diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/ClassWriter.java b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/ClassWriter.java
index ad16b9e065..c9e6dcc27e 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/ClassWriter.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/ClassWriter.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.code.InstructionSequence;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.ClassesProcessor.ClassNode;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.collectors.ImportCollector;
+import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.decompiler.CancelationManager;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.extern.IFernflowerLogger;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.extern.IFernflowerPreferences;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.rels.ClassWrapper;
@@ -80,6 +81,8 @@ private static boolean invokeProcessors(TextBuffer buffer, ClassNode node) {
       if (method.root != null) {
         try {
           SwitchHelper.simplifySwitches(method.root, method.methodStruct, method.root);
+        } catch (CancelationManager.CanceledException e) {
+          throw e;
         } catch (Throwable e) {
           DecompilerContext.getLogger().writeMessage("Method " + method.methodStruct.getName() + " " + method.methodStruct.getDescriptor() + " in class " + node.classStruct.qualifiedName + " couldn't be written.",
             IFernflowerLogger.Severity.WARN,
@@ -113,6 +116,8 @@ private static boolean invokeProcessors(TextBuffer buffer, ClassNode node) {
           mw.varproc.rerunClashing(mw.root);
         }
       }
+    } catch (CancelationManager.CanceledException e) {
+      throw e;
     } catch (Throwable t) {
       DecompilerContext.getLogger().writeMessage("Class " + node.simpleName + " couldn't be written.",
         IFernflowerLogger.Severity.WARN,
@@ -250,6 +255,9 @@ public void classLambdaToJava(ClassNode node, TextBuffer buffer, Exprent method_
                   codeBuffer.addBytecodeMapping(root.getDummyExit().bytecode);
                   buffer.append(codeBuffer, node.classStruct.qualifiedName, InterpreterUtil.makeUniqueKey(methodWrapper.methodStruct.getName(), methodWrapper.methodStruct.getDescriptor()));
                 }
+                catch (CancelationManager.CanceledException e) {
+                  throw e;
+                }
                 catch (Throwable ex) {
                   DecompilerContext.getLogger().writeMessage("Method " + mt.getName() + " " + mt.getDescriptor() + " in class " + node.classStruct.qualifiedName + " couldn't be written.",
                     IFernflowerLogger.Severity.WARN,
@@ -894,6 +902,9 @@ private static void methodLambdaToJava(ClassNode lambdaNode,
             childBuf.addBytecodeMapping(root.getDummyExit().bytecode);
             buffer.append(childBuf, classWrapper.getClassStruct().qualifiedName, InterpreterUtil.makeUniqueKey(mt.getName(), mt.getDescriptor()));
           }
+          catch (CancelationManager.CanceledException e) {
+            throw e;
+          }
           catch (Throwable t) {
             String message = "Method " + mt.getName() + " " + mt.getDescriptor() + " in class " + lambdaNode.classStruct.qualifiedName + " couldn't be written.";
             DecompilerContext.getLogger().writeMessage(message, IFernflowerLogger.Severity.WARN, t);
@@ -1216,6 +1227,9 @@ else if (methodWrapper.varproc.getVarFinal(new VarVersionPair(index, 0)) == VarT
               buffer.append(code, cl.qualifiedName, InterpreterUtil.makeUniqueKey(mt.getName(), mt.getDescriptor()));
             }
           }
+          catch (CancelationManager.CanceledException e) {
+            throw e;
+          }
           catch (Throwable t) {
             String message = "Method " + mt.getName() + " " + mt.getDescriptor() + " in class " + node.classStruct.qualifiedName + " couldn't be written.";
             DecompilerContext.getLogger().writeMessage(message, IFernflowerLogger.Severity.WARN, t);
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/ClassesProcessor.java b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/ClassesProcessor.java
index 127b25beee..ae11473f79 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/ClassesProcessor.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/ClassesProcessor.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.code.InstructionSequence;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.collectors.BytecodeSourceMapper;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.collectors.ImportCollector;
+import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.decompiler.CancelationManager;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.extern.IFernflowerLogger;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.extern.IFernflowerPreferences;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.extern.IIdentifierRenamer;
@@ -432,6 +433,8 @@ public void processClass(StructClass cl) throws IOException {
             new NestedMemberAccess().propagateMemberAccess(root);
         }
       }
+    } catch (CancelationManager.CanceledException e) {
+      throw e;
     } finally {
       DecompilerContext.getLogger().endProcessingClass();
     }
@@ -501,8 +504,9 @@ else if (moduleInfo) {
           }
         }
       }
-    }
-    finally {
+    } catch (CancelationManager.CanceledException e) {
+      throw e;
+    } finally {
       destroyWrappers(root);
       DecompilerContext.getLogger().endReadingClass();
     }
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/InitializerProcessor.java b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/InitializerProcessor.java
index 458d624b9e..a660958326 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/InitializerProcessor.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/InitializerProcessor.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.code.CodeConstants;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.ClassesProcessor.ClassNode;
+import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.decompiler.CancelationManager;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.extern.IFernflowerLogger;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.extern.IFernflowerPreferences;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.rels.ClassWrapper;
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ public static void extractInitializers(ClassWrapper wrapper) {
       if (method != null && method.root != null) {  // successfully decompiled static constructor
         extractStaticInitializers(wrapper, method);
       }
+    } catch (CancelationManager.CanceledException e) {
+      throw e;
     } catch (Throwable t) {
       StructMethod mt = method.methodStruct;
       String message = "Method " + mt.getName() + " " + mt.getDescriptor() + " in class " + wrapper.getClassStruct().qualifiedName + " couldn't be written.";
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/decompiler/CancelationManager.java b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/decompiler/CancelationManager.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1e692e331d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/decompiler/CancelationManager.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.decompiler;
+
+/**
+ * Used for cancelling the decompilation process. This can for example be useful in GUI frontends with cancelation
+ * support.
+ */
+public final class CancelationManager {
+  private static Runnable cancelationChecker = () -> {};
+
+  private CancelationManager() {
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Cancels the decompilation process by throwing a {@linkplain CanceledException}.
+   */
+  public static void cancel() {
+    throw CanceledException.INSTANCE;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Polled frequently by the decompiler to check if decompilation has been canceled. Use
+   * {@linkplain #setCancelationChecker(Runnable)} to set the logic for checking cancelation.
+   */
+  public static void checkCanceled() {
+    cancelationChecker.run();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the logic for checking cancelation. To cancel decompilation, call {@linkplain #cancel()} inside the checker.
+   */
+  public static void setCancelationChecker(Runnable checker) {
+    cancelationChecker = checker;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The exception that is thrown upon cancelation.
+   */
+  public static final class CanceledException extends RuntimeException {
+    public static final CanceledException INSTANCE = new CanceledException();
+
+    private CanceledException() {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Throwable fillInStackTrace() {
+      return this;
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/decompiler/ConsoleDecompiler.java b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/decompiler/ConsoleDecompiler.java
index 7875b56348..4ae7f57342 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/decompiler/ConsoleDecompiler.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/decompiler/ConsoleDecompiler.java
@@ -180,7 +180,11 @@ else if (arg.startsWith("-only=") || arg.startsWith("--only=")) {
       decompiler.addWhitelist(prefix);
     }
 
-    decompiler.decompileContext();
+    try {
+      decompiler.decompileContext();
+    } catch (CancelationManager.CanceledException e) {
+      System.out.println("Decompilation canceled");
+    }
   }
 
   @SuppressWarnings("UseOfSystemOutOrSystemErr")
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/plugins/PluginContext.java b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/plugins/PluginContext.java
index 074be4b921..3b5591de3b 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/plugins/PluginContext.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/plugins/PluginContext.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.api.plugin.pass.NamedPass;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.api.plugin.pass.PassContext;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.DecompilerContext;
+import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.decompiler.CancelationManager;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.struct.StructClass;
 
 import java.util.*;
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ public boolean runPasses(JavaPassLocation location, PassContext ctx) {
     List<NamedPass> passes = this.passes.getOrDefault(location, Collections.emptyList());
 
     for (NamedPass pass : passes) {
+      CancelationManager.checkCanceled();
       if (pass.run(ctx) && location.isLoop()) {
         return true;
       }
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/rels/ClassWrapper.java b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/rels/ClassWrapper.java
index cbe98d75b8..a4e183ff77 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/rels/ClassWrapper.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/rels/ClassWrapper.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.DecompilerContext;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.collectors.CounterContainer;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.collectors.VarNamesCollector;
+import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.decompiler.CancelationManager;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.extern.IFernflowerLogger;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.extern.IFernflowerPreferences;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.modules.decompiler.exps.Exprent;
@@ -137,6 +138,9 @@ public void init(LanguageSpec spec) {
           }
         }
       }
+      catch (CancelationManager.CanceledException e) {
+        throw e;
+      }
       catch (Throwable t) {
         String message = "Method " + mt.getName() + " " + mt.getDescriptor() + " in class " + classStruct.qualifiedName + " couldn't be decompiled.";
         DecompilerContext.getLogger().writeMessage(message, IFernflowerLogger.Severity.WARN, t);
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/rels/MethodProcessor.java b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/rels/MethodProcessor.java
index ecabae4286..aca0e3dec1 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/rels/MethodProcessor.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/rels/MethodProcessor.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.code.cfg.ControlFlowGraph;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.DecompilerContext;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.collectors.CounterContainer;
+import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.decompiler.CancelationManager;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.extern.IFernflowerLogger;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.extern.IFernflowerPreferences;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.plugins.PluginContext;
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ public void run() {
       DecompilerContext.setCurrentContext(parentContext);
       root = codeToJava(klass, method, methodDescriptor, varProc, spec);
     }
+    catch (CancelationManager.CanceledException e) {
+      throw e;
+    }
     catch (Throwable t) {
       error = t;
     }
@@ -81,6 +85,8 @@ public void run() {
   }
 
   public static RootStatement codeToJava(StructClass cl, StructMethod mt, MethodDescriptor md, VarProcessor varProc, LanguageSpec spec) throws IOException {
+    CancelationManager.checkCanceled();
+
     debugCurrentlyDecompiling.set(null);
     debugCurrentCFG.set(null);
     debugCurrentDecompileRecord.set(null);
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/struct/ContextUnit.java b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/struct/ContextUnit.java
index b949922a76..0f004ff0d2 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/struct/ContextUnit.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/struct/ContextUnit.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.ClassWriter;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.DecompilerContext;
+import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.decompiler.CancelationManager;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.extern.IContextSource;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.extern.IFernflowerLogger;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.extern.IFernflowerPreferences;
@@ -223,7 +224,13 @@ private static void waitForAll(final List<Future<?>> futures) {
     for (Future<?> future : futures) {
       try {
         future.get();
-      } catch (InterruptedException | ExecutionException e) {
+      } catch (ExecutionException e) {
+        if (e.getCause() instanceof CancelationManager.CanceledException) {
+          throw (CancelationManager.CanceledException) e.getCause();
+        } else {
+          throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+      } catch (InterruptedException e) {
         throw new RuntimeException(e);
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/struct/gen/generics/GenericMain.java b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/struct/gen/generics/GenericMain.java
index 5a128724fa..f5dff1cd0d 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/struct/gen/generics/GenericMain.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/struct/gen/generics/GenericMain.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.code.CodeConstants;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.DecompilerContext;
+import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.decompiler.CancelationManager;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.extern.IFernflowerLogger;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.util.TextUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.struct.gen.VarType;
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ public static GenericClassDescriptor parseClassSignature(String qualifiedName, S
 
       return descriptor;
     }
+    catch (CancelationManager.CanceledException e) {
+      throw e;
+    }
     catch (RuntimeException e) {
       DecompilerContext.getLogger().writeMessage("Invalid signature: " + original, IFernflowerLogger.Severity.WARN);
       return null;
@@ -60,6 +64,9 @@ public static GenericFieldDescriptor parseFieldSignature(String signature) {
     try {
       return new GenericFieldDescriptor(GenericType.parse(signature));
     }
+    catch (CancelationManager.CanceledException e) {
+      throw e;
+    }
     catch (RuntimeException e) {
       DecompilerContext.getLogger().writeMessage("Invalid signature: " + signature, IFernflowerLogger.Severity.WARN);
       return null;
@@ -98,6 +105,9 @@ public static GenericMethodDescriptor parseMethodSignature(String signature) {
 
       return new GenericMethodDescriptor(typeParameters, typeParameterBounds, parameterTypes, returnType, exceptionTypes);
     }
+    catch (CancelationManager.CanceledException e) {
+      throw e;
+    }
     catch (RuntimeException e) {
       DecompilerContext.getLogger().writeMessage("Invalid signature: " + original, IFernflowerLogger.Severity.WARN);
       return null;