diff --git a/lib/axiosHttpClient.ts b/lib/axiosHttpClient.ts
index 335ae3d..e7b7068 100644
--- a/lib/axiosHttpClient.ts
+++ b/lib/axiosHttpClient.ts
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ export class AxiosHttpClient implements HttpClient {
       throw new RestError("The request was aborted", "REQUEST_ABORTED_ERROR", undefined, httpRequest);
     }
 
+    let abortListener: (() => void) | undefined;
     const cancelToken = abortSignal && new axios.CancelToken(canceler => {
-      abortSignal.addEventListener("abort", () => canceler());
+      abortSignal.addEventListener("abort", abortListener = () => canceler());
     });
 
     const rawHeaders: { [headerName: string]: string } = httpRequest.headers.rawHeaders();
@@ -115,6 +116,10 @@ export class AxiosHttpClient implements HttpClient {
         const axiosErr = err as AxiosError;
         throw new RestError(axiosErr.message, "REQUEST_SEND_ERROR", undefined, httpRequest);
       }
+    } finally {
+      if (abortSignal && abortListener) {
+        abortSignal.removeEventListener("abort", abortListener);
+      }
     }
 
     const headers = new HttpHeaders(res.headers);
diff --git a/lib/operationArguments.ts b/lib/operationArguments.ts
index 1961ac3..01428c7 100644
--- a/lib/operationArguments.ts
+++ b/lib/operationArguments.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,9 @@ export interface OperationArguments {
    * header arguments are added.
    */
   customHeaders?: { [headerName: string]: string };
+
+  /**
+   * The signal which can be used to abort requests.
+   */
+  abortSignal?: AbortSignal;
 }
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diff --git a/lib/serviceClient.ts b/lib/serviceClient.ts
index de02ede..4517314 100644
--- a/lib/serviceClient.ts
+++ b/lib/serviceClient.ts
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@ export class ServiceClient {
       }
     }
 
+    if (operationArguments.abortSignal) {
+      httpRequest.abortSignal = operationArguments.abortSignal;
+    }
+
     return this.sendRequest(httpRequest);
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/webResource.ts b/lib/webResource.ts
index 18ca3dd..960851b 100644
--- a/lib/webResource.ts
+++ b/lib/webResource.ts
@@ -326,5 +326,11 @@ export interface RequestOptionsBase {
    * will be applied before the request is sent.
    */
   customHeaders?: { [key: string]: string };
+
+  /**
+   * The signal which can be used to abort requests.
+   */
+  abortSignal?: AbortSignal;
+
   [key: string]: any;
 }
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diff --git a/test/shared/axiosHttpClientTests.ts b/test/shared/axiosHttpClientTests.ts
index 8cc0df9..4d45307 100644
--- a/test/shared/axiosHttpClientTests.ts
+++ b/test/shared/axiosHttpClientTests.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,17 @@ import * as should from "should";
 import { AxiosHttpClient } from "../../lib/axiosHttpClient";
 import { baseURL } from "../testUtils";
 import { WebResource } from "../../lib/webResource";
-import { isNode } from "../../lib/util/utils";
+
+function getAbortController(): AbortController {
+  let controller: AbortController;
+  if (typeof AbortController === "function") {
+    controller = new AbortController();
+  } else {
+    const AbortControllerPonyfill = require("abortcontroller-polyfill/dist/cjs-ponyfill").AbortController;
+    controller = new AbortControllerPonyfill();
+  }
+  return controller;
+}
 
 describe("axiosHttpClient", () => {
   it("should send HTTP requests", async () => {
@@ -89,13 +99,7 @@ describe("axiosHttpClient", () => {
     // ensure that a large upload is actually cancelled
     this.timeout(2000);
 
-    let controller: AbortController;
-    if (isNode) {
-      const AbortControllerPonyfill = require("abortcontroller-polyfill/dist/cjs-ponyfill").AbortController;
-      controller = new AbortControllerPonyfill();
-    } else {
-      controller = new AbortController();
-    }
+    const controller = getAbortController();
     const request = new WebResource(`${baseURL}/fileupload`, "POST", new Uint8Array(1024*1024*100), undefined, undefined, true, controller.signal);
     const client = new AxiosHttpClient();
     const promise = client.sendRequest(request);
@@ -117,14 +121,7 @@ describe("axiosHttpClient", () => {
     // ensure that a large upload is actually cancelled
     this.timeout(4000);
 
-    let controller: AbortController;
-    if (isNode) {
-      const AbortControllerPonyfill = require("abortcontroller-polyfill/dist/cjs-ponyfill").AbortController;
-      controller = new AbortControllerPonyfill();
-    } else {
-      controller = new AbortController();
-    }
-
+    const controller = getAbortController();
     const buf = new Uint8Array(1024*1024*100);
     const requests = [
       new WebResource(`${baseURL}/fileupload`, "POST", buf, undefined, undefined, true, controller.signal),