diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1f1c5a60abbe..8014d33ba07c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -612,6 +612,10 @@
             android:name="com.nextcloud.client.jobs.folderDownload.FolderDownloadWorkerReceiver"
             android:exported="false" />
 
+        <receiver
+            android:name="com.nextcloud.client.jobs.download.FileDownloadCancelReceiver"
+            android:exported="false" />
+
         <activity
             android:name=".ui.activity.CopyToClipboardActivity"
             android:exported="false"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/download/DownloadNotificationManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/download/DownloadNotificationManager.kt
index 1910e67e96e6..b1824c2cabdd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/download/DownloadNotificationManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/download/DownloadNotificationManager.kt
@@ -35,13 +35,35 @@ class DownloadNotificationManager(id: Int, private val context: Context, viewThe
             setContentTitle(currentOperationTitle)
             setOngoing(false)
             setProgress(100, 0, operation.size < 0)
+            clearActions()
+            addAction(
+                R.drawable.ic_cancel,
+                context.getString(R.string.common_cancel),
+                getCancelPendingIntent(operation)
+            )
         }
 
         showNotification()
     }
 
+    private fun getCancelPendingIntent(operation: DownloadFileOperation): PendingIntent {
+        val intent = Intent(context, FileDownloadCancelReceiver::class.java).apply {
+            putExtra(FileDownloadCancelReceiver.ACCOUNT_NAME, operation.user.accountName)
+            putExtra(FileDownloadCancelReceiver.FILE_ID, operation.file.fileId)
+            setPackage(context.packageName)
+        }
+
+        return PendingIntent.getBroadcast(
+            context,
+            getId(),
+            intent,
+            PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT or PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE
+        )
+    }
+
     fun prepareForResult() {
         notificationBuilder
+            .clearActions()
             .setAutoCancel(true)
             .setOngoing(false)
             .setProgress(0, 0, false)
@@ -61,6 +83,7 @@ class DownloadNotificationManager(id: Int, private val context: Context, viewThe
         val notifyId = SecureRandom().nextInt()
 
         notificationBuilder.run {
+            clearActions()
             setProgress(0, 0, false)
             setContentTitle(text)
             setOngoing(false)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/download/FileDownloadCancelReceiver.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/download/FileDownloadCancelReceiver.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..13e34f67a125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/download/FileDownloadCancelReceiver.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Nextcloud - Android Client
+ *
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Alper Ozturk <alper.ozturk@nextcloud.com>
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+package com.nextcloud.client.jobs.download
+
+import android.content.BroadcastReceiver
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.Intent
+import com.owncloud.android.lib.common.utils.Log_OC
+
+class FileDownloadCancelReceiver : BroadcastReceiver() {
+
+    companion object {
+        private const val TAG = "FileDownloadCancelReceiver"
+        private const val INVALID_FILE_ID = -1L
+
+        const val ACCOUNT_NAME = "ACCOUNT_NAME"
+        const val FILE_ID = "FILE_ID"
+    }
+
+    override fun onReceive(context: Context, intent: Intent) {
+        val accountName = intent.getStringExtra(ACCOUNT_NAME)
+        if (accountName.isNullOrEmpty()) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        val fileId = intent.getLongExtra(FILE_ID, INVALID_FILE_ID)
+        if (fileId == INVALID_FILE_ID) {
+            return
+        }
+
+        Log_OC.d(TAG, "cancelling download of file: $fileId")
+        FileDownloadWorker.cancelOperation(accountName, fileId)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/download/FileDownloadWorker.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/download/FileDownloadWorker.kt
index e1afbb18cb9a..96bfe30f5797 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/download/FileDownloadWorker.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/download/FileDownloadWorker.kt
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ class FileDownloadWorker(
     private fun showDownloadErrorNotification(downloadError: FileDownloadError) {
         val text = when (downloadError) {
             FileDownloadError.Cancelled -> {
-                context.getString(R.string.downloader_file_download_cancelled)
+                context.getString(R.string.downloader_download_canceled)
             }
 
             FileDownloadError.Failed -> {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/operations/DownloadFileOperation.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/operations/DownloadFileOperation.kt
index fc025259510c..9a586816cc11 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/operations/DownloadFileOperation.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/operations/DownloadFileOperation.kt
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ class DownloadFileOperation(
     private val cancellationRequested = AtomicBoolean(false)
     private val mainThreadHandler = Handler(Looper.getMainLooper())
 
+    @Volatile
+    private var downloadOperation: DownloadFileRemoteOperation? = null
+
     constructor(user: User, file: OCFile, context: Context?) : this(
         user,
         file,
@@ -165,6 +168,8 @@ class DownloadFileOperation(
             if (downloadType == DownloadType.DOWNLOAD) {
                 dataTransferListeners.forEach { op.addProgressListener(it) }
             }
+            downloadOperation = op
+            if (cancellationRequested.get()) op.cancel()
         }
         val result = operation.execute(client.toNextcloudClient(operationContext)) as RemoteOperationResult<Unit>
         return DownloadResult(operation, result)
@@ -261,6 +266,7 @@ class DownloadFileOperation(
 
     fun cancel() {
         cancellationRequested.set(true)
+        downloadOperation?.cancel()
     }
 
     fun addProgressListener(listener: OnDatatransferProgressListener) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 02ad7b2f9b0c..5603a2e8f4bc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
     <string name="downloader_download_failed_ticker">Download failed</string>
     <string name="downloader_download_failed_content">Could not download %1$s</string>
     <string name="downloader_not_downloaded_yet">Not downloaded yet</string>
-    <string name="downloader_file_download_cancelled">Certain files were canceled during the download by user</string>
+    <string name="downloader_download_canceled">Download canceled</string>
     <string name="downloader_file_download_failed">Error occurred while downloading files</string>
     <string name="downloader_unexpected_error">Unexpected error occurred while downloading files</string>
     <string name="downloader_download_failed_credentials_error">Download failed, log in again</string>