diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions/HttpContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions/HttpContext.cs
index a933d34660..81e44240c2 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions/HttpContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions/HttpContext.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Security.Claims;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions.Security;
 
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions
 
         public abstract IServiceProvider RequestServices { get; set; }
 
+        public abstract CancellationToken OnRequestAborted { get; }
+
+        public abstract void Abort();
+
         public abstract void Dispose();
 
         public abstract object GetFeature(Type type);
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.HttpFeature/IHttpRequestLifetime.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.HttpFeature/IHttpRequestLifetime.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ea7a0ee34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.HttpFeature/IHttpRequestLifetime.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using System.Threading;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNet.HttpFeature
+{
+    public interface IHttpRequestLifetime
+    {
+        CancellationToken OnRequestAborted { get; }
+        void Abort();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.HttpFeature/Microsoft.AspNet.HttpFeature.kproj b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.HttpFeature/Microsoft.AspNet.HttpFeature.kproj
index 5f8f775ed5..96973626c9 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.HttpFeature/Microsoft.AspNet.HttpFeature.kproj
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.HttpFeature/Microsoft.AspNet.HttpFeature.kproj
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     <Compile Include="IHttpBuffering.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHttpConnection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHttpRequestInformation.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="IHttpRequestLifetime.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHttpResponseInformation.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHttpSendFile.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IHttpTransportLayerSecurity.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.PipelineCore/DefaultHttpContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.PipelineCore/DefaultHttpContext.cs
index dd114e9e8b..462e5a593e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNet.PipelineCore/DefaultHttpContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNet.PipelineCore/DefaultHttpContext.cs
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Security.Claims;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions.Security;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.FeatureModel;
+using Microsoft.AspNet.HttpFeature;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.HttpFeature.Security;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.PipelineCore.Infrastructure;
 using Microsoft.AspNet.PipelineCore.Security;
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.PipelineCore
         private FeatureReference<ICanHasItems> _canHasItems;
         private FeatureReference<ICanHasServiceProviders> _canHasServiceProviders;
         private FeatureReference<IHttpAuthentication> _authentication;
+        private FeatureReference<IHttpRequestLifetime> _lifetime;
         private IFeatureCollection _features;
 
         public DefaultHttpContext(IFeatureCollection features)
@@ -48,6 +51,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.PipelineCore
             get { return _authentication.Fetch(_features) ?? _authentication.Update(_features, new DefaultHttpAuthentication()); }
         }
 
+        private IHttpRequestLifetime Lifetime
+        {
+            get { return _lifetime.Fetch(_features); }
+        }
+
         public override HttpRequest Request { get { return _request; } }
 
         public override HttpResponse Response { get { return _response; } }
@@ -86,6 +94,28 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.PipelineCore
 
         public int Revision { get { return _features.Revision; } }
 
+        public override CancellationToken OnRequestAborted
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                var lifetime = Lifetime;
+                if (lifetime != null)
+                {
+                    return lifetime.OnRequestAborted;
+                }
+                return CancellationToken.None;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override void Abort()
+        {
+            var lifetime = Lifetime;
+            if (lifetime != null)
+            {
+                lifetime.Abort();
+            }
+        }
+
         public override void Dispose()
         {
             // REVIEW: is this necessary? is the environment "owned" by the context?
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Owin.Tests/OwinEnvironmentTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Owin.Tests/OwinEnvironmentTests.cs
index de9fc4a4a6..e84926c2f6 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Owin.Tests/OwinEnvironmentTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNet.Owin.Tests/OwinEnvironmentTests.cs
@@ -104,6 +104,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNet.Owin
             {
                 throw new NotImplementedException();
             }
+
+            public override CancellationToken OnRequestAborted
+            {
+                get { throw new NotImplementedException(); }
+            }
+
+            public override void Abort()
+            {
+                throw new NotImplementedException();
+            }
         }
 
         private class MoqHttpRequest : HttpRequest, IHttpRequestInformation