diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/postbuildscript/processor/Processor.java b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/postbuildscript/processor/Processor.java
index 97f485b..d10e83d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/postbuildscript/processor/Processor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/postbuildscript/processor/Processor.java
@@ -85,9 +85,15 @@ public boolean process(boolean endOfMatrixBuild) {
 
     private boolean processScripts(boolean endOfMatrixBuild) throws PostBuildScriptException {
         @SuppressWarnings("NonShortCircuitBooleanExpression")
-        boolean everyScriptSuccessful = processScriptFiles(endOfMatrixBuild)
+        boolean everyScriptSuccessful;
+        try {
+            everyScriptSuccessful = processScriptFiles(endOfMatrixBuild)
                 & processGroovyScripts(endOfMatrixBuild)
                 & processBuildSteps(endOfMatrixBuild);
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            build.setResult(Result.ABORTED);
+            return true;
+        }
         return everyScriptSuccessful || failOrUnstable();
     }
 
@@ -162,7 +168,7 @@ private GroovyScriptPreparer createGroovyScriptPreparer() {
         return new GroovyScriptPreparer(logger, workspace, executorFactory);
     }
 
-    private boolean processBuildSteps(boolean endOfMatrixBuild) throws PostBuildScriptException {
+    private boolean processBuildSteps(boolean endOfMatrixBuild) throws PostBuildScriptException, InterruptedException {
 
         try {
             boolean everyStepSuccessful = true;
@@ -178,6 +184,8 @@ private boolean processBuildSteps(boolean endOfMatrixBuild) throws PostBuildScri
                         buildSucceed = buildStep.perform(build, launcher, listener);
                     } catch (AbortException e) {
                         buildSucceed = false;
+                    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                        throw e; // rethrow so that the project get flagged as cancelled
                     }
                     everyStepSuccessful &= buildSucceed;
 
@@ -187,7 +195,7 @@ private boolean processBuildSteps(boolean endOfMatrixBuild) throws PostBuildScri
                 }
             }
             return everyStepSuccessful;
-        } catch (IOException | InterruptedException ioe) {
+        } catch (IOException ioe) {
             throw new PostBuildScriptException(ioe);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/postbuildscript/PostBuildScriptIT.java b/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/postbuildscript/PostBuildScriptIT.java
index f9b0289..236a88e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/postbuildscript/PostBuildScriptIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/postbuildscript/PostBuildScriptIT.java
@@ -24,13 +24,16 @@
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.postbuildscript.model.PostBuildStep;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.postbuildscript.model.Script;
 import org.jenkinsci.plugins.postbuildscript.model.ScriptFile;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assumptions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.jvnet.hudson.test.JenkinsRule;
+import org.jvnet.hudson.test.LoggerRule;
 import org.jvnet.hudson.test.TestBuilder;
 import org.jvnet.hudson.test.junit.jupiter.WithJenkins;
 
@@ -47,6 +50,10 @@ public class PostBuildScriptIT {
     private TestBuildStep firstBuildStep;
     private TestBuildStep secondBuildStep;
     private TestAbortingBuildStep abortingBuildStep;
+    private TestInterruptingBuildStep interruptingBuildStep;
+
+    @Rule
+    public LoggerRule loggerRule = new LoggerRule().record("org.jenkinsci.plugins.postbuildscript", Level.FINEST);
 
     @Test
     public void executesShellScriptFile(JenkinsRule jenkinsRule) throws Exception {
@@ -151,6 +158,19 @@ public void handlesAbortException(JenkinsRule jenkinsRule) throws Exception {
         Assertions.assertEquals(0, secondBuildStep.getInvocations());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void handlesInterruptedException(JenkinsRule jenkinsRule) throws Exception {
+        givenInterruptingBuildStep();
+        givenSecondBuildStep();
+        givenPostBuildStep(true);
+
+        whenBuilt(jenkinsRule);
+
+        thenNoProblemOccured(jenkinsRule);
+        thenAbortedBuild();
+        Assertions.assertEquals(0, secondBuildStep.getInvocations());
+    }
+
     private void givenSuccessfulFirstBuildStep() {
         firstBuildStep = new TestBuildStep(true);
         buildSteps.add(firstBuildStep);
@@ -171,6 +191,11 @@ private void givenAbortingBuildStep() {
         buildSteps.add( abortingBuildStep );
     }
 
+    private void givenInterruptingBuildStep() {
+        interruptingBuildStep = new TestInterruptingBuildStep();
+        buildSteps.add( interruptingBuildStep );
+    }
+
     private void givenPostBuildStep(boolean stopOnFailure) {
         PostBuildStep step = new PostBuildStep(SUCCESS_RESULTS, buildSteps, stopOnFailure);
         Collection<PostBuildStep> steps = Collections.singleton(step);
@@ -214,6 +239,10 @@ private void thenFailedBuild() {
         assertThat(build.getResult(), is(Result.FAILURE));
     }
 
+    private void thenAbortedBuild() {
+        assertThat(build.getResult(), is(Result.ABORTED));
+    }
+
     private void thenNoProblemOccured(JenkinsRule jenkinsRule) throws IOException {
         jenkinsRule.assertLogNotContains(Messages.PostBuildScript_ProblemOccured(), build);
     }
@@ -245,4 +274,14 @@ public boolean perform(AbstractBuild<?, ?> build, Launcher launcher, BuildListen
         }
 
     }
+
+    private static class TestInterruptingBuildStep extends TestBuilder {
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean perform(AbstractBuild<?, ?> build, Launcher launcher, BuildListener listener) throws InterruptedException {
+            throw new InterruptedException();
+        }
+
+    }
+
 }