diff --git a/Octokit/Http/HttpClientAdapter.cs b/Octokit/Http/HttpClientAdapter.cs
index 1656b023..2ee9d25f 100644
--- a/Octokit/Http/HttpClientAdapter.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Http/HttpClientAdapter.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Octokit.Internal
@@ -27,7 +28,12 @@ namespace Octokit.Internal
             this.webProxy = webProxy;
         }
 
-        public async Task<IResponse<T>> Send<T>(IRequest request)
+        public Task<IResponse<T>> Send<T>(IRequest request)
+        {
+            return Send<T>(request, CancellationToken.None);
+        }
+
+        public async Task<IResponse<T>> Send<T>(IRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(request, "request");
 
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@ namespace Octokit.Internal
             using (var requestMessage = BuildRequestMessage(request))
             {
                 // Make the request
-                var responseMessage = await http.SendAsync(requestMessage, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseContentRead)
+                var responseMessage = await http.SendAsync(requestMessage, HttpCompletionOption.ResponseContentRead,cancellationToken)
                                                 .ConfigureAwait(false);
                 return await BuildResponse<T>(responseMessage).ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
diff --git a/Octokit/Http/IHttpClient.cs b/Octokit/Http/IHttpClient.cs
index 4e699d31..eaf7696c 100644
--- a/Octokit/Http/IHttpClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Http/IHttpClient.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Octokit.Internal
 {
@@ -17,5 +18,14 @@ namespace Octokit.Internal
         /// <param name="request">A <see cref="IRequest"/> that represents the HTTP request</param>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Task{T}" /> of <see cref="IResponse{T}"/></returns>
         Task<IResponse<T>> Send<T>(IRequest request);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sends the specified request and returns a response.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of data to send</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="request">A <see cref="IRequest"/> that represents the HTTP request</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">Used to cancel the request</param>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="Task{T}" /> of <see cref="IResponse{T}"/></returns>
+        Task<IResponse<T>> Send<T>(IRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
     }
 }