diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/HttpRequestPane/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/HttpRequestPane/index.js
index c4f592b25..3c9e8d654 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/HttpRequestPane/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestPane/HttpRequestPane/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import RequestHeaders from 'components/RequestPane/RequestHeaders';
 import RequestBody from 'components/RequestPane/RequestBody';
 import RequestBodyMode from 'components/RequestPane/RequestBody/RequestBodyMode';
 import QueryUrl from 'components/RequestPane/QueryUrl';
-import { sendRequest } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections';
+import { sendRequest } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
 
 const HttpRequestPane = ({item, collection, leftPaneWidth}) => {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const HttpRequestPane = ({item, collection, leftPaneWidth}) => {
   const tabs = useSelector((state) => state.tabs.tabs);
   const activeTabUid = useSelector((state) => state.tabs.activeTabUid);
 
-  const sendNetworkRequest =  async () => dispatch(sendRequest(item, collection.uid));
+  const handleRun =  async () => dispatch(sendRequest(item, collection.uid));
 
   const selectTab = (tab) => {
     dispatch(updateRequestPaneTab({
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ const HttpRequestPane = ({item, collection, leftPaneWidth}) => {
         <QueryUrl
           item = {item}
           collection={collection}
-          handleRun={sendNetworkRequest}
+          handleRun={handleRun}
         />
       </div>
       <div className="flex items-center tabs" role="tablist">
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabPanel/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabPanel/index.js
index 53a69ba66..338bbbf53 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabPanel/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/RequestTabPanel/index.js
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ const RequestTabPanel = () => {
         <section className="response-pane flex-grow mt-2">
           <ResponsePane
             item={item}
+            collection={collection}
             rightPaneWidth={rightPaneWidth}
             response={item.response}
-            isLoading={item.response && item.response.state === 'sending' ? true : false}
           />
         </section>
       </section>
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/Overlay/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/Overlay/index.js
index 9b825da55..e50032500 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/Overlay/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/Overlay/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { IconRefresh } from '@tabler/icons';
+import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
+import { cancelRequest } from 'providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions';
 import StopWatch from '../../StopWatch';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
 
-const QueryResult = () => {
+const ResponseLoadingOverlay = ({item, collection}) => {
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+
+  const handleCancelRequest = () => {
+    dispatch(cancelRequest(item.cancelTokenUid, item, collection));
+  };
+
   return (
     <StyledWrapper className="mt-4 px-3 w-full">
       <div className="overlay">
@@ -14,6 +22,7 @@ const QueryResult = () => {
         </div>
         <IconRefresh size={24} className="animate-spin"/>
         <button
+          onClick={handleCancelRequest}
           className="mt-4 uppercase bg-gray-200 active:bg-blueGray-600 text-xs px-4 py-2 rounded shadow hover:shadow-md outline-none focus:outline-none mr-1 mb-1 ease-linear transition-all duration-150" type="button"
         >
           Cancel Request
@@ -23,4 +32,4 @@ const QueryResult = () => {
   );
 };
 
-export default QueryResult;
+export default ResponseLoadingOverlay;
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/index.js
index d0c51828d..654ac4f59 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/components/ResponsePane/index.js
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ import ResponseTime from './ResponseTime';
 import ResponseSize from './ResponseSize';
 import StyledWrapper from './StyledWrapper';
 
-const ResponsePane = ({rightPaneWidth, item, isLoading}) => {
+const ResponsePane = ({rightPaneWidth, item, collection}) => {
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const tabs = useSelector((state) => state.tabs.tabs);
   const activeTabUid = useSelector((state) => state.tabs.activeTabUid);
+  const isLoading = item.response && item.response.state === 'sending';
 
   const selectTab = (tab) => {
     dispatch(updateResponsePaneTab({
@@ -51,10 +52,11 @@ const ResponsePane = ({rightPaneWidth, item, isLoading}) => {
   if(isLoading) {
     return (
       <StyledWrapper className="flex h-full relative">
-        <Overlay />
+        <Overlay item={item} collection={collection}/>
       </StyledWrapper>
     );
   }
+
   if(response.state !== 'success') {
     return (
       <StyledWrapper className="flex h-full relative">
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
index 8f2c56734..feef0235f 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import axios from 'axios';
 import { uuid } from 'utils/common';
 import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep';
 import {
@@ -6,9 +7,14 @@ import {
   transformCollectionToSaveToIdb
 } from 'utils/collections';
 import { waitForNextTick } from 'utils/common';
+import cancelTokens, { saveCancelToken, deleteCancelToken } from 'utils/network/cancelTokens';
 import { saveCollectionToIdb, deleteCollectionInIdb } from 'utils/idb';
+import { sendNetworkRequest } from 'utils/network';
 
 import {
+  requestSent,
+  requestCancelled,
+  responseReceived,
   createCollection as _createCollection,
   renameCollection as _renameCollection,
   deleteCollection as _deleteCollection,
@@ -107,4 +113,39 @@ export const deleteCollection = (collectionUid) => (dispatch, getState) => {
       .then(resolve)
       .catch(reject);
   });
+};
+
+export const sendRequest = (item, collectionUid) => (dispatch) => {
+  const axiosRequest = axios.CancelToken.source();
+  const cancelTokenUid = uuid();
+
+  saveCancelToken(cancelTokenUid, axiosRequest);
+  dispatch(requestSent({
+    itemUid: item.uid,
+    collectionUid: collectionUid,
+    cancelTokenUid: cancelTokenUid
+  }));
+
+  sendNetworkRequest(item, {cancelToken: axiosRequest.token})
+    .then((response) => {
+      if(response && response.status !== -1) {
+        return dispatch(responseReceived({
+          itemUid: item.uid,
+          collectionUid: collectionUid,
+          response: response
+        }));
+      }
+    })
+    .then(() => deleteCancelToken(cancelTokenUid))
+    .catch((err) => console.log(err));
+};
+
+export const cancelRequest = (cancelTokenUid, item, collection) => (dispatch) => {
+  if(cancelTokenUid && cancelTokens[cancelTokenUid]) {
+    cancelTokens[cancelTokenUid].cancel();
+    dispatch(requestCancelled({
+      itemUid: item.uid,
+      collectionUid: collection.uid
+    }))
+  }
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
index 6e65dbcb7..8ccfedd4a 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import each from 'lodash/each';
 import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep';
 import { createSlice } from '@reduxjs/toolkit'
 import splitOnFirst from 'split-on-first';
-import { sendNetworkRequest } from 'utils/network';
 import {
   findCollectionByUid,
   findItemInCollection,
@@ -99,24 +98,39 @@ export const collectionsSlice = createSlice({
         }
       }
     },
-    _requestSent: (state, action) => {
-      const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections, action.payload.collectionUid);
+    requestSent: (state, action) => {
+      const {itemUid, collectionUid, cancelTokenUid} = action.payload;
+      const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections, collectionUid);
 
       if(collection) {
-        const item = findItemInCollection(collection, action.payload.itemUid);
+        const item = findItemInCollection(collection, itemUid);
         if(item) {
           item.response = item.response || {};
           item.response.state = 'sending';
+          item.cancelTokenUid = cancelTokenUid;
         }
       }
     },
-    _responseReceived: (state, action) => {
+    requestCancelled: (state, action) => {
+      const {itemUid, collectionUid} = action.payload;
+      const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections, collectionUid);
+
+      if(collection) {
+        const item = findItemInCollection(collection, itemUid);
+        if(item) {
+          item.response = null;
+          item.cancelTokenUid = null;
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    responseReceived: (state, action) => {
       const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections, action.payload.collectionUid);
 
       if(collection) {
         const item = findItemInCollection(collection, action.payload.itemUid);
         if(item) {
           item.response = action.payload.response;
+          item.cancelTokenUid = null;
         }
       }
     },
@@ -535,8 +549,9 @@ export const {
   _deleteItem,
   _renameItem,
   _cloneItem,
-  _requestSent,
-  _responseReceived,
+  requestSent,
+  requestCancelled,
+  responseReceived,
   _saveRequest,
   newEphermalHttpRequest,
   collectionClicked,
@@ -567,20 +582,6 @@ export const loadCollectionsFromIdb = () => (dispatch) => {
     .catch((err) => console.log(err));
 };
 
-export const sendRequest = (item, collectionUid) => (dispatch) => {
-  dispatch(_requestSent({
-    itemUid: item.uid,
-    collectionUid: collectionUid
-  }));
-  sendNetworkRequest(item)
-    .then((response) => dispatch(_responseReceived({
-      itemUid: item.uid,
-      collectionUid: collectionUid,
-      response: response
-    })))
-    .catch((err) => console.log(err));
-};
-
 export const saveRequest = (itemUid, collectionUid) => (dispatch, getState) => {
   const state = getState();
   const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections.collections, collectionUid);
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/network/cancelTokens.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/network/cancelTokens.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3f1404cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/network/cancelTokens.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// we maintain cancel tokens for a request separately as redux does not recommend to store
+// non-serializable value in the store
+
+const cancelTokens = {};
+
+export default cancelTokens;
+
+export const saveCancelToken = (uid, axiosRequest) => {
+  cancelTokens[uid] = axiosRequest;
+}
+
+export const deleteCancelToken = (uid) => {
+  delete cancelTokens[uid];
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/network/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/network/index.js
index c6f1a4f5f..532aa81a1 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/network/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/network/index.js
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import qs from 'qs';
 import { rawRequest, gql } from 'graphql';
 import { sendHttpRequestInBrowser } from './browser';
 
-const sendNetworkRequest = async (item) => {
+const sendNetworkRequest = async (item, options) => {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     if(item.type === 'http') {
       const timeStart = Date.now();
-      sendHttpRequest(item.draft ? item.draft.request : item.request)
+      sendHttpRequest(item.draft ? item.draft.request : item.request, options)
         .then((response) => {
           const timeEnd = Date.now();
           resolve({
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const sendNetworkRequest = async (item) => {
   });
 };
 
-const sendHttpRequest = async (request) => {
+const sendHttpRequest = async (request, options) => {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const { ipcRenderer } = window;
 
@@ -36,57 +36,61 @@ const sendHttpRequest = async (request) => {
       }
     });
 
-    let options = {
+    let axiosRequest = {
       method: request.method,
       url: request.url,
       headers: headers
     };
 
+    if(options && options.cancelToken) {
+      axiosRequest.cancelToken = options.cancelToken;
+    }
+
     if(request.body.mode === 'json') {
-      options.headers['content-type'] = 'application/json';
+      axiosRequest.headers['content-type'] = 'application/json';
       try {
-        options.data = JSON.parse(request.body.json);
+        axiosRequest.data = JSON.parse(request.body.json);
       } catch (ex) {
-        options.data = request.body.json;
+        axiosRequest.data = request.body.json;
       }
     }
 
     if(request.body.mode === 'text') {
-      options.headers['content-type'] = 'text/plain';
-      options.data = request.body.text;
+      axiosRequest.headers['content-type'] = 'text/plain';
+      axiosRequest.data = request.body.text;
     }
 
     if(request.body.mode === 'xml') {
-      options.headers['content-type'] = 'text/xml';
-      options.data = request.body.xml;
+      axiosRequest.headers['content-type'] = 'text/xml';
+      axiosRequest.data = request.body.xml;
     }
 
     if(request.body.mode === 'formUrlEncoded') {
-      options.headers['content-type'] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
+      axiosRequest.headers['content-type'] = 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
       const params = {};
       const enabledParams = filter(request.body.formUrlEncoded, p => p.enabled);
       each(enabledParams, (p) => params[p.name] = p.value);
-      options.data = qs.stringify(params);
+      axiosRequest.data = qs.stringify(params);
     }
 
     if(request.body.mode === 'multipartForm') {
       const params = {};
       const enabledParams = filter(request.body.multipartForm, p => p.enabled);
       each(enabledParams, (p) => params[p.name] = p.value);
-      options.headers['content-type'] = 'multipart/form-data';
-      options.data = params;
+      axiosRequest.headers['content-type'] = 'multipart/form-data';
+      axiosRequest.data = params;
     }
 
     console.log('>>> Sending Request');
-    console.log(options);
+    console.log(axiosRequest);
 
     // Todo: Choose based on platform (web/desktop)
-    sendHttpRequestInBrowser(options)
+    sendHttpRequestInBrowser(axiosRequest)
       .then(resolve)
       .catch(reject);
 
     // ipcRenderer
-    //   .invoke('send-http', options)
+    //   .invoke('send-http', axiosRequest)
     //   .then(resolve)
     //   .catch(reject);
   });