diff --git a/plugins/data-management/src/PluginStoreWidget/components/__snapshots__/PluginStoreWidget.test.tsx.snap b/plugins/data-management/src/PluginStoreWidget/components/__snapshots__/PluginStoreWidget.test.tsx.snap
index bbbb94c383..9faa6c60eb 100644
--- a/plugins/data-management/src/PluginStoreWidget/components/__snapshots__/PluginStoreWidget.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/plugins/data-management/src/PluginStoreWidget/components/__snapshots__/PluginStoreWidget.test.tsx.snap
@@ -346,6 +346,28 @@ exports[`renders with the available plugins 1`] = `
                       GFF3Plugin
                     </p>
                   </li>
+                  <li
+                    class="MuiListItem-root MuiListItem-dense MuiListItem-gutters MuiListItem-padding css-ypie1g-MuiListItem-root"
+                  >
+                    <svg
+                      aria-hidden="true"
+                      aria-label="This plugin was installed by an administrator, you cannot remove it."
+                      class="MuiSvgIcon-root MuiSvgIcon-fontSizeMedium css-1a34d00-MuiSvgIcon-root-lockedPluginTooltip"
+                      data-mui-internal-clone-element="true"
+                      data-testid="LockIcon"
+                      focusable="false"
+                      viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+                    >
+                      <path
+                        d="M18 8h-1V6c0-2.76-2.24-5-5-5S7 3.24 7 6v2H6c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v10c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h12c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V10c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm-6 9c-1.1 0-2-.9-2-2s.9-2 2-2 2 .9 2 2-.9 2-2 2zm3.1-9H8.9V6c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1 1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1v2z"
+                      />
+                    </svg>
+                    <p
+                      class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-k0xfey-MuiTypography-root"
+                    >
+                      JobsManagementPlugin
+                    </p>
+                  </li>
                   <li
                     class="MuiListItem-root MuiListItem-dense MuiListItem-gutters MuiListItem-padding css-ypie1g-MuiListItem-root"
                   >
diff --git a/plugins/jobs-management/src/JobsListWidget/components/CurrentJobCard.tsx b/plugins/jobs-management/src/JobsListWidget/components/CurrentJobCard.tsx
index acbe0c1191..9fef8cebf5 100644
--- a/plugins/jobs-management/src/JobsListWidget/components/CurrentJobCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/jobs-management/src/JobsListWidget/components/CurrentJobCard.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ const CurrentJobCard = observer(function CurrentJobCard({
             color="inherit"
             disabled={clicked || job.progressPct === 0}
             onClick={() => {
+              job.setStatusMessage('Aborted via cancel button')
               job.cancelCallback && job.cancelCallback()
               setClicked(true)
             }}
diff --git a/plugins/jobs-management/src/JobsListWidget/components/JobCard.tsx b/plugins/jobs-management/src/JobsListWidget/components/JobCard.tsx
index 40f8919e91..a287343fbb 100644
--- a/plugins/jobs-management/src/JobsListWidget/components/JobCard.tsx
+++ b/plugins/jobs-management/src/JobsListWidget/components/JobCard.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ const JobCard = observer(function JobCard({ job }: { job: NewJob }) {
           <strong>{'Name: '}</strong>
           {job.name}
         </Typography>
+        {job.statusMessage ? (
+          <Typography variant="body1">
+            <strong>{'Message: '}</strong>
+            {job.statusMessage}
+          </Typography>
+        ) : null}
       </CardContent>
     </Card>
   )
diff --git a/plugins/jobs-management/src/JobsListWidget/components/JobsListWidget.tsx b/plugins/jobs-management/src/JobsListWidget/components/JobsListWidget.tsx
index 857de3757a..60da008c88 100644
--- a/plugins/jobs-management/src/JobsListWidget/components/JobsListWidget.tsx
+++ b/plugins/jobs-management/src/JobsListWidget/components/JobsListWidget.tsx
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ const useStyles = makeStyles()(theme => ({
 
 const JobsListWidget = observer(function ({ model }: { model: JobsListModel }) {
   const { classes } = useStyles()
-  const { jobs, finished, queued } = model
+  const { jobs, finished, queued, aborted } = model
   return (
     <div className={classes.root}>
       <Accordion defaultExpanded>
         <AccordionSummary
           expandIcon={<ExpandMoreIcon className={classes.expandIcon} />}
         >
-          <Typography variant="h5">Jobs</Typography>
+          <Typography variant="h5">Running jobs</Typography>
         </AccordionSummary>
         {jobs.length ? (
           jobs.map((job: NewJob, index: number) => (
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const JobsListWidget = observer(function ({ model }: { model: JobsListModel }) {
         ) : (
           <Card variant="outlined">
             <CardContent>
-              <Typography variant="body1">No jobs</Typography>
+              <Typography variant="body1">No running jobs</Typography>
             </CardContent>
           </Card>
         )}
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const JobsListWidget = observer(function ({ model }: { model: JobsListModel }) {
         <AccordionSummary
           expandIcon={<ExpandMoreIcon className={classes.expandIcon} />}
         >
-          <Typography variant="h5">Jobs completed</Typography>
+          <Typography variant="h5">Completed jobs</Typography>
         </AccordionSummary>
         {finished.length ? (
           finished.map((job: NewJob, index: number) => (
@@ -79,7 +79,25 @@ const JobsListWidget = observer(function ({ model }: { model: JobsListModel }) {
         ) : (
           <Card variant="outlined">
             <CardContent>
-              <Typography variant="body1">No jobs completed</Typography>
+              <Typography variant="body1">No completed jobs</Typography>
+            </CardContent>
+          </Card>
+        )}
+      </Accordion>
+      <Accordion defaultExpanded>
+        <AccordionSummary
+          expandIcon={<ExpandMoreIcon className={classes.expandIcon} />}
+        >
+          <Typography variant="h5">Aborted jobs</Typography>
+        </AccordionSummary>
+        {aborted.length ? (
+          aborted.map((job: NewJob, index: number) => (
+            <JobCard key={`${JSON.stringify(job)}-${index}`} job={job} />
+          ))
+        ) : (
+          <Card variant="outlined">
+            <CardContent>
+              <Typography variant="body1">No aborted jobs</Typography>
             </CardContent>
           </Card>
         )}
diff --git a/plugins/jobs-management/src/JobsListWidget/model.ts b/plugins/jobs-management/src/JobsListWidget/model.ts
index f81f57924e..72e0e18ffd 100644
--- a/plugins/jobs-management/src/JobsListWidget/model.ts
+++ b/plugins/jobs-management/src/JobsListWidget/model.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export const Job = types
 
 export interface NewJob extends SnapshotIn<typeof Job> {
   cancelCallback(): void
+  setStatusMessage(msg?: string): void
 }
 
 export default function f(_pluginManager: PluginManager) {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export default function f(_pluginManager: PluginManager) {
       jobs: types.array(Job),
       finished: types.array(Job),
       queued: types.array(Job),
+      aborted: types.array(Job),
     })
     .actions(self => ({
       addJob(job: NewJob) {
@@ -58,6 +60,10 @@ export default function f(_pluginManager: PluginManager) {
         self.queued.push(job)
         return self.finished
       },
+      addAbortedJob(job: NewJob) {
+        self.aborted.push(job)
+        return self.aborted
+      },
       removeQueuedJob(jobName: string) {
         const indx = self.queued.findIndex(job => job.name === jobName)
         const removed = self.queued[indx]
diff --git a/plugins/jobs-management/src/index.ts b/plugins/jobs-management/src/index.ts
index b165eef10f..e46f86490e 100644
--- a/plugins/jobs-management/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/jobs-management/src/index.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default class extends Plugin {
     pluginManager.addWidgetType(() => {
       return new WidgetType({
         name: 'JobsListWidget',
-        heading: 'Running jobs',
+        heading: 'Jobs list',
         configSchema: JobsListConfigSchema,
         stateModel: JobsListStateModelFactory(pluginManager),
         ReactComponent: lazy(
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export default class extends Plugin {
             let jobStatusWidget = widgets.get('JobsList')
             if (!jobStatusWidget) {
               jobStatusWidget = session.addWidget('JobsListWidget', 'JobsList')
+              session.showWidget(jobStatusWidget)
             } else {
               session.showWidget(jobStatusWidget)
             }
diff --git a/products/jbrowse-web/src/corePlugins.ts b/products/jbrowse-web/src/corePlugins.ts
index 311df6f256..97d2ba1761 100644
--- a/products/jbrowse-web/src/corePlugins.ts
+++ b/products/jbrowse-web/src/corePlugins.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import DataManagement from '@jbrowse/plugin-data-management'
 import DotplotView from '@jbrowse/plugin-dotplot-view'
 import GtfPlugin from '@jbrowse/plugin-gtf'
 import Gff3 from '@jbrowse/plugin-gff3'
+import JobsManagementPlugin from '@jbrowse/plugin-jobs-management'
 import LegacyJBrowse from '@jbrowse/plugin-legacy-jbrowse'
 import LinearGenomeView from '@jbrowse/plugin-linear-genome-view'
 import LinearComparativeView from '@jbrowse/plugin-linear-comparative-view'
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ const corePlugins = [
   DotplotView,
   GtfPlugin,
   Gff3,
+  JobsManagementPlugin,
   LegacyJBrowse,
   LinearComparativeView,
   Lollipop,