diff --git a/src/core/task/Task.ts b/src/core/task/Task.ts
index 51799b742ece..8eb15441bd88 100644
--- a/src/core/task/Task.ts
+++ b/src/core/task/Task.ts
@@ -2240,6 +2240,17 @@ export class Task extends EventEmitter<TaskEvents> implements TaskLike {
 									error,
 									streamingFailedMessage,
 								)
+
+								// Check if task was aborted during the backoff
+								if (this.abort) {
+									console.log(
+										`[Task#${this.taskId}.${this.instanceId}] Task aborted during mid-stream retry backoff`,
+									)
+									// Abort the entire task
+									this.abortReason = "user_cancelled"
+									await this.abortTask()
+									break
+								}
 							}
 
 							// Push the same content back onto the stack to retry, incrementing the retry attempt counter
@@ -2790,6 +2801,15 @@ export class Task extends EventEmitter<TaskEvents> implements TaskLike {
 				// Apply shared exponential backoff and countdown UX
 				await this.backoffAndAnnounce(retryAttempt, error, errorMsg)
 
+				// CRITICAL: Check if task was aborted during the backoff countdown
+				// This prevents infinite loops when users cancel during auto-retry
+				// Without this check, the recursive call below would continue even after abort
+				if (this.abort) {
+					throw new Error(
+						`[Task#attemptApiRequest] task ${this.taskId}.${this.instanceId} aborted during retry`,
+					)
+				}
+
 				// Delegate generator output from the recursive call with
 				// incremented retry count.
 				yield* this.attemptApiRequest(retryAttempt + 1)