diff --git a/core/java/android/print/IPrintDocumentAdapter.aidl b/core/java/android/print/IPrintDocumentAdapter.aidl
index 9d384fba874df..2b95c1244f795 100644
--- a/core/java/android/print/IPrintDocumentAdapter.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/print/IPrintDocumentAdapter.aidl
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ oneway interface IPrintDocumentAdapter {
     void write(in PageRange[] pages, in ParcelFileDescriptor fd,
             IWriteResultCallback callback, int sequence);
     void finish();
+    void cancel();
 }
diff --git a/core/java/android/print/PrintManager.java b/core/java/android/print/PrintManager.java
index bbfc3072b898d..d6d56bb42e2cf 100644
--- a/core/java/android/print/PrintManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/print/PrintManager.java
@@ -615,6 +615,18 @@ public final class PrintManager {
             }
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public void cancel() {
+            // Start not called or finish called or destroyed - nothing to do.
+            if (!mStartReqeusted || mFinishRequested || mDestroyed) {
+                return;
+            }
+            // Request cancellation of pending work if needed.
+            synchronized (mLock) {
+                cancelPreviousCancellableOperationLocked();
+            }
+        }
+
         @Override
         public void onActivityPaused(Activity activity) {
             /* do nothing */
diff --git a/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/PrintJobConfigActivity.java b/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/PrintJobConfigActivity.java
index 8f263612e5a04..6d0ecd77bad20 100644
--- a/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/PrintJobConfigActivity.java
+++ b/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/PrintJobConfigActivity.java
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ public class PrintJobConfigActivity extends Activity {
         }
 
         public void cancel() {
+            if (isWorking()) {
+                mRemotePrintAdapter.cancel();
+            }
             mControllerState = CONTROLLER_STATE_CANCELLED;
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/RemotePrintDocumentAdapter.java b/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/RemotePrintDocumentAdapter.java
index fd14af929d1db..d9ccb5dad5907 100644
--- a/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/RemotePrintDocumentAdapter.java
+++ b/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/RemotePrintDocumentAdapter.java
@@ -137,4 +137,15 @@ final class RemotePrintDocumentAdapter {
             Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Error calling finish()", re);
         }
     }
+
+    public void cancel() {
+        if (DEBUG) {
+            Log.i(LOG_TAG, "cancel()");
+        }
+        try {
+            mRemoteInterface.cancel();
+        } catch (RemoteException re) {
+            Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Error calling cancel()", re);
+        }
+    }
 }