diff --git a/dashboard/src/lib/components/ChatForm.svelte b/dashboard/src/lib/components/ChatForm.svelte
index 6801287d..c2e40c6b 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/lib/components/ChatForm.svelte
+++ b/dashboard/src/lib/components/ChatForm.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import {
     isLoading,
+    stopGeneration,
     sendMessage,
     generateImage,
     editImage,
@@ -605,86 +606,92 @@
         style="min-height: 28px; max-height: 150px;"
       ></textarea>
 
-      <button
-        type="submit"
-        disabled={!canSend || loading || isEditOnlyWithoutImage}
-        class="px-2.5 sm:px-4 py-1.5 sm:py-2 rounded text-xs sm:text-xs tracking-[0.1em] sm:tracking-[0.15em] uppercase font-medium transition-all duration-200 whitespace-nowrap
-					{!canSend || loading || isEditOnlyWithoutImage
-          ? 'bg-exo-medium-gray/50 text-exo-light-gray cursor-not-allowed'
-          : 'bg-exo-yellow text-exo-black hover:bg-exo-yellow-darker hover:shadow-[0_0_20px_rgba(255,215,0,0.3)]'}"
-        aria-label={shouldShowEditMode
-          ? "Edit image"
-          : isImageModel()
-            ? "Generate image"
-            : "Send message"}
-      >
-        {#if loading}
+      {#if loading}
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onclick={() => stopGeneration()}
+          class="px-2.5 sm:px-4 py-1.5 sm:py-2 rounded text-xs sm:text-xs tracking-[0.1em] sm:tracking-[0.15em] uppercase font-medium transition-all duration-200 whitespace-nowrap bg-exo-medium-gray/70 text-exo-light-gray hover:bg-red-900/50 hover:text-red-400 border border-exo-medium-gray/50 hover:border-red-500/50 cursor-pointer"
+          aria-label="Stop generation"
+        >
           <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1 sm:gap-2">
-            <span
-              class="w-2.5 h-2.5 sm:w-3 sm:h-3 border-2 border-current border-t-transparent rounded-full animate-spin"
-            ></span>
-            <span class="hidden sm:inline"
-              >{shouldShowEditMode
-                ? "EDITING"
-                : isImageModel()
-                  ? "GENERATING"
-                  : "PROCESSING"}</span
-            >
-            <span class="sm:hidden">...</span>
-          </span>
-        {:else if shouldShowEditMode}
-          <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5">
             <svg
-              class="w-3.5 h-3.5"
-              fill="none"
+              class="w-2.5 h-2.5 sm:w-3 sm:h-3"
               viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-              stroke="currentColor"
-              stroke-width="2"
+              fill="currentColor"
             >
-              <path
-                stroke-linecap="round"
-                stroke-linejoin="round"
-                d="M11 5H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v11a2 2 0 002 2h11a2 2 0 002-2v-5m-1.414-9.414a2 2 0 112.828 2.828L11.828 15H9v-2.828l8.586-8.586z"
-              />
+              <rect x="4" y="4" width="16" height="16" rx="2" />
             </svg>
-            <span>EDIT</span>
+            <span class="hidden sm:inline">STOP</span>
           </span>
-        {:else if isEditOnlyWithoutImage}
-          <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5">
-            <svg
-              class="w-3.5 h-3.5"
-              fill="none"
-              viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-              stroke="currentColor"
-              stroke-width="2"
-            >
-              <path
-                stroke-linecap="round"
-                stroke-linejoin="round"
-                d="M11 5H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v11a2 2 0 002 2h11a2 2 0 002-2v-5m-1.414-9.414a2 2 0 112.828 2.828L11.828 15H9v-2.828l8.586-8.586z"
-              />
-            </svg>
-            <span>EDIT</span>
-          </span>
-        {:else if isImageModel()}
-          <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5">
-            <svg
-              class="w-3.5 h-3.5"
-              fill="none"
-              viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-              stroke="currentColor"
-              stroke-width="2"
-            >
-              <rect x="3" y="3" width="18" height="18" rx="2" ry="2" />
-              <circle cx="8.5" cy="8.5" r="1.5" />
-              <polyline points="21 15 16 10 5 21" />
-            </svg>
-            <span>GENERATE</span>
-          </span>
-        {:else}
-          SEND
-        {/if}
-      </button>
+        </button>
+      {:else}
+        <button
+          type="submit"
+          disabled={!canSend || isEditOnlyWithoutImage}
+          class="px-2.5 sm:px-4 py-1.5 sm:py-2 rounded text-xs sm:text-xs tracking-[0.1em] sm:tracking-[0.15em] uppercase font-medium transition-all duration-200 whitespace-nowrap
+            {!canSend || isEditOnlyWithoutImage
+            ? 'bg-exo-medium-gray/50 text-exo-light-gray cursor-not-allowed'
+            : 'bg-exo-yellow text-exo-black hover:bg-exo-yellow-darker hover:shadow-[0_0_20px_rgba(255,215,0,0.3)]'}"
+          aria-label={shouldShowEditMode
+            ? "Edit image"
+            : isImageModel()
+              ? "Generate image"
+              : "Send message"}
+        >
+          {#if shouldShowEditMode}
+            <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5">
+              <svg
+                class="w-3.5 h-3.5"
+                fill="none"
+                viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+                stroke="currentColor"
+                stroke-width="2"
+              >
+                <path
+                  stroke-linecap="round"
+                  stroke-linejoin="round"
+                  d="M11 5H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v11a2 2 0 002 2h11a2 2 0 002-2v-5m-1.414-9.414a2 2 0 112.828 2.828L11.828 15H9v-2.828l8.586-8.586z"
+                />
+              </svg>
+              <span>EDIT</span>
+            </span>
+          {:else if isEditOnlyWithoutImage}
+            <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5">
+              <svg
+                class="w-3.5 h-3.5"
+                fill="none"
+                viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+                stroke="currentColor"
+                stroke-width="2"
+              >
+                <path
+                  stroke-linecap="round"
+                  stroke-linejoin="round"
+                  d="M11 5H6a2 2 0 00-2 2v11a2 2 0 002 2h11a2 2 0 002-2v-5m-1.414-9.414a2 2 0 112.828 2.828L11.828 15H9v-2.828l8.586-8.586z"
+                />
+              </svg>
+              <span>EDIT</span>
+            </span>
+          {:else if isImageModel()}
+            <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5">
+              <svg
+                class="w-3.5 h-3.5"
+                fill="none"
+                viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+                stroke="currentColor"
+                stroke-width="2"
+              >
+                <rect x="3" y="3" width="18" height="18" rx="2" ry="2" />
+                <circle cx="8.5" cy="8.5" r="1.5" />
+                <polyline points="21 15 16 10 5 21" />
+              </svg>
+              <span>GENERATE</span>
+            </span>
+          {:else}
+            SEND
+          {/if}
+        </button>
+      {/if}
     </div>
 
     <!-- Bottom accent line -->
diff --git a/dashboard/src/lib/stores/app.svelte.ts b/dashboard/src/lib/stores/app.svelte.ts
index 51de6c66..da753183 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/lib/stores/app.svelte.ts
+++ b/dashboard/src/lib/stores/app.svelte.ts
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ class AppStore {
   messages = $state<Message[]>([]);
   currentResponse = $state("");
   isLoading = $state(false);
+  private currentAbortController: AbortController | null = null;
 
   // Performance metrics
   ttftMs = $state<number | null>(null); // Time to first token in ms
@@ -1506,9 +1507,11 @@ class AppStore {
         return;
       }
 
+      this.currentAbortController = new AbortController();
       const response = await fetch("/v1/chat/completions", {
         method: "POST",
         headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        signal: this.currentAbortController.signal,
         body: JSON.stringify({
           model: modelToUse,
           messages: apiMessages,
@@ -1585,6 +1588,7 @@ class AppStore {
         "Unknown error",
       );
     } finally {
+      this.currentAbortController = null;
       this.isLoading = false;
       this.currentResponse = "";
       this.saveConversationsToStorage();
@@ -1716,6 +1720,10 @@ class AppStore {
     assistantMessageId: string,
     errorPrefix = "Failed to get response",
   ): void {
+    // Don't show error for user-initiated abort (stop button)
+    if (error instanceof DOMException && error.name === "AbortError") {
+      return;
+    }
     if (this.conversationExists(targetConversationId)) {
       this.updateConversationMessage(
         targetConversationId,
@@ -1757,6 +1765,17 @@ class AppStore {
     return null;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Stop the current generation by aborting the HTTP connection.
+   * This triggers backend cancellation via the mechanism in PR #1276.
+   */
+  stopGeneration() {
+    if (this.currentAbortController) {
+      this.currentAbortController.abort();
+      this.currentAbortController = null;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Send a message to the LLM and stream the response
    */
@@ -1904,11 +1923,13 @@ class AppStore {
       let firstTokenTime: number | null = null;
       let tokenCount = 0;
 
+      this.currentAbortController = new AbortController();
       const response = await fetch("/v1/chat/completions", {
         method: "POST",
         headers: {
           "Content-Type": "application/json",
         },
+        signal: this.currentAbortController.signal,
         body: JSON.stringify({
           model: modelToUse,
           messages: apiMessages,
@@ -2018,6 +2039,7 @@ class AppStore {
         "Failed to get response",
       );
     } finally {
+      this.currentAbortController = null;
       this.isLoading = false;
       this.currentResponse = "";
       this.saveConversationsToStorage();
@@ -2117,11 +2139,13 @@ class AppStore {
         };
       }
 
+      this.currentAbortController = new AbortController();
       const response = await fetch("/v1/images/generations", {
         method: "POST",
         headers: {
           "Content-Type": "application/json",
         },
+        signal: this.currentAbortController.signal,
         body: JSON.stringify(requestBody),
       });
 
@@ -2270,6 +2294,7 @@ class AppStore {
         "Failed to generate image",
       );
     } finally {
+      this.currentAbortController = null;
       this.isLoading = false;
       this.saveConversationsToStorage();
     }
@@ -2398,8 +2423,10 @@ class AppStore {
         );
       }
 
+      this.currentAbortController = new AbortController();
       const apiResponse = await fetch("/v1/images/edits", {
         method: "POST",
+        signal: this.currentAbortController.signal,
         body: formData,
       });
 
@@ -2509,6 +2536,7 @@ class AppStore {
         "Failed to edit image",
       );
     } finally {
+      this.currentAbortController = null;
       this.isLoading = false;
       this.saveConversationsToStorage();
     }
@@ -2637,6 +2665,7 @@ export const hasStartedChat = () => appStore.hasStartedChat;
 export const messages = () => appStore.messages;
 export const currentResponse = () => appStore.currentResponse;
 export const isLoading = () => appStore.isLoading;
+export const stopGeneration = () => appStore.stopGeneration();
 export const ttftMs = () => appStore.ttftMs;
 export const tps = () => appStore.tps;
 export const totalTokens = () => appStore.totalTokens;