diff --git a/async/unstable_circuit_breaker.ts b/async/unstable_circuit_breaker.ts
index 79dfcc66c6d2..ce94fa6edd21 100644
--- a/async/unstable_circuit_breaker.ts
+++ b/async/unstable_circuit_breaker.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,20 @@ export interface CircuitBreakerOptions<T> {
   onClose?: () => void;
 }
 
+/** Options for {@linkcode CircuitBreaker.execute}. */
+export interface CircuitBreakerExecuteOptions {
+  /**
+   * An optional abort signal that can be used to cancel the operation
+   * before it starts. If the signal is already aborted when `execute` is
+   * called, the operation will fail immediately without executing the function.
+   *
+   * Note: This only checks the abort status before execution. It does not
+   * interrupt an in-progress operation — pass the signal to your async
+   * function for that behavior.
+   */
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
+}
+
 /** Statistics returned by {@linkcode CircuitBreaker.getStats}. */
 export interface CircuitBreakerStats {
   /** Current state of the circuit breaker. */
@@ -262,16 +276,19 @@ function pruneOldFailures(
  * });
  * ```
  *
- * @example Composing with retry
+ * @example Composing with retry and AbortSignal
  * ```ts ignore
  * import { retry } from "@std/async/retry";
  * import { CircuitBreaker } from "@std/async/unstable-circuit-breaker";
  *
  * const breaker = new CircuitBreaker({ failureThreshold: 5 });
  *
- * // Circuit breaker wraps retry - if service is down, fail fast
- * const result = await breaker.execute(() =>
- *   retry(() => fetch("https://api.example.com"), { maxAttempts: 3 })
+ * // Timeout applies to the entire operation (circuit breaker + retries)
+ * const signal = AbortSignal.timeout(5000);
+ *
+ * const result = await breaker.execute(
+ *   () => retry(() => fetch("https://api.example.com"), { signal }),
+ *   { signal },
  * );
  * ```
  *
@@ -429,13 +446,24 @@ export class CircuitBreaker<T = unknown> {
    * returned as a promise.
    *
    * @example Usage with async function
-   * ```ts
+   * ```ts ignore
    * import { CircuitBreaker } from "@std/async/unstable-circuit-breaker";
-   * import { assertEquals } from "@std/assert";
    *
    * const breaker = new CircuitBreaker({ failureThreshold: 5 });
-   * const result = await breaker.execute(() => Promise.resolve("success"));
-   * assertEquals(result, "success");
+   * const response = await breaker.execute(() => fetch("https://api.example.com"));
+   * ```
+   *
+   * @example With timeout
+   * ```ts ignore
+   * import { CircuitBreaker } from "@std/async/unstable-circuit-breaker";
+   *
+   * const breaker = new CircuitBreaker({ failureThreshold: 5 });
+   *
+   * // Abort if operation takes longer than 5 seconds
+   * const response = await breaker.execute(
+   *   () => fetch("https://api.example.com"),
+   *   { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5000) },
+   * );
    * ```
    *
    * @example Usage with sync function
@@ -450,12 +478,17 @@ export class CircuitBreaker<T = unknown> {
    *
    * @typeParam R The return type of the function, must extend T.
    * @param fn The function to execute (sync or async).
+   * @param options Optional execution options including an abort signal.
    * @returns A promise that resolves to the result of the operation.
    * @throws {CircuitBreakerOpenError} If circuit is open.
+   * @throws {DOMException} If the abort signal is already aborted.
    */
   async execute<R extends T>(
     fn: (() => Promise<R>) | (() => R),
+    options?: CircuitBreakerExecuteOptions,
   ): Promise<R> {
+    options?.signal?.throwIfAborted();
+
     const currentTime = Date.now();
     const currentState = this.#resolveCurrentState();
 
diff --git a/async/unstable_circuit_breaker_test.ts b/async/unstable_circuit_breaker_test.ts
index 12673b85633c..71a933844a12 100644
--- a/async/unstable_circuit_breaker_test.ts
+++ b/async/unstable_circuit_breaker_test.ts
@@ -923,3 +923,50 @@ Deno.test("CircuitBreaker.execute() handles sync function that throws", async ()
   assertEquals(breaker.failureCount, 1);
   assertEquals(breaker.state, "open");
 });
+
+Deno.test("CircuitBreaker.execute() rejects immediately if signal already aborted", async () => {
+  const breaker = new CircuitBreaker();
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  controller.abort();
+
+  let fnCalled = false;
+  await assertRejects(
+    () =>
+      breaker.execute(() => {
+        fnCalled = true;
+        return Promise.resolve("ignored");
+      }, { signal: controller.signal }),
+    DOMException,
+    "aborted",
+  );
+
+  // Function should never have been called
+  assertEquals(fnCalled, false);
+  // Circuit should remain closed (no failure recorded)
+  assertEquals(breaker.state, "closed");
+  assertEquals(breaker.failureCount, 0);
+});
+
+Deno.test("CircuitBreaker abort does not count as circuit failure", async () => {
+  const failures: Array<{ error: unknown; count: number }> = [];
+  const breaker = new CircuitBreaker({
+    failureThreshold: 3,
+    onFailure: (error, count) => failures.push({ error, count }),
+  });
+
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  controller.abort();
+
+  // Multiple aborted executions should not affect circuit state
+  for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+    try {
+      await breaker.execute(() => Promise.resolve("ignored"), {
+        signal: controller.signal,
+      });
+    } catch { /* expected */ }
+  }
+
+  assertEquals(failures.length, 0);
+  assertEquals(breaker.failureCount, 0);
+  assertEquals(breaker.state, "closed");
+});