diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
index 68dcff41f15..3a59b8d665b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.cpp
@@ -1950,6 +1950,17 @@ ProcessRunnerFactory::ProcessRunnerFactory(const QList<Id> &runConfigs)
     setSupportedRunConfigs(runConfigs);
 }
 
+Storage<RunInterface> runStorage()
+{
+    static Storage<RunInterface> theRunStorage;
+    return theRunStorage;
+}
+
+Canceler canceler()
+{
+    return [] { return std::make_pair(runStorage().activeStorage(), &RunInterface::canceled); };
+}
+
 void RecipeRunner::start()
 {
     QTC_CHECK(!m_taskTreeRunner.isRunning());
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
index fd2c31c4004..01ac880b2c2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runcontrol.h
@@ -304,6 +304,18 @@ void addOutputParserFactory(const std::function<Utils::OutputLineParser *(Target
 
 PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT QList<Utils::OutputLineParser *> createOutputParsers(Target *target);
 
+class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT RunInterface : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+signals:
+    void canceled();
+};
+
+PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT Tasking::Storage<RunInterface> runStorage();
+using Canceler = std::function<std::pair<RunInterface *, void (RunInterface::*)()>()>;
+PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT Canceler canceler();
+
 class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT RecipeRunner final : public RunWorker
 {
 public: