diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/browser.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/browser.ts
index e26fe75b3f7b..fdbaa08f8af4 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/browser.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/browser.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function createBrowserPool(ctx: Vitest): ProcessPool {
     if (project.config.browser.isolate) {
       for (const path of paths) {
         if (isCancelled) {
-          ctx.state.cancelFiles(files.slice(paths.indexOf(path)), ctx.config.root, project.getName())
+          ctx.state.cancelFiles(files.slice(paths.indexOf(path)), ctx.config.root, project.config.name)
           break
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/child.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/child.ts
index 513d3ad7a309..6392744c6aed 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/child.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/child.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export function createChildProcessPool(ctx: Vitest, { execArgv, env, forksPath }
 
         // Intentionally cancelled
         else if (ctx.isCancelling && error instanceof Error && /The task has been cancelled/.test(error.message))
-          ctx.state.cancelFiles(files, ctx.config.root, project.getName())
+          ctx.state.cancelFiles(files, ctx.config.root, project.config.name)
 
         else
           throw error
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/threads.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/threads.ts
index c426cc6074c1..3dfa6402baa0 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/threads.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/threads.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export function createThreadsPool(ctx: Vitest, { execArgv, env, workerPath }: Po
 
         // Intentionally cancelled
         else if (ctx.isCancelling && error instanceof Error && /The task has been cancelled/.test(error.message))
-          ctx.state.cancelFiles(files, ctx.config.root, project.getName())
+          ctx.state.cancelFiles(files, ctx.config.root, project.config.name)
 
         else
           throw error
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/vm-threads.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/vm-threads.ts
index 9b1c4f2f22c9..b48fc60ad957 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/vm-threads.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/pools/vm-threads.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export function createVmThreadsPool(ctx: Vitest, { execArgv, env, vmPath }: Pool
 
         // Intentionally cancelled
         else if (ctx.isCancelling && error instanceof Error && /The task has been cancelled/.test(error.message))
-          ctx.state.cancelFiles(files, ctx.config.root, project.getName())
+          ctx.state.cancelFiles(files, ctx.config.root, project.config.name)
 
         else
           throw error
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ export function createVmThreadsPool(ctx: Vitest, { execArgv, env, vmPath }: Pool
     }
 
     return async (specs, invalidates) => {
+      // Cancel pending tasks from pool when possible
+      ctx.onCancel(() => pool.cancelPendingTasks())
+
       const configs = new Map<WorkspaceProject, ResolvedConfig>()
       const getConfig = (project: WorkspaceProject): ResolvedConfig => {
         if (configs.has(project))