diff --git a/app/common/cancelableobject.h b/app/common/cancelableobject.h
index 19364a521..00d5254c9 100644
--- a/app/common/cancelableobject.h
+++ b/app/common/cancelableobject.h
@@ -34,14 +34,20 @@ public:
   {
   }
 
-  void Cancel() {
+  void Cancel()
+  {
     cancelled_ = true;
+    CancelEvent();
   }
 
-  const QAtomicInt& IsCancelled() const {
+  const QAtomicInt& IsCancelled() const
+  {
     return cancelled_;
   }
 
+protected:
+  virtual void CancelEvent(){}
+
 private:
   QAtomicInt cancelled_;
 
diff --git a/app/threading/threadpool.cpp b/app/threading/threadpool.cpp
index 0b801b707..ccd139a3c 100644
--- a/app/threading/threadpool.cpp
+++ b/app/threading/threadpool.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ void ThreadPool::ThreadDone()
 ThreadPoolThread::ThreadPoolThread(ThreadPool *parent)
 {
   pool_ = parent;
-  cancelled_ = false;
 
   // Ensures mutex is definitely locked by the time the thread is running
   mutex_.lock();
@@ -115,15 +114,9 @@ void ThreadPoolThread::RunTicket(RenderTicketPtr ticket)
   mutex_.unlock();
 }
 
-void ThreadPoolThread::Cancel()
-{
-  cancelled_ = true;
-  wait_cond_.wakeAll();
-}
-
 void ThreadPoolThread::run()
 {
-  while (!cancelled_) {
+  while (!IsCancelled()) {
     wait_cond_.wait(&mutex_);
 
     if (ticket_) {
@@ -135,4 +128,9 @@ void ThreadPoolThread::run()
   }
 }
 
+void ThreadPoolThread::CancelEvent()
+{
+  wait_cond_.wakeAll();
+}
+
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_EXIT
diff --git a/app/threading/threadpool.h b/app/threading/threadpool.h
index 9c3431674..b202aeb22 100644
--- a/app/threading/threadpool.h
+++ b/app/threading/threadpool.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <QThread>
 
+#include "common/cancelableobject.h"
 #include "threading/threadticket.h"
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ private slots:
 
 };
 
-class ThreadPoolThread : public QThread
+class ThreadPoolThread : public QThread, public CancelableObject
 {
   Q_OBJECT
 public:
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ public:
 protected:
   virtual void run() override;
 
+  virtual void CancelEvent() override;
+
 signals:
   void Done();
 
@@ -85,8 +88,6 @@ private:
 
   QWaitCondition wait_cond_;
 
-  QAtomicInt cancelled_;
-
 };
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_EXIT