diff --git a/src/handle.rs b/src/handle.rs
index 5be0634..1c379f2 100644
--- a/src/handle.rs
+++ b/src/handle.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use tokio_uring::fs::{
 };
 use tokio::sync::{
     mpsc,
+    oneshot,
     Semaphore,
 };
 use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
@@ -87,19 +88,41 @@ impl From<()> for Options
 
 /// Spawn a thread with a `io_uring` file hasher using these options.
 ///
+/// When the `cancel` future completes, the operation shuts down gracefully. Otherwise it continues until all senders to this handle are dropped.
+///
 /// # Returns
 /// The input stream and output stream `(tx, rx)`.
-pub fn spawn(opt: impl Into<Options>) -> (mpsc::Sender<PathBuf>, impl Stream<Item = (PathBuf, io::Result<sha256::Sha256Hash>)> + Send + Sync + 'static)
+pub fn spawn_with_cancel(opt: impl Into<Options>, cancel: impl Future<Output = ()> + 'static + Send + Unpin) -> (mpsc::Sender<PathBuf>, impl Stream<Item = (PathBuf, io::Result<sha256::Sha256Hash>)> + Send + Sync + 'static)
 {
     let opt = opt.into();
     let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel(opt.forward_pressure.into());
-    let rx = file_handler(rx, match opt.max_operations {
+    let rx = file_handler(rx,cancel , match opt.max_operations {
 	Some(n) => n.into(),
 	None => 0,
     }, opt.back_pressure.into());
     (tx, rx)
 }
 
+
+/// Spawn a thread with a `io_uring` file hasher using these options.
+///
+/// # Returns
+/// The input stream and output stream `(tx, rx)`.
+pub fn spawn(opt: impl Into<Options>) -> (mpsc::Sender<PathBuf>, impl Stream<Item = (PathBuf, io::Result<sha256::Sha256Hash>)> + Send + Sync + 'static)
+{
+    #[derive(Debug)]
+    struct NeverFuture;
+    use std::task::Poll;
+    impl Future for NeverFuture
+    {
+	type Output = super::Infallible;
+	fn poll(self: std::pin::Pin<&mut Self>, _: &mut std::task::Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
+	    Poll::Pending
+	}
+    }
+    spawn_with_cancel(opt.into(), NeverFuture.map(|_| ()))
+}
+
 /// Raw handler for io_uring file hashing.
 ///
 /// # Parameters
@@ -109,19 +132,29 @@ pub fn spawn(opt: impl Into<Options>) -> (mpsc::Sender<PathBuf>, impl Stream<Ite
 ///
 /// # Returns
 /// A stream yielding a tuple of the input file path and the file's hash, or the IO error responsible for the failure
-fn file_handler(mut recv: mpsc::Receiver<PathBuf>, max_ops: usize, backpressure: usize) -> impl Stream<Item = (PathBuf, io::Result<sha256::Sha256Hash>)> + Send + Sync + 'static
+fn file_handler<C>(mut recv: mpsc::Receiver<PathBuf>, cancel: C, max_ops: usize, backpressure: usize) -> impl Stream<Item = (PathBuf, io::Result<sha256::Sha256Hash>)> + Unpin + Send + Sync + 'static
+where C: Future<Output = ()> + 'static + Unpin + Send
 {
     
     let (r_tx, r_rx) = mpsc::channel(backpressure);
+    let (h_tx, h_rx) = oneshot::channel::<super::Infallible>();
     std::thread::spawn(move || {
+
 	tokio_uring::start(async move {
+	    tokio::pin!(cancel);
+
 	    // No need for Arc, this is single threaded.
 	    let sem = Some(std::rc::Rc::new(Semaphore::new(max_ops)));
-
-	    while let Some(path) = recv.recv().await { //TODO: We can add a cancellation mechanism here, since the semaphore is closed whenever this loop breaks.
+	    let h_tx = std::rc::Rc::new(h_tx);
+	    while let Some(path) = tokio::select!{
+		n = recv.recv() => n,
+		_ = &mut cancel => None,
+	    } { //TODO: We can add a cancellation mechanism here, since the semaphore is closed whenever this loop breaks.
 		let ret = r_tx.clone();
 		let sem = sem.clone();
+		let h_tx = h_tx.clone();
 		tokio_uring::spawn(async move {
+		    let _h_tx = h_tx;
 		    let _sem = match OptionFuture::from(sem.as_ref().map(|x| Semaphore::acquire(x))).await {
 			Some(Err(_)) => return, // Semaphore has been closed.
 			Some(Ok(v)) => Some(v),
@@ -154,10 +187,10 @@ fn file_handler(mut recv: mpsc::Receiver<PathBuf>, max_ops: usize, backpressure:
 				    let _ = ret.send((path, Err(e))).await;
 				    /*
 				    match ret.try_send((path, Err(e))) {
-					Ok(_) => (),
-					Err(mpsc::error::TrySendError::Full(val)) => { tokio_uring::spawn(async move { let _ = ret.send(val).await; }); },
-					_ => return,
-				    }*/
+				    Ok(_) => (),
+				    Err(mpsc::error::TrySendError::Full(val)) => { tokio_uring::spawn(async move { let _ = ret.send(val).await; }); },
+				    _ => return,
+				}*/
 				}
 			    }
 			}
@@ -165,6 +198,9 @@ fn file_handler(mut recv: mpsc::Receiver<PathBuf>, max_ops: usize, backpressure:
 		});
 	    }
 	    // --- End of new inputs
+
+	    // Drop the master refcount of `h_tx`.
+	    drop(h_tx);
 	    
 	    // Drop sender that we're cloning from
 	    drop(r_tx);
@@ -172,6 +208,9 @@ fn file_handler(mut recv: mpsc::Receiver<PathBuf>, max_ops: usize, backpressure:
 	    if let Some(sem) = sem {
 		sem.close();
 	    }
+
+	    // When the sender is dropped (i.e. after the thread completes), this will stop waiting and return an error. 
+	    let _ = h_rx.await;
 	});
     });
     ReceiverStream::new(r_rx)