diff --git a/cmd/admin-router.go b/cmd/admin-router.go
index b522d449e..52b463b4c 100644
--- a/cmd/admin-router.go
+++ b/cmd/admin-router.go
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ func registerAdminRouter(router *mux.Router, enableConfigOps bool) {
 
 		adminRouter.Methods(http.MethodGet).Path(adminVersion + "/describe-job").HandlerFunc(
 			gz(httpTraceHdrs(adminAPI.DescribeBatchJob)))
+		adminRouter.Methods(http.MethodDelete).Path(adminVersion + "/cancel-job").HandlerFunc(
+			gz(httpTraceHdrs(adminAPI.CancelBatchJob)))
 
 		// Bucket migration operations
 		// ExportBucketMetaHandler
diff --git a/cmd/batch-handlers.go b/cmd/batch-handlers.go
index f65708b42..940c63f49 100644
--- a/cmd/batch-handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/batch-handlers.go
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ type BatchJobRequest struct {
 	Started   time.Time            `yaml:"-" json:"started"`
 	Location  string               `yaml:"-" json:"location"`
 	Replicate *BatchJobReplicateV1 `yaml:"replicate" json:"replicate"`
+	ctx       context.Context      `msg:"-"`
 }
 
 // Notify notifies notification endpoint if configured regarding job failure or success.
@@ -859,9 +860,7 @@ func (j BatchJobRequest) Validate(ctx context.Context, o ObjectLayer) error {
 }
 
 func (j BatchJobRequest) delete(ctx context.Context, api ObjectLayer) {
-	if j.Replicate != nil {
-		deleteConfig(ctx, api, pathJoin(j.Location, batchReplName))
-	}
+	deleteConfig(ctx, api, pathJoin(j.Location, batchReplName))
 	globalBatchJobsMetrics.delete(j.ID)
 	deleteConfig(ctx, api, j.Location)
 }
@@ -1061,6 +1060,34 @@ func (a adminAPIHandlers) StartBatchJob(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	writeSuccessResponseJSON(w, buf)
 }
 
+// CancelBatchJob cancels a job in progress
+func (a adminAPIHandlers) CancelBatchJob(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	ctx := newContext(r, w, "CancelBatchJob")
+
+	defer logger.AuditLog(ctx, w, r, mustGetClaimsFromToken(r))
+
+	objectAPI, _ := validateAdminReq(ctx, w, r, iampolicy.CancelBatchJobAction)
+	if objectAPI == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	jobID := r.Form.Get("id")
+	if jobID == "" {
+		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, toAPIError(ctx, errInvalidArgument), r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+	if err := globalBatchJobPool.canceler(jobID, true); err != nil {
+		writeErrorResponseJSON(ctx, w, errorCodes.ToAPIErrWithErr(ErrInvalidRequest, err), r.URL)
+		return
+	}
+	j := BatchJobRequest{
+		ID:       jobID,
+		Location: pathJoin(batchJobPrefix, jobID),
+	}
+	j.delete(ctx, objectAPI)
+
+	writeSuccessNoContent(w)
+}
+
 //msgp:ignore BatchJobPool
 
 // BatchJobPool batch job pool
@@ -1070,6 +1097,8 @@ type BatchJobPool struct {
 	once         sync.Once
 	mu           sync.Mutex
 	jobCh        chan *BatchJobRequest
+	jmu          sync.Mutex // protects jobCancelers
+	jobCancelers map[string]context.CancelFunc
 	workerKillCh chan struct{}
 	workerSize   int
 }
@@ -1083,6 +1112,7 @@ func newBatchJobPool(ctx context.Context, o ObjectLayer, workers int) *BatchJobP
 		objLayer:     o,
 		jobCh:        make(chan *BatchJobRequest, 10000),
 		workerKillCh: make(chan struct{}, workers),
+		jobCancelers: make(map[string]context.CancelFunc),
 	}
 	jpool.ResizeWorkers(workers)
 	jpool.resume()
@@ -1124,15 +1154,17 @@ func (j *BatchJobPool) AddWorker() {
 				return
 			}
 			if job.Replicate != nil {
-				if err := job.Replicate.Start(j.ctx, j.objLayer, *job); err != nil {
+				if err := job.Replicate.Start(job.ctx, j.objLayer, *job); err != nil {
 					if !isErrBucketNotFound(err) {
 						logger.LogIf(j.ctx, err)
+						j.canceler(job.ID, false)
 						continue
 					}
 					// Bucket not found proceed to delete such a job.
 				}
 			}
 			job.delete(j.ctx, j.objLayer)
+			j.canceler(job.ID, false)
 		case <-j.workerKillCh:
 			return
 		}
@@ -1162,6 +1194,12 @@ func (j *BatchJobPool) queueJob(req *BatchJobRequest) error {
 	if j == nil {
 		return errInvalidArgument
 	}
+	jctx, jcancel := context.WithCancel(j.ctx)
+	j.jmu.Lock()
+	j.jobCancelers[req.ID] = jcancel
+	j.jmu.Unlock()
+	req.ctx = jctx
+
 	select {
 	case <-j.ctx.Done():
 		j.once.Do(func() {
@@ -1174,6 +1212,23 @@ func (j *BatchJobPool) queueJob(req *BatchJobRequest) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// delete canceler from the map, cancel job if requested
+func (j *BatchJobPool) canceler(jobID string, cancel bool) error {
+	if j == nil {
+		return errInvalidArgument
+	}
+	j.jmu.Lock()
+	defer j.jmu.Unlock()
+	if canceler, ok := j.jobCancelers[jobID]; ok {
+		if cancel {
+			canceler()
+
+		}
+	}
+	delete(j.jobCancelers, jobID)
+	return nil
+}
+
 //msgp:ignore batchJobMetrics
 type batchJobMetrics struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e324d655b..adf1c0273 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/minio/madmin-go/v2 v2.0.16
 	github.com/minio/minio-go/v7 v7.0.49
 	github.com/minio/mux v1.9.0
-	github.com/minio/pkg v1.6.4
+	github.com/minio/pkg v1.6.5-0.20230318001333-39b6e90c1c88
 	github.com/minio/selfupdate v0.6.0
 	github.com/minio/sha256-simd v1.0.0
 	github.com/minio/simdjson-go v0.4.5
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e21fbf6cc..d038504df 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -787,6 +787,8 @@ github.com/minio/mux v1.9.0/go.mod h1:1pAare17ZRL5GpmNL+9YmqHoWnLmMZF9C/ioUCfy0B
 github.com/minio/pkg v1.5.4/go.mod h1:2MOaRFdmFKULD+uOLc3qHLGTQTuxCNPKNPfLBTxC8CA=
 github.com/minio/pkg v1.6.4 h1:k6XlhyJ8zOn90PI4csuMeePx7BQrcX1jorKriR5J2fo=
 github.com/minio/pkg v1.6.4/go.mod h1:0iX1IuJGSCnMvIvrEJauk1GgQSX9JdU6Kh0P3EQRGkI=
+github.com/minio/pkg v1.6.5-0.20230318001333-39b6e90c1c88 h1:xASCs0/flZ65B+wyOX1XnCe7qS+fWElVG8N3VGq1BLA=
+github.com/minio/pkg v1.6.5-0.20230318001333-39b6e90c1c88/go.mod h1:0iX1IuJGSCnMvIvrEJauk1GgQSX9JdU6Kh0P3EQRGkI=
 github.com/minio/selfupdate v0.6.0 h1:i76PgT0K5xO9+hjzKcacQtO7+MjJ4JKA8Ak8XQ9DDwU=
 github.com/minio/selfupdate v0.6.0/go.mod h1:bO02GTIPCMQFTEvE5h4DjYB58bCoZ35XLeBf0buTDdM=
 github.com/minio/sha256-simd v1.0.0 h1:v1ta+49hkWZyvaKwrQB8elexRqm6Y0aMLjCNsrYxo6g=