diff --git a/src/api/api.ts b/src/api/api.ts
index 3e10ddb3d..e99d475d4 100644
--- a/src/api/api.ts
+++ b/src/api/api.ts
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ export class OpenSeaAPI {
         const raw = await this._fetch(url, "GET", undefined, undefined, options)
         return this.camelizeResponseBody<T>(raw, options)
       },
-      { logger: this.logger },
+      { logger: this.logger, signal: options?.signal },
     )
   }
 
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ export class OpenSeaAPI {
         const raw = await this._fetch(url, method, headers, wireBody, options)
         return this.camelizeResponseBody<T>(raw, options)
       },
-      { logger: this.logger },
+      { logger: this.logger, signal: options?.signal },
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/rateLimit.ts b/src/utils/rateLimit.ts
index 77da0468d..2cb893701 100644
--- a/src/utils/rateLimit.ts
+++ b/src/utils/rateLimit.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ const CUSTOM_RATE_LIMIT_STATUS_CODE = 599
 export interface RateLimitOptions {
   /** Logger function for logging progress */
   logger?: (message: string) => void
+  /**
+   * Abort signal for cancelling a pending retry delay. The operation itself
+   * must handle cancellation separately.
+   */
+  signal?: AbortSignal
   /** Maximum number of retry attempts for rate limit errors */
   maxRetries?: number
   /** Base delay in ms to wait after a rate limit error if retry-after header is not present */
@@ -32,9 +37,29 @@ export interface RateLimitOptions {
 /**
  * Sleep for a specified duration
  * @param ms Duration in milliseconds
+ * @param signal Optional signal for cancelling the delay
  */
-function sleep(ms: number): Promise<void> {
-  return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
+function sleep(ms: number, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<void> {
+  if (!signal) {
+    return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
+  }
+  if (signal.aborted) {
+    return Promise.reject(new Error("Request aborted"))
+  }
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    let timeoutId: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>
+    const onAbort = () => {
+      clearTimeout(timeoutId)
+      signal.removeEventListener("abort", onAbort)
+      reject(new Error("Request aborted"))
+    }
+    timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
+      signal.removeEventListener("abort", onAbort)
+      resolve()
+    }, ms)
+    signal.addEventListener("abort", onAbort, { once: true })
+  })
 }
 
 /**
@@ -52,6 +77,7 @@ export async function executeWithRateLimit<T>(
 ): Promise<T> {
   const {
     logger = () => {},
+    signal,
     maxRetries = DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES,
     baseRetryDelay = DEFAULT_BASE_RETRY_DELAY_MS,
   } = options
@@ -92,7 +118,7 @@ export async function executeWithRateLimit<T>(
         )
       }
 
-      await sleep(delayMs)
+      await sleep(delayMs, signal)
       logger(`Retrying operation...`)
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/api/api.spec.ts b/test/api/api.spec.ts
index 415736412..4bce5de66 100644
--- a/test/api/api.spec.ts
+++ b/test/api/api.spec.ts
@@ -204,6 +204,54 @@ describe("API", () => {
     expect(result.address).toBe("0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000")
   })
 
+  test.each([
+    "get",
+    "request",
+  ] as const)("API %s aborts while waiting to retry a rate-limited request", async method => {
+    const rateLimitError = Object.assign(new Error("429 Too Many Requests"), {
+      statusCode: 429,
+      retryAfter: 30,
+    }) as OpenSeaRateLimitError
+    const localApi = new OpenSeaAPI({ apiKey: "key" })
+    fetchStub = vi
+      .spyOn(
+        localApi as unknown as { _fetch: () => Promise<unknown> },
+        "_fetch",
+      )
+      .mockRejectedValueOnce(rateLimitError)
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ ok: true })
+    const controller = new AbortController()
+    let outcome: "pending" | "resolved" | "rejected" = "pending"
+    let rejection: unknown
+
+    const requestPromise =
+      method === "get"
+        ? localApi.get("/api/v2/test", {}, { signal: controller.signal })
+        : localApi.request("POST", "/api/v2/test", undefined, undefined, {
+            signal: controller.signal,
+          })
+    const observed = requestPromise.then(
+      () => {
+        outcome = "resolved"
+      },
+      error => {
+        outcome = "rejected"
+        rejection = error
+      },
+    )
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
+    expect(fetchStub).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+    controller.abort()
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
+
+    expect(outcome).toBe("rejected")
+    expect((rejection as Error).message).toBe("Request aborted")
+    expect(fetchStub).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    await observed
+  })
+
   test("API parses Retry-After HTTP-date header", () => {
     // Pin system time for deterministic date math
     vi.setSystemTime(new Date("2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"))
diff --git a/test/utils/rateLimit.spec.ts b/test/utils/rateLimit.spec.ts
index f8641ff02..3bf099270 100644
--- a/test/utils/rateLimit.spec.ts
+++ b/test/utils/rateLimit.spec.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { OpenSeaRateLimitError } from "../../src/types"
 import {
   executeSequentialWithRateLimit,
   executeWithRateLimit,
+  type RateLimitOptions,
 } from "../../src/utils/rateLimit"
 
 describe("Utils: rateLimit", () => {
@@ -147,6 +148,44 @@ describe("Utils: rateLimit", () => {
       expect(result).toBe("success")
       expect(operation).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
     })
+
+    test("aborts while waiting to retry a rate-limited operation", async () => {
+      const rateLimitError = Object.assign(new Error("429 Too Many Requests"), {
+        statusCode: 429,
+        retryAfter: 30,
+      }) as OpenSeaRateLimitError
+      const operation = vi
+        .fn()
+        .mockRejectedValueOnce(rateLimitError)
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce("success")
+      const controller = new AbortController()
+      const options: RateLimitOptions = {
+        signal: controller.signal,
+      }
+      let outcome: "pending" | "resolved" | "rejected" = "pending"
+      let rejection: unknown
+
+      const observed = executeWithRateLimit(operation, options).then(
+        () => {
+          outcome = "resolved"
+        },
+        error => {
+          outcome = "rejected"
+          rejection = error
+        },
+      )
+
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
+      expect(operation).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+      controller.abort()
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
+
+      expect(outcome).toBe("rejected")
+      expect((rejection as Error).message).toBe("Request aborted")
+      expect(operation).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      await observed
+    })
   })
 
   describe("executeSequentialWithRateLimit", () => {