diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 71c72ccf53..9d4506dfb0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 language: node_js
+node_js:
+  - node
 email:
   on_failure: change
   on_success: never
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c42a02716..c32533835d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -305,7 +305,12 @@ These are the available config options for making requests. Only the `url` is re
   proxy: {
     host: '127.0.0.1',
     port: 9000
-  }
+  },
+
+  // `cancelToken` specifies a cancel token that can be used to cancel the request
+  // (see Cancellation section below for details)
+  cancelToken: new CancelToken(function (cancel) {
+  })
 }
 ```
 
@@ -457,6 +462,49 @@ axios.get('/user/12345', {
 })
 ```
 
+## Cancellation
+
+You can cancel a request using a *cancel token*.
+
+> The axios cancel token API is based on the [cancelable promises proposal](https://github.com/tc39/proposal-cancelable-promises), which is currently at Stage 1.
+
+You can create a cancel token using the `CancelToken.source` factory as shown below:
+
+```js
+var CancelToken = axios.CancelToken;
+var source = CancelToken.source();
+
+axios.get('/user/12345', {
+  cancelToken: source.token
+}).catch(function(thrown) {
+  if (axios.isCancel(thrown)) {
+    console.log('Request canceled', thrown.message);
+  } else {
+    // handle error
+  }
+});
+
+// cancel the request (the message parameter is optional)
+source.cancel('Operation canceled by the user.');
+```
+
+You can also create a cancel token by passing an executor function to the `CancelToken` constructor:
+
+```js
+var CancelToken = axios.CancelToken;
+var cancel;
+
+axios.get('/user/12345', {
+  cancelToken: new CancelToken(function executor(c) {
+    // An executor function receives a cancel function as a parameter
+    cancel = c;
+  })
+});
+
+// cancel the request
+cancel();
+```
+
 ## Semver
 
 Until axios reaches a `1.0` release, breaking changes will be released with a new minor version. For example `0.5.1`, and `0.5.4` will have the same API, but `0.6.0` will have breaking changes.
diff --git a/axios.d.ts b/axios.d.ts
index d6721754ee..03c7f1bfe2 100644
--- a/axios.d.ts
+++ b/axios.d.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export interface AxiosRequestConfig {
   httpAgent?: any;
   httpsAgent?: any;
   proxy?: AxiosProxyConfig;
+  cancelToken?: CancelToken;
 }
 
 export interface AxiosResponse {
@@ -66,6 +67,34 @@ export interface Promise<V> {
 export interface AxiosPromise extends Promise<AxiosResponse> {
 }
 
+export interface CancelStatic {
+  new (message?: string): Cancel;
+}
+
+export interface Cancel {
+  message: string;
+}
+
+export interface Canceler {
+  (message?: string): void;
+}
+
+export interface CancelTokenStatic {
+  new (executor: (cancel: Canceler) => void): CancelToken;
+  source(): CancelTokenSource;
+}
+
+export interface CancelToken {
+  promise: Promise<Cancel>;
+  reason?: Cancel;
+  throwIfRequested(): void;
+}
+
+export interface CancelTokenSource {
+  token: CancelToken;
+  cancel: Canceler;
+}
+
 export interface AxiosInterceptorManager<V> {
   use(onFulfilled: (value: V) => V | Promise<V>, onRejected?: (error: any) => any): number;
   eject(id: number): void;
@@ -90,6 +119,9 @@ export interface AxiosStatic extends AxiosInstance {
   (config: AxiosRequestConfig): AxiosPromise;
   (url: string, config?: AxiosRequestConfig): AxiosPromise;
   create(config?: AxiosRequestConfig): AxiosInstance;
+  Cancel: CancelStatic;
+  CancelToken: CancelTokenStatic;
+  isCancel(value: any): boolean;
   all<T>(values: (T | Promise<T>)[]): Promise<T[]>;
   spread<T, R>(callback: (...args: T[]) => R): (array: T[]) => R;
 }
diff --git a/lib/adapters/http.js b/lib/adapters/http.js
index 4d76a01655..95e4e8cb5c 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/http.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/http.js
@@ -185,6 +185,15 @@ module.exports = function httpAdapter(config) {
       }, config.timeout);
     }
 
+    if (config.cancelToken) {
+      // Handle cancellation
+      config.cancelToken.promise.then(function onCanceled(cancel) {
+        req.abort();
+        reject(cancel);
+        aborted = true;
+      });
+    }
+
     // Send the request
     if (utils.isStream(data)) {
       data.pipe(req);
diff --git a/lib/adapters/xhr.js b/lib/adapters/xhr.js
index b0035d7f47..1fb890bbb1 100644
--- a/lib/adapters/xhr.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/xhr.js
@@ -153,6 +153,15 @@ module.exports = function xhrAdapter(config) {
       request.upload.addEventListener('progress', config.onUploadProgress);
     }
 
+    if (config.cancelToken) {
+      // Handle cancellation
+      config.cancelToken.promise.then(function onCanceled(cancel) {
+        request.abort();
+        reject(cancel);
+        // Clean up request
+        request = null;
+      });
+    }
 
     if (requestData === undefined) {
       requestData = null;
diff --git a/lib/axios.js b/lib/axios.js
index 8937b80291..aa741f0004 100644
--- a/lib/axios.js
+++ b/lib/axios.js
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ axios.create = function create(defaultConfig) {
   return createInstance(defaultConfig);
 };
 
+// Expose Cancel & CancelToken
+axios.Cancel = require('./cancel/Cancel');
+axios.CancelToken = require('./cancel/CancelToken');
+axios.isCancel = require('./cancel/isCancel');
+
 // Expose all/spread
 axios.all = function all(promises) {
   return Promise.all(promises);
diff --git a/lib/cancel/Cancel.js b/lib/cancel/Cancel.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0de4003f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cancel/Cancel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+'use strict';
+
+/**
+ * A `Cancel` is an object that is thrown when an operation is canceled.
+ *
+ * @class
+ * @param {string=} message The message.
+ */
+function Cancel(message) {
+  this.message = message;
+}
+
+Cancel.prototype.toString = function toString() {
+  return 'Cancel' + (this.message ? ': ' + this.message : '');
+};
+
+Cancel.prototype.__CANCEL__ = true;
+
+module.exports = Cancel;
diff --git a/lib/cancel/CancelToken.js b/lib/cancel/CancelToken.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b46e66625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cancel/CancelToken.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var Cancel = require('./Cancel');
+
+/**
+ * A `CancelToken` is an object that can be used to request cancellation of an operation.
+ *
+ * @class
+ * @param {Function} executor The executor function.
+ */
+function CancelToken(executor) {
+  if (typeof executor !== 'function') {
+    throw new TypeError('executor must be a function.');
+  }
+
+  var resolvePromise;
+  this.promise = new Promise(function promiseExecutor(resolve) {
+    resolvePromise = resolve;
+  });
+
+  var token = this;
+  executor(function cancel(message) {
+    if (token.reason) {
+      // Cancellation has already been requested
+      return;
+    }
+
+    token.reason = new Cancel(message);
+    resolvePromise(token.reason);
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Throws a `Cancel` if cancellation has been requested.
+ */
+CancelToken.prototype.throwIfRequested = function throwIfRequested() {
+  if (this.reason) {
+    throw this.reason;
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Returns an object that contains a new `CancelToken` and a function that, when called,
+ * cancels the `CancelToken`.
+ */
+CancelToken.source = function source() {
+  var cancel;
+  var token = new CancelToken(function executor(c) {
+    cancel = c;
+  });
+  return {
+    token: token,
+    cancel: cancel
+  };
+};
+
+module.exports = CancelToken;
diff --git a/lib/cancel/isCancel.js b/lib/cancel/isCancel.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..051f3ae4c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cancel/isCancel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+'use strict';
+
+module.exports = function isCancel(value) {
+  return !!(value && value.__CANCEL__);
+};
diff --git a/lib/core/dispatchRequest.js b/lib/core/dispatchRequest.js
index c8f6cd2b95..b5111017d1 100644
--- a/lib/core/dispatchRequest.js
+++ b/lib/core/dispatchRequest.js
@@ -2,8 +2,18 @@
 
 var utils = require('./../utils');
 var transformData = require('./transformData');
+var isCancel = require('../cancel/isCancel');
 var defaults = require('../defaults');
 
+/**
+ * Throws a `Cancel` if cancellation has been requested.
+ */
+function throwIfCancellationRequested(config) {
+  if (config.cancelToken) {
+    config.cancelToken.throwIfRequested();
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Dispatch a request to the server using the configured adapter.
  *
@@ -11,6 +21,8 @@ var defaults = require('../defaults');
  * @returns {Promise} The Promise to be fulfilled
  */
 module.exports = function dispatchRequest(config) {
+  throwIfCancellationRequested(config);
+
   // Ensure headers exist
   config.headers = config.headers || {};
 
@@ -38,6 +50,8 @@ module.exports = function dispatchRequest(config) {
   var adapter = config.adapter || defaults.adapter;
 
   return adapter(config).then(function onAdapterResolution(response) {
+    throwIfCancellationRequested(config);
+
     // Transform response data
     response.data = transformData(
       response.data,
@@ -46,16 +60,20 @@ module.exports = function dispatchRequest(config) {
     );
 
     return response;
-  }, function onAdapterRejection(error) {
-    // Transform response data
-    if (error && error.response) {
-      error.response.data = transformData(
-        error.response.data,
-        error.response.headers,
-        config.transformResponse
-      );
+  }, function onAdapterRejection(reason) {
+    if (!isCancel(reason)) {
+      throwIfCancellationRequested(config);
+
+      // Transform response data
+      if (reason && reason.response) {
+        reason.response.data = transformData(
+          reason.response.data,
+          reason.response.headers,
+          config.transformResponse
+        );
+      }
     }
 
-    return Promise.reject(error);
+    return Promise.reject(reason);
   });
 };
diff --git a/test/specs/api.spec.js b/test/specs/api.spec.js
index 937f124595..e177d07abb 100644
--- a/test/specs/api.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/api.spec.js
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ describe('static api', function () {
   it('should have factory method', function () {
     expect(typeof axios.create).toEqual('function');
   });
+
+  it('should have Cancel, CancelToken, and isCancel properties', function () {
+    expect(typeof axios.Cancel).toEqual('function');
+    expect(typeof axios.CancelToken).toEqual('function');
+    expect(typeof axios.isCancel).toEqual('function');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('instance api', function () {
diff --git a/test/specs/cancel.spec.js b/test/specs/cancel.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d02d8e3e61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/cancel.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+var Cancel = axios.Cancel;
+var CancelToken = axios.CancelToken;
+
+describe('cancel', function() {
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    jasmine.Ajax.install();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(function() {
+    jasmine.Ajax.uninstall();
+  });
+
+  describe('when called before sending request', function() {
+    it('rejects Promise with a Cancel object', function (done) {
+      var source = CancelToken.source();
+      source.cancel('Operation has been canceled.');
+      axios.get('/foo', {
+        cancelToken: source.token
+      }).catch(function (thrown) {
+        expect(thrown).toEqual(jasmine.any(Cancel));
+        expect(thrown.message).toBe('Operation has been canceled.');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when called after request has been sent', function() {
+    it('rejects Promise with a Cancel object', function (done) {
+      var source = CancelToken.source();
+      axios.get('/foo/bar', {
+        cancelToken: source.token
+      }).catch(function (thrown) {
+        expect(thrown).toEqual(jasmine.any(Cancel));
+        expect(thrown.message).toBe('Operation has been canceled.');
+        done();
+      });
+
+      getAjaxRequest().then(function (request) {
+        // call cancel() when the request has been sent, but a response has not been received
+        source.cancel('Operation has been canceled.');
+        request.respondWith({
+          status: 200,
+          responseText: 'OK'
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('calls abort on request object', function (done) {
+      var source = CancelToken.source();
+      var request;
+      axios.get('/foo/bar', {
+        cancelToken: source.token
+      }).catch(function() {
+        // jasmine-ajax sets statusText to 'abort' when request.abort() is called
+        expect(request.statusText).toBe('abort');
+        done();
+      });
+
+      getAjaxRequest().then(function (req) {
+        // call cancel() when the request has been sent, but a response has not been received
+        source.cancel();
+        request = req;
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/specs/cancel/Cancel.spec.js b/test/specs/cancel/Cancel.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e0de805bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/cancel/Cancel.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+var Cancel = require('../../../lib/cancel/Cancel');
+
+describe('Cancel', function() {
+  describe('toString', function() {
+    it('returns correct result when message is not specified', function() {
+      var cancel = new Cancel();
+      expect(cancel.toString()).toBe('Cancel');
+    });
+
+    it('returns correct result when message is specified', function() {
+      var cancel = new Cancel('Operation has been canceled.');
+      expect(cancel.toString()).toBe('Cancel: Operation has been canceled.');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/specs/cancel/CancelToken.spec.js b/test/specs/cancel/CancelToken.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd72327174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/cancel/CancelToken.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+var CancelToken = require('../../../lib/cancel/CancelToken');
+var Cancel = require('../../../lib/cancel/Cancel');
+
+describe('CancelToken', function() {
+  describe('constructor', function() {
+    it('throws when executor is not specified', function() {
+      expect(function() {
+        new CancelToken();
+      }).toThrowError(TypeError, 'executor must be a function.');
+    });
+
+    it('throws when executor is not a function', function() {
+      expect(function() {
+        new CancelToken(123);
+      }).toThrowError(TypeError, 'executor must be a function.');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('reason', function() {
+    it('returns a Cancel if cancellation has been requested', function() {
+      var cancel;
+      var token = new CancelToken(function(c) {
+        cancel = c;
+      });
+      cancel('Operation has been canceled.');
+      expect(token.reason).toEqual(jasmine.any(Cancel));
+      expect(token.reason.message).toBe('Operation has been canceled.');
+    });
+
+    it('returns undefined if cancellation has not been requested', function() {
+      var token = new CancelToken(function() {});
+      expect(token.reason).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('promise', function() {
+    it('returns a Promise that resolves when cancellation is requested', function(done) {
+      var cancel;
+      var token = new CancelToken(function(c) {
+        cancel = c;
+      });
+      token.promise.then(function onFulfilled(value) {
+        expect(value).toEqual(jasmine.any(Cancel));
+        expect(value.message).toBe('Operation has been canceled.');
+        done();
+      });
+      cancel('Operation has been canceled.');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('throwIfRequested', function() {
+    it('throws if cancellation has been requested', function() {
+      // Note: we cannot use expect.toThrowError here as Cancel does not inherit from Error
+      var cancel;
+      var token = new CancelToken(function(c) {
+        cancel = c;
+      });
+      cancel('Operation has been canceled.');
+      try {
+        token.throwIfRequested();
+        fail('Expected throwIfRequested to throw.');
+      } catch (thrown) {
+        if (!(thrown instanceof Cancel)) {
+          fail('Expected throwIfRequested to throw a Cancel, but it threw ' + thrown + '.');
+        }
+        expect(thrown.message).toBe('Operation has been canceled.');
+      }
+    });
+
+    it('does not throw if cancellation has not been requested', function() {
+      var token = new CancelToken(function() {});
+      token.throwIfRequested();
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('source', function() {
+    it('returns an object containing token and cancel function', function() {
+      var source = CancelToken.source();
+      expect(source.token).toEqual(jasmine.any(CancelToken));
+      expect(source.cancel).toEqual(jasmine.any(Function));
+      expect(source.token.reason).toBeUndefined();
+      source.cancel('Operation has been canceled.');
+      expect(source.token.reason).toEqual(jasmine.any(Cancel));
+      expect(source.token.reason.message).toBe('Operation has been canceled.');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/specs/cancel/isCancel.spec.js b/test/specs/cancel/isCancel.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6be40dac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/cancel/isCancel.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+var isCancel = require('../../../lib/cancel/isCancel');
+var Cancel = require('../../../lib/cancel/Cancel');
+
+describe('isCancel', function() {
+  it('returns true if value is a Cancel', function() {
+    expect(isCancel(new Cancel())).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('returns false if value is not a Cancel', function() {
+    expect(isCancel({ foo: 'bar' })).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/specs/instance.spec.js b/test/specs/instance.spec.js
index 4fac13dff4..fe395f314b 100644
--- a/test/specs/instance.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/instance.spec.js
@@ -11,7 +11,15 @@ describe('instance', function () {
     var instance = axios.create();
 
     for (var prop in axios) {
-      if (['Axios', 'create', 'all', 'spread', 'default'].indexOf(prop) > -1) {
+      if ([
+        'Axios',
+        'create',
+        'Cancel',
+        'CancelToken',
+        'isCancel',
+        'all',
+        'spread',
+        'default'].indexOf(prop) > -1) {
         continue;
       }
       expect(typeof instance[prop]).toBe(typeof axios[prop]);
diff --git a/test/typescript/axios.ts b/test/typescript/axios.ts
index 9f25f1b02f..d3d319843f 100644
--- a/test/typescript/axios.ts
+++ b/test/typescript/axios.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
-import axios, { AxiosRequestConfig, AxiosResponse, AxiosError, AxiosInstance, AxiosAdapter } from '../../';
+import axios, {
+  AxiosRequestConfig,
+  AxiosResponse,
+  AxiosError,
+  AxiosInstance,
+  AxiosAdapter,
+  Cancel,
+  CancelToken,
+  CancelTokenSource,
+  Canceler
+} from '../../';
+
 import { Promise } from 'es6-promise';
 
 const config: AxiosRequestConfig = {
@@ -30,7 +41,8 @@ const config: AxiosRequestConfig = {
   proxy: {
     host: '127.0.0.1',
     port: 9000
-  }
+  },
+  cancelToken: new axios.CancelToken((cancel: Canceler) => {})
 };
 
 const handleResponse = (response: AxiosResponse) => {
@@ -210,3 +222,18 @@ axios.get('/user')
 axios.get('/user')
   .catch((error: any) => Promise.resolve('foo'))
   .then((value: string) => {});
+
+// Cancellation
+
+const source: CancelTokenSource = axios.CancelToken.source();
+
+axios.get('/user', {
+  cancelToken: source.token
+}).catch((thrown: AxiosError | Cancel) => {
+  if (axios.isCancel(thrown)) {
+    const cancel: Cancel = thrown;
+    console.log(cancel.message);
+  }
+});
+
+source.cancel('Operation has been canceled.');
diff --git a/test/unit/adapters/http.js b/test/unit/adapters/http.js
index ba59558e8e..1e41a63ca9 100644
--- a/test/unit/adapters/http.js
+++ b/test/unit/adapters/http.js
@@ -320,5 +320,21 @@ module.exports = {
         });
       });
     });
+  },
+
+  testCancel: function(test) {
+    var source = axios.CancelToken.source();
+    server = http.createServer(function (req, res) {
+      // call cancel() when the request has been sent, but a response has not been received
+      source.cancel('Operation has been canceled.');
+    }).listen(4444, function() {
+      axios.get('http://localhost:4444/', {
+        cancelToken: source.token
+      }).catch(function (thrown) {
+        test.ok(thrown instanceof axios.Cancel, 'Promise must be rejected with a Cancel obejct');
+        test.equal(thrown.message, 'Operation has been canceled.');
+        test.done();
+      });
+    });
   }
 };