diff --git a/src/dialogs/AsyncTaskDialog.cpp b/src/dialogs/AsyncTaskDialog.cpp
index 15084b1d..87ce3c49 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/AsyncTaskDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogs/AsyncTaskDialog.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ AsyncTaskDialog::AsyncTaskDialog(AsyncTask *task, QWidget *parent)
     }
 
     connect(task, &AsyncTask::logChanged, this, &AsyncTaskDialog::updateLog);
-    connect(task, &AsyncTask::finished, this, &QWidget::close);
+    connect(task, &AsyncTask::finished, this, [this]() {
+        this->task = nullptr;
+        close();
+    });
 
     updateLog();
 
@@ -41,6 +44,10 @@ void AsyncTaskDialog::updateLog()
 
 void AsyncTaskDialog::updateProgressTimer()
 {
+    if(!task) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     int secondsElapsed = (task->getTimer().elapsed() + 500) / 1000;
     int minutesElapsed = secondsElapsed / 60;
     int hoursElapsed = minutesElapsed / 60;
@@ -57,3 +64,20 @@ void AsyncTaskDialog::updateProgressTimer()
     label += tr("%n seconds", "%n second", secondsElapsed % 60);
     ui->timeLabel->setText(label);
 }
+
+void AsyncTaskDialog::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
+{
+    if (interruptOnClose && task) {
+        task->interrupt();
+        task->wait();
+    }
+
+    QWidget::closeEvent(event);
+}
+
+void AsyncTaskDialog::reject()
+{
+    if (task) {
+        task->interrupt();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/dialogs/AsyncTaskDialog.h b/src/dialogs/AsyncTaskDialog.h
index 4d0fd5e4..b5cf3c5a 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/AsyncTaskDialog.h
+++ b/src/dialogs/AsyncTaskDialog.h
@@ -21,14 +21,22 @@ public:
     AsyncTaskDialog(AsyncTask *task, QWidget *parent = nullptr);
     ~AsyncTaskDialog();
 
+public slots:
+    void reject() override;
+
 private slots:
     void updateLog();
     void updateProgressTimer();
 
+protected:
+    void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event) override;
+
 private:
     std::unique_ptr<Ui::AsyncTaskDialog> ui;
     AsyncTask *task;
     QTimer timer;
+
+    bool interruptOnClose;
 };
 
 #endif //ASYNCTASKDIALOG_H