79288 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/AzureStorageOrchestrationService.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/AzureStorageOrchestrationService.cs
@@ -793,7 +793,8 @@ async Task<TaskOrchestrationWorkItem> LockNextTaskOrchestrationWorkItemAsync(boo
                         TraceContext = currentRequestTraceContext,
                     };
 
-                    if (!this.IsExecutableInstance(session.RuntimeState, orchestrationWorkItem.NewMessages, settings.AllowReplayingTerminalInstances, out string warningMessage))
+                    string warningMessage = await this.IsExecutableInstance(session.RuntimeState, orchestrationWorkItem.NewMessages, settings.AllowReplayingTerminalInstances);
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(warningMessage))
                     {
                         // If all messages belong to the same execution ID, then all of them need to be discarded.
                         // However, it's also possible to have messages for *any* execution ID batched together with messages
@@ -1049,7 +1050,7 @@ internal static void TraceMessageReceived(AzureStorageOrchestrationServiceSettin
                 data.Episode.GetValueOrDefault(-1));
         }
 
-        bool IsExecutableInstance(OrchestrationRuntimeState runtimeState, IList<TaskMessage> newMessages, bool allowReplayingTerminalInstances, out string message)
+        async Task<string> IsExecutableInstance(OrchestrationRuntimeState runtimeState, IList<TaskMessage> newMessages, bool allowReplayingTerminalInstances)
         {
             if (runtimeState.ExecutionStartedEvent == null && !newMessages.Any(msg => msg.Event is ExecutionStartedEvent))
             {
@@ -1057,11 +1058,17 @@ bool IsExecutableInstance(OrchestrationRuntimeState runtimeState, IList<TaskMess
 
                 if (DurableTask.Core.Common.Entities.AutoStart(instanceId, newMessages))
                 {
-                    message = null;
-                    return true;
+                    return null;
                 }
                 else
                 {
+                    TaskMessage executionTerminatedEventMessage = newMessages.LastOrDefault(msg => msg.Event is ExecutionTerminatedEvent);
+                    if (executionTerminatedEventMessage is not null)
+                    {
+                        await this.trackingStore.UpdateStatusForTerminationAsync(instanceId, ((ExecutionTerminatedEvent)executionTerminatedEventMessage.Event).Input);
+                        return $"Instance is {OrchestrationStatus.Terminated}";
+                    }
+
                     // A non-zero event count usually happens when an instance's history is overwritten by a
                     // new instance or by a ContinueAsNew. When history is overwritten by new instances, we
                     // overwrite the old history with new history (with a new execution ID), but this is done
@@ -1069,8 +1076,7 @@ bool IsExecutableInstance(OrchestrationRuntimeState runtimeState, IList<TaskMess
                     // the old history and we receive a message from the old instance (this happens frequently
                     // with canceled durable timer messages) we'll end up loading just the history that hasn't
                     // been fully overwritten. We know it's invalid because it's missing the ExecutionStartedEvent.
-                    message = runtimeState.Events.Count == 0 ? "No such instance" : "Invalid history (may have been overwritten by a newer instance)";
-                    return false;
+                    return runtimeState.Events.Count == 0 ? "No such instance" : "Invalid history (may have been overwritten by a newer instance)";
                 }
             }
 
@@ -1080,12 +1086,10 @@ bool IsExecutableInstance(OrchestrationRuntimeState runtimeState, IList<TaskMess
                 runtimeState.OrchestrationStatus != OrchestrationStatus.Pending &&
                 runtimeState.OrchestrationStatus != OrchestrationStatus.Suspended)
             {
-                message = $"Instance is {runtimeState.OrchestrationStatus}";
-                return false;
+                return $"Instance is {runtimeState.OrchestrationStatus}";
             }
 
-            message = null;
-            return true;
+            return null;
         }
 
         async Task AbandonAndReleaseSessionAsync(OrchestrationSession session)
@@ -1909,7 +1913,7 @@ public async Task<IList<OrchestrationState>> GetOrchestrationStateAsync(string i
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="instanceId">Instance ID of the orchestration to terminate.</param>
         /// <param name="reason">The user-friendly reason for terminating.</param>
-        public Task ForceTerminateTaskOrchestrationAsync(string instanceId, string reason)
+        public async Task ForceTerminateTaskOrchestrationAsync(string instanceId, string reason)
         {
             var taskMessage = new TaskMessage
             {
@@ -1917,7 +1921,7 @@ public Task ForceTerminateTaskOrchestrationAsync(string instanceId, string reaso
                 Event = new ExecutionTerminatedEvent(-1, reason)
             };
 
-            return SendTaskOrchestrationMessageAsync(taskMessage);
+            await SendTaskOrchestrationMessageAsync(taskMessage);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/Tracking/AzureTableTrackingStore.cs b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/Tracking/AzureTableTrackingStore.cs
index 17824a511..d48ef21bf 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/Tracking/AzureTableTrackingStore.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/Tracking/AzureTableTrackingStore.cs
@@ -795,6 +795,30 @@ public override async Task UpdateStatusForRewindAsync(string instanceId, Cancell
                 stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds);
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public override async Task UpdateStatusForTerminationAsync(string instanceId, string output, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            string sanitizedInstanceId = KeySanitation.EscapePartitionKey(instanceId);
+            TableEntity entity = new TableEntity(sanitizedInstanceId, "")
+            {
+                ["RuntimeStatus"] = OrchestrationStatus.Terminated.ToString("G"),
+                ["LastUpdatedTime"] = DateTime.UtcNow,
+                [OutputProperty] = output
+            };
+
+            Stopwatch stopwatch = Stopwatch.StartNew();
+            await this.InstancesTable.MergeEntityAsync(entity, ETag.All, cancellationToken);
+
+            this.settings.Logger.InstanceStatusUpdate(
+                this.storageAccountName,
+                this.taskHubName,
+                instanceId,
+                string.Empty,
+                OrchestrationStatus.Terminated,
+                episode: 0,
+                stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds);
+        }
+
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public override Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
diff --git a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/Tracking/ITrackingStore.cs b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/Tracking/ITrackingStore.cs
index db6338bfb..3ce82cf37 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/Tracking/ITrackingStore.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/Tracking/ITrackingStore.cs
@@ -152,6 +152,14 @@ interface ITrackingStore
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">The token to monitor for cancellation requests. The default value is <see cref="CancellationToken.None"/>.</param>
         Task UpdateStatusForRewindAsync(string instanceId, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Used to update the instance status to "Terminated" whend a pending orchestration is terminated.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="instanceId">The instance being terminated</param>
+        /// <param name="output">The output of the orchestration</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The token to monitor for cancellation requests. The default value is <see cref="CancellationToken.None"/>.</param>
+        Task UpdateStatusForTerminationAsync(string instanceId, string output, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Purge The History and state  which is older than thresholdDateTimeUtc based on the timestamp type specified by timeRangeFilterType
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/Tracking/InstanceStoreBackedTrackingStore.cs b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/Tracking/InstanceStoreBackedTrackingStore.cs
index 4b816aacd..53c133e7b 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/Tracking/InstanceStoreBackedTrackingStore.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/Tracking/InstanceStoreBackedTrackingStore.cs
@@ -176,5 +176,15 @@ await instanceStore.WriteEntitiesAsync(new InstanceEntityBase[]
 
             return null;
         }
+
+        public override async Task UpdateStatusForTerminationAsync(string instanceId, string output, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            // Get the most recent execution and update its status to terminated
+            IEnumerable<OrchestrationStateInstanceEntity> instanceEntity = await this.instanceStore.GetOrchestrationStateAsync(instanceId, allInstances: false);
+            instanceEntity.Single().State.OrchestrationStatus = OrchestrationStatus.Terminated;
+            instanceEntity.Single().State.LastUpdatedTime = DateTime.UtcNow;
+            instanceEntity.Single().State.Output = output;
+            await this.instanceStore.WriteEntitiesAsync(instanceEntity);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/Tracking/TrackingStoreBase.cs b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/Tracking/TrackingStoreBase.cs
index 95465461f..4317e42f0 100644
--- a/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/Tracking/TrackingStoreBase.cs
+++ b/src/DurableTask.AzureStorage/Tracking/TrackingStoreBase.cs
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ public virtual Task UpdateStatusForRewindAsync(string instanceId, CancellationTo
             throw new NotSupportedException();
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        public abstract Task UpdateStatusForTerminationAsync(string instanceId, string output, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public abstract Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
 
diff --git a/test/DurableTask.AzureStorage.Tests/AzureStorageScenarioTests.cs b/test/DurableTask.AzureStorage.Tests/AzureStorageScenarioTests.cs
index aee05e945..f4bf9e096 100644
--- a/test/DurableTask.AzureStorage.Tests/AzureStorageScenarioTests.cs
+++ b/test/DurableTask.AzureStorage.Tests/AzureStorageScenarioTests.cs
@@ -965,6 +965,40 @@ public async Task TerminateSuspendedOrchestration(bool enableExtendedSessions)
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Test that a pending orchestration can be terminated.
+        /// </summary>
+        [DataTestMethod]
+        [DataRow(true)]
+        [DataRow(false)]
+        public async Task TerminatePendingOrchestration(bool enableExtendedSessions)
+        {
+            using (TestOrchestrationHost host = TestHelpers.GetTestOrchestrationHost(enableExtendedSessions))
+            {
+                await host.StartAsync();
+                // Schedule a start time to ensure that the orchestration is in a Pending state when we attempt to terminate.
+                var client = await host.StartOrchestrationAsync(typeof(Orchestrations.Counter), 0, startAt: DateTime.UtcNow.AddMinutes(1));
+                await client.WaitForStatusChange(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5), OrchestrationStatus.Pending);
+
+                await client.TerminateAsync("terminate");
+
+                var status = await client.WaitForCompletionAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10));
+
+                // Confirm the pending orchestration was terminated.
+                Assert.AreEqual(OrchestrationStatus.Terminated, status?.OrchestrationStatus);
+                Assert.AreEqual("terminate", status?.Output);
+
+                // Now sleep for a minute and confirm that the orchestration does not start after its scheduled time.
+                Thread.Sleep(TimeSpan.FromMinutes(1));
+
+                status = await client.GetStatusAsync();
+                Assert.AreEqual(OrchestrationStatus.Terminated, status?.OrchestrationStatus);
+                Assert.AreEqual("terminate", status?.Output);
+
+                await host.StopAsync();
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// End-to-end test which validates the Rewind functionality on more than one orchestration.
         /// </summary>