diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executor.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executor.hpp
index d620334..7e69db6 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executor.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/executor.hpp
@@ -180,6 +180,13 @@ public:
     return FutureReturnCode::INTERRUPTED;
   }
 
+  /// Stop everything
+  /**
+   */
+  RCLCPP_PUBLIC
+  void
+  cancel();
+
   /// Support dynamic switching of the memory strategy.
   /**
    * Switching the memory strategy while the executor is spinning in another threading could have
@@ -253,6 +260,9 @@ protected:
   AnyExecutable::SharedPtr
   get_next_executable(std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout = std::chrono::nanoseconds(-1));
 
+  /// For cancelling execution mid-spin.
+  std::atomic_bool canceled;
+
   /// Guard condition for signaling the rmw layer to wake up for special events.
   rmw_guard_condition_t * interrupt_guard_condition_;
 
diff --git a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/utilities.hpp b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/utilities.hpp
index 1006152..dbcac72 100644
--- a/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/utilities.hpp
+++ b/rclcpp/include/rclcpp/utilities.hpp
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ RCLCPP_PUBLIC
 void
 shutdown();
 
-
 /// Get a handle to the rmw guard condition that manages the signal handler.
 RCLCPP_PUBLIC
 rmw_guard_condition_t *
diff --git a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executor.cpp b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executor.cpp
index bfe27a3..c49d925 100644
--- a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executor.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executor.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ using rclcpp::executor::Executor;
 
 Executor::Executor(rclcpp::memory_strategy::MemoryStrategy::SharedPtr ms)
 : interrupt_guard_condition_(rmw_create_guard_condition()),
+  canceled(false),
   memory_strategy_(ms)
 {
 }
@@ -108,9 +109,9 @@ Executor::spin_node_some(rclcpp::node::Node::SharedPtr node)
 void
 Executor::spin_some()
 {
-  while (AnyExecutable::SharedPtr any_exec =
-    get_next_executable(std::chrono::milliseconds::zero()))
-  {
+  canceled = false;
+  AnyExecutable::SharedPtr any_exec;
+  while ((any_exec = get_next_executable(std::chrono::milliseconds::zero())) && !canceled) {
     execute_any_executable(any_exec);
   }
 }
@@ -124,6 +125,16 @@ Executor::spin_once(std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout)
   }
 }
 
+void
+Executor::cancel()
+{
+  canceled = true;
+  rmw_ret_t status = rmw_trigger_guard_condition(interrupt_guard_condition_);
+  if (status != RMW_RET_OK) {
+    throw std::runtime_error(rmw_get_error_string_safe());
+  }
+}
+
 void
 Executor::set_memory_strategy(rclcpp::memory_strategy::MemoryStrategy::SharedPtr memory_strategy)
 {
@@ -503,9 +514,15 @@ Executor::get_next_executable(std::chrono::nanoseconds timeout)
   if (!any_exec) {
     // Wait for subscriptions or timers to work on
     wait_for_work(timeout);
+    if (canceled) {
+      return nullptr;
+    }
     // Try again
     any_exec = get_next_ready_executable();
   }
+  if (canceled) {
+    return nullptr;
+  }
   // At this point any_exec should be valid with either a valid subscription
   // or a valid timer, or it should be a null shared_ptr
   if (any_exec) {
diff --git a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executors/multi_threaded_executor.cpp b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executors/multi_threaded_executor.cpp
index 5684213..50523f1 100644
--- a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executors/multi_threaded_executor.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executors/multi_threaded_executor.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ MultiThreadedExecutor::~MultiThreadedExecutor() {}
 void
 MultiThreadedExecutor::spin()
 {
+  canceled = false;
   std::vector<std::thread> threads;
   {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> wait_lock(wait_mutex_);
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ void
 MultiThreadedExecutor::run(size_t this_thread_number)
 {
   thread_number_by_thread_id_[std::this_thread::get_id()] = this_thread_number;
-  while (rclcpp::utilities::ok()) {
+  while (rclcpp::utilities::ok() && !canceled) {
     executor::AnyExecutable::SharedPtr any_exec;
     {
       std::lock_guard<std::mutex> wait_lock(wait_mutex_);
diff --git a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executors/single_threaded_executor.cpp b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executors/single_threaded_executor.cpp
index 39f04bf..81373b2 100644
--- a/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executors/single_threaded_executor.cpp
+++ b/rclcpp/src/rclcpp/executors/single_threaded_executor.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ SingleThreadedExecutor::~SingleThreadedExecutor() {}
 void
 SingleThreadedExecutor::spin()
 {
-  while (rclcpp::utilities::ok()) {
+  canceled = false;
+  while (rclcpp::utilities::ok() && !canceled) {
     auto any_exec = get_next_executable();
     execute_any_executable(any_exec);
   }