diff --git a/lua/lazy/manage/process.lua b/lua/lazy/manage/process.lua
index d08f7c0..79279a0 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/manage/process.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/manage/process.lua
@@ -2,6 +2,44 @@ local Config = require("lazy.core.config")
 
 local M = {}
 
+---@type table<vim.loop.Process, true>
+M.running = {}
+
+M.signals = {
+  "HUP",
+  "INT",
+  "QUIT",
+  "ILL",
+  "TRAP",
+  "ABRT",
+  "BUS",
+  "FPE",
+  "KILL",
+  "USR1",
+  "SEGV",
+  "USR2",
+  "PIPE",
+  "ALRM",
+  "TERM",
+  "CHLD",
+  "CONT",
+  "STOP",
+  "TSTP",
+  "TTIN",
+  "TTOU",
+  "URG",
+  "XCPU",
+  "XFSZ",
+  "VTALRM",
+  "PROF",
+  "WINCH",
+  "IO",
+  "PWR",
+  "EMT",
+  "SYS",
+  "INFO",
+}
+
 ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: no-unknown
 local uv = vim.loop
 
@@ -14,6 +52,7 @@ local uv = vim.loop
 ---@field env? string[]
 
 ---@param opts? ProcessOpts
+---@param cmd string
 function M.spawn(cmd, opts)
   opts = opts or {}
   opts.timeout = opts.timeout or (Config.options.git and Config.options.git.timeout * 1000)
@@ -44,9 +83,8 @@ function M.spawn(cmd, opts)
   if opts.timeout then
     timeout = uv.new_timer()
     timeout:start(opts.timeout, 0, function()
-      if handle and not handle:is_closing() then
+      if M.kill(handle) then
         killed = true
-        uv.process_kill(handle, "sigint")
       end
     end)
   end
@@ -57,6 +95,7 @@ function M.spawn(cmd, opts)
     cwd = opts.cwd,
     env = env,
   }, function(exit_code, signal)
+    M.running[handle] = nil
     if timeout then
       timeout:stop()
       timeout:close()
@@ -74,6 +113,8 @@ function M.spawn(cmd, opts)
         output = output:gsub("[^\r\n]+\r", "")
         if killed then
           output = output .. "\n" .. "Process was killed because it reached the timeout"
+        elseif signal ~= 0 then
+          output = output .. "\n" .. "Process was killed with SIG" .. M.signals[signal]
         end
 
         vim.schedule(function()
@@ -89,6 +130,7 @@ function M.spawn(cmd, opts)
     end
     return
   end
+  M.running[handle] = true
 
   ---@param data? string
   local function on_output(err, data)
@@ -112,6 +154,20 @@ function M.spawn(cmd, opts)
   return handle
 end
 
+function M.kill(handle)
+  if handle and not handle:is_closing() then
+    M.running[handle] = nil
+    uv.process_kill(handle, "sigint")
+    return true
+  end
+end
+
+function M.abort()
+  for handle in pairs(M.running) do
+    M.kill(handle)
+  end
+end
+
 ---@param cmd string[]
 ---@param opts? {cwd:string, env:table}
 function M.exec(cmd, opts)
diff --git a/lua/lazy/view/config.lua b/lua/lazy/view/config.lua
index 8581eb7..b6f5bc2 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/view/config.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/view/config.lua
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ M.keys = {
   details = "<cr>",
   profile_sort = "<C-s>",
   profile_filter = "<C-f>",
+  abort = "<C-c>",
 }
 
 ---@type table<string,LazyViewCommand>
diff --git a/lua/lazy/view/init.lua b/lua/lazy/view/init.lua
index e3007ec..7a3c595 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/view/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/view/init.lua
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ function M.create()
     self:update()
   end)
 
+  vim.keymap.set("n", ViewConfig.keys.abort, function()
+    require("lazy.manage.process").abort()
+    return "<c-c>"
+  end, { silent = true, buffer = self.buf, expr = true })
+
   -- plugin details
   self:on_key(ViewConfig.keys.details, function()
     local plugin = self.render:get_plugin()
diff --git a/lua/lazy/view/render.lua b/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
index 0c62436..20c0f16 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/view/render.lua
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ end
 function M:help()
   self:append("Help", "LazyH2"):nl():nl()
 
-  self:append("You can press "):append("<CR>", "LazySpecial"):append(" on a plugin to show its details."):nl()
+  self:append("Use "):append("<C-c>", "LazySpecial"):append(" to abort all running tasks."):nl():nl()
+
+  self:append("You can press "):append("<CR>", "LazySpecial"):append(" on a plugin to show its details."):nl():nl()
 
   self:append("Most properties can be hovered with ")
   self:append("<K>", "LazySpecial")
@@ -164,7 +166,8 @@ function M:help()
     :append("<K>", "LazySpecial")
     :append(" on a plugin anywhere else, a diff will be opened if there are updates")
     :nl()
-  self:append("or the plugin was just updated. Otherwise the plugin webpage will open."):nl()
+  self:append("or the plugin was just updated. Otherwise the plugin webpage will open."):nl():nl()
+
   self:append("Use "):append("<d>", "LazySpecial"):append(" on a commit or plugin to open the diff view"):nl()
   self:nl()