diff --git a/doc/plans/2026-10-30-merged-pr-confirmations-sleep.md b/doc/plans/2026-10-30-merged-pr-confirmations-sleep.md
index 1c691c19509..c22c826f22e 100644
--- a/doc/plans/2026-10-30-merged-pr-confirmations-sleep.md
+++ b/doc/plans/2026-10-30-merged-pr-confirmations-sleep.md
@@ -104,6 +104,20 @@ The full existing 17-test file passes with these failure controls. Production
 configuration validation remains unchanged. Current-head required CI remains
 the completion gate.
 
+## Cancellation during acceptance
+
+The registered worker passes its optional cancellation signal into the canonical
+confirmation acceptance transaction. It rechecks after the issue lock, before
+mutation and before commit. Cancellation while an awaited write is blocked rolls
+back the interaction, audit and transactional delivery effects. Manual callers
+without a signal retain their existing acceptance and rollback behavior.
+
+A PostgreSQL lock wait itself remains unabortable by this signal: stop waits for
+the query to unwind. Once the lock is released, cancelled acceptance leaves the
+card pending for restart. The existing HTTP request timeout and prompt stop abort
+remain unchanged. Actual lock and write-trigger controls verify pending state,
+no post-stop wake, and exactly one acceptance/audit/wake on restart.
+
 ## Existing limitations outside this migration
 
 Direct non-chat continuation still uses the existing postcommit `wakeup` call.
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/merged-pr-confirmation-work.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/merged-pr-confirmation-work.test.ts
index 95565fd96e7..60d1a5ffcb7 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/merged-pr-confirmation-work.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/merged-pr-confirmation-work.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const support = external ? { supported: true } : await getEmbeddedPostgresTestSu
   let coordinator: ReturnType<typeof createDeliveryWorkCoordinator> | undefined;
   let draining = false, standby = false;
   const errors: unknown[] = [];
-  const provider = vi.fn(async (_companyId: string, _reference: { number: number }): Promise<"open" | "merged" | "unknown"> => "merged");
+  const provider = vi.fn(async (_companyId: string, _reference: { number: number }, _signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<"open" | "merged" | "unknown"> => "merged");
   const wakeup = vi.fn(async () => ({ id: "simulated-durable-wake" }));
   beforeAll(async () => {
     if (!external) temporary = await startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase("merged-pr-work-");
@@ -248,6 +248,84 @@ const support = external ? { supported: true } : await getEmbeddedPostgresTestSu
     expect(errors).toEqual([]);
   });
 
+  it("preserves manual acceptance without cancellation and rolls back a failed caller mutation", async () => {
+    const card = await create();
+    const issue = { id: issueId, companyId, projectId: null, goalId: null };
+    await expect(service().acceptInteraction(issue, card.id, {}, { userId: "board" }, {
+      afterResolveInTransaction: async () => { throw new Error("manual acceptance rollback"); },
+    })).rejects.toThrow("manual acceptance rollback");
+    expect((await stored(card.id)).status).toBe("pending");
+    const accepted = await service().acceptInteraction(issue, card.id, {}, { userId: "board" });
+    expect(accepted.interaction.status).toBe("accepted");
+    expect((await stored(card.id)).status).toBe("accepted");
+  });
+
+  it.each(["issue lock", "acceptance write"] as const)("keeps a stopped %s acceptance pending and accepts once after restart", async phase => {
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+    const card = await create();
+    let signal: AbortSignal | undefined;
+    provider.mockImplementation(async (_companyId, _reference, currentSignal) => { signal = currentSignal; return "merged"; });
+    let reserved: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof db.$client.reserve>> | undefined = await db.$client.reserve();
+    const [{ pid }] = await reserved<{ pid: number }[]>`select pg_backend_pid() as pid`;
+    if (phase === "issue lock") {
+      await reserved.unsafe("begin");
+      await reserved`select id from issues where id=${issueId} for update`;
+    } else {
+      await db.$client.unsafe(`create function maintenance_hold_merge_acceptance() returns trigger language plpgsql as $$begin
+        if new.id = '${card.id}'::uuid and new.status = 'accepted' then perform pg_advisory_xact_lock(930582); end if; return new; end$$`);
+      await db.$client.unsafe(`create trigger maintenance_hold_merge_acceptance before update on issue_thread_interactions for each row execute function maintenance_hold_merge_acceptance()`);
+      await reserved`select pg_advisory_lock(930582)`;
+    }
+    let stopping: Promise<void> | undefined;
+    try {
+      coordinator = createDeliveryWorkCoordinator({ owner: db, canRun: () => true, onError: error => errors.push(error) });
+      const worker = registerMergeConfirmationWork(coordinator, service(), () => true);
+      let blocked: { query: string } | undefined;
+      for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 200; attempt++) {
+        [blocked] = await db.$client<{ query: string }[]>`select query from pg_stat_activity
+          where datname=current_database() and wait_event_type='Lock' and ${pid} = any(pg_blocking_pids(pid))`;
+        if (blocked) break;
+        await delay(10);
+      }
+      expect(blocked?.query).toContain(phase === "issue lock" ? '"issues"' : '"issue_thread_interactions"');
+      let stopped = false;
+      stopping = coordinator.stop().then(() => { stopped = true; });
+      await delay(20);
+      expect(signal?.aborted).toBe(true);
+      expect(stopped).toBe(false);
+      expect((await stored(card.id)).status).toBe("pending");
+      const releasedAt = performance.now();
+      if (phase === "issue lock") await reserved.unsafe("commit");
+      else await reserved`select pg_advisory_unlock(930582)`;
+      reserved.release(); reserved = undefined;
+      await stopping; await worker.ready; coordinator = undefined;
+      expect(performance.now() - releasedAt).toBeLessThan(1000);
+      expect((await stored(card.id)).status).toBe("pending");
+      expect(wakeup).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(await db.select().from(activityLog).where(eq(activityLog.action, "issue.thread_interaction_accepted"))).toHaveLength(0);
+      expect(await db.select().from(chatActions)).toHaveLength(0);
+      await start();
+      expect((await stored(card.id)).status).toBe("accepted");
+      expect(wakeup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(await db.select().from(activityLog).where(eq(activityLog.action, "issue.thread_interaction_accepted"))).toHaveLength(1);
+      vi.useFakeTimers({ toFake: ["Date", "setTimeout", "clearTimeout"] });
+      await quiet();
+      expect(wakeup).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1); expect(errors).toEqual([]);
+    } finally {
+      if (reserved) {
+        if (phase === "issue lock") await reserved.unsafe("rollback");
+        else await reserved`select pg_advisory_unlock(930582)`;
+        reserved.release();
+      }
+      await stopping;
+      await coordinator?.stop(); coordinator = undefined;
+      if (phase === "acceptance write") {
+        await db.$client.unsafe("drop trigger if exists maintenance_hold_merge_acceptance on issue_thread_interactions");
+        await db.$client.unsafe("drop function if exists maintenance_hold_merge_acceptance()");
+      }
+    }
+  });
+
   it("awaits an in-flight observation at shutdown and reconstructs its unaccepted card on restart", async () => {
     let release!: () => void, observed!: () => void;
     const barrier = new Promise<void>(resolve => { release = resolve; });
diff --git a/server/src/services/issue-thread-interactions.ts b/server/src/services/issue-thread-interactions.ts
index e69b38d45b9..194cddbfee9 100644
--- a/server/src/services/issue-thread-interactions.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/issue-thread-interactions.ts
@@ -2278,10 +2278,12 @@ export function issueThreadInteractionService(
     input: AcceptIssueThreadInteraction;
     actor: InteractionActor;
     mutationOptions?: InteractionResolutionMutationOptions;
+    signal?: AbortSignal;
   }): Promise<{
     interaction: IssueThreadInteraction;
     continuationIssue: IssueWakeTarget | null;
   }> {
+    args.signal?.throwIfAborted();
     const expired = await expireStaleRequestConfirmationTarget(db, {
       row: args.current,
       actor: args.actor,
@@ -2324,6 +2326,7 @@ export function issueThreadInteractionService(
         .for("update")
         .then((rows: IssueResolutionContext[]) => rows[0] ?? null);
 
+      args.signal?.throwIfAborted();
       if (!issueContext || issueContext.companyId !== args.issue.companyId) {
         throw notFound("Issue not found");
       }
@@ -2376,6 +2379,7 @@ export function issueThreadInteractionService(
           : undefined;
 
       if (lockedCurrent.kind === "request_confirmation") await notifyToolProjectionForInteractions(tx, lockedCurrent.companyId, [lockedCurrent.id]);
+      args.signal?.throwIfAborted();
       const [updated] = await tx
         .update(issueThreadInteractions)
         .set({
@@ -2547,6 +2551,7 @@ export function issueThreadInteractionService(
         });
       }
 
+      args.signal?.throwIfAborted();
       return {
         interaction: acceptedInteraction,
         continuationIssue,
@@ -3103,6 +3108,7 @@ export function issueThreadInteractionService(
           resolved = await acceptRequestConfirmation({
             issue: candidate.issue,
             current: candidate.interaction,
+            signal,
             input: {},
             actor: {
               systemId: "system:pr-merged",