diff --git a/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/hbase/admin.rb b/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/hbase/admin.rb
index bc0fe47eb3b..9b1320450a1 100644
--- a/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/hbase/admin.rb
+++ b/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/hbase/admin.rb
@@ -997,6 +997,15 @@ module Hbase
       @admin.getSecurityCapabilities
     end
 
+    # Abort a procedure
+    def abort_procedure?(proc_id, may_interrupt_if_running=nil)
+      if may_interrupt_if_running.nil?
+        @admin.abortProcedure(proc_id, true)
+      else
+        @admin.abortProcedure(proc_id, may_interrupt_if_running)
+      end
+    end
+
     # List all procedures
     def list_procedures()
       @admin.listProcedures()
diff --git a/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell.rb b/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell.rb
index 736fecda83a..5949461bd47 100644
--- a/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell.rb
+++ b/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell.rb
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ Shell.load_command_group(
   'procedures',
   :full_name => 'PROCEDURES MANAGEMENT',
   :commands => %w[
+    abort_procedure
     list_procedures
   ]
 )
diff --git a/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/abort_procedure.rb b/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/abort_procedure.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6f77ab7059c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hbase-shell/src/main/ruby/shell/commands/abort_procedure.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+module Shell
+  module Commands
+    class AbortProcedure < Command
+      def help
+        return <<-EOF
+Given a procedure Id (and optional boolean may_interrupt_if_running parameter,
+default is true), abort a procedure in hbase. Use with caution. Some procedures
+might not be abortable. For experts only.
+
+If this command is accepted and the procedure is in the process of aborting,
+it will return true; if the procedure could not be aborted (eg. procedure
+does not exist, or procedure already completed or abort will cause corruption),
+this command will return false.
+
+Examples:
+
+  hbase> abort_procedure proc_id
+  hbase> abort_procedure proc_id, true
+  hbase> abort_procedure proc_id, false
+EOF
+      end
+
+      def command(proc_id, may_interrupt_if_running=nil)
+        format_simple_command do
+          formatter.row([
+            admin.abort_procedure?(proc_id, may_interrupt_if_running).to_s
+          ])
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
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