diff --git a/examples/abort/any-request.ts b/examples/abort/any-streamable-request.ts
similarity index 93%
rename from examples/abort/any-request.ts
rename to examples/abort/any-streamable-request.ts
index a553ffb..a8f6c1a 100644
--- a/examples/abort/any-request.ts
+++ b/examples/abort/any-streamable-request.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import ollama from 'ollama'
 setTimeout(() => {
   console.log('\nAborting request...\n')
   ollama.abort()
-}, 1000) // 1000 milliseconds = 1 second
+}, 500) // 1000 milliseconds = 1 second
 
 ollama.generate({
     model: 'llama3.1',
diff --git a/examples/abort/custom-abort-controller.ts b/examples/abort/custom-abort-controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb2f05f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/abort/custom-abort-controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import ollama from 'ollama'
+
+const abortController = new AbortController()
+
+// Set a timeout to abort the request after 100 milliseconds before the stream starts
+setTimeout(() => {
+  console.log('\nAborting request...\n')
+  abortController.abort()
+}, 100) // 100 milliseconds
+
+
+ollama.generate({
+    model: 'llama3.1',
+    prompt: 'Write a long story',
+    stream: true, // this could be a non-streamable request
+    abortController
+  }).then(
+    async (stream) => {
+      for await (const chunk of stream) {
+        process.stdout.write(chunk.response)
+      }
+    }
+  ).catch(
+    (error) => {
+      if (error.name === 'AbortError') {
+        console.log('The request has been aborted')
+      } else {
+        console.error('An error occurred:', error)
+      }
+    }
+  )
diff --git a/examples/abort/specific-request.ts b/examples/abort/specific-streamable-request.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/abort/specific-request.ts
rename to examples/abort/specific-streamable-request.ts
diff --git a/src/browser.ts b/src/browser.ts
index 7fa23cd..c5c4ba6 100644
--- a/src/browser.ts
+++ b/src/browser.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export class Ollama {
     if (request.stream) {
       const abortController = new AbortController()
       const response = await post(this.fetch, host, request, {
-        signal: abortController.signal,
+        signal: request.abortController?.signal ?? abortController.signal,
         headers: this.config.headers
       })
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export class Ollama {
 
       const itr = parseJSON<T | ErrorResponse>(response.body)
       const abortableAsyncIterator = new AbortableAsyncIterator(
-        abortController,
+        request.abortController ?? abortController,
         itr,
         () => {
           const i = this.ongoingStreamedRequests.indexOf(abortableAsyncIterator)
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ export class Ollama {
       return abortableAsyncIterator
     }
     const response = await utils.post(this.fetch, host, request, {
-      headers: this.config.headers
+      headers: this.config.headers,
+      signal: request.abortController?.signal,
     })
     return await response.json()
   }
diff --git a/src/interfaces.ts b/src/interfaces.ts
index 5b7b115..bf62401 100644
--- a/src/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ export interface Options {
   stop: string[]
 }
 
-export interface GenerateRequest {
+interface AbortableRequest {
+  abortController?: AbortController
+}
+
+export interface GenerateRequest extends AbortableRequest{
   model: string
   prompt: string
   suffix?: string
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ export interface Tool {
   };
 }
 
-export interface ChatRequest {
+export interface ChatRequest extends AbortableRequest {
   model: string
   messages?: Message[]
   stream?: boolean
@@ -106,19 +110,19 @@ export interface ChatRequest {
   options?: Partial<Options>
 }
 
-export interface PullRequest {
+export interface PullRequest extends AbortableRequest {
   model: string
   insecure?: boolean
   stream?: boolean
 }
 
-export interface PushRequest {
+export interface PushRequest extends AbortableRequest {
   model: string
   insecure?: boolean
   stream?: boolean
 }
 
-export interface CreateRequest {
+export interface CreateRequest extends AbortableRequest {
   model: string
   path?: string
   modelfile?: string
@@ -126,23 +130,23 @@ export interface CreateRequest {
   stream?: boolean
 }
 
-export interface DeleteRequest {
+export interface DeleteRequest extends AbortableRequest {
   model: string
 }
 
-export interface CopyRequest {
+export interface CopyRequest extends AbortableRequest {
   source: string
   destination: string
 }
 
-export interface ShowRequest {
+export interface ShowRequest extends AbortableRequest {
   model: string
   system?: string
   template?: string
   options?: Partial<Options>
 }
 
-export interface EmbedRequest {
+export interface EmbedRequest extends AbortableRequest {
   model: string
   input: string | string[]
   truncate?: boolean
@@ -151,7 +155,7 @@ export interface EmbedRequest {
   options?: Partial<Options>
 }
 
-export interface EmbeddingsRequest {
+export interface EmbeddingsRequest extends AbortableRequest {
   model: string
   prompt: string
   keep_alive?: string | number