diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c b/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c
index e2b2703e2..9f186146a 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/commands/multi_copy.c
@@ -658,6 +658,7 @@ MasterPartitionMethod(RangeVar *relation)
 {
 	char partitionMethod = '\0';
 	PGresult *queryResult = NULL;
+	bool raiseInterrupts = true;
 
 	char *relationName = relation->relname;
 	char *schemaName = relation->schemaname;
@@ -666,7 +667,11 @@ MasterPartitionMethod(RangeVar *relation)
 	StringInfo partitionMethodCommand = makeStringInfo();
 	appendStringInfo(partitionMethodCommand, PARTITION_METHOD_QUERY, qualifiedName);
 
-	queryResult = PQexec(masterConnection->pgConn, partitionMethodCommand->data);
+	if (!SendRemoteCommand(masterConnection, partitionMethodCommand->data))
+	{
+		ReportConnectionError(masterConnection, ERROR);
+	}
+	queryResult = GetRemoteCommandResult(masterConnection, raiseInterrupts);
 	if (PQresultStatus(queryResult) == PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
 	{
 		char *partitionMethodString = PQgetvalue((PGresult *) queryResult, 0, 0);
@@ -687,6 +692,9 @@ MasterPartitionMethod(RangeVar *relation)
 
 	PQclear(queryResult);
 
+	queryResult = GetRemoteCommandResult(masterConnection, raiseInterrupts);
+	Assert(!queryResult);
+
 	return partitionMethod;
 }
 
@@ -735,6 +743,7 @@ OpenCopyConnections(CopyStmt *copyStatement, ShardConnections *shardConnections,
 	ListCell *placementCell = NULL;
 	List *connectionList = NULL;
 	int64 shardId = shardConnections->shardId;
+	bool raiseInterrupts = true;
 
 	MemoryContext localContext = AllocSetContextCreate(CurrentMemoryContext,
 													   "OpenCopyConnections",
@@ -784,15 +793,19 @@ OpenCopyConnections(CopyStmt *copyStatement, ShardConnections *shardConnections,
 		MarkRemoteTransactionCritical(connection);
 		ClaimConnectionExclusively(connection);
 		RemoteTransactionBeginIfNecessary(connection);
+
 		copyCommand = ConstructCopyStatement(copyStatement, shardConnections->shardId,
 											 useBinaryCopyFormat);
-		result = PQexec(connection->pgConn, copyCommand->data);
 
+		if (!SendRemoteCommand(connection, copyCommand->data))
+		{
+			ReportConnectionError(connection, ERROR);
+		}
+		result = GetRemoteCommandResult(connection, raiseInterrupts);
 		if (PQresultStatus(result) != PGRES_COPY_IN)
 		{
 			ReportResultError(connection, result, ERROR);
 		}
-
 		PQclear(result);
 		connectionList = lappend(connectionList, connection);
 	}
@@ -926,11 +939,16 @@ RemoteFinalizedShardPlacementList(uint64 shardId)
 {
 	List *finalizedPlacementList = NIL;
 	PGresult *queryResult = NULL;
+	bool raiseInterrupts = true;
 
 	StringInfo shardPlacementsCommand = makeStringInfo();
 	appendStringInfo(shardPlacementsCommand, FINALIZED_SHARD_PLACEMENTS_QUERY, shardId);
 
-	queryResult = PQexec(masterConnection->pgConn, shardPlacementsCommand->data);
+	if (!SendRemoteCommand(masterConnection, shardPlacementsCommand->data))
+	{
+		ReportConnectionError(masterConnection, ERROR);
+	}
+	queryResult = GetRemoteCommandResult(masterConnection, raiseInterrupts);
 	if (PQresultStatus(queryResult) == PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
 	{
 		int rowCount = PQntuples(queryResult);
@@ -939,8 +957,8 @@ RemoteFinalizedShardPlacementList(uint64 shardId)
 		for (rowIndex = 0; rowIndex < rowCount; rowIndex++)
 		{
 			char *placementIdString = PQgetvalue(queryResult, rowIndex, 0);
-			char *nodeName = PQgetvalue(queryResult, rowIndex, 1);
-			char *nodePortString = PQgetvalue(queryResult, rowIndex, 2);
+			char *nodeName = pstrdup(PQgetvalue(queryResult, rowIndex, 1));
+			char *nodePortString = pstrdup(PQgetvalue(queryResult, rowIndex, 2));
 			uint32 nodePort = atoi(nodePortString);
 			uint64 placementId = atoll(placementIdString);
 
@@ -959,6 +977,10 @@ RemoteFinalizedShardPlacementList(uint64 shardId)
 		ereport(ERROR, (errmsg("could not get shard placements from the master node")));
 	}
 
+	PQclear(queryResult);
+	queryResult = GetRemoteCommandResult(masterConnection, raiseInterrupts);
+	Assert(!queryResult);
+
 	return finalizedPlacementList;
 }
 
@@ -1064,8 +1086,7 @@ SendCopyDataToAll(StringInfo dataBuffer, int64 shardId, List *connectionList)
 static void
 SendCopyDataToPlacement(StringInfo dataBuffer, int64 shardId, MultiConnection *connection)
 {
-	int copyResult = PQputCopyData(connection->pgConn, dataBuffer->data, dataBuffer->len);
-	if (copyResult != 1)
+	if (!PutRemoteCopyData(connection, dataBuffer->data, dataBuffer->len))
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR, (errcode(ERRCODE_IO_ERROR),
 						errmsg("failed to COPY to shard %ld on %s:%d",
@@ -1089,13 +1110,11 @@ EndRemoteCopy(int64 shardId, List *connectionList, bool stopOnFailure)
 	foreach(connectionCell, connectionList)
 	{
 		MultiConnection *connection = (MultiConnection *) lfirst(connectionCell);
-		int copyEndResult = 0;
 		PGresult *result = NULL;
+		bool raiseInterrupts = true;
 
 		/* end the COPY input */
-		copyEndResult = PQputCopyEnd(connection->pgConn, NULL);
-
-		if (copyEndResult != 1)
+		if (!PutRemoteCopyEnd(connection, NULL))
 		{
 			if (stopOnFailure)
 			{
@@ -1108,7 +1127,7 @@ EndRemoteCopy(int64 shardId, List *connectionList, bool stopOnFailure)
 		}
 
 		/* check whether there were any COPY errors */
-		result = PQgetResult(connection->pgConn);
+		result = GetRemoteCommandResult(connection, raiseInterrupts);
 		if (PQresultStatus(result) != PGRES_COMMAND_OK && stopOnFailure)
 		{
 			ReportCopyError(connection, result);
@@ -1427,11 +1446,16 @@ RemoteCreateEmptyShard(char *relationName)
 {
 	int64 shardId = 0;
 	PGresult *queryResult = NULL;
+	bool raiseInterrupts = true;
 
 	StringInfo createEmptyShardCommand = makeStringInfo();
 	appendStringInfo(createEmptyShardCommand, CREATE_EMPTY_SHARD_QUERY, relationName);
 
-	queryResult = PQexec(masterConnection->pgConn, createEmptyShardCommand->data);
+	if (!SendRemoteCommand(masterConnection, createEmptyShardCommand->data))
+	{
+		ReportConnectionError(masterConnection, ERROR);
+	}
+	queryResult = GetRemoteCommandResult(masterConnection, raiseInterrupts);
 	if (PQresultStatus(queryResult) == PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
 	{
 		char *shardIdString = PQgetvalue((PGresult *) queryResult, 0, 0);
@@ -1445,6 +1469,8 @@ RemoteCreateEmptyShard(char *relationName)
 	}
 
 	PQclear(queryResult);
+	queryResult = GetRemoteCommandResult(masterConnection, raiseInterrupts);
+	Assert(!queryResult);
 
 	return shardId;
 }
@@ -1475,18 +1501,25 @@ static void
 RemoteUpdateShardStatistics(uint64 shardId)
 {
 	PGresult *queryResult = NULL;
+	bool raiseInterrupts = true;
 
 	StringInfo updateShardStatisticsCommand = makeStringInfo();
 	appendStringInfo(updateShardStatisticsCommand, UPDATE_SHARD_STATISTICS_QUERY,
 					 shardId);
 
-	queryResult = PQexec(masterConnection->pgConn, updateShardStatisticsCommand->data);
+	if (!SendRemoteCommand(masterConnection, updateShardStatisticsCommand->data))
+	{
+		ReportConnectionError(masterConnection, ERROR);
+	}
+	queryResult = GetRemoteCommandResult(masterConnection, raiseInterrupts);
 	if (PQresultStatus(queryResult) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
 	{
 		ereport(ERROR, (errmsg("could not update shard statistics")));
 	}
 
 	PQclear(queryResult);
+	queryResult = GetRemoteCommandResult(masterConnection, raiseInterrupts);
+	Assert(!queryResult);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
index aff9c2f58..11a0f1640 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/connection/connection_management.c
@@ -401,6 +401,40 @@ CloseConnectionByPGconn(PGconn *pqConn)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * ShutdownConnection, if necessary cancels the currently running statement,
+ * and then closes the underlying libpq connection.  The MultiConnection
+ * itself is left intact.
+ *
+ * NB: Cancelling a statement requires network IO, and currently is not
+ * interruptible. Unfortunately libpq does not provide a non-blocking
+ * implementation of PQcancel(), so we don't have much choice for now.
+ */
+void
+ShutdownConnection(MultiConnection *connection)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Only cancel statement if there's currently one running, and the
+	 * connection is in an OK state.
+	 */
+	if (PQstatus(connection->pgConn) == CONNECTION_OK &&
+		PQtransactionStatus(connection->pgConn) == PQTRANS_ACTIVE)
+	{
+		char errorMessage[256] = { 0 };
+		PGcancel *cancel = PQgetCancel(connection->pgConn);
+
+		if (!PQcancel(cancel, errorMessage, sizeof(errorMessage)))
+		{
+			ereport(WARNING, (errmsg("could not cancel connection: %s",
+									 errorMessage)));
+		}
+		PQfreeCancel(cancel);
+	}
+	PQfinish(connection->pgConn);
+	connection->pgConn = NULL;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * FinishConnectionListEstablishment is a wrapper around FinishConnectionEstablishment.
  * The function iterates over the multiConnectionList and finishes the connection
@@ -640,6 +674,13 @@ StartConnectionEstablishment(ConnectionHashKey *key)
 	connection->pgConn = PQconnectStartParams(keywords, values, false);
 	connection->connectionStart = GetCurrentTimestamp();
 
+	/*
+	 * To avoid issues with interrupts not getting caught all our connections
+	 * are managed in a non-blocking manner. remote_commands.c provides
+	 * wrappers emulating blocking behaviour.
+	 */
+	PQsetnonblocking(connection->pgConn, true);
+
 	return connection;
 }
 
@@ -677,8 +718,7 @@ AfterXactHostConnectionHandling(ConnectionHashEntry *entry, bool isCommit)
 			PQstatus(connection->pgConn) != CONNECTION_OK ||
 			PQtransactionStatus(connection->pgConn) != PQTRANS_IDLE)
 		{
-			PQfinish(connection->pgConn);
-			connection->pgConn = NULL;
+			ShutdownConnection(connection);
 
 			/* unlink from list */
 			dlist_delete(iter.cur);
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/connection/remote_commands.c b/src/backend/distributed/connection/remote_commands.c
index ecfc54517..1f7f833d9 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/connection/remote_commands.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/connection/remote_commands.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 /* GUC, determining whether statements sent to remote nodes are logged */
 bool LogRemoteCommands = false;
 
+static bool FinishConnectionIO(MultiConnection *connection, bool raiseInterrupts);
 
 /* simple helpers */
 
@@ -47,8 +48,8 @@ IsResponseOK(PGresult *result)
 /*
  * ForgetResults clears a connection from pending activity.
  *
- * XXX: In the future it might be a good idea to use use PQcancel() if results
- * would require network IO.
+ * Note that this might require network IO. If that's not acceptable, use
+ * NonblockingForgetResults().
  */
 void
 ForgetResults(MultiConnection *connection)
@@ -74,6 +75,74 @@ ForgetResults(MultiConnection *connection)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * NonblockingForgetResults clears a connection from pending activity if doing
+ * so does not require network IO. Returns true if successful, false
+ * otherwise.
+ */
+bool
+NonblockingForgetResults(MultiConnection *connection)
+{
+	PGconn *pgConn = connection->pgConn;
+
+	if (PQstatus(pgConn) != CONNECTION_OK)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	Assert(PQisnonblocking(pgConn));
+
+	while (true)
+	{
+		PGresult *result = NULL;
+
+		/* just in case there's a lot of results */
+		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
+
+		/*
+		 * If busy, there might still be results already received and buffered
+		 * by the OS. As connection is in non-blocking mode, we can check for
+		 * that without blocking.
+		 */
+		if (PQisBusy(pgConn))
+		{
+			if (PQflush(pgConn) == -1)
+			{
+				/* write failed */
+				return false;
+			}
+			if (PQconsumeInput(pgConn) == 0)
+			{
+				/* some low-level failure */
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* clearing would require blocking IO, return */
+		if (PQisBusy(pgConn))
+		{
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		result = PQgetResult(pgConn);
+		if (PQresultStatus(result) == PGRES_COPY_IN)
+		{
+			/* in copy, can't reliably recover without blocking */
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if (result == NULL)
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		PQclear(result);
+	}
+
+	pg_unreachable();
+}
+
+
 /*
  * SqlStateMatchesCategory returns true if the given sql state (which may be
  * NULL if unknown) is in the given error category. Note that we use
@@ -279,7 +348,6 @@ SendRemoteCommandParams(MultiConnection *connection, const char *command,
 						const char *const *parameterValues)
 {
 	PGconn *pgConn = connection->pgConn;
-	bool wasNonblocking = false;
 	int rc = 0;
 
 	LogRemoteCommand(connection, command);
@@ -293,23 +361,11 @@ SendRemoteCommandParams(MultiConnection *connection, const char *command,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	wasNonblocking = PQisnonblocking(pgConn);
-
-	/* make sure not to block anywhere */
-	if (!wasNonblocking)
-	{
-		PQsetnonblocking(pgConn, true);
-	}
+	Assert(PQisnonblocking(pgConn));
 
 	rc = PQsendQueryParams(pgConn, command, parameterCount, parameterTypes,
 						   parameterValues, NULL, NULL, 0);
 
-	/* reset nonblocking connection to its original state */
-	if (!wasNonblocking)
-	{
-		PQsetnonblocking(pgConn, false);
-	}
-
 	return rc;
 }
 
@@ -367,7 +423,7 @@ ReadFirstColumnAsText(PGresult *queryResult)
  * an error.
  *
  * If raiseInterrupts is false and an interrupt arrives that'd otherwise raise
- * an error, GetRemotecommandResult returns NULL, and the transaction is
+ * an error, GetRemoteCommandResult returns NULL, and the transaction is
  * marked as having failed. While that's not a perfect way to signal failure,
  * callers will usually treat that as an error, and it's easy to use.
  *
@@ -379,11 +435,7 @@ PGresult *
 GetRemoteCommandResult(MultiConnection *connection, bool raiseInterrupts)
 {
 	PGconn *pgConn = connection->pgConn;
-	int socket = 0;
-	int waitFlags = WL_POSTMASTER_DEATH | WL_LATCH_SET;
-	bool wasNonblocking = false;
 	PGresult *result = NULL;
-	bool failed = false;
 
 	/*
 	 * Short circuit tests around the more expensive parts of this
@@ -395,106 +447,159 @@ GetRemoteCommandResult(MultiConnection *connection, bool raiseInterrupts)
 		return PQgetResult(connection->pgConn);
 	}
 
-	socket = PQsocket(pgConn);
-	wasNonblocking = PQisnonblocking(pgConn);
-
-	/* make sure not to block anywhere */
-	if (!wasNonblocking)
+	if (!FinishConnectionIO(connection, raiseInterrupts))
 	{
-		PQsetnonblocking(pgConn, true);
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* no IO should be necessary to get result */
+	Assert(!PQisBusy(pgConn));
+
+	result = PQgetResult(connection->pgConn);
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * PutRemoteCopyData is a wrapper around PQputCopyData() that handles
+ * interrupts.
+ *
+ * Returns false if PQputCopyData() failed, true otherwise.
+ */
+bool
+PutRemoteCopyData(MultiConnection *connection, const char *buffer, int nbytes)
+{
+	PGconn *pgConn = connection->pgConn;
+	int copyState = 0;
+
+	if (PQstatus(pgConn) != CONNECTION_OK)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	Assert(PQisnonblocking(pgConn));
+
+	copyState = PQputCopyData(pgConn, buffer, nbytes);
+
+	if (copyState == 1)
+	{
+		/* successful */
+		return true;
+	}
+	else if (copyState == -1)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		bool allowInterrupts = true;
+		return FinishConnectionIO(connection, allowInterrupts);
+	}
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * PutRemoteCopyEnd is a wrapper around PQputCopyEnd() that handles
+ * interrupts.
+ *
+ * Returns false if PQputCopyEnd() failed, true otherwise.
+ */
+bool
+PutRemoteCopyEnd(MultiConnection *connection, const char *errormsg)
+{
+	PGconn *pgConn = connection->pgConn;
+	int copyState = 0;
+
+	if (PQstatus(pgConn) != CONNECTION_OK)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	Assert(PQisnonblocking(pgConn));
+
+	copyState = PQputCopyEnd(pgConn, errormsg);
+
+	if (copyState == 1)
+	{
+		/* successful */
+		return true;
+	}
+	else if (copyState == -1)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		bool allowInterrupts = true;
+		return FinishConnectionIO(connection, allowInterrupts);
+	}
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * FinishConnectionIO performs pending IO for the connection, while accepting
+ * interrupts.
+ *
+ * See GetRemoteCommandResult() for documentation of interrupt handling
+ * behaviour.
+ *
+ * Returns true if IO was successfully completed, false otherwise.
+ */
+static bool
+FinishConnectionIO(MultiConnection *connection, bool raiseInterrupts)
+{
+	PGconn *pgConn = connection->pgConn;
+	int socket = PQsocket(pgConn);
+
+	Assert(pgConn);
+	Assert(PQisnonblocking(pgConn));
+
 	if (raiseInterrupts)
 	{
 		CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
 	}
 
-	/* make sure command has been sent out */
-	while (!failed)
+	/* perform the necessary IO */
+	while (true)
 	{
+		int sendStatus = 0;
 		int rc = 0;
+		int waitFlags = WL_POSTMASTER_DEATH | WL_LATCH_SET;
 
-		ResetLatch(MyLatch);
-
-		/* try to send all the data */
-		rc = PQflush(pgConn);
-
-		/* stop writing if all data has been sent, or there was none to send */
-		if (rc == 0)
-		{
-			break;
-		}
+		/* try to send all pending data */
+		sendStatus = PQflush(pgConn);
 
 		/* if sending failed, there's nothing more we can do */
-		if (rc == -1)
+		if (sendStatus == -1)
 		{
-			failed = true;
-			break;
+			return false;
 		}
-
-		/* this means we have to wait for data to go out */
-		Assert(rc == 1);
-
-#if (PG_VERSION_NUM >= 100000)
-		rc = WaitLatchOrSocket(MyLatch, waitFlags | WL_SOCKET_WRITEABLE, socket, 0,
-							   PG_WAIT_EXTENSION);
-#else
-		rc = WaitLatchOrSocket(MyLatch, waitFlags | WL_SOCKET_WRITEABLE, socket, 0);
-#endif
-
-		if (rc & WL_POSTMASTER_DEATH)
+		else if (sendStatus == 1)
 		{
-			ereport(ERROR, (errmsg("postmaster was shut down, exiting")));
+			waitFlags |= WL_SOCKET_WRITEABLE;
 		}
 
-		if (rc & WL_LATCH_SET)
-		{
-			/* if allowed raise errors */
-			if (raiseInterrupts)
-			{
-				CHECK_FOR_INTERRUPTS();
-			}
-
-			/*
-			 * If raising errors allowed, or called within in a section with
-			 * interrupts held, return NULL instead, and mark the transaction
-			 * as failed.
-			 */
-			if (InterruptHoldoffCount > 0 && (QueryCancelPending || ProcDiePending))
-			{
-				connection->remoteTransaction.transactionFailed = true;
-				failed = true;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* wait for the result of the command to come in */
-	while (!failed)
-	{
-		int rc = 0;
-
-		ResetLatch(MyLatch);
-
 		/* if reading fails, there's not much we can do */
 		if (PQconsumeInput(pgConn) == 0)
 		{
-			failed = true;
-			break;
+			return false;
+		}
+		if (PQisBusy(pgConn))
+		{
+			waitFlags |= WL_SOCKET_READABLE;
 		}
 
-		/* check if all the necessary data is now available */
-		if (!PQisBusy(pgConn))
+		if ((waitFlags & (WL_SOCKET_READABLE | WL_SOCKET_WRITEABLE)) == 0)
 		{
-			result = PQgetResult(connection->pgConn);
-			break;
+			/* no IO necessary anymore, we're done */
+			return true;
 		}
 
 #if (PG_VERSION_NUM >= 100000)
-		rc = WaitLatchOrSocket(MyLatch, waitFlags | WL_SOCKET_READABLE, socket, 0,
-							   PG_WAIT_EXTENSION);
+		rc = WaitLatchOrSocket(MyLatch, waitFlags, socket, 0, PG_WAIT_EXTENSION);
 #else
-		rc = WaitLatchOrSocket(MyLatch, waitFlags | WL_SOCKET_READABLE, socket, 0);
+		rc = WaitLatchOrSocket(MyLatch, waitFlags, socket, 0);
 #endif
 
 		if (rc & WL_POSTMASTER_DEATH)
@@ -504,6 +609,8 @@ GetRemoteCommandResult(MultiConnection *connection, bool raiseInterrupts)
 
 		if (rc & WL_LATCH_SET)
 		{
+			ResetLatch(MyLatch);
+
 			/* if allowed raise errors */
 			if (raiseInterrupts)
 			{
@@ -512,22 +619,16 @@ GetRemoteCommandResult(MultiConnection *connection, bool raiseInterrupts)
 
 			/*
 			 * If raising errors allowed, or called within in a section with
-			 * interrupts held, return NULL instead, and mark the transaction
-			 * as failed.
+			 * interrupts held, return instead, and mark the transaction as
+			 * failed.
 			 */
 			if (InterruptHoldoffCount > 0 && (QueryCancelPending || ProcDiePending))
 			{
 				connection->remoteTransaction.transactionFailed = true;
-				failed = true;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!wasNonblocking)
-	{
-		PQsetnonblocking(pgConn, false);
-	}
-
-	return result;
+	return false;
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/executor/multi_client_executor.c b/src/backend/distributed/executor/multi_client_executor.c
index e7252ef62..827387489 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/executor/multi_client_executor.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/executor/multi_client_executor.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ static PostgresPollingStatusType ClientPollingStatusArray[MAX_CONNECTION_COUNT];
 
 
 /* Local functions forward declarations */
-static void ClearRemainingResults(MultiConnection *connection);
 static bool ClientConnectionReady(MultiConnection *connection,
 								  PostgresPollingStatusType pollingStatus);
 
@@ -401,6 +400,7 @@ MultiClientQueryResult(int32 connectionId, void **queryResult, int *rowCount,
 	PGresult *result = NULL;
 	ConnStatusType connStatusType = CONNECTION_OK;
 	ExecStatusType resultStatus = PGRES_COMMAND_OK;
+	bool raiseInterrupts = true;
 
 	Assert(connectionId != INVALID_CONNECTION_ID);
 	connection = ClientConnectionArray[connectionId];
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ MultiClientQueryResult(int32 connectionId, void **queryResult, int *rowCount,
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	result = PQgetResult(connection->pgConn);
+	result = GetRemoteCommandResult(connection, raiseInterrupts);
 	resultStatus = PQresultStatus(result);
 	if (resultStatus == PGRES_TUPLES_OK)
 	{
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ MultiClientQueryResult(int32 connectionId, void **queryResult, int *rowCount,
 	}
 
 	/* clear extra result objects */
-	ClearRemainingResults(connection);
+	ForgetResults(connection);
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ MultiClientBatchResult(int32 connectionId, void **queryResult, int *rowCount,
 	ConnStatusType connStatusType = CONNECTION_OK;
 	ExecStatusType resultStatus = PGRES_COMMAND_OK;
 	BatchQueryStatus queryStatus = CLIENT_INVALID_BATCH_QUERY;
+	bool raiseInterrupts = true;
 
 	Assert(connectionId != INVALID_CONNECTION_ID);
 	connection = ClientConnectionArray[connectionId];
@@ -471,7 +472,7 @@ MultiClientBatchResult(int32 connectionId, void **queryResult, int *rowCount,
 		return CLIENT_BATCH_QUERY_FAILED;
 	}
 
-	result = PQgetResult(connection->pgConn);
+	result = GetRemoteCommandResult(connection, raiseInterrupts);
 	if (result == NULL)
 	{
 		return CLIENT_BATCH_QUERY_DONE;
@@ -538,6 +539,7 @@ MultiClientQueryStatus(int32 connectionId)
 	ConnStatusType connStatusType = CONNECTION_OK;
 	ExecStatusType resultStatus = PGRES_COMMAND_OK;
 	QueryStatus queryStatus = CLIENT_INVALID_QUERY;
+	bool raiseInterrupts = true;
 
 	Assert(connectionId != INVALID_CONNECTION_ID);
 	connection = ClientConnectionArray[connectionId];
@@ -555,7 +557,7 @@ MultiClientQueryStatus(int32 connectionId)
 	 * isn't ready yet (the caller didn't wait for the connection to be ready),
 	 * we will block on this call.
 	 */
-	result = PQgetResult(connection->pgConn);
+	result = GetRemoteCommandResult(connection, raiseInterrupts);
 	resultStatus = PQresultStatus(result);
 
 	if (resultStatus == PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
@@ -598,7 +600,7 @@ MultiClientQueryStatus(int32 connectionId)
 	 */
 	if (!copyResults)
 	{
-		ClearRemainingResults(connection);
+		ForgetResults(connection);
 	}
 
 	return queryStatus;
@@ -665,7 +667,8 @@ MultiClientCopyData(int32 connectionId, int32 fileDescriptor)
 	else if (receiveLength == -1)
 	{
 		/* received copy done message */
-		PGresult *result = PQgetResult(connection->pgConn);
+		bool raiseInterrupts = true;
+		PGresult *result = GetRemoteCommandResult(connection, raiseInterrupts);
 		ExecStatusType resultStatus = PQresultStatus(result);
 
 		if (resultStatus == PGRES_COMMAND_OK)
@@ -692,7 +695,7 @@ MultiClientCopyData(int32 connectionId, int32 fileDescriptor)
 	/* if copy out completed, make sure we drain all results from libpq */
 	if (receiveLength < 0)
 	{
-		ClearRemainingResults(connection);
+		ForgetResults(connection);
 	}
 
 	return copyStatus;
@@ -853,23 +856,6 @@ MultiClientWait(WaitInfo *waitInfo)
 }
 
 
-/*
- * ClearRemainingResults reads result objects from the connection until we get
- * null, and clears these results. This is the last step in completing an async
- * query.
- */
-static void
-ClearRemainingResults(MultiConnection *connection)
-{
-	PGresult *result = PQgetResult(connection->pgConn);
-	while (result != NULL)
-	{
-		PQclear(result);
-		result = PQgetResult(connection->pgConn);
-	}
-}
-
-
 /*
  * ClientConnectionReady checks if the given connection is ready for non-blocking
  * reads or writes. This function is loosely based on pqSocketCheck() at fe-misc.c
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/master/master_citus_tools.c b/src/backend/distributed/master/master_citus_tools.c
index 946ec16cf..62679a83f 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/master/master_citus_tools.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/master/master_citus_tools.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "distributed/connection_management.h"
 #include "distributed/metadata_cache.h"
 #include "distributed/multi_server_executor.h"
+#include "distributed/remote_commands.h"
 #include "distributed/worker_protocol.h"
 #include "lib/stringinfo.h"
 #include "utils/builtins.h"
@@ -39,11 +40,11 @@ static void ExecuteCommandsInParallelAndStoreResults(StringInfo *nodeNameArray,
 													 bool *statusArray,
 													 StringInfo *resultStringArray,
 													 int commmandCount);
-static bool GetConnectionStatusAndResult(PGconn *connection, bool *resultStatus,
+static bool GetConnectionStatusAndResult(MultiConnection *connection, bool *resultStatus,
 										 StringInfo queryResultString);
-static bool EvaluateQueryResult(PGconn *connection, PGresult *queryResult, StringInfo
-								queryResultString);
-static void StoreErrorMessage(PGconn *connection, StringInfo queryResultString);
+static bool EvaluateQueryResult(MultiConnection *connection, PGresult *queryResult,
+								StringInfo queryResultString);
+static void StoreErrorMessage(MultiConnection *connection, StringInfo queryResultString);
 static void ExecuteCommandsAndStoreResults(StringInfo *nodeNameArray,
 										   int *nodePortArray,
 										   StringInfo *commandStringArray,
@@ -223,7 +224,8 @@ ExecuteCommandsInParallelAndStoreResults(StringInfo *nodeNameArray, int *nodePor
 										 int commmandCount)
 {
 	int commandIndex = 0;
-	PGconn **connectionArray = palloc0(commmandCount * sizeof(PGconn *));
+	MultiConnection **connectionArray =
+		palloc0(commmandCount * sizeof(MultiConnection *));
 	int finishedCount = 0;
 
 	/* establish connections */
@@ -232,14 +234,13 @@ ExecuteCommandsInParallelAndStoreResults(StringInfo *nodeNameArray, int *nodePor
 		char *nodeName = nodeNameArray[commandIndex]->data;
 		int nodePort = nodePortArray[commandIndex];
 		int connectionFlags = FORCE_NEW_CONNECTION;
-		MultiConnection *multiConnection =
+		MultiConnection *connection =
 			GetNodeConnection(connectionFlags, nodeName, nodePort);
-		PGconn *connection = multiConnection->pgConn;
 		StringInfo queryResultString = resultStringArray[commandIndex];
 
 		statusArray[commandIndex] = true;
 
-		if (PQstatus(multiConnection->pgConn) != CONNECTION_OK)
+		if (PQstatus(connection->pgConn) != CONNECTION_OK)
 		{
 			appendStringInfo(queryResultString, "failed to connect to %s:%d", nodeName,
 							 (int) nodePort);
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ ExecuteCommandsInParallelAndStoreResults(StringInfo *nodeNameArray, int *nodePor
 	for (commandIndex = 0; commandIndex < commmandCount; commandIndex++)
 	{
 		int querySent = 0;
-		PGconn *connection = connectionArray[commandIndex];
+		MultiConnection *connection = connectionArray[commandIndex];
 		char *queryString = commandStringArray[commandIndex]->data;
 		StringInfo queryResultString = resultStringArray[commandIndex];
 
@@ -269,13 +270,17 @@ ExecuteCommandsInParallelAndStoreResults(StringInfo *nodeNameArray, int *nodePor
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		querySent = PQsendQuery(connection, queryString);
+		/*
+		 * NB: this intentionally uses PQsendQuery rather than
+		 * SendRemoteCommand as multiple commands are allowed.
+		 */
+		querySent = PQsendQuery(connection->pgConn, queryString);
 
 		if (querySent == 0)
 		{
 			StoreErrorMessage(connection, queryResultString);
 			statusArray[commandIndex] = false;
-			CloseConnectionByPGconn(connection);
+			CloseConnection(connection);
 			connectionArray[commandIndex] = NULL;
 			finishedCount++;
 		}
@@ -286,7 +291,7 @@ ExecuteCommandsInParallelAndStoreResults(StringInfo *nodeNameArray, int *nodePor
 	{
 		for (commandIndex = 0; commandIndex < commmandCount; commandIndex++)
 		{
-			PGconn *connection = connectionArray[commandIndex];
+			MultiConnection *connection = connectionArray[commandIndex];
 			StringInfo queryResultString = resultStringArray[commandIndex];
 			bool success = false;
 			bool queryFinished = false;
@@ -304,7 +309,7 @@ ExecuteCommandsInParallelAndStoreResults(StringInfo *nodeNameArray, int *nodePor
 				finishedCount++;
 				statusArray[commandIndex] = success;
 				connectionArray[commandIndex] = NULL;
-				CloseConnectionByPGconn(connection);
+				CloseConnection(connection);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -328,11 +333,11 @@ ExecuteCommandsInParallelAndStoreResults(StringInfo *nodeNameArray, int *nodePor
  * reported upon completion of the query.
  */
 static bool
-GetConnectionStatusAndResult(PGconn *connection, bool *resultStatus,
+GetConnectionStatusAndResult(MultiConnection *connection, bool *resultStatus,
 							 StringInfo queryResultString)
 {
 	bool finished = true;
-	ConnStatusType connectionStatus = PQstatus(connection);
+	ConnStatusType connectionStatus = PQstatus(connection->pgConn);
 	int consumeInput = 0;
 	PGresult *queryResult = NULL;
 	bool success = false;
@@ -346,7 +351,7 @@ GetConnectionStatusAndResult(PGconn *connection, bool *resultStatus,
 		return finished;
 	}
 
-	consumeInput = PQconsumeInput(connection);
+	consumeInput = PQconsumeInput(connection->pgConn);
 	if (consumeInput == 0)
 	{
 		appendStringInfo(queryResultString, "query result unavailable");
@@ -354,14 +359,14 @@ GetConnectionStatusAndResult(PGconn *connection, bool *resultStatus,
 	}
 
 	/* check later if busy */
-	if (PQisBusy(connection) != 0)
+	if (PQisBusy(connection->pgConn) != 0)
 	{
 		finished = false;
 		return finished;
 	}
 
 	/* query result is available at this point */
-	queryResult = PQgetResult(connection);
+	queryResult = PQgetResult(connection->pgConn);
 	success = EvaluateQueryResult(connection, queryResult, queryResultString);
 	PQclear(queryResult);
 
@@ -379,7 +384,7 @@ GetConnectionStatusAndResult(PGconn *connection, bool *resultStatus,
  * error otherwise.
  */
 static bool
-EvaluateQueryResult(PGconn *connection, PGresult *queryResult,
+EvaluateQueryResult(MultiConnection *connection, PGresult *queryResult,
 					StringInfo queryResultString)
 {
 	bool success = false;
@@ -434,9 +439,9 @@ EvaluateQueryResult(PGconn *connection, PGresult *queryResult,
  * otherwise it would return a default error message.
  */
 static void
-StoreErrorMessage(PGconn *connection, StringInfo queryResultString)
+StoreErrorMessage(MultiConnection *connection, StringInfo queryResultString)
 {
-	char *errorMessage = PQerrorMessage(connection);
+	char *errorMessage = PQerrorMessage(connection->pgConn);
 	if (errorMessage != NULL)
 	{
 		char *firstNewlineIndex = strchr(errorMessage, '\n');
@@ -499,26 +504,27 @@ ExecuteRemoteQueryOrCommand(char *nodeName, uint32 nodePort, char *queryString,
 							StringInfo queryResultString)
 {
 	int connectionFlags = FORCE_NEW_CONNECTION;
-	MultiConnection *multiConnection =
+	MultiConnection *connection =
 		GetNodeConnection(connectionFlags, nodeName, nodePort);
-	PGconn *nodeConnection = multiConnection->pgConn;
 	bool success = false;
 	PGresult *queryResult = NULL;
+	bool raiseInterrupts = true;
 
-	if (PQstatus(multiConnection->pgConn) != CONNECTION_OK)
+	if (PQstatus(connection->pgConn) != CONNECTION_OK)
 	{
 		appendStringInfo(queryResultString, "failed to connect to %s:%d", nodeName,
 						 (int) nodePort);
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	queryResult = PQexec(nodeConnection, queryString);
-	success = EvaluateQueryResult(nodeConnection, queryResult, queryResultString);
+	SendRemoteCommand(connection, queryString);
+	queryResult = GetRemoteCommandResult(connection, raiseInterrupts);
+	success = EvaluateQueryResult(connection, queryResult, queryResultString);
 
 	PQclear(queryResult);
 
 	/* close the connection */
-	CloseConnection(multiConnection);
+	CloseConnection(connection);
 
 	return success;
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/distributed/transaction/remote_transaction.c b/src/backend/distributed/transaction/remote_transaction.c
index 01bfe0eea..72c064099 100644
--- a/src/backend/distributed/transaction/remote_transaction.c
+++ b/src/backend/distributed/transaction/remote_transaction.c
@@ -276,16 +276,21 @@ StartRemoteTransactionAbort(MultiConnection *connection)
 	Assert(transaction->transactionState != REMOTE_TRANS_INVALID);
 
 	/*
-	 * Clear previous results, so we have a better chance to send
-	 * ROLLBACK [PREPARED];
+	 * Clear previous results, so we have a better chance to send ROLLBACK
+	 * [PREPARED]. If we've previously sent a PREPARE TRANSACTION, we always
+	 * want to wait for that result, as that shouldn't take long and will
+	 * reserve resources.  But if there's another query running, we don't want
+	 * to wait, because a longrunning statement may be running, force it to be
+	 * killed in that case.
 	 */
-	ForgetResults(connection);
-
 	if (transaction->transactionState == REMOTE_TRANS_PREPARING ||
 		transaction->transactionState == REMOTE_TRANS_PREPARED)
 	{
 		StringInfoData command;
 
+		/* await PREPARE TRANSACTION results, closing the connection would leave it dangling */
+		ForgetResults(connection);
+
 		initStringInfo(&command);
 		appendStringInfo(&command, "ROLLBACK PREPARED '%s'",
 						 transaction->preparedName);
@@ -304,6 +309,14 @@ StartRemoteTransactionAbort(MultiConnection *connection)
 	}
 	else
 	{
+		if (!NonblockingForgetResults(connection))
+		{
+			ShutdownConnection(connection);
+
+			/* FinishRemoteTransactionAbort will emit warning */
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if (!SendRemoteCommand(connection, "ROLLBACK"))
 		{
 			/* no point in reporting a likely redundant message */
@@ -336,16 +349,16 @@ FinishRemoteTransactionAbort(MultiConnection *connection)
 		ReportResultError(connection, result, WARNING);
 		MarkRemoteTransactionFailed(connection, dontRaiseErrors);
 
-		if (transaction->transactionState == REMOTE_TRANS_1PC_ABORTING)
+		if (transaction->transactionState == REMOTE_TRANS_2PC_ABORTING)
 		{
-			ereport(WARNING,
-					(errmsg("failed to abort 2PC transaction \"%s\" on %s:%d",
-							transaction->preparedName, connection->hostname,
-							connection->port)));
+			WarnAboutLeakedPreparedTransaction(connection, isNotCommit);
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			WarnAboutLeakedPreparedTransaction(connection, isNotCommit);
+			ereport(WARNING,
+					(errmsg("failed to abort 1PC transaction \"%s\" on %s:%d",
+							transaction->preparedName, connection->hostname,
+							connection->port)));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/connection_management.h b/src/include/distributed/connection_management.h
index 11b023630..21d8a7bbe 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/connection_management.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/connection_management.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ extern MultiConnection * GetConnectionFromPGconn(struct pg_conn *pqConn);
 extern void CloseNodeConnectionsAfterTransaction(char *nodeName, int nodePort);
 extern void CloseConnection(MultiConnection *connection);
 extern void CloseConnectionByPGconn(struct pg_conn *pqConn);
+extern void ShutdownConnection(MultiConnection *connection);
 
 /* dealing with a connection */
 extern void FinishConnectionListEstablishment(List *multiConnectionList);
diff --git a/src/include/distributed/remote_commands.h b/src/include/distributed/remote_commands.h
index 3799d9d97..6cdc28802 100644
--- a/src/include/distributed/remote_commands.h
+++ b/src/include/distributed/remote_commands.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ extern bool LogRemoteCommands;
 /* simple helpers */
 extern bool IsResponseOK(struct pg_result *result);
 extern void ForgetResults(MultiConnection *connection);
+extern bool NonblockingForgetResults(MultiConnection *connection);
 extern bool SqlStateMatchesCategory(char *sqlStateString, int category);
 
 /* report errors & warnings */
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ extern int SendRemoteCommandParams(MultiConnection *connection, const char *comm
 extern List * ReadFirstColumnAsText(struct pg_result *queryResult);
 extern struct pg_result * GetRemoteCommandResult(MultiConnection *connection,
 												 bool raiseInterrupts);
+extern bool PutRemoteCopyData(MultiConnection *connection, const char *buffer,
+							  int nbytes);
+extern bool PutRemoteCopyEnd(MultiConnection *connection, const char *errormsg);
 
 
 #endif /* REMOTE_COMMAND_H */
diff --git a/src/test/regress/Makefile b/src/test/regress/Makefile
index 3dded6576..488043dd1 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/Makefile
+++ b/src/test/regress/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ check-isolation: all tempinstall-main
 
 check-vanilla: all tempinstall-main
 	$(pg_regress_multi_check) --load-extension=citus --vanillatest
-	
+
 check-multi-mx: all tempinstall-main
 	$(pg_regress_multi_check) --load-extension=citus \
 	-- $(MULTI_REGRESS_OPTS) --schedule=$(citus_abs_srcdir)/multi_mx_schedule $(EXTRA_TESTS)
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/isolation_cancellation.out b/src/test/regress/expected/isolation_cancellation.out
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc929c568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/isolation_cancellation.out
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+Parsed test spec with 2 sessions
+
+starting permutation: s1-timeout s1-sleep10000 s1-reset s1-drop
+step s1-timeout: 
+    SET statement_timeout = '100ms';
+
+step s1-sleep10000: 
+    SELECT pg_sleep(10000) FROM cancel_table WHERE test_id = 1;
+
+ERROR:  canceling statement due to statement timeout
+step s1-reset: 
+    RESET ALL;
+
+step s1-drop: 
+
+    DROP TABLE cancel_table;
+
+
+starting permutation: s1-timeout s1-sleep10000 s1-reset s2-drop
+step s1-timeout: 
+    SET statement_timeout = '100ms';
+
+step s1-sleep10000: 
+    SELECT pg_sleep(10000) FROM cancel_table WHERE test_id = 1;
+
+ERROR:  canceling statement due to statement timeout
+step s1-reset: 
+    RESET ALL;
+
+step s2-drop: 
+
+    DROP TABLE cancel_table;
+
+
+starting permutation: s1-timeout s1-begin s1-sleep10000 s1-rollback s1-reset s1-drop
+step s1-timeout: 
+    SET statement_timeout = '100ms';
+
+step s1-begin: 
+    BEGIN;
+
+step s1-sleep10000: 
+    SELECT pg_sleep(10000) FROM cancel_table WHERE test_id = 1;
+
+ERROR:  canceling statement due to statement timeout
+step s1-rollback: 
+    ROLLBACK;
+
+step s1-reset: 
+    RESET ALL;
+
+step s1-drop: 
+
+    DROP TABLE cancel_table;
+
+
+starting permutation: s1-timeout s1-begin s1-sleep10000 s1-rollback s1-reset s2-drop
+step s1-timeout: 
+    SET statement_timeout = '100ms';
+
+step s1-begin: 
+    BEGIN;
+
+step s1-sleep10000: 
+    SELECT pg_sleep(10000) FROM cancel_table WHERE test_id = 1;
+
+ERROR:  canceling statement due to statement timeout
+step s1-rollback: 
+    ROLLBACK;
+
+step s1-reset: 
+    RESET ALL;
+
+step s2-drop: 
+
+    DROP TABLE cancel_table;
+
+
+starting permutation: s1-timeout s1-begin s1-update1 s1-sleep10000 s1-rollback s1-reset s1-drop
+step s1-timeout: 
+    SET statement_timeout = '100ms';
+
+step s1-begin: 
+    BEGIN;
+
+step s1-update1: 
+    UPDATE cancel_table SET data = '' WHERE test_id = 1;
+
+step s1-sleep10000: 
+    SELECT pg_sleep(10000) FROM cancel_table WHERE test_id = 1;
+
+ERROR:  canceling statement due to statement timeout
+step s1-rollback: 
+    ROLLBACK;
+
+step s1-reset: 
+    RESET ALL;
+
+step s1-drop: 
+
+    DROP TABLE cancel_table;
+
+
+starting permutation: s1-timeout s1-begin s1-update1 s1-sleep10000 s1-rollback s1-reset s2-drop
+step s1-timeout: 
+    SET statement_timeout = '100ms';
+
+step s1-begin: 
+    BEGIN;
+
+step s1-update1: 
+    UPDATE cancel_table SET data = '' WHERE test_id = 1;
+
+step s1-sleep10000: 
+    SELECT pg_sleep(10000) FROM cancel_table WHERE test_id = 1;
+
+ERROR:  canceling statement due to statement timeout
+step s1-rollback: 
+    ROLLBACK;
+
+step s1-reset: 
+    RESET ALL;
+
+step s2-drop: 
+
+    DROP TABLE cancel_table;
+
diff --git a/src/test/regress/isolation_schedule b/src/test/regress/isolation_schedule
index 8f7dd91e5..d4077e44e 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/isolation_schedule
+++ b/src/test/regress/isolation_schedule
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 test: isolation_add_node_vs_reference_table_operations
 
-# tests that change node metadata should precede 
-# isolation_cluster_management such that tests 
+# tests that change node metadata should precede
+# isolation_cluster_management such that tests
 # that come later can be parallelized
 test: isolation_cluster_management
 
-test: isolation_dml_vs_repair isolation_copy_placement_vs_copy_placement
+test: isolation_dml_vs_repair isolation_copy_placement_vs_copy_placement isolation_cancellation
 test: isolation_concurrent_dml isolation_data_migration
-test: isolation_drop_shards isolation_copy_placement_vs_modification 
+test: isolation_drop_shards isolation_copy_placement_vs_modification
diff --git a/src/test/regress/specs/isolation_cancellation.spec b/src/test/regress/specs/isolation_cancellation.spec
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..872cb5070
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/regress/specs/isolation_cancellation.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# Tests around cancelling statements. As we can't trigger cancel
+# interrupts directly, we use statement_timeout instead, which largely
+# behaves the same as proper cancellation.
+
+setup
+{
+    CREATE TABLE cancel_table (test_id integer NOT NULL, data text);
+    SELECT create_distributed_table('cancel_table', 'test_id', 'hash');
+    INSERT INTO cancel_table VALUES(1);
+}
+
+teardown
+{
+    DROP TABLE IF EXISTS cancel_table;
+}
+
+session "s1"
+
+step "s1-begin"
+{
+    BEGIN;
+}
+
+step "s1-commit"
+{
+    COMMIT;
+}
+
+step "s1-rollback"
+{
+    ROLLBACK;
+}
+
+step "s1-sleep10000"
+{
+    SELECT pg_sleep(10000) FROM cancel_table WHERE test_id = 1;
+}
+
+step "s1-timeout"
+{
+    SET statement_timeout = '100ms';
+}
+
+step "s1-update1"
+{
+    UPDATE cancel_table SET data = '' WHERE test_id = 1;
+}
+
+step "s1-reset"
+{
+    RESET ALL;
+}
+
+step "s1-drop"
+{
+
+    DROP TABLE cancel_table;
+}
+
+session "s2"
+
+step "s2-drop"
+{
+
+    DROP TABLE cancel_table;
+}
+
+# check that statement cancel works for plain selects, drop table
+# afterwards to make sure sleep on workers is cancelled (thereby not
+# preventing drop via locks)
+permutation "s1-timeout" "s1-sleep10000" "s1-reset" "s1-drop"
+permutation "s1-timeout" "s1-sleep10000" "s1-reset" "s2-drop"
+
+# check that statement cancel works for selects in transaction
+permutation "s1-timeout" "s1-begin" "s1-sleep10000" "s1-rollback" "s1-reset" "s1-drop"
+permutation "s1-timeout" "s1-begin" "s1-sleep10000" "s1-rollback" "s1-reset" "s2-drop"
+
+# check that statement cancel works for selects in transaction, that previously wrote
+permutation "s1-timeout" "s1-begin" "s1-update1" "s1-sleep10000" "s1-rollback" "s1-reset" "s1-drop"
+permutation "s1-timeout" "s1-begin" "s1-update1" "s1-sleep10000" "s1-rollback" "s1-reset" "s2-drop"