diff --git a/python/python/lancedb/background_loop.py b/python/python/lancedb/background_loop.py
index 8dd2d00f2..d132dd82d 100644
--- a/python/python/lancedb/background_loop.py
+++ b/python/python/lancedb/background_loop.py
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ class BackgroundEventLoop:
         self.thread.start()
 
     def run(self, future):
-        return asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(future, self.loop).result()
+        concurrent_future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(future, self.loop)
+        try:
+            return concurrent_future.result()
+        except BaseException:
+            concurrent_future.cancel()
+            raise
 
 
 LOOP = BackgroundEventLoop()
diff --git a/python/python/tests/test_remote_db.py b/python/python/tests/test_remote_db.py
index 566e1fba4..1447bc1fa 100644
--- a/python/python/tests/test_remote_db.py
+++ b/python/python/tests/test_remote_db.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import http.server
 import json
 import threading
 import time
-from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 import uuid
 from packaging.version import Version
 
@@ -1203,3 +1203,22 @@ async def test_header_provider_overrides_static_headers():
         extra_headers={"X-API-Key": "static-key", "X-Extra": "extra-value"},
     ) as db:
         await db.table_names()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("exception", [KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit, GeneratorExit])
+def test_background_loop_cancellation(exception):
+    """Test that BackgroundEventLoop.run() cancels the future on interrupt."""
+    from lancedb.background_loop import BackgroundEventLoop
+
+    mock_future = MagicMock()
+    mock_future.result.side_effect = exception()
+
+    with (
+        patch.object(BackgroundEventLoop, "__init__", return_value=None),
+        patch("asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe", return_value=mock_future),
+    ):
+        loop = BackgroundEventLoop()
+        loop.loop = MagicMock()
+        with pytest.raises(exception):
+            loop.run(None)
+        mock_future.cancel.assert_called_once()