diff --git a/src/google/adk/runners.py b/src/google/adk/runners.py
index 0f36d6389d..62720e79ee 100644
--- a/src/google/adk/runners.py
+++ b/src/google/adk/runners.py
@@ -67,6 +67,21 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger('google_adk.' + __name__)
 
 
+class StopSignal:
+
+  def __init__(self) -> None:
+    self.stopped = False
+
+  def stop(self) -> None:
+    self.stopped = True
+
+  def reset(self) -> None:
+    self.stopped = False
+
+  def is_set(self) -> bool:
+    return self.stopped
+
+
 def _is_tool_call_or_response(event: Event) -> bool:
   return bool(event.get_function_calls() or event.get_function_responses())
 
@@ -508,6 +523,7 @@ async def run_async(
       new_message: Optional[types.Content] = None,
       state_delta: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None,
       run_config: Optional[RunConfig] = None,
+      stop_signal: Optional[StopSignal] = None,
   ) -> AsyncGenerator[Event, None]:
     """Main entry method to run the agent in this runner.
 
@@ -611,10 +627,13 @@ async def execute(ctx: InvocationContext) -> AsyncGenerator[Event]:
                 session=session,
                 execute_fn=execute,
                 is_live_call=False,
+                stop_signal=stop_signal,
             )
         ) as agen:
           async for event in agen:
             yield event
+            if event.interrupted:
+              return
         # Run compaction after all events are yielded from the agent.
         # (We don't compact in the middle of an invocation, we only compact at
         # the end of an invocation.)
@@ -836,6 +855,8 @@ async def _exec_with_plugin(
       session: Session,
       execute_fn: Callable[[InvocationContext], AsyncGenerator[Event, None]],
       is_live_call: bool = False,
+      *,
+      stop_signal: Optional[StopSignal] = None,
   ) -> AsyncGenerator[Event, None]:
     """Wraps execution with plugin callbacks.
 
@@ -890,6 +911,17 @@ async def _exec_with_plugin(
 
       async with Aclosing(execute_fn(invocation_context)) as agen:
         async for event in agen:
+          if stop_signal and stop_signal.is_set():
+            # See if the run_async execution is interrupted
+            # If an interruption is called, return an event that signifies as such
+            interrupted_event = Event(
+                invocation_id=invocation_context.invocation_id,
+                author='model',
+                interrupted=True,
+                content=types.Content(role='model', parts=[]),
+            )
+            yield interrupted_event
+
           _apply_run_config_custom_metadata(
               event, invocation_context.run_config
           )
diff --git a/tests/unittests/runners/test_cancel_async.py b/tests/unittests/runners/test_cancel_async.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f23edbe78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unittests/runners/test_cancel_async.py
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import asyncio
+from typing import Any
+from typing import AsyncGenerator
+
+from google.adk.agents import BaseAgent
+from google.adk.agents.run_config import RunConfig
+from google.adk.agents.run_config import StreamingMode
+from google.adk.events import Event
+from google.adk.runners import InMemoryRunner
+from google.adk.runners import StopSignal
+from google.genai.types import Content
+from google.genai.types import Part
+import pytest
+
+
+# Used to tell the main loop when to interrupt the run_async
+class TriggerSignal:
+
+  def __init__(self):
+    self.triggered = False
+
+  def set(self):
+    self.triggered = True
+
+  def reset(self):
+    self.triggered = False
+
+  def is_set(self) -> bool:
+    return self.triggered
+
+
+# Mocks an LLM, outputting events every 1s
+class MockAgent(BaseAgent):
+  name: str = "MockAgent"
+
+  async def run_async(self, ctx: Any) -> AsyncGenerator[Event, None]:
+    cycle = 0
+
+    while True:
+      await asyncio.sleep(1)
+      cycle += 1
+      yield Event(
+          author="model",
+          content=Content(role="model", parts=[Part(text=f"{cycle}")]),
+      )
+
+
+APP_NAME = "adk_test_app"
+USER_ID = "adk_test_user"
+STOP_SIGNAL = StopSignal()
+TRIGGER_SIGNAL = TriggerSignal()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_stop_signal():
+  async def consume_stream(runner, trigger_signal, **kwargs):
+    cycle = 0
+
+    async for event in runner.run_async(**kwargs):
+      cycle += 1
+      content = event.content.parts[0].text
+
+      if not content:
+        # The fourth cycle should be interrupted
+        # Only interrupted cycles would not have content objects given this MockAgent
+        assert cycle == 4
+        assert event.interrupted
+      if content and content == "3":
+        # Tell main loop to interrupt the fourth cycle
+        trigger_signal.set()
+
+  client = MockAgent()
+  runner = InMemoryRunner(agent=client, app_name=APP_NAME)
+
+  session = await runner.session_service.create_session(
+      app_name=APP_NAME, user_id=USER_ID
+  )
+
+  message = Content(role="user", parts=[Part(text="Necessary message")])
+
+  task = asyncio.create_task(
+      consume_stream(
+          runner=runner,
+          trigger_signal=TRIGGER_SIGNAL,
+          session_id=session.id,
+          user_id=USER_ID,
+          new_message=message,
+          stop_signal=STOP_SIGNAL,
+          run_config=RunConfig(streaming_mode=StreamingMode.SSE),
+      )
+  )
+
+  # Wait for 3 events to pass
+  while not TRIGGER_SIGNAL.is_set():
+    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+
+  # Interrupt the run_async
+  STOP_SIGNAL.stop()