diff --git a/examples/cancellation.ts b/examples/cancellation.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57d68e99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/cancellation.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import "dotenv/config";
+import { AI_PROMPT, Client, HUMAN_PROMPT } from "../src";
+
+const apiKey = process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY;
+if (!apiKey) {
+  throw new Error("The ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable must be set");
+}
+
+const client = new Client(apiKey);
+const abortController = new AbortController();
+
+client
+  .complete(
+    {
+      prompt: `${HUMAN_PROMPT} How many toes do dogs have?${AI_PROMPT}`,
+      stop_sequences: [HUMAN_PROMPT],
+      max_tokens_to_sample: 200,
+      model: "claude-v1",
+    },
+    { signal: abortController.signal }
+  )
+  .catch((error) => {
+    if (error.name === "AbortError") {
+      console.log("Cancelled complete()");
+    }
+  });
+
+client
+  .completeStream(
+    {
+      prompt: `${HUMAN_PROMPT} How many toes do dogs have?${AI_PROMPT}`,
+      stop_sequences: [HUMAN_PROMPT],
+      max_tokens_to_sample: 200,
+      model: "claude-v1",
+    },
+    {
+      onOpen: (response) => {
+        console.log("Opened stream, HTTP status code", response.status);
+      },
+      onUpdate: (completion) => {
+        console.log(completion.completion);
+      },
+      signal: abortController.signal,
+    }
+  )
+  .catch((error) => {
+    if (error.name === "AbortError") {
+      console.log("Cancelled completeStream()");
+    }
+  });
+
+abortController.abort();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4cc40869..8f5f6f7a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
     "lint": "eslint src && prettier --check .",
     "format": "prettier --write .",
     "example:basic_stream": "tsc --build && node ./build/examples/basic_stream.js",
-    "example:basic_sync": "tsc --build && node ./build/examples/basic_sync.js"
+    "example:basic_sync": "tsc --build && node ./build/examples/basic_sync.js",
+    "example:cancellation": "tsc --build && node ./build/examples/cancellation.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@fortaine/fetch-event-source": "^3.0.6",