diff --git a/examples/vite-app/package.json b/examples/vite-app/package.json
index a4e6eab8..cf31055e 100644
--- a/examples/vite-app/package.json
+++ b/examples/vite-app/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "test-e2e": "start-server-and-test 'pnpm serve' http-get://localhost:3000 'pnpm test-e2e-cypress'"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "classcat": "^5.0.3",
     "dagre": "^0.8.5",
     "localforage": "^1.10.0",
     "react": "^18.2.0",
diff --git a/examples/vite-app/src/App/index.tsx b/examples/vite-app/src/App/index.tsx
index 67e46e55..4e6342cc 100644
--- a/examples/vite-app/src/App/index.tsx
+++ b/examples/vite-app/src/App/index.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import UseReactFlow from '../examples/UseReactFlow';
 import Validation from '../examples/Validation';
 import UseKeyPress from '../examples/UseKeyPress';
 import EdgeRouting from '../examples/EdgeRouting';
+import CancelConnection from '../examples/CancelConnection';
 
 const routes = [
   {
@@ -173,6 +174,10 @@ const routes = [
     path: '/use-key-press',
     component: UseKeyPress,
   },
+  {
+    path: '/cancel-connection',
+    component: CancelConnection
+  }
 ];
 
 const Header = () => {
diff --git a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/CancelConnection/Timer.module.css b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/CancelConnection/Timer.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be36108e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/CancelConnection/Timer.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+.Timer {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 0;
+  transition-duration: 0.3s;
+  left: 50%;
+  transform: translate(-50%, 100%);
+  font-size: 1.5rem;
+  z-index: 999;
+  background-color: white;
+  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  border: 1px solid #ccc;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 5px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+}
+
+.Timer.show {
+  transform: translate(-50%, 0%) translateY(-10px);
+}
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diff --git a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/CancelConnection/Timer.tsx b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/CancelConnection/Timer.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c09ec44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/CancelConnection/Timer.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import cc from 'classcat';
+import styles from './Timer.module.css';
+
+interface Props {
+  remaining: number;
+  show: boolean;
+}
+
+export default function Timer({
+  remaining,
+  show,
+}: Props) {
+  return (
+    <div className={cc({
+      [styles.Timer]: true,
+      [styles.show]: show,
+    })}>
+      Connection will be canceled in {remaining} seconds
+    </div>
+  )
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/CancelConnection/data.ts b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/CancelConnection/data.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..821b79fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/CancelConnection/data.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { Edge, Node } from 'reactflow';
+
+export const initialNodes: Node[] = [
+  {
+    id: '1',
+    type: 'input',
+    data: { label: 'Node 1' },
+    position: { x: 250, y: 5 },
+    className: 'light',
+  },
+  {
+    id: '2',
+    data: { label: 'Node 2' },
+    position: { x: 100, y: 100 },
+    className: 'light',
+  },
+  {
+    id: '3',
+    data: { label: 'Node 3' },
+    position: { x: 400, y: 100 },
+    className: 'light',
+  },
+  {
+    id: '4',
+    data: { label: 'Node 4' },
+    position: { x: 400, y: 200 },
+    className: 'light',
+  },
+];
+
+export const initialEdges: Edge[] = [
+  { id: 'e1-2', source: '1', target: '2', animated: true },
+  { id: 'e1-3', source: '1', target: '3' },
+];
diff --git a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/CancelConnection/hooks/useCountdown.ts b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/CancelConnection/hooks/useCountdown.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eee7aec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/CancelConnection/hooks/useCountdown.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { useRef, useState } from 'react';
+
+const useCountdown = (callback: () => void) => {
+  const interval = useRef<NodeJS.Timer>();
+  const [remaining, setRemaining] = useState(0);
+
+  const start = (duration: number) => {
+    setRemaining(duration);
+
+    interval.current = setInterval(() => {
+      setRemaining((prev) => {
+        if (prev === 1) {
+          clearInterval(interval.current);
+          callback();
+        }
+
+        return prev - 1;
+      });
+    }, 1000);
+  };
+
+  const stop = () => {
+    clearInterval(interval.current);
+    setRemaining(0);
+  };
+
+  return {
+    start,
+    remaining,
+    stop,
+    counting: remaining > 0,
+  };
+};
+
+export default useCountdown;
diff --git a/examples/vite-app/src/examples/CancelConnection/index.tsx b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/CancelConnection/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..845f3213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/vite-app/src/examples/CancelConnection/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import ReactFlow, {
+  Background,
+  MiniMap,
+  addEdge,
+  ReactFlowProvider,
+  Connection,
+  Edge,
+  useNodesState,
+  useEdgesState,
+  OnConnectStart,
+  OnConnectEnd,
+  useStore,
+} from 'reactflow';
+
+import useCountdown from './hooks/useCountdown';
+import { initialEdges, initialNodes } from './data';
+import Timer from './Timer';
+
+const CancelConnection = () => {
+  const [nodes, _, onNodesChange] = useNodesState(initialNodes);
+  const [edges, setEdges, onEdgesChange] = useEdgesState(initialEdges);
+  const cancelConnection = useStore(state => state.cancelConnection)
+
+  // Cancels connection after 5 seconds
+  const countdown = useCountdown(() => cancelConnection());
+  const onConnectStart: OnConnectStart = () => countdown.start(5);
+  const onConnectEnd: OnConnectEnd = () => countdown.stop();
+
+  const onConnect = (params: Connection | Edge) => setEdges((eds) => addEdge(params, eds));
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Timer
+        show={countdown.counting}
+        remaining={countdown.remaining}
+      />
+      <ReactFlow
+        nodes={nodes}
+        edges={edges}
+        onNodesChange={onNodesChange}
+        onEdgesChange={onEdgesChange}
+        onConnectStart={onConnectStart}
+        onConnectEnd={onConnectEnd}
+        onConnect={onConnect}
+        fitView
+        maxZoom={2}
+      >
+        <Background />
+        <MiniMap />
+      </ReactFlow>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+export default () => (
+  <ReactFlowProvider>
+    <CancelConnection />
+  </ReactFlowProvider>
+);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/general.ts b/packages/core/src/types/general.ts
index ba645b43..77dea3a5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/general.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/general.ts
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ export type ReactFlowActions = {
   setMaxZoom: (maxZoom: number) => void;
   setTranslateExtent: (translateExtent: CoordinateExtent) => void;
   setNodeExtent: (nodeExtent: CoordinateExtent) => void;
+  cancelConnection: () => void;
   reset: () => void;
 };
 
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 113cb1b0..26177a37 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ importers:
       '@types/react': ^18.0.17
       '@types/react-dom': ^18.0.6
       '@vitejs/plugin-react': ^2.1.0
+      classcat: ^5.0.3
       cypress: ^10.6.0
       cypress-real-events: ^1.7.1
       dagre: ^0.8.5
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ importers:
       typescript: ^4.8.3
       vite: ^3.1.0
     dependencies:
+      classcat: registry.npmjs.org/classcat/5.0.4
       dagre: registry.npmjs.org/dagre/0.8.5
       localforage: registry.npmjs.org/localforage/1.10.0
       react: registry.npmjs.org/react/18.2.0