diff --git a/kerfuffle/addtoarchive.h b/kerfuffle/addtoarchive.h
--- a/kerfuffle/addtoarchive.h
+++ b/kerfuffle/addtoarchive.h
@@ -72,12 +72,16 @@
     void setHeaderEncryptionEnabled(bool enabled);
     void start() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
+protected:
+    bool doKill() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+
 private slots:
     void slotFinished(KJob*);
     void slotStartJob();
 
 private:
     CompressionOptions m_options;
+    CreateJob *m_createJob;
     QString m_filename;
     QString m_strippedPath;
     QString m_autoFilenameSuffix;
diff --git a/kerfuffle/addtoarchive.cpp b/kerfuffle/addtoarchive.cpp
--- a/kerfuffle/addtoarchive.cpp
+++ b/kerfuffle/addtoarchive.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@
     QTimer::singleShot(0, this, &AddToArchive::slotStartJob);
 }
 
+bool AddToArchive::doKill()
+{
+    return m_createJob && m_createJob->kill();
+}
+
 void AddToArchive::slotStartJob()
 {
     if (m_entries.isEmpty()) {
@@ -192,15 +197,15 @@
         m_options.setGlobalWorkDir(stripDir.path());
     }
 
-    auto createJob = Archive::create(m_filename, m_mimeType, m_entries, m_options, this);
+    m_createJob = Archive::create(m_filename, m_mimeType, m_entries, m_options, this);
 
     if (!m_password.isEmpty()) {
-        createJob->enableEncryption(m_password, m_enableHeaderEncryption);
+        m_createJob->enableEncryption(m_password, m_enableHeaderEncryption);
     }
 
-    KIO::getJobTracker()->registerJob(createJob);
-    connect(createJob, &KJob::result, this, &AddToArchive::slotFinished);
-    createJob->start();
+    KIO::getJobTracker()->registerJob(m_createJob);
+    connect(m_createJob, &KJob::result, this, &AddToArchive::slotFinished);
+    m_createJob->start();
 }
 
 void AddToArchive::slotFinished(KJob *job)
diff --git a/kerfuffle/jobs.h b/kerfuffle/jobs.h
--- a/kerfuffle/jobs.h
+++ b/kerfuffle/jobs.h
@@ -216,7 +216,11 @@
 public slots:
     virtual void doWork() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
+protected:
+    virtual bool doKill() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+
 private:
+    AddJob *m_addJob = Q_NULLPTR;
     QVector<Archive::Entry*> m_entries;
     CompressionOptions m_options;
 };
diff --git a/kerfuffle/jobs.cpp b/kerfuffle/jobs.cpp
--- a/kerfuffle/jobs.cpp
+++ b/kerfuffle/jobs.cpp
@@ -466,21 +466,26 @@
 
 void CreateJob::doWork()
 {
-    auto addJob = archive()->addFiles(m_entries, new Archive::Entry(this), m_options);
+    m_addJob = archive()->addFiles(m_entries, new Archive::Entry(this), m_options);
 
-    if (addJob) {
-        connect(addJob, &KJob::result, this, &CreateJob::emitResult);
+    if (m_addJob) {
+        connect(m_addJob, &KJob::result, this, &CreateJob::emitResult);
         // Forward description signal from AddJob, we need to change the first argument ('this' needs to be a CreateJob).
-        connect(addJob, &KJob::description, this, [=](KJob *, const QString &title, const QPair<QString,QString> &field1, const QPair<QString,QString> &) {
+        connect(m_addJob, &KJob::description, this, [=](KJob *, const QString &title, const QPair<QString,QString> &field1, const QPair<QString,QString> &) {
             emit description(this, title, field1);
         });
 
-        addJob->start();
+        m_addJob->start();
     } else {
         emitResult();
     }
 }
 
+bool CreateJob::doKill()
+{
+    return m_addJob && m_addJob->kill();
+}
+
 ExtractJob::ExtractJob(const QVector<Archive::Entry*> &entries, const QString &destinationDir, const ExtractionOptions &options, ReadOnlyArchiveInterface *interface)
     : Job(interface)
     , m_entries(entries)
diff --git a/plugins/libarchive/libarchiveplugin.cpp b/plugins/libarchive/libarchiveplugin.cpp
--- a/plugins/libarchive/libarchiveplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/libarchive/libarchiveplugin.cpp
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
     }
 
     readBytes = file.read(buff, sizeof(buff));
-    while (readBytes > 0) {
+    while (!QThread::currentThread()->isInterruptionRequested() && readBytes > 0) {
         archive_write_data(dest, buff, readBytes);
         if (archive_errno(dest) != ARCHIVE_OK) {
             qCCritical(ARK) << "Error while writing" << filename << ":" << archive_error_string(dest)