diff --git a/api/v3/Payment.php b/api/v3/Payment.php
index a4292a5b6b71..584405df5abc 100644
--- a/api/v3/Payment.php
+++ b/api/v3/Payment.php
@@ -98,21 +98,26 @@ function civicrm_api3_payment_delete(&$params) {
  * @return array
  *   Api result array
  */
-function civicrm_api3_payment_cancel(&$params) {
+function civicrm_api3_payment_cancel($params) {
   $eftParams = array(
     'entity_table' => 'civicrm_contribution',
     'financial_trxn_id' => $params['id'],
   );
   $entity = civicrm_api3('EntityFinancialTrxn', 'getsingle', $eftParams);
-  $contributionId = $entity['entity_id'];
-  $params['total_amount'] = $entity['amount'];
-  unset($params['id']);
 
-  $trxn = CRM_Contribute_BAO_Contribution::recordAdditionalPayment($contributionId, $params, 'refund', NULL, FALSE);
+  $paymentParams = [
+    'total_amount' => -$entity['amount'],
+    'contribution_id' => $entity['entity_id'],
+    'trxn_date' => CRM_Utils_Array::value('trxn_date', $params, 'now'),
+  ];
 
-  $values = array();
-  _civicrm_api3_object_to_array_unique_fields($trxn, $values[$trxn->id]);
-  return civicrm_api3_create_success($values, $params, 'Payment', 'cancel', $trxn);
+  foreach (['trxn_id', 'payment_instrument_id'] as $permittedParam) {
+    if (isset($params[$permittedParam])) {
+      $paymentParams[$permittedParam] = $params[$permittedParam];
+    }
+  }
+  $result = civicrm_api3('Payment', 'create', $paymentParams);
+  return civicrm_api3_create_success($result['values'], $params, 'Payment', 'cancel', $trxn);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -148,28 +153,32 @@ function civicrm_api3_payment_create(&$params) {
  *   Array of parameters.
  */
 function _civicrm_api3_payment_create_spec(&$params) {
-  $params = array(
-    'contribution_id' => array(
+  $params = [
+    'contribution_id' => [
       'api.required' => 1 ,
       'title' => 'Contribution ID',
       'type' => CRM_Utils_Type::T_INT,
-    ),
-    'total_amount' => array(
+    ],
+    'total_amount' => [
       'api.required' => 1 ,
       'title' => 'Total Payment Amount',
       'type' => CRM_Utils_Type::T_FLOAT,
-    ),
-    'payment_processor_id' => array(
+    ],
+    'payment_processor_id' => [
       'title' => 'Payment Processor ID',
       'type' => CRM_Utils_Type::T_INT,
       'description' => ts('Payment processor ID - required for payment processor payments'),
-    ),
-    'id' => array(
+    ],
+    'id' => [
       'title' => 'Payment ID',
       'type' => CRM_Utils_Type::T_INT,
       'api.aliases' => array('payment_id'),
-    ),
-  );
+    ],
+    'trxn_date' => [
+      'title' => 'Cancel Date',
+      'type' => CRM_Utils_Type::T_DATE + CRM_Utils_Type::T_TIME,
+    ],
+  ];
 }
 
 /**
@@ -226,14 +235,18 @@ function _civicrm_api3_payment_delete_spec(&$params) {
  *   Array of parameters.
  */
 function _civicrm_api3_payment_cancel_spec(&$params) {
-  $params = array(
-    'id' => array(
+  $params = [
+    'id' => [
       'api.required' => 1 ,
       'title' => 'Payment ID',
       'type' => CRM_Utils_Type::T_INT,
-      'api.aliases' => array('payment_id'),
-    ),
-  );
+      'api.aliases' => ['payment_id'],
+    ],
+    'trxn_date' => [
+      'title' => 'Cancel Date',
+      'type' => CRM_Utils_Type::T_DATE + CRM_Utils_Type::T_TIME,
+    ],
+  ];
 }
 
 /**