diff --git a/dnf5/download_callbacks.cpp b/dnf5/download_callbacks.cpp
index 2123f1928..18405a974 100644
--- a/dnf5/download_callbacks.cpp
+++ b/dnf5/download_callbacks.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int DownloadCallbacks::progress(void * user_cb_data, double total_to_download, d
     if (is_time_to_print()) {
         print();
     }
-    return 0;
+    return ReturnCode::OK;
 }
 
 int DownloadCallbacks::end(void * user_cb_data, TransferStatus status, const char * msg) {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int DownloadCallbacks::end(void * user_cb_data, TransferStatus status, const cha
             break;
     }
     print();
-    return 0;
+    return ReturnCode::OK;
 }
 
 int DownloadCallbacks::mirror_failure(void * user_cb_data, const char * msg, const char * url, const char * metadata) {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ int DownloadCallbacks::mirror_failure(void * user_cb_data, const char * msg, con
     }
     progress_bar->add_message(libdnf5::cli::progressbar::MessageType::ERROR, message);
     print();
-    return 0;
+    return ReturnCode::OK;
 }
 
 void DownloadCallbacks::reset_progress_bar() {
diff --git a/dnf5daemon-server/callbacks.cpp b/dnf5daemon-server/callbacks.cpp
index 7b20f1931..d6797f5cb 100644
--- a/dnf5daemon-server/callbacks.cpp
+++ b/dnf5daemon-server/callbacks.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ void * DownloadCB::add_new_download(void * user_data, const char * description,
 }
 
 int DownloadCB::progress(void * user_cb_data, double total_to_download, double downloaded) {
+    if (session.get_cancel_download() == Session::CancelDownload::REQUESTED) {
+        return ReturnCode::ERROR;
+    }
     try {
         if (is_time_to_print()) {
             auto signal = create_signal_download(dnfdaemon::SIGNAL_DOWNLOAD_PROGRESS, user_cb_data);
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ int DownloadCB::progress(void * user_cb_data, double total_to_download, double d
         }
     } catch (...) {
     }
-    return 0;
+    return ReturnCode::OK;
 }
 
 int DownloadCB::end(void * user_cb_data, TransferStatus status, const char * msg) {
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ int DownloadCB::end(void * user_cb_data, TransferStatus status, const char * msg
         dbus_object->emitSignal(signal);
     } catch (...) {
     }
-    return 0;
+    return ReturnCode::OK;
 }
 
 int DownloadCB::mirror_failure(void * user_cb_data, const char * msg, const char * url, const char * metadata) {
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ int DownloadCB::mirror_failure(void * user_cb_data, const char * msg, const char
         dbus_object->emitSignal(signal);
     } catch (...) {
     }
-    return 0;
+    return ReturnCode::OK;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/dnf5daemon-server/dbus/interfaces/org.rpm.dnf.v0.Goal.xml b/dnf5daemon-server/dbus/interfaces/org.rpm.dnf.v0.Goal.xml
index 56014b7bb..c94804c54 100644
--- a/dnf5daemon-server/dbus/interfaces/org.rpm.dnf.v0.Goal.xml
+++ b/dnf5daemon-server/dbus/interfaces/org.rpm.dnf.v0.Goal.xml
@@ -94,6 +94,18 @@ along with libdnf.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
         <arg name="options" type="a{sv}" direction="in" />
     </method>
 
+    <!--
+        cancel:
+        @success: true if the cancellation was sucessfully requested
+        @error_msg: error message if the cancellation was refused
+
+        Cancel the transaction that was initiated by `do_transaction()`. The transaction can only be canceled during the package download phase. Once the RPM transaction has begun, cancellation is no longer permitted.
+    -->
+    <method name="cancel">
+        <arg name="success" type="b" />
+        <arg name="error_msg" type="s" />
+    </method>
+
 </interface>
 
 </node>
diff --git a/dnf5daemon-server/services/goal/goal.cpp b/dnf5daemon-server/services/goal/goal.cpp
index 58797100c..0052441b8 100644
--- a/dnf5daemon-server/services/goal/goal.cpp
+++ b/dnf5daemon-server/services/goal/goal.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,16 @@ void Goal::dbus_register() {
         [this](sdbus::MethodCall call) -> void {
             session.get_threads_manager().handle_method(*this, &Goal::do_transaction, call, session.session_locale);
         });
+    dbus_object->registerMethod(
+        dnfdaemon::INTERFACE_GOAL,
+        "cancel",
+        "",
+        {},
+        "bs",
+        {"success", "error_msg"},
+        [this](sdbus::MethodCall call) -> void {
+            session.get_threads_manager().handle_method(*this, &Goal::cancel, call, session.session_locale);
+        });
 }
 
 sdbus::MethodReply Goal::resolve(sdbus::MethodCall & call) {
@@ -269,6 +279,7 @@ sdbus::MethodReply Goal::do_transaction(sdbus::MethodCall & call) {
     if (!session.check_authorization(dnfdaemon::POLKIT_EXECUTE_RPM_TRANSACTION, call.getSender())) {
         throw std::runtime_error("Not authorized");
     }
+    session.set_cancel_download(Session::CancelDownload::NOT_REQUESTED);
 
     // read options from dbus call
     dnfdaemon::KeyValueMap options;
@@ -281,6 +292,7 @@ sdbus::MethodReply Goal::do_transaction(sdbus::MethodCall & call) {
         // TODO(mblaha): signalize reboot?
     } else {
         session.download_transaction_packages();
+        session.set_cancel_download(Session::CancelDownload::NOT_ALLOWED);
 
         std::string comment;
         if (options.find("comment") != options.end()) {
@@ -306,3 +318,31 @@ sdbus::MethodReply Goal::do_transaction(sdbus::MethodCall & call) {
     auto reply = call.createReply();
     return reply;
 }
+
+sdbus::MethodReply Goal::cancel(sdbus::MethodCall & call) {
+    bool success{true};
+    std::string error_msg;
+
+    switch (session.get_cancel_download()) {
+        case Session::CancelDownload::NOT_REQUESTED:
+            session.set_cancel_download(Session::CancelDownload::REQUESTED);
+            break;
+        case Session::CancelDownload::REQUESTED:
+            success = false;
+            error_msg = "Cancellation was already requested.";
+            break;
+        case Session::CancelDownload::NOT_ALLOWED:
+            success = false;
+            error_msg = "Cancellation is not allowed after the RPM transaction has started.";
+            break;
+        case Session::CancelDownload::NOT_RUNNING:
+            success = false;
+            error_msg = "No transaction is running.";
+            break;
+    }
+
+    auto reply = call.createReply();
+    reply << success;
+    reply << error_msg;
+    return reply;
+}
diff --git a/dnf5daemon-server/services/goal/goal.hpp b/dnf5daemon-server/services/goal/goal.hpp
index f9f66c1fe..d19b6001e 100644
--- a/dnf5daemon-server/services/goal/goal.hpp
+++ b/dnf5daemon-server/services/goal/goal.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Goal : public IDbusSessionService {
     sdbus::MethodReply get_transaction_problems_string(sdbus::MethodCall & call);
     sdbus::MethodReply get_transaction_problems(sdbus::MethodCall & call);
     sdbus::MethodReply do_transaction(sdbus::MethodCall & call);
+    sdbus::MethodReply cancel(sdbus::MethodCall & call);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/dnf5daemon-server/session.cpp b/dnf5daemon-server/session.cpp
index 1869dd492..1a31530e0 100644
--- a/dnf5daemon-server/session.cpp
+++ b/dnf5daemon-server/session.cpp
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ void Session::store_transaction_offline() {
     std::filesystem::create_directories(dest_dir);
     base->get_config().get_destdir_option().set(dest_dir);
     download_transaction_packages();
+    set_cancel_download(Session::CancelDownload::NOT_ALLOWED);
 
     const auto & offline_datadir = installroot / libdnf5::offline::DEFAULT_DATADIR.relative_path();
     std::filesystem::create_directories(offline_datadir);
diff --git a/dnf5daemon-server/session.hpp b/dnf5daemon-server/session.hpp
index c0672877c..de46d5ed7 100644
--- a/dnf5daemon-server/session.hpp
+++ b/dnf5daemon-server/session.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class IDbusSessionService {
 
 class Session {
 public:
+    enum class CancelDownload { NOT_RUNNING, NOT_REQUESTED, REQUESTED, NOT_ALLOWED };
     Session(
         std::vector<std::unique_ptr<libdnf5::Logger>> && loggers,
         sdbus::IConnection & connection,
@@ -93,6 +94,11 @@ class Session {
     /// prepare the current transaction to run during the next reboot
     void store_transaction_offline();
 
+    /// Getter for download cancel request flag.
+    CancelDownload get_cancel_download() { return cancel_download.load(); }
+    /// Setter for download cancel request flag.
+    void set_cancel_download(CancelDownload value) { cancel_download.store(value); }
+
 private:
     sdbus::IConnection & connection;
     std::unique_ptr<libdnf5::Base> base;
@@ -110,6 +116,7 @@ class Session {
     std::mutex key_import_mutex;
     std::condition_variable key_import_condition;
     std::map<std::string, KeyConfirmationStatus> key_import_status{};  // map key_id: confirmation status
+    std::atomic<CancelDownload> cancel_download{CancelDownload::NOT_RUNNING};
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/libdnf5/repo/download_callbacks.hpp b/include/libdnf5/repo/download_callbacks.hpp
index 883107f16..8fc4f27e6 100644
--- a/include/libdnf5/repo/download_callbacks.hpp
+++ b/include/libdnf5/repo/download_callbacks.hpp
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ class LIBDNF_API DownloadCallbacks {
     /// Transfer status codes.
     enum class TransferStatus { SUCCESSFUL, ALREADYEXISTS, ERROR };
 
+    /// Download callbacks return values.
+    /// RETURN_OK - all is fine, RETURN_ABORT - abort just the current download, RETURN_ERROR - abort all downloading
+    enum ReturnCode : int { OK = 0, ABORT = 1, ERROR = 2 };
+
     DownloadCallbacks() = default;
     DownloadCallbacks(const DownloadCallbacks &) = delete;
     DownloadCallbacks(DownloadCallbacks &&) = delete;
diff --git a/libdnf5/repo/download_callbacks.cpp b/libdnf5/repo/download_callbacks.cpp
index 4ebb5ac6d..c12760603 100644
--- a/libdnf5/repo/download_callbacks.cpp
+++ b/libdnf5/repo/download_callbacks.cpp
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ void * DownloadCallbacks::add_new_download(
 
 int DownloadCallbacks::end(
     [[maybe_unused]] void * user_cb_data, [[maybe_unused]] TransferStatus status, [[maybe_unused]] const char * msg) {
-    return 0;
+    return ReturnCode::OK;
 }
 
 int DownloadCallbacks::progress(
     [[maybe_unused]] void * user_cb_data,
     [[maybe_unused]] double total_to_download,
     [[maybe_unused]] double downloaded) {
-    return 0;
+    return ReturnCode::OK;
 }
 
 int DownloadCallbacks::mirror_failure(
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ int DownloadCallbacks::mirror_failure(
     [[maybe_unused]] const char * msg,
     [[maybe_unused]] const char * url,
     [[maybe_unused]] const char * metadata) {
-    return 0;
+    return ReturnCode::OK;
 }
 
 void DownloadCallbacks::fastest_mirror(