diff --git a/packages/core/src/tools/shellBackgroundTools.test.ts b/packages/core/src/tools/shellBackgroundTools.test.ts
index 363b5600ddc..34389fcc964 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tools/shellBackgroundTools.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tools/shellBackgroundTools.test.ts
@@ -331,4 +331,29 @@ describe('Background Tools', () => {
 
     fs.unlinkSync(logPath);
   });
+
+  it('read_background_output should abort the delay_ms wait when the signal is aborted', async () => {
+    const invocation = readTool.build({ pid: 12345, delay_ms: 60_000 });
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    (invocation as any).context = { config: { getSessionId: () => 'default' } };
+
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    const promise = invocation.execute({ abortSignal: controller.signal });
+    controller.abort();
+
+    await expect(promise).rejects.toMatchObject({ name: 'AbortError' });
+  });
+
+  it('read_background_output should reject immediately when the signal is already aborted', async () => {
+    const invocation = readTool.build({ pid: 12345, delay_ms: 60_000 });
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    (invocation as any).context = { config: { getSessionId: () => 'default' } };
+
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    controller.abort();
+
+    await expect(
+      invocation.execute({ abortSignal: controller.signal }),
+    ).rejects.toMatchObject({ name: 'AbortError' });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/src/tools/shellBackgroundTools.ts b/packages/core/src/tools/shellBackgroundTools.ts
index 00220b24fc6..f63b95958b4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/tools/shellBackgroundTools.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/tools/shellBackgroundTools.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import fs from 'node:fs';
+import { setTimeout as delay } from 'node:timers/promises';
 import { ShellExecutionService } from '../services/shellExecutionService.js';
 import {
   BaseDeclarativeTool,
@@ -130,11 +131,15 @@ class ReadBackgroundOutputInvocation extends BaseToolInvocation<
     return `Reading output for background process ${this.params.pid}`;
   }
 
-  async execute({ abortSignal: _signal }: ExecuteOptions): Promise<ToolResult> {
+  async execute({ abortSignal }: ExecuteOptions): Promise<ToolResult> {
     const pid = this.params.pid;
 
     if (this.params.delay_ms && this.params.delay_ms > 0) {
-      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, this.params.delay_ms));
+      // Abort-aware delay: rejects with an AbortError when the user cancels,
+      // which the tool executor converts into a Cancelled result. Without
+      // this, cancellation would leave the scheduler blocked until the
+      // timer fires.
+      await delay(this.params.delay_ms, undefined, { signal: abortSignal });
     }
 
     // Verify process belongs to this session to prevent reading logs of processes from other sessions/users