diff --git a/src/native/NativeMacOSProvider.ts b/src/native/NativeMacOSProvider.ts
index 130505ff9..8ae004c45 100644
--- a/src/native/NativeMacOSProvider.ts
+++ b/src/native/NativeMacOSProvider.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ class NativeMacOSClient implements AnalysisClient {
     parameters: Readonly<Record<string, JsonValue>>,
     options?: { readonly signal?: AbortSignal },
   ) {
+    if (options?.signal?.aborted === true)
+      return err(new AnalysisCancelledError(operation));
     if (operation === "health")
       return ok(createAnalysisExecution(null, IDENTITY));
     if (!isNativeOperation(operation))
diff --git a/tests/nativeProvider.test.ts b/tests/nativeProvider.test.ts
index 95ad3389a..b15077d28 100644
--- a/tests/nativeProvider.test.ts
+++ b/tests/nativeProvider.test.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,26 @@ describe("native macOS provider", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("classifies pre-aborted requests before operation or runner discovery", async () => {
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    controller.abort();
+    const runner = new CountingRunner();
+    const client = new NativeMacOSProvider(runner, "linux").createClient(
+      machoTarget("/fixture"),
+    );
+
+    const result = await client.execute(
+      "list_architectures",
+      {},
+      {
+        signal: controller.signal,
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(!result.ok && result.error._tag).toBe("AnalysisCancelledError");
+    expect(runner.calls).toBe(0);
+  });
+
   it("parses thin and universal lipo fixtures", async () => {
     expect(
       parseLipoArchitectures(await fixture("lipo-thin.txt")),
@@ -169,6 +189,15 @@ class FailingRunner implements NativeCommandRunner {
   }
 }
 
+class CountingRunner implements NativeCommandRunner {
+  calls = 0;
+
+  run(tool: string) {
+    this.calls += 1;
+    return Promise.resolve(err(new NativeCommandFailure(tool, "unavailable")));
+  }
+}
+
 const outputFor = async (
   tool: string,
   arguments_: readonly string[],