diff --git a/src/managers/builtin/pipUtils.ts b/src/managers/builtin/pipUtils.ts
index d221f5a8..4cb4549c 100644
--- a/src/managers/builtin/pipUtils.ts
+++ b/src/managers/builtin/pipUtils.ts
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ export async function getProjectInstallable(
         {
             location: ProgressLocation.Notification,
             title: VenvManagerStrings.searchingDependencies,
+            cancellable: true,
         },
         async (_progress, token) => {
             const results: Uri[] = (
diff --git a/src/test/managers/builtin/pipUtils.unit.test.ts b/src/test/managers/builtin/pipUtils.unit.test.ts
index 076596e8..fb484ad2 100644
--- a/src/test/managers/builtin/pipUtils.unit.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/managers/builtin/pipUtils.unit.test.ts
@@ -199,4 +199,56 @@ suite('Pip Utils - getProjectInstallable', () => {
         assert.ok(firstResult.uri, 'Should have a URI');
         assert.ok(firstResult.uri.fsPath.startsWith(workspacePath), 'Should be in workspace directory');
     });
+
+    test('should show cancellable progress notification', async () => {
+        // Arrange: Mock findFiles to return empty results
+        findFilesStub.resolves([]);
+
+        // Act: Call getProjectInstallable
+        const workspacePath = Uri.file('/test/path/root').fsPath;
+        const projects = [{ name: 'workspace', uri: Uri.file(workspacePath) }];
+        await getProjectInstallable(mockApi as PythonEnvironmentApi, projects);
+
+        // Assert: Verify withProgress was called with cancellable option
+        assert.ok(withProgressStub.calledOnce, 'Should call withProgress once');
+        const progressOptions = withProgressStub.firstCall.args[0] as ProgressOptions;
+        assert.strictEqual(progressOptions.cancellable, true, 'Progress should be cancellable');
+    });
+
+    test('should handle cancellation during file search', async () => {
+        // Arrange: Create a cancellation token that is already cancelled
+        const cancelledToken: CancellationToken = {
+            isCancellationRequested: true,
+            onCancellationRequested: () => ({ dispose: () => {} }),
+        };
+
+        // Mock withProgress to immediately call the callback with the cancelled token
+        withProgressStub.callsFake(
+            async (
+                _options: ProgressOptions,
+                callback: (
+                    progress: Progress<{ message?: string; increment?: number }>,
+                    token: CancellationToken,
+                ) => Thenable<unknown>,
+            ) => {
+                return await callback({} as Progress<{ message?: string; increment?: number }>, cancelledToken);
+            },
+        );
+
+        // Mock findFiles to check that token is passed
+        findFilesStub.callsFake((_pattern: string, _exclude: string, _maxResults: number, token: CancellationToken) => {
+            // Verify the cancellation token is passed to findFiles
+            assert.strictEqual(token, cancelledToken, 'Cancellation token should be passed to findFiles');
+            return Promise.resolve([]);
+        });
+
+        // Act: Call getProjectInstallable
+        const workspacePath = Uri.file('/test/path/root').fsPath;
+        const projects = [{ name: 'workspace', uri: Uri.file(workspacePath) }];
+        await getProjectInstallable(mockApi as PythonEnvironmentApi, projects);
+
+        // Assert: Verify findFiles was called with the cancellation token
+        assert.ok(findFilesStub.called, 'findFiles should be called');
+        assert.strictEqual(findFilesStub.callCount, 4, 'Should call findFiles 4 times for different patterns');
+    });
 });