diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Decoder/HuffmanScanDecoder.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Decoder/HuffmanScanDecoder.cs
index d6c16f826..6424ee23a 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Decoder/HuffmanScanDecoder.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Decoder/HuffmanScanDecoder.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Threading;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.IO;
 
 namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.Components.Decoder
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.Components.Decoder
 
         private HuffmanScanBuffer scanBuffer;
 
+        private CancellationToken cancellationToken;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="HuffmanScanDecoder"/> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.Components.Decoder
         /// <param name="spectralEnd">The spectral selection end.</param>
         /// <param name="successiveHigh">The successive approximation bit high end.</param>
         /// <param name="successiveLow">The successive approximation bit low end.</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The token to monitor cancellation.</param>
         public HuffmanScanDecoder(
             BufferedReadStream stream,
             JpegFrame frame,
@@ -73,7 +77,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.Components.Decoder
             int spectralStart,
             int spectralEnd,
             int successiveHigh,
-            int successiveLow)
+            int successiveLow,
+            CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             this.dctZigZag = ZigZag.CreateUnzigTable();
             this.stream = stream;
@@ -89,6 +94,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.Components.Decoder
             this.spectralEnd = spectralEnd;
             this.successiveHigh = successiveHigh;
             this.successiveLow = successiveLow;
+            this.cancellationToken = cancellationToken;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -96,6 +102,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.Components.Decoder
         /// </summary>
         public void ParseEntropyCodedData()
         {
+            this.cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
             if (!this.frame.Progressive)
             {
                 this.ParseBaselineData();
@@ -145,6 +153,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.Components.Decoder
 
             for (int j = 0; j < mcusPerColumn; j++)
             {
+                this.cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
                 for (int i = 0; i < mcusPerLine; i++)
                 {
                     // Scan an interleaved mcu... process components in order
@@ -210,6 +220,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.Components.Decoder
 
             for (int j = 0; j < h; j++)
             {
+                this.cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
                 Span<Block8x8> blockSpan = component.SpectralBlocks.GetRowSpan(j);
                 ref Block8x8 blockRef = ref MemoryMarshal.GetReference(blockSpan);
 
@@ -376,6 +387,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.Components.Decoder
 
                 for (int j = 0; j < h; j++)
                 {
+                    this.cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
                     Span<Block8x8> blockSpan = component.SpectralBlocks.GetRowSpan(j);
                     ref Block8x8 blockRef = ref MemoryMarshal.GetReference(blockSpan);
 
@@ -402,6 +415,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.Components.Decoder
 
                 for (int j = 0; j < h; j++)
                 {
+                    this.cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
                     Span<Block8x8> blockSpan = component.SpectralBlocks.GetRowSpan(j);
                     ref Block8x8 blockRef = ref MemoryMarshal.GetReference(blockSpan);
 
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Decoder/JpegImagePostProcessor.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Decoder/JpegImagePostProcessor.cs
index 716bb9eb0..5b0331c85 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Decoder/JpegImagePostProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/Decoder/JpegImagePostProcessor.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Buffers;
 using System.Numerics;
+using System.Threading;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Advanced;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Memory;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
@@ -111,7 +112,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.Components.Decoder
         /// </summary>
         /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel type</typeparam>
         /// <param name="destination">The destination image</param>
-        public void PostProcess<TPixel>(ImageFrame<TPixel> destination)
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The token to request cancellation.</param>
+        public void PostProcess<TPixel>(ImageFrame<TPixel> destination, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
             this.PixelRowCounter = 0;
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg.Components.Decoder
 
             while (this.PixelRowCounter < this.RawJpeg.ImageSizeInPixels.Height)
             {
+                cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
                 this.DoPostProcessorStep(destination);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/JpegDecoderCore.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/JpegDecoderCore.cs
index 6874d09e9..70f3a9202 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/JpegDecoderCore.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/JpegDecoderCore.cs
@@ -212,18 +212,18 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg
         public Image<TPixel> Decode<TPixel>(BufferedReadStream stream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
-            this.ParseStream(stream);
+            this.ParseStream(stream, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
             this.InitExifProfile();
             this.InitIccProfile();
             this.InitIptcProfile();
             this.InitDerivedMetadataProperties();
-            return this.PostProcessIntoImage<TPixel>();
+            return this.PostProcessIntoImage<TPixel>(cancellationToken);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public IImageInfo Identify(BufferedReadStream stream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            this.ParseStream(stream, true);
+            this.ParseStream(stream, true, cancellationToken);
             this.InitExifProfile();
             this.InitIccProfile();
             this.InitIptcProfile();
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="stream">The input stream</param>
         /// <param name="metadataOnly">Whether to decode metadata only.</param>
-        public void ParseStream(BufferedReadStream stream, bool metadataOnly = false)
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The token to monitor cancellation.</param>
+        public void ParseStream(BufferedReadStream stream, bool metadataOnly = false, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         {
             this.Metadata = new ImageMetadata();
 
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg
                         case JpegConstants.Markers.SOS:
                             if (!metadataOnly)
                             {
-                                this.ProcessStartOfScanMarker(stream);
+                                this.ProcessStartOfScanMarker(stream, cancellationToken);
                                 break;
                             }
                             else
@@ -990,8 +991,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg
         /// <summary>
         /// Processes the SOS (Start of scan marker).
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="stream">The input stream.</param>
-        private void ProcessStartOfScanMarker(BufferedReadStream stream)
+        private void ProcessStartOfScanMarker(BufferedReadStream stream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             if (this.Frame is null)
             {
@@ -1042,7 +1042,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg
                 spectralStart,
                 spectralEnd,
                 successiveApproximation >> 4,
-                successiveApproximation & 15);
+                successiveApproximation & 15,
+                cancellationToken);
 
             sd.ParseEntropyCodedData();
         }
@@ -1075,7 +1076,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg
         /// </summary>
         /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel format.</typeparam>
         /// <returns>The <see cref="Image{TPixel}"/>.</returns>
-        private Image<TPixel> PostProcessIntoImage<TPixel>()
+        private Image<TPixel> PostProcessIntoImage<TPixel>(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
             where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
             if (this.ImageWidth == 0 || this.ImageHeight == 0)
@@ -1091,7 +1092,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg
 
             using (var postProcessor = new JpegImagePostProcessor(this.Configuration, this))
             {
-                postProcessor.PostProcess(image.Frames.RootFrame);
+                postProcessor.PostProcess(image.Frames.RootFrame, cancellationToken);
             }
 
             return image;
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image.FromFile.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image.FromFile.cs
index 1058dd19c..d3464d20d 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image.FromFile.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image.FromFile.cs
@@ -301,6 +301,20 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a new instance of the <see cref="Image"/> class from the given file.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="path">The file path to the image.</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">The token to monitor for cancellation requests.</param>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The configuration is null.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The path is null.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The decoder is null.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="UnknownImageFormatException">Image format not recognised.</exception>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidImageContentException">Image contains invalid content.</exception>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="Task{Image}"/> representing the asynchronous operation.</returns>
+        public static Task<Image> LoadAsync(string path, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+            => LoadAsync(Configuration.Default, path, cancellationToken);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Create a new instance of the <see cref="Image"/> class from the given file.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Jpg/JpegDecoderTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Jpg/JpegDecoderTests.cs
index 912f606b2..2bc64789e 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Jpg/JpegDecoderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Jpg/JpegDecoderTests.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.DotNet.RemoteExecutor;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats.Jpeg;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.IO;
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Jpg
         [Theory]
         [WithFile(TestImages.Jpeg.Baseline.Floorplan, PixelTypes.Rgba32)]
         [WithFile(TestImages.Jpeg.Progressive.Festzug, PixelTypes.Rgba32)]
-        public void DegenerateMemoryRequest_ShouldTranslateTo_ImageFormatException<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
+        public void Decode_DegenerateMemoryRequest_ShouldTranslateTo_ImageFormatException<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
             where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
             provider.LimitAllocatorBufferCapacity().InBytesSqrt(10);
@@ -112,6 +114,50 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Jpg
             Assert.IsType<InvalidMemoryOperationException>(ex.InnerException);
         }
 
+        [Theory]
+        [WithFile(TestImages.Jpeg.Baseline.Floorplan, PixelTypes.Rgba32)]
+        [WithFile(TestImages.Jpeg.Progressive.Festzug, PixelTypes.Rgba32)]
+        public async Task DecodeAsnc_DegenerateMemoryRequest_ShouldTranslateTo_ImageFormatException<TPixel>(TestImageProvider<TPixel> provider)
+            where TPixel : unmanaged, IPixel<TPixel>
+        {
+            provider.LimitAllocatorBufferCapacity().InBytesSqrt(10);
+            InvalidImageContentException ex = await Assert.ThrowsAsync<InvalidImageContentException>(() => provider.GetImageAsync(JpegDecoder));
+            this.Output.WriteLine(ex.Message);
+            Assert.IsType<InvalidMemoryOperationException>(ex.InnerException);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(TestImages.Jpeg.Issues.ExifGetString750Transform, 1)]
+        [InlineData(TestImages.Jpeg.Issues.ExifGetString750Transform, 3)]
+        [InlineData(TestImages.Jpeg.Issues.BadRstProgressive518, 1)]
+        [InlineData(TestImages.Jpeg.Issues.BadRstProgressive518, 3)]
+        public async Task Decode_IsCancellable(string fileName, int waitMilliseconds)
+        {
+            string hugeFile = Path.Combine(
+                TestEnvironment.InputImagesDirectoryFullPath,
+                fileName);
+
+            var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+            cts.CancelAfter(waitMilliseconds);
+            await Assert.ThrowsAsync<TaskCanceledException>(() => Image.LoadAsync(hugeFile, cts.Token));
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(TestImages.Jpeg.Issues.ExifGetString750Transform, 1)]
+        [InlineData(TestImages.Jpeg.Issues.ExifGetString750Transform, 3)]
+        [InlineData(TestImages.Jpeg.Issues.BadRstProgressive518, 1)]
+        [InlineData(TestImages.Jpeg.Issues.BadRstProgressive518, 3)]
+        public async Task Identify_IsCancellable(string fileName, int waitMilliseconds)
+        {
+            string hugeFile = Path.Combine(
+                TestEnvironment.InputImagesDirectoryFullPath,
+                fileName);
+
+            var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+            cts.CancelAfter(waitMilliseconds);
+            await Assert.ThrowsAsync<TaskCanceledException>(() => Image.IdentifyAsync(hugeFile, cts.Token));
+        }
+
         // DEBUG ONLY!
         // The PDF.js output should be saved by "tests\ImageSharp.Tests\Formats\Jpg\pdfjs\jpeg-converter.htm"
         // into "\tests\Images\ActualOutput\JpegDecoderTests\"
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Jpg/JpegImagePostProcessorTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Jpg/JpegImagePostProcessorTests.cs
index 12e1ec22b..0dd2abcc1 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Jpg/JpegImagePostProcessorTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Formats/Jpg/JpegImagePostProcessorTests.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests.Formats.Jpg
             using (var pp = new JpegImagePostProcessor(Configuration.Default, decoder))
             using (var image = new Image<Rgba32>(decoder.ImageWidth, decoder.ImageHeight))
             {
-                pp.PostProcess(image.Frames.RootFrame);
+                pp.PostProcess(image.Frames.RootFrame, default);
 
                 image.DebugSave(provider);
 
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ImageProviders/FileProvider.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ImageProviders/FileProvider.cs
index 78567f926..440baaa63 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ImageProviders/FileProvider.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ImageProviders/FileProvider.cs
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
-
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
 
@@ -164,6 +165,15 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                 return cachedImage.Clone(this.Configuration);
             }
 
+            public override Task<Image<TPixel>> GetImageAsync(IImageDecoder decoder)
+            {
+                Guard.NotNull(decoder, nameof(decoder));
+
+                // Used in small subset of decoder tests, no caching.
+                string path = Path.Combine(TestEnvironment.InputImagesDirectoryFullPath, this.FilePath);
+                return Image.LoadAsync<TPixel>(this.Configuration, path, decoder);
+            }
+
             public override void Deserialize(IXunitSerializationInfo info)
             {
                 this.FilePath = info.GetValue<string>("path");
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ImageProviders/TestImageProvider.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ImageProviders/TestImageProvider.cs
index da641a296..700c40b72 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ImageProviders/TestImageProvider.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/TestUtilities/ImageProviders/TestImageProvider.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Castle.Core.Internal;
 
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats;
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
             throw new NotSupportedException($"Decoder specific GetImage() is not supported with {this.GetType().Name}!");
         }
 
+        public virtual Task<Image<TPixel>> GetImageAsync(IImageDecoder decoder)
+        {
+            throw new NotSupportedException($"Decoder specific GetImageAsync() is not supported with {this.GetType().Name}!");
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns an <see cref="Image{TPixel}"/> instance to the test case with the necessary traits.
         /// </summary>