diff --git a/clearml/backend_interface/task/task.py b/clearml/backend_interface/task/task.py
index dfb3f03b..3fbc8674 100644
--- a/clearml/backend_interface/task/task.py
+++ b/clearml/backend_interface/task/task.py
@@ -553,10 +553,13 @@ class Task(IdObjectBase, AccessMixin, SetupUploadMixin):
         """ The signal that this Task started. """
         return self.send(tasks.StartedRequest(self.id, force=force), ignore_errors=ignore_errors)
 
-    def stopped(self, ignore_errors=True, force=False):
-        # type: (bool, bool) -> ()
+    def stopped(self, ignore_errors=True, force=False, status_reason=None):
+        # type: (bool, bool, Optional[str]) -> ()
         """ The signal that this Task stopped. """
-        return self.send(tasks.StoppedRequest(self.id, force=force), ignore_errors=ignore_errors)
+        return self.send(
+            tasks.StoppedRequest(self.id, force=force, status_reason=status_reason),
+            ignore_errors=ignore_errors
+        )
 
     def completed(self, ignore_errors=True):
         # type: (bool) -> ()
diff --git a/clearml/task.py b/clearml/task.py
index daac450e..f1e86968 100644
--- a/clearml/task.py
+++ b/clearml/task.py
@@ -2883,7 +2883,7 @@ class Task(_Task):
             )
         )
         self.flush(wait_for_uploads=True)
-        self.stopped()
+        self.stopped(status_reason='USER ABORTED')
 
         if self._dev_worker:
             self._dev_worker.unregister()