diff --git a/app/batchextract.h b/app/batchextract.h
--- a/app/batchextract.h
+++ b/app/batchextract.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
      */
     void addExtraction(const QUrl& url);
 
+    bool doKill() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+
     /**
      * A wrapper that calls slotStartJob() when the event loop has started.
      */
diff --git a/app/batchextract.cpp b/app/batchextract.cpp
--- a/app/batchextract.cpp
+++ b/app/batchextract.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@
             this, &BatchExtract::slotUserQuery);
 }
 
+bool BatchExtract::doKill()
+{
+    if (subjobs().isEmpty()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return subjobs().first()->kill();
+}
+
 void BatchExtract::slotUserQuery(Kerfuffle::Query *query)
 {
     query->execute();
diff --git a/kerfuffle/jobs.h b/kerfuffle/jobs.h
--- a/kerfuffle/jobs.h
+++ b/kerfuffle/jobs.h
@@ -166,14 +166,25 @@
 public slots:
     virtual void doWork() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
+protected:
+    virtual bool doKill() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+
 private slots:
     void slotLoadingProgress(double progress);
     void slotExtractProgress(double progress);
     void slotLoadingFinished(KJob *job);
 
 private:
+
+    /**
+     * Tracks whether the job is loading or extracting the archive.
+     */
+    enum Step {Loading, Extracting};
+
     void setupDestination();
 
+    Step m_step = Loading;
+    ExtractJob *m_extractJob = Q_NULLPTR;
     LoadJob *m_loadJob;
     QString m_destination;
     bool m_autoSubfolder;
diff --git a/kerfuffle/jobs.cpp b/kerfuffle/jobs.cpp
--- a/kerfuffle/jobs.cpp
+++ b/kerfuffle/jobs.cpp
@@ -367,6 +367,15 @@
     m_loadJob->start();
 }
 
+bool BatchExtractJob::doKill()
+{
+    if (m_step == Loading) {
+        return m_loadJob->kill();
+    }
+
+    return m_extractJob->kill();
+}
+
 void BatchExtractJob::slotLoadingProgress(double progress)
 {
     // Progress from LoadJob counts only for 50% of the BatchExtractJob's duration.
@@ -395,16 +404,17 @@
     Kerfuffle::ExtractionOptions options;
     options.setPreservePaths(m_preservePaths);
 
-    auto extractJob = archive()->extractFiles({}, m_destination, options);
-    if (extractJob) {
-        connect(extractJob, &KJob::result, this, &BatchExtractJob::emitResult);
-        connect(extractJob, &Kerfuffle::Job::userQuery, this, &BatchExtractJob::userQuery);
+    m_extractJob = archive()->extractFiles({}, m_destination, options);
+    if (m_extractJob) {
+        connect(m_extractJob, &KJob::result, this, &BatchExtractJob::emitResult);
+        connect(m_extractJob, &Kerfuffle::Job::userQuery, this, &BatchExtractJob::userQuery);
         if (archiveInterface()->hasBatchExtractionProgress()) {
             // The LoadJob is done, change slot and start setting the percentage from m_lastPercentage on.
             disconnect(archiveInterface(), &ReadOnlyArchiveInterface::progress, this, &BatchExtractJob::slotLoadingProgress);
             connect(archiveInterface(), &ReadOnlyArchiveInterface::progress, this, &BatchExtractJob::slotExtractProgress);
         }
-        extractJob->start();
+        m_step = Extracting;
+        m_extractJob->start();
     } else {
         emitResult();
     }