diff --git a/packages/powersync_core/lib/src/sync/streaming_sync.dart b/packages/powersync_core/lib/src/sync/streaming_sync.dart
index c460de30..ad0886a1 100644
--- a/packages/powersync_core/lib/src/sync/streaming_sync.dart
+++ b/packages/powersync_core/lib/src/sync/streaming_sync.dart
@@ -517,7 +517,8 @@ class StreamingSyncImplementation implements StreamingSync {
     }
     final uri = credentials.endpointUri('sync/stream');
 
-    final request = http.Request('POST', uri);
+    final request =
+        http.AbortableRequest('POST', uri, abortTrigger: _abort!.onAbort);
     request.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json';
     request.headers['Authorization'] = "Token ${credentials.token}";
     request.headers['Accept'] =
diff --git a/packages/powersync_core/pubspec.yaml b/packages/powersync_core/pubspec.yaml
index 9ffae6ad..7213180a 100644
--- a/packages/powersync_core/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/powersync_core/pubspec.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies:
   sqlite3_web: ^0.3.2
   universal_io: ^2.0.0
   meta: ^1.0.0
-  http: ^1.4.0
+  http: ^1.5.0
   uuid: ^4.2.0
   async: ^2.10.0
   logging: ^1.1.1
diff --git a/packages/powersync_core/test/in_memory_sync_test.dart b/packages/powersync_core/test/in_memory_sync_test.dart
index 57e36b0c..e4ab531b 100644
--- a/packages/powersync_core/test/in_memory_sync_test.dart
+++ b/packages/powersync_core/test/in_memory_sync_test.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import 'package:powersync_core/powersync_core.dart';
 import 'package:powersync_core/sqlite3_common.dart';
 import 'package:powersync_core/src/sync/streaming_sync.dart';
 import 'package:powersync_core/src/sync/protocol.dart';
+import 'package:shelf/shelf.dart';
+import 'package:shelf_router/shelf_router.dart';
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 import 'bucket_storage_test.dart';
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ void _declareTests(String name, SyncOptions options, bool bson) {
 
     void createSyncClient({Schema? schema}) {
       final (client, server) = inMemoryServer();
-      server.mount(syncService.router.call);
+      server.mount((req) => syncService.router(req));
 
       final thisSyncClient = syncClient = database.connectWithMockService(
         client,
@@ -937,6 +939,46 @@ void _declareTests(String name, SyncOptions options, bool bson) {
 
       expect(await query.next, 'from server');
     });
+
+    group('abort', () {
+      test('during connect', () async {
+        final requestStarted = Completer<void>();
+
+        syncService.router = Router()
+          ..post('/sync/stream', expectAsync1((Request request) async {
+            requestStarted.complete();
+
+            // emulate a network that never connects
+            await Completer<void>().future;
+          }));
+
+        syncClient.streamingSync();
+        await requestStarted.future;
+        expect(database.currentStatus, isSyncStatus(connecting: true));
+
+        await syncClient.abort();
+        expect(database.currentStatus.anyError, isNull);
+      });
+
+      test('during stream', () async {
+        final status = await waitForConnection();
+        syncService.addLine({
+          'checkpoint': {
+            'last_op_id': '0',
+            'buckets': [
+              {
+                'bucket': 'bkt',
+                'checksum': 0,
+              }
+            ],
+          },
+        });
+        await expectLater(status, emits(isSyncStatus(downloading: true)));
+
+        await syncClient.abort();
+        expect(database.currentStatus.anyError, isNull);
+      });
+    });
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/powersync_core/test/server/sync_server/in_memory_sync_server.dart b/packages/powersync_core/test/server/sync_server/in_memory_sync_server.dart
index 19d7e137..278f014e 100644
--- a/packages/powersync_core/test/server/sync_server/in_memory_sync_server.dart
+++ b/packages/powersync_core/test/server/sync_server/in_memory_sync_server.dart
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ final class MockSyncService {
       StreamController();
   Completer<Request> _listener = Completer();
 
-  final router = Router();
+  var router = Router();
   Object? Function() writeCheckpoint = () {
     return {
       'data': {'write_checkpoint': '10'}
diff --git a/packages/powersync_core/test/utils/in_memory_http.dart b/packages/powersync_core/test/utils/in_memory_http.dart
index 61550e3c..a35d6a09 100644
--- a/packages/powersync_core/test/utils/in_memory_http.dart
+++ b/packages/powersync_core/test/utils/in_memory_http.dart
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ final class _MockServer implements shelf.Server {
 
   Future<StreamedResponse> handleRequest(
       BaseRequest request, ByteStream body) async {
+    final cancellationFuture = switch (request) {
+      Abortable(:final abortTrigger) => abortTrigger,
+      _ => null,
+    };
+
     if (_handler case final endpoint?) {
       final shelfRequest = shelf.Request(
         request.method,
@@ -42,10 +47,17 @@ final class _MockServer implements shelf.Server {
         headers: request.headers,
         body: body,
       );
-      final shelfResponse = await endpoint(shelfRequest);
+
+      final shelfResponse = await Future.any<shelf.Response>([
+        Future.sync(() => endpoint(shelfRequest)),
+        if (cancellationFuture != null)
+          cancellationFuture.then((_) {
+            throw RequestAbortedException();
+          }),
+      ]);
 
       return StreamedResponse(
-        shelfResponse.read(),
+        shelfResponse.read().injectCancellation(cancellationFuture),
         shelfResponse.statusCode,
         headers: shelfResponse.headers,
       );
@@ -54,3 +66,36 @@ final class _MockServer implements shelf.Server {
     }
   }
 }
+
+extension<T> on Stream<T> {
+  Stream<T> injectCancellation(Future<void>? token) {
+    if (token == null) {
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    return Stream.multi(
+      (listener) {
+        final subscription = listen(
+          listener.addSync,
+          onError: listener.addErrorSync,
+          onDone: listener.closeSync,
+        );
+
+        listener
+          ..onPause = subscription.pause
+          ..onResume = subscription.resume
+          ..onCancel = subscription.cancel;
+
+        token.whenComplete(() {
+          if (!listener.isClosed) {
+            listener
+              ..addErrorSync(RequestAbortedException())
+              ..closeSync();
+            subscription.cancel();
+          }
+        });
+      },
+      isBroadcast: isBroadcast,
+    );
+  }
+}