diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/java/util/common/guava/ParallelMergeCombiningSequence.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/java/util/common/guava/ParallelMergeCombiningSequence.java
index a18a1c805c3..7ab591a7d3d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/java/util/common/guava/ParallelMergeCombiningSequence.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/druid/java/util/common/guava/ParallelMergeCombiningSequence.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package org.apache.druid.java.util.common.guava;
 
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.common.collect.Ordering;
 import org.apache.druid.java.util.common.RE;
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ public class ParallelMergeCombiningSequence<T> extends YieldingSequenceBase<T>
   private final int parallelism;
   private final long targetTimeNanos;
   private final Consumer<MergeCombineMetrics> metricsReporter;
+
   private final CancellationGizmo cancellationGizmo;
 
   public ParallelMergeCombiningSequence(
@@ -152,6 +154,12 @@ public class ParallelMergeCombiningSequence<T> extends YieldingSequenceBase<T>
     return finalOutSequence.toYielder(initValue, accumulator);
   }
 
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  public CancellationGizmo getCancellationGizmo()
+  {
+    return cancellationGizmo;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Create an output {@link Sequence} that wraps the output {@link BlockingQueue} of a
    * {@link MergeCombinePartitioningAction}
@@ -166,6 +174,7 @@ public class ParallelMergeCombiningSequence<T> extends YieldingSequenceBase<T>
     return new BaseSequence<>(
         new BaseSequence.IteratorMaker<T, Iterator<T>>()
         {
+          private boolean shouldCancelOnCleanup = true;
           @Override
           public Iterator<T> make()
           {
@@ -201,6 +210,7 @@ public class ParallelMergeCombiningSequence<T> extends YieldingSequenceBase<T>
                   }
 
                   if (currentBatch.isTerminalResult()) {
+                    shouldCancelOnCleanup = false;
                     return false;
                   }
                   return true;
@@ -228,7 +238,9 @@ public class ParallelMergeCombiningSequence<T> extends YieldingSequenceBase<T>
           @Override
           public void cleanup(Iterator<T> iterFromMake)
           {
-            // nothing to cleanup
+            if (shouldCancelOnCleanup) {
+              cancellationGizmo.cancel(new RuntimeException("Already closed"));
+            }
           }
         }
     );
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/java/util/common/guava/ParallelMergeCombiningSequenceTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/java/util/common/guava/ParallelMergeCombiningSequenceTest.java
index 8e2b4e5025c..e459c38db89 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/java/util/common/guava/ParallelMergeCombiningSequenceTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/druid/java/util/common/guava/ParallelMergeCombiningSequenceTest.java
@@ -540,6 +540,32 @@ public class ParallelMergeCombiningSequenceTest
     assertException(input, 8, 64, 1000, 500);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testGracefulCloseOfYielderCancelsPool() throws Exception
+  {
+
+    List<Sequence<IntPair>> input = new ArrayList<>();
+    input.add(nonBlockingSequence(10_000));
+    input.add(nonBlockingSequence(9_001));
+    input.add(nonBlockingSequence(7_777));
+    input.add(nonBlockingSequence(8_500));
+    input.add(nonBlockingSequence(5_000));
+    input.add(nonBlockingSequence(8_888));
+
+    assertResultWithEarlyClose(input, 128, 1024, 256, reportMetrics -> {
+      Assert.assertEquals(2, reportMetrics.getParallelism());
+      Assert.assertEquals(6, reportMetrics.getInputSequences());
+      // 49166 is total set of results if yielder were fully processed, expect somewhere more than 0 but less than that
+      // this isn't super indicative of anything really, since closing the yielder would have triggered the baggage
+      // to run, which runs this metrics reporter function, while the actual processing could still be occuring on the
+      // pool in the background and the yielder still operates as intended if cancellation isn't in fact happening.
+      // other tests ensure that this is true though (yielder.next throwing an exception for example)
+      Assert.assertTrue(49166 > reportMetrics.getInputRows());
+      Assert.assertTrue(0 < reportMetrics.getInputRows());
+    });
+  }
+
+
   private void assertResult(List<Sequence<IntPair>> sequences) throws InterruptedException, IOException
   {
     assertResult(
@@ -611,6 +637,87 @@ public class ParallelMergeCombiningSequenceTest
     Assert.assertEquals(0, pool.getRunningThreadCount());
     combiningYielder.close();
     parallelMergeCombineYielder.close();
+    // cancellation trigger should not be set if sequence was fully yielded and close is called
+    // (though shouldn't actually matter even if it was...)
+    Assert.assertFalse(parallelMergeCombineSequence.getCancellationGizmo().isCancelled());
+  }
+
+  private void assertResultWithEarlyClose(
+      List<Sequence<IntPair>> sequences,
+      int batchSize,
+      int yieldAfter,
+      int closeYielderAfter,
+      Consumer<ParallelMergeCombiningSequence.MergeCombineMetrics> reporter
+  )
+      throws InterruptedException, IOException
+  {
+    final CombiningSequence<IntPair> combiningSequence = CombiningSequence.create(
+        new MergeSequence<>(INT_PAIR_ORDERING, Sequences.simple(sequences)),
+        INT_PAIR_ORDERING,
+        INT_PAIR_MERGE_FN
+    );
+
+    final ParallelMergeCombiningSequence<IntPair> parallelMergeCombineSequence = new ParallelMergeCombiningSequence<>(
+        pool,
+        sequences,
+        INT_PAIR_ORDERING,
+        INT_PAIR_MERGE_FN,
+        true,
+        5000,
+        0,
+        TEST_POOL_SIZE,
+        yieldAfter,
+        batchSize,
+        ParallelMergeCombiningSequence.DEFAULT_TASK_TARGET_RUN_TIME_MILLIS,
+        reporter
+    );
+
+    Yielder<IntPair> combiningYielder = Yielders.each(combiningSequence);
+    Yielder<IntPair> parallelMergeCombineYielder = Yielders.each(parallelMergeCombineSequence);
+
+    IntPair prev = null;
+
+    int yields = 0;
+    while (!combiningYielder.isDone() && !parallelMergeCombineYielder.isDone()) {
+      if (yields >= closeYielderAfter) {
+        parallelMergeCombineYielder.close();
+        combiningYielder.close();
+        break;
+      } else {
+        yields++;
+        Assert.assertEquals(combiningYielder.get(), parallelMergeCombineYielder.get());
+        Assert.assertNotEquals(parallelMergeCombineYielder.get(), prev);
+        prev = parallelMergeCombineYielder.get();
+        combiningYielder = combiningYielder.next(combiningYielder.get());
+        parallelMergeCombineYielder = parallelMergeCombineYielder.next(parallelMergeCombineYielder.get());
+      }
+    }
+    // trying to next the yielder creates sadness for you
+    final String expectedExceptionMsg = "Already closed";
+    try {
+      Assert.assertEquals(combiningYielder.get(), parallelMergeCombineYielder.get());
+      parallelMergeCombineYielder.next(parallelMergeCombineYielder.get());
+      // this should explode so the contradictory next statement should not be reached
+      Assert.assertTrue(false);
+    }
+    catch (RuntimeException rex) {
+      Assert.assertEquals(expectedExceptionMsg, rex.getMessage());
+    }
+
+    // cancellation gizmo of sequence should be cancelled, and also should contain our expected message
+    Assert.assertTrue(parallelMergeCombineSequence.getCancellationGizmo().isCancelled());
+    Assert.assertEquals(
+        expectedExceptionMsg,
+        parallelMergeCombineSequence.getCancellationGizmo().getRuntimeException().getMessage()
+    );
+
+    while (pool.getRunningThreadCount() > 0) {
+      Thread.sleep(100);
+    }
+    Assert.assertEquals(0, pool.getRunningThreadCount());
+
+    Assert.assertFalse(combiningYielder.isDone());
+    Assert.assertFalse(parallelMergeCombineYielder.isDone());
   }
 
   private void assertException(List<Sequence<IntPair>> sequences) throws Exception