diff --git a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/api/task.hpp b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/api/task.hpp
index cfb4045fb..bad80eb01 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/api/task.hpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/api/task.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace hex {
         [[nodiscard]] bool isFinished() const;
         [[nodiscard]] bool hadException() const;
         [[nodiscard]] bool wasInterrupted() const;
+        [[nodiscard]] bool shouldInterrupt() const;
         void clearException();
         [[nodiscard]] std::string getExceptionMessage() const;
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ namespace hex {
         [[nodiscard]] bool isRunning() const;
         [[nodiscard]] bool hadException() const;
         [[nodiscard]] bool wasInterrupted() const;
+        [[nodiscard]] bool shouldInterrupt() const;
 
         void interrupt();
     private:
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/api/task.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/api/task.cpp
index abe8be0ff..7d0c07cd1 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/api/task.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/api/task.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ namespace hex {
         return this->m_hadException;
     }
 
+    bool Task::shouldInterrupt() const {
+        return this->m_shouldInterrupt;
+    }
+
     bool Task::wasInterrupted() const {
         return this->m_interrupted;
     }
@@ -136,6 +140,14 @@ namespace hex {
         return !task->hadException();
     }
 
+    bool TaskHolder::shouldInterrupt() const {
+        if (this->m_task.expired())
+            return false;
+
+        auto task = this->m_task.lock();
+        return !task->shouldInterrupt();
+    }
+
     bool TaskHolder::wasInterrupted() const {
         if (this->m_task.expired())
             return false;
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_yara.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_yara.cpp
index 123aa4f93..00dd99eef 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_yara.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_yara.cpp
@@ -287,11 +287,13 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
 
 
             struct ResultContext {
+                Task *task = nullptr;
                 std::vector<YaraMatch> newMatches;
                 std::vector<std::string> consoleMessages;
             };
 
             ResultContext resultContext;
+            resultContext.task = &task;
 
             yr_rules_scan_mem_blocks(
                     rules, &iterator, 0, [](YR_SCAN_CONTEXT *context, int message, void *data, void *userData) -> int {
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                                 break;
                         }
 
-                        return CALLBACK_CONTINUE;
+                        return results.task->shouldInterrupt() ? CALLBACK_ABORT : CALLBACK_CONTINUE;
                     },
                     &resultContext,
                     0);