diff --git a/src/ce_ceproject.pas b/src/ce_ceproject.pas
index b2c69581..9840397e 100644
--- a/src/ce_ceproject.pas
+++ b/src/ce_ceproject.pas
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ type
     function getCommandLine: string;
     function modified: boolean;
     procedure reload;
+    procedure stopCompilation;
     //
     function configurationCount: integer;
     procedure setActiveConfigurationIndex(index: integer);
@@ -776,6 +777,12 @@ begin
   exit(fCompiled);
 end;
 
+procedure TCENativeProject.stopCompilation;
+begin
+  if fCompilProc.isNotNil and fCompilProc.Running then
+    fCompilProc.Terminate(1);
+end;
+
 procedure TCENativeProject.compile;
 var
   config: TCompilerConfiguration;
diff --git a/src/ce_dubproject.pas b/src/ce_dubproject.pas
index 39aa0792..820bb6da 100644
--- a/src/ce_dubproject.pas
+++ b/src/ce_dubproject.pas
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ type
     function getCommandLine: string;
     function outputFilename: string;
     procedure reload;
+    procedure stopCompilation;
     //
     function isSource(const fname: string): boolean;
     function sourcesCount: integer;
@@ -937,6 +938,12 @@ end;
 {$ENDREGION --------------------------------------------------------------------}
 
 {$REGION ICECommonProject: actions ---------------------------------------------}
+procedure TCEDubProject.stopCompilation;
+begin
+  if fDubProc.isNotNil and fDubProc.Running then
+    fDubProc.Terminate(1);
+end;
+
 procedure TCEDubProject.dubProcOutput(proc: TObject);
 var
   lst: TStringList;
diff --git a/src/ce_interfaces.pas b/src/ce_interfaces.pas
index 11b8ddb6..bd999912 100644
--- a/src/ce_interfaces.pas
+++ b/src/ce_interfaces.pas
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ type
       function binaryKind: TProjectBinaryKind;
       // returns what's gonna be executed in background for this config
       function getCommandLine: string;
+      // stops compilation
+      procedure stopCompilation;
 
     // configs -----------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/ce_main.lfm b/src/ce_main.lfm
index b2b78552..4c63805b 100644
--- a/src/ce_main.lfm
+++ b/src/ce_main.lfm
@@ -1472,7 +1472,6 @@ object CEMainForm: TCEMainForm
   OnResize = FormResize
   OnWindowStateChange = FormWindowStateChange
   ShowHint = True
-  LCLVersion = '1.8.4.0'
   Visible = False
   object mainMenu: TMainMenu
     top = 1
@@ -1693,6 +1692,9 @@ object CEMainForm: TCEMainForm
       object MenuItem35: TMenuItem
         Action = actProjCompAndRunWithArgs
       end
+      object MenuItem113: TMenuItem
+        Action = actProjStopComp
+      end
       object MenuItem47: TMenuItem
         Caption = '-'
       end
@@ -2268,6 +2270,12 @@ object CEMainForm: TCEMainForm
       OnExecute = actProjTestExecute
       OnUpdate = updateProjectBasedAction
     end
+    object actProjStopComp: TAction
+      Category = 'Project'
+      Caption = 'Stop compiling'
+      OnExecute = actProjStopCompExecute
+      OnUpdate = updateProjectBasedAction
+    end
   end
   object ApplicationProperties1: TApplicationProperties
     OnActivate = ApplicationProperties1Activate
diff --git a/src/ce_main.pas b/src/ce_main.pas
index e10f56de..7039033c 100644
--- a/src/ce_main.pas
+++ b/src/ce_main.pas
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ type
     actFileCloseAll: TAction;
     actFileNewClip: TAction;
     actEdFormat: TAction;
+    actProjStopComp: TAction;
     actProjTest: TAction;
     actLayoutReset: TAction;
     actProjDscan: TAction;
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ type
     MenuItem110: TMenuItem;
     MenuItem111: TMenuItem;
     MenuItem112: TMenuItem;
+    MenuItem113: TMenuItem;
     mnuItemHelp: TMenuItem;
     mnuItemAbout: TMenuItem;
     mnuItemCheckUpd: TMenuItem;
@@ -309,6 +311,7 @@ type
     procedure actProjSaveGroupAsExecute(Sender: TObject);
     procedure actProjSaveGroupExecute(Sender: TObject);
     procedure actProjSelUngroupedExecute(Sender: TObject);
+    procedure actProjStopCompExecute(Sender: TObject);
     procedure actProjTestExecute(Sender: TObject);
     procedure actSetRunnableSwExecute(Sender: TObject);
     procedure ApplicationProperties1Activate(Sender: TObject);
@@ -1503,6 +1506,9 @@ begin
 
   i := LoadIcon('MOVE_TO_FOLDER');
   actFileAddToProj.ImageIndex:=i;
+
+  i := loadIcon('CROSS');
+  actProjStopComp.ImageIndex:=i;
 end;
 
 procedure TCEMainForm.InitWidgets;
@@ -3916,6 +3922,13 @@ begin
   fProject.test;
 end;
 
+procedure TCEMainForm.actProjStopCompExecute(Sender: TObject);
+begin
+  if fProject = nil then
+    exit;
+  fProject.stopCompilation();
+end;
+
 procedure TCEMainForm.actProjDscanExecute(Sender: TObject);
 var
   lst: TStringList;