diff --git a/core/include/moveit/task_constructor/stage.h b/core/include/moveit/task_constructor/stage.h
index 82d01c765..25148dba9 100644
--- a/core/include/moveit/task_constructor/stage.h
+++ b/core/include/moveit/task_constructor/stage.h
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ class Stage
 		return properties().get<TrajectoryExecutionInfo>("trajectory_execution_info");
 	}
 
+	/// If true, a failure of this stage will cause immediate preemption of the task
+	void setPreemptOnFailure(bool preempt_on_failure) { setProperty("preempt_on_failure", preempt_on_failure); }
+	/// Get whether this stage is configured to preempt the task on failure
+	bool preemptOnFailure() const { return properties().get<bool>("preempt_on_failure"); }
+
 	/// forwarding of properties between interface states
 	void forwardProperties(const InterfaceState& source, InterfaceState& dest);
 	std::set<std::string> forwardedProperties() const {
@@ -257,6 +262,9 @@ class Stage
 
 	double getTotalComputeTime() const;
 
+	/// Request preemption of task execution
+	void requestPreemption();
+
 protected:
 	/// Stage can only be instantiated through derived classes
 	Stage(StagePrivate* impl);
diff --git a/core/src/container.cpp b/core/src/container.cpp
index c1fc23f11..277189be8 100644
--- a/core/src/container.cpp
+++ b/core/src/container.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ printChildrenInterfaces(const ContainerBasePrivate& container, bool success, con
 	}
 }
 
+// Check if preemptOnFailure is set for the given stage
+static void checkPreemptOnFailure(const Stage& child) {
+	if (child.preemptOnFailure()) {
+		RCLCPP_WARN_STREAM(
+		    rclcpp::get_logger("Container"),
+		    fmt::format("'{}' failed and has preempt_on_failure set to true. Preempting task planning.", child.name()));
+		const_cast<Stage&>(child).requestPreemption();
+	}
+}
+
 ContainerBasePrivate::ContainerBasePrivate(ContainerBase* me, const std::string& name)
   : StagePrivate(me, name)
   , required_interface_(UNKNOWN)
@@ -232,6 +242,8 @@ inline void updateStatePrios(const InterfaceState& s, const InterfaceState::Prio
 }
 
 void ContainerBasePrivate::onNewFailure(const Stage& child, const InterfaceState* from, const InterfaceState* to) {
+	checkPreemptOnFailure(child);
+
 	if (!static_cast<ContainerBase*>(me_)->pruning())
 		return;
 
@@ -924,6 +936,8 @@ void FallbacksPrivate::onNewSolution(const SolutionBase& s) {
 }
 
 void FallbacksPrivate::onNewFailure(const Stage& child, const InterfaceState* /*from*/, const InterfaceState* /*to*/) {
+	checkPreemptOnFailure(child);
+
 	// This override is deliberately empty.
 	// The method prunes solution paths when a child failed to find a valid solution for it,
 	// but in Fallbacks the next child might still yield a successful solution
@@ -1074,6 +1088,8 @@ void FallbacksPrivateConnect::compute() {
 }
 
 void FallbacksPrivateConnect::onNewFailure(const Stage& child, const InterfaceState* from, const InterfaceState* to) {
+	checkPreemptOnFailure(child);
+
 	// expect failure to be reported from active child
 	assert(active_ != children().end() && active_->get() == &child);
 	(void)child;
diff --git a/core/src/stage.cpp b/core/src/stage.cpp
index 789da4651..e73a2cb23 100644
--- a/core/src/stage.cpp
+++ b/core/src/stage.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ Stage::Stage(StagePrivate* impl) : pimpl_(impl) {
 	p.declare<std::string>("marker_ns", name(), "marker namespace");
 	p.declare<TrajectoryExecutionInfo>("trajectory_execution_info", TrajectoryExecutionInfo(),
 	                                   "settings used when executing the trajectory");
-
+	p.declare<bool>("preempt_on_failure", false,
+	                "if true, a failure of this stage will cause immediate preemption of the task");
 	p.declare<std::set<std::string>>("forwarded_properties", std::set<std::string>(),
 	                                 "set of interface properties to forward");
 }
@@ -448,6 +449,12 @@ double Stage::getTotalComputeTime() const {
 	return pimpl()->total_compute_time_.count();
 }
 
+void Stage::requestPreemption() {
+	if (pimpl()->preempt_requested_ != nullptr) {
+		const_cast<std::atomic<bool>*>(pimpl()->preempt_requested_)->store(true);
+	}
+}
+
 void StagePrivate::composePropertyErrorMsg(const std::string& property_name, std::ostream& os) {
 	if (property_name.empty())
 		return;