diff --git a/src/artifact_cache/artifact_cache.c b/src/artifact_cache/artifact_cache.c
index 94a64706..5606adfe 100644
--- a/src/artifact_cache/artifact_cache.c
+++ b/src/artifact_cache/artifact_cache.c
@@ -319,7 +319,17 @@ ac_async_tick(void)
     lane_sync();
     RequestBatchTask *task = &tasks[task_idx];
     
+    //- rjf: set up cancellation signal
+    U64 cancelled = 0;
+    U64 *cancelled_ptr = 0;
+    if(lane_idx() == 0)
+    {
+      cancelled_ptr = &cancelled;
+    }
+    lane_sync_u64(&cancelled_ptr, 0);
+    
     //- rjf: do all wide requests for this priority
+    U64 done_wide_count = 0;
     ProfScope("wide requests (p%I64u)", task_idx)
     {
       for EachIndex(idx, task->wide_count)
@@ -327,6 +337,21 @@ ac_async_tick(void)
         lane_sync();
         AC_Request *r = &task->wide[idx];
         
+        // rjf: any new higher priority tasks? -> cancel
+        if(task_idx == 1 && idx != 0) MutexScope(ac_shared->req_batches[0].mutex)
+        {
+          if(ac_shared->req_batches[0].wide_count != 0 || ac_shared->req_batches[0].thin_count != 0)
+          {
+            ins_atomic_u64_eval_assign(cancelled_ptr, 1);
+          }
+        }
+        
+        // rjf: cancelled? -> exit
+        if(ins_atomic_u64_eval(cancelled_ptr))
+        {
+          break;
+        }
+        
         // rjf: compute val
         B32 retry = 0;
         AC_Artifact val = r->create(r->key, r->gen, r->last_requested_gen, &retry);
@@ -388,11 +413,16 @@ ac_async_tick(void)
           }
           cond_var_broadcast(stripe->cv);
         }
+        
+        // rjf: increment count
+        lane_sync();
+        done_wide_count += 1;
       }
     }
     lane_sync();
     
     //- rjf: do all thin requests for this priority
+    U64 done_thin_count = 0;
     ProfScope("thin requests (p%I64u)", task_idx)
     {
       U64 req_take_counter = 0;
@@ -404,6 +434,22 @@ ac_async_tick(void)
       lane_sync_u64(&req_take_counter_ptr, 0);
       for(;;)
       {
+        // rjf: any new higher priority tasks? -> cancel
+        if(task_idx == 1 && ins_atomic_u64_eval(req_take_counter_ptr) != 0) MutexScope(ac_shared->req_batches[0].mutex)
+        {
+          if(ac_shared->req_batches[0].wide_count != 0 || ac_shared->req_batches[0].thin_count != 0)
+          {
+            ins_atomic_u64_eval_assign(cancelled_ptr, 1);
+          }
+        }
+        
+        // rjf: cancelled? -> exit
+        if(ins_atomic_u64_eval(cancelled_ptr))
+        {
+          break;
+        }
+        
+        // rjf: take next task
         U64 req_idx = ins_atomic_u64_inc_eval(req_take_counter_ptr) - 1;
         if(req_idx >= task->thin_count) { break; }
         AC_Request *r = &task->thin[req_idx];
@@ -471,6 +517,39 @@ ac_async_tick(void)
         }
       }
       lane_sync();
+      done_thin_count = ins_atomic_u64_eval(req_take_counter_ptr);
+      lane_sync();
+    }
+    
+    //- rjf: cancelled early, unfinished tasks? -> defer to next tick
+    if(lane_idx() == 0 && task_idx > 0)
+    {
+      AC_RequestBatch *batch = &ac_shared->req_batches[task_idx];
+      MutexScope(batch->mutex)
+      {
+        // rjf: push leftover wide tasks
+        for(U64 idx = done_wide_count; idx < task->wide_count; idx += 1)
+        {
+          AC_Request *r = &task->wide[idx];
+          AC_RequestNode *n = push_array(batch->arena, AC_RequestNode, 1);
+          SLLQueuePush(batch->first_wide, batch->last_wide, n);
+          batch->wide_count += 1;
+          MemoryCopyStruct(&n->v, r);
+          n->v.key = str8_copy(batch->arena, n->v.key);
+        }
+        
+        // rjf: push leftover thin tasks
+        for(U64 idx = done_thin_count; idx < task->thin_count; idx += 1)
+        {
+          AC_Request *r = &task->thin[idx];
+          AC_RequestNode *n = push_array(batch->arena, AC_RequestNode, 1);
+          SLLQueuePush(batch->first_thin, batch->last_thin, n);
+          batch->thin_count += 1;
+          MemoryCopyStruct(&n->v, r);
+          n->v.key = str8_copy(batch->arena, n->v.key);
+        }
+      }
+      ins_atomic_u32_eval_assign(&async_loop_again, 1);
     }
     lane_sync();
   }