diff --git a/pkg/executor/checksum.go b/pkg/executor/checksum.go
index 7a48671d8b346..e96e9dd5ad776 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/checksum.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/checksum.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"strconv"
 
+	"github.com/pingcap/failpoint"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/pkg/distsql"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/pkg/executor/internal/exec"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/pkg/kv"
@@ -129,6 +130,9 @@ func (e *ChecksumTableExec) checksumWorker(taskCh <-chan *checksumTask, resultCh
 }
 
 func (e *ChecksumTableExec) handleChecksumRequest(req *kv.Request) (resp *tipb.ChecksumResponse, err error) {
+	if err = e.Ctx().GetSessionVars().SQLKiller.HandleSignal(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	ctx := distsql.WithSQLKvExecCounterInterceptor(context.TODO(), e.Ctx().GetSessionVars().StmtCtx)
 	res, err := distsql.Checksum(ctx, e.Ctx().GetClient(), req, e.Ctx().GetSessionVars().KVVars)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -138,6 +142,7 @@ func (e *ChecksumTableExec) handleChecksumRequest(req *kv.Request) (resp *tipb.C
 		if err1 := res.Close(); err1 != nil {
 			err = err1
 		}
+		failpoint.Inject("afterHandleChecksumRequest", nil)
 	}()
 
 	resp = &tipb.ChecksumResponse{}
@@ -155,6 +160,9 @@ func (e *ChecksumTableExec) handleChecksumRequest(req *kv.Request) (resp *tipb.C
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		updateChecksumResponse(resp, checksum)
+		if err = e.Ctx().GetSessionVars().SQLKiller.HandleSignal(); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return resp, nil
diff --git a/pkg/executor/importer/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/executor/importer/BUILD.bazel
index 2e7469e47d602..13909c3cc3d23 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/importer/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/executor/importer/BUILD.bazel
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/util/mathutil",
         "//pkg/util/promutil",
         "//pkg/util/sqlexec",
+        "//pkg/util/sqlkiller",
         "//pkg/util/stringutil",
         "//pkg/util/syncutil",
         "@com_github_docker_go_units//:go-units",
diff --git a/pkg/executor/importer/importer_testkit_test.go b/pkg/executor/importer/importer_testkit_test.go
index 91c7b9716ed4c..a83b98e0b2fbb 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/importer/importer_testkit_test.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/importer/importer_testkit_test.go
@@ -81,6 +81,45 @@ func TestVerifyChecksum(t *testing.T) {
 	localChecksum = verify.MakeKVChecksum(1, 2, 1)
 	err = importer.VerifyChecksum(ctx, plan, localChecksum, tk.Session(), logutil.BgLogger())
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, common.ErrChecksumMismatch)
+
+	// check a slow checksum can be canceled
+	plan2 := &importer.Plan{
+		DBName: "db",
+		TableInfo: &model.TableInfo{
+			Name: model.NewCIStr("tb2"),
+		},
+		Checksum: config.OpLevelRequired,
+	}
+	tk.MustExec(`
+		create table db.tb2(
+			id int,
+			index idx1(id),
+			index idx2(id),
+			index idx3(id),
+			index idx4(id),
+			index idx5(id),
+			index idx6(id),
+			index idx7(id),
+			index idx8(id),
+			index idx9(id),
+			index idx10(id)
+		)`)
+	tk.MustExec("insert into db.tb2 values(1)")
+	backup, err := tk.Session().GetSessionVars().GetSessionOrGlobalSystemVar(ctx, variable.TiDBChecksumTableConcurrency)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = tk.Session().GetSessionVars().SetSystemVar(variable.TiDBChecksumTableConcurrency, "1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, failpoint.Enable("github.com/pingcap/tidb/pkg/executor/afterHandleChecksumRequest", `sleep(1000)`))
+
+	ctx2, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	err = importer.VerifyChecksum(ctx2, plan2, localChecksum, tk.Session(), logutil.BgLogger())
+	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "Query execution was interrupted")
+
+	err = tk.Session().GetSessionVars().SetSystemVar(variable.TiDBChecksumTableConcurrency, backup)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, failpoint.Disable("github.com/pingcap/tidb/pkg/executor/afterHandleChecksumRequest"))
+
 	require.NoError(t, failpoint.Enable("github.com/pingcap/tidb/pkg/executor/importer/errWhenChecksum", `3*return(true)`))
 	defer func() {
 		require.NoError(t, failpoint.Disable("github.com/pingcap/tidb/pkg/executor/importer/errWhenChecksum"))
diff --git a/pkg/executor/importer/table_import.go b/pkg/executor/importer/table_import.go
index 9ad113992ec64..9e34897ecd548 100644
--- a/pkg/executor/importer/table_import.go
+++ b/pkg/executor/importer/table_import.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/pkg/util/mathutil"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/pkg/util/promutil"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/pkg/util/sqlexec"
+	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/pkg/util/sqlkiller"
 	"github.com/pingcap/tidb/pkg/util/syncutil"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/tikv/client-go/v2/util"
@@ -902,9 +903,21 @@ func checksumTable(ctx context.Context, se sessionctx.Context, plan *Plan, logge
 		distSQLScanConcurrencyFactor = 1
 		remoteChecksum               *local.RemoteChecksum
 		txnErr                       error
+		doneCh                       = make(chan struct{})
 	)
+	checkCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer func() {
+		cancel()
+		<-doneCh
+	}()
+
+	go func() {
+		<-checkCtx.Done()
+		se.GetSessionVars().SQLKiller.SendKillSignal(sqlkiller.QueryInterrupted)
+		close(doneCh)
+	}()
 
-	ctx = util.WithInternalSourceType(ctx, tidbkv.InternalImportInto)
+	ctx = util.WithInternalSourceType(checkCtx, tidbkv.InternalImportInto)
 	for i := 0; i < maxErrorRetryCount; i++ {
 		txnErr = func() error {
 			// increase backoff weight