diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8f5d6f19..6512284c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ sessions = ["async-session", "cookies"]
 unstable = []
 
 [dependencies]
-async-h1 = { version = "2.3.0", optional = true }
+# async-h1 = { version = "2.3.0", optional = true }
+# FIXME: for proposal purpose only
+async-h1 = { git = "https://github.com/pbzweihander/async-h1.git", branch = "cancellation", optional = true }
 async-session = { version = "3.0", optional = true }
 async-sse = "4.0.1"
 async-std = { version = "1.6.5", features = ["unstable"] }
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ pin-project-lite = "0.2.0"
 route-recognizer = "0.2.0"
 serde = "1.0.117"
 serde_json = "1.0.59"
+stopper = "0.2.0"
+waitgroup = "0.1.2"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 async-std = { version = "1.6.5", features = ["unstable", "attributes"] }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 3245f23f..6acd12e2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ pub use server::Server;
 
 pub use http_types::{self as http, Body, Error, Status, StatusCode};
 
+pub use stopper;
+
 /// Create a new Tide server.
 ///
 /// # Examples
diff --git a/src/listener/tcp_listener.rs b/src/listener/tcp_listener.rs
index 7b86a013..5b444ff3 100644
--- a/src/listener/tcp_listener.rs
+++ b/src/listener/tcp_listener.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ use async_std::net::{self, SocketAddr, TcpStream};
 use async_std::prelude::*;
 use async_std::{io, task};
 
+use futures_util::future::Either;
+
+use waitgroup::{WaitGroup, Worker};
+
 /// This represents a tide [Listener](crate::listener::Listener) that
 /// wraps an [async_std::net::TcpListener]. It is implemented as an
 /// enum in order to allow creation of a tide::listener::TcpListener
@@ -44,16 +48,30 @@ impl<State> TcpListener<State> {
     }
 }
 
-fn handle_tcp<State: Clone + Send + Sync + 'static>(app: Server<State>, stream: TcpStream) {
+fn handle_tcp<State: Clone + Send + Sync + 'static>(
+    app: Server<State>,
+    stream: TcpStream,
+    wait_group_worker: Worker,
+) {
     task::spawn(async move {
+        let _wait_group_worker = wait_group_worker;
+
         let local_addr = stream.local_addr().ok();
         let peer_addr = stream.peer_addr().ok();
 
-        let fut = async_h1::accept(stream, |mut req| async {
-            req.set_local_addr(local_addr);
-            req.set_peer_addr(peer_addr);
-            app.respond(req).await
-        });
+        let opts = async_h1::ServerOptions {
+            stopper: app.stopper.clone(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let fut = async_h1::accept_with_opts(
+            stream,
+            |mut req| async {
+                req.set_local_addr(local_addr);
+                req.set_peer_addr(peer_addr);
+                app.respond(req).await
+            },
+            opts,
+        );
 
         if let Err(error) = fut.await {
             log::error!("async-h1 error", { error: error.to_string() });
@@ -98,7 +116,13 @@ where
             .take()
             .expect("`Listener::bind` must be called before `Listener::accept`");
 
-        let mut incoming = listener.incoming();
+        let incoming = listener.incoming();
+        let mut incoming = if let Some(stopper) = server.stopper.clone() {
+            Either::Left(stopper.stop_stream(incoming))
+        } else {
+            Either::Right(incoming)
+        };
+        let wait_group = WaitGroup::new();
 
         while let Some(stream) = incoming.next().await {
             match stream {
@@ -111,10 +135,13 @@ where
                 }
 
                 Ok(stream) => {
-                    handle_tcp(server.clone(), stream);
+                    handle_tcp(server.clone(), stream, wait_group.worker());
                 }
             };
         }
+
+        wait_group.wait().await;
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/src/listener/unix_listener.rs b/src/listener/unix_listener.rs
index d99a21d3..9b6c6e4d 100644
--- a/src/listener/unix_listener.rs
+++ b/src/listener/unix_listener.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ use async_std::path::PathBuf;
 use async_std::prelude::*;
 use async_std::{io, task};
 
+use futures_util::future::Either;
+
+use waitgroup::{WaitGroup, Worker};
+
 /// This represents a tide [Listener](crate::listener::Listener) that
 /// wraps an [async_std::os::unix::net::UnixListener]. It is implemented as an
 /// enum in order to allow creation of a tide::listener::UnixListener
@@ -45,16 +49,30 @@ impl<State> UnixListener<State> {
     }
 }
 
-fn handle_unix<State: Clone + Send + Sync + 'static>(app: Server<State>, stream: UnixStream) {
+fn handle_unix<State: Clone + Send + Sync + 'static>(
+    app: Server<State>,
+    stream: UnixStream,
+    wait_group_worker: Worker,
+) {
     task::spawn(async move {
+        let _wait_group_worker = wait_group_worker;
+
         let local_addr = unix_socket_addr_to_string(stream.local_addr());
         let peer_addr = unix_socket_addr_to_string(stream.peer_addr());
 
-        let fut = async_h1::accept(stream, |mut req| async {
-            req.set_local_addr(local_addr.as_ref());
-            req.set_peer_addr(peer_addr.as_ref());
-            app.respond(req).await
-        });
+        let opts = async_h1::ServerOptions {
+            stopper: app.stopper.clone(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        };
+        let fut = async_h1::accept_with_opts(
+            stream,
+            |mut req| async {
+                req.set_local_addr(local_addr.as_ref());
+                req.set_peer_addr(peer_addr.as_ref());
+                app.respond(req).await
+            },
+            opts,
+        );
 
         if let Err(error) = fut.await {
             log::error!("async-h1 error", { error: error.to_string() });
@@ -96,7 +114,13 @@ where
             .take()
             .expect("`Listener::bind` must be called before `Listener::accept`");
 
-        let mut incoming = listener.incoming();
+        let incoming = listener.incoming();
+        let mut incoming = if let Some(stopper) = server.stopper.clone() {
+            Either::Left(stopper.stop_stream(incoming))
+        } else {
+            Either::Right(incoming)
+        };
+        let wait_group = WaitGroup::new();
 
         while let Some(stream) = incoming.next().await {
             match stream {
@@ -109,10 +133,13 @@ where
                 }
 
                 Ok(stream) => {
-                    handle_unix(server.clone(), stream);
+                    handle_unix(server.clone(), stream, wait_group.worker());
                 }
             };
         }
+
+        wait_group.wait().await;
+
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index 1e6f8c1a..0dc96ea1 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 use async_std::io;
 use async_std::sync::Arc;
 
+use stopper::Stopper;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "cookies")]
 use crate::cookies;
 use crate::listener::{Listener, ToListener};
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ pub struct Server<State> {
     /// We don't use a Mutex around the Vec here because adding a middleware during execution should be an error.
     #[allow(clippy::rc_buffer)]
     middleware: Arc<Vec<Arc<dyn Middleware<State>>>>,
+    pub(crate) stopper: Option<Stopper>,
 }
 
 impl Server<()> {
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ where
                 Arc::new(log::LogMiddleware::new()),
             ]),
             state,
+            stopper: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -286,6 +290,7 @@ where
             router,
             state,
             middleware,
+            stopper: _,
         } = self.clone();
 
         let method = req.method().to_owned();
@@ -317,6 +322,29 @@ where
     pub fn state(&self) -> &State {
         &self.state
     }
+
+    /// Stops the server when given `stopper` stops.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```rust
+    /// use tide::stopper::Stopper;
+    ///
+    /// let mut app = tide::new();
+    ///
+    /// let stopper = Stopper::new();
+    ///
+    /// app.with_stopper(stopper.clone());
+    ///
+    /// // Runs server...
+    ///
+    /// // When something happens
+    /// stopper.stop();
+    /// ```
+    pub fn with_stopper(&mut self, stopper: Stopper) -> &mut Self {
+        self.stopper = Some(stopper);
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 impl<State: Send + Sync + 'static> std::fmt::Debug for Server<State> {
@@ -331,6 +359,7 @@ impl<State: Clone> Clone for Server<State> {
             router: self.router.clone(),
             state: self.state.clone(),
             middleware: self.middleware.clone(),
+            stopper: self.stopper.clone(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/cancellation.rs b/tests/cancellation.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2996f61e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cancellation.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+mod test_utils;
+use async_std::prelude::*;
+use async_std::task;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use tide::stopper::Stopper;
+use tide::Response;
+
+#[async_std::test]
+async fn cancellation() -> Result<(), http_types::Error> {
+    let port = test_utils::find_port().await;
+    let stopper = Stopper::new();
+    let stopper_ = stopper.clone();
+
+    let server = task::spawn(async move {
+        let mut app = tide::new();
+        app.with_stopper(stopper_);
+        app.at("/").get(|_| async {
+            task::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+            Ok(Response::new(200))
+        });
+        app.listen(("localhost", port)).await?;
+        tide::Result::Ok(())
+    });
+
+    let client1 = task::spawn(async move {
+        task::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+        let res = surf::get(format!("http://localhost:{}", port))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(res.status(), 200);
+        async_std::future::pending().await
+    });
+
+    let client2 = task::spawn(async move {
+        task::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
+        let res = surf::get(format!("http://localhost:{}", port))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(res.status(), 200);
+        async_std::future::pending().await
+    });
+
+    let stop = task::spawn(async move {
+        task::sleep(Duration::from_millis(300)).await;
+        stopper.stop();
+        Ok(())
+    });
+
+    server
+        .try_join(stop)
+        .race(client1.try_join(client2))
+        .timeout(Duration::from_secs(2))
+        .await??;
+
+    Ok(())
+}