diff --git a/src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/standalone-drag.spec.ts b/src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/standalone-drag.spec.ts
index c4449abe204e..d6b6be72a72b 100644
--- a/src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/standalone-drag.spec.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/drag-drop/directives/standalone-drag.spec.ts
@@ -364,6 +364,22 @@ describe('Standalone CdkDrag', () => {
 
       expect(dragElement.style.transform).toBeFalsy();
     }));
+
+    it('should stop dragging on touchcancel', fakeAsync(() => {
+      const fixture = createComponent(StandaloneDraggable);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      const dragElement = fixture.componentInstance.dragElement.nativeElement;
+      const x = 50;
+      const y = 100;
+
+      expect(dragElement.style.transform).toBeFalsy();
+      startDraggingViaTouch(fixture, dragElement);
+      continueDraggingViaTouch(fixture, x, y);
+      dispatchTouchEvent(document, 'touchcancel', x, y);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(dragElement.style.transform).toBe('translate3d(50px, 100px, 0px)');
+      expect(fixture.componentInstance.endedSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    }));
   });
 
   describe('mouse dragging when initial transform is none', () => {
diff --git a/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-drop-registry.spec.ts b/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-drop-registry.spec.ts
index 935b94ba5908..5d12b15e5c42 100644
--- a/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-drop-registry.spec.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-drop-registry.spec.ts
@@ -243,6 +243,19 @@ describe('DragDropRegistry', () => {
     subscription.unsubscribe();
   });
 
+  it('should dispatch `touchcancel` events if the drag was interrupted', () => {
+    const spy = jasmine.createSpy('pointerUp spy');
+    const subscription = registry.pointerUp.subscribe(spy);
+    const item = new DragItem() as unknown as DragRef;
+
+    registry.startDragging(item, createTouchEvent('touchstart') as TouchEvent);
+    const event = dispatchTouchEvent(document, 'touchcancel');
+
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(event);
+
+    subscription.unsubscribe();
+  });
+
   class DragItem {
     isDragging() {
       return this.shouldBeDragging;
diff --git a/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-drop-registry.ts b/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-drop-registry.ts
index a8e2bd079fc7..5667c6f78a47 100644
--- a/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-drop-registry.ts
+++ b/src/cdk/drag-drop/drag-drop-registry.ts
@@ -170,16 +170,23 @@ export class DragDropRegistry<_ = unknown, __ = unknown> implements OnDestroy {
     this._activeDragInstances.update(instances => [...instances, drag]);
 
     if (this._activeDragInstances().length === 1) {
-      const isTouchEvent = event.type.startsWith('touch');
-
       // We explicitly bind __active__ listeners here, because newer browsers will default to
       // passive ones for `mousemove` and `touchmove`. The events need to be active, because we
       // use `preventDefault` to prevent the page from scrolling while the user is dragging.
+      const isTouchEvent = event.type.startsWith('touch');
+      const endEventHandler = {
+        handler: (e: Event) => this.pointerUp.next(e as TouchEvent | MouseEvent),
+        options: true,
+      };
+
+      if (isTouchEvent) {
+        this._globalListeners.set('touchend', endEventHandler);
+        this._globalListeners.set('touchcancel', endEventHandler);
+      } else {
+        this._globalListeners.set('mouseup', endEventHandler);
+      }
+
       this._globalListeners
-        .set(isTouchEvent ? 'touchend' : 'mouseup', {
-          handler: (e: Event) => this.pointerUp.next(e as TouchEvent | MouseEvent),
-          options: true,
-        })
         .set('scroll', {
           handler: (e: Event) => this.scroll.next(e),
           // Use capturing so that we pick up scroll changes in any scrollable nodes that aren't