diff --git a/src/include/ftc.h b/src/include/ftc.h
index 584de4c..30bb167 100644
--- a/src/include/ftc.h
+++ b/src/include/ftc.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 	LIB3270_INTERNAL void		  ft_init(H3270 *hSession);
 
-	LIB3270_INTERNAL void		  ft_aborting(H3270FT *h);
+	LIB3270_INTERNAL void		  ft_aborting(H3270FT *h, const char *reason);
 	LIB3270_INTERNAL void		  ft_complete(H3270FT *h, const char *errmsg);
 	LIB3270_INTERNAL void		  ft_failed(H3270FT *h, const char *errmsg);
 	LIB3270_INTERNAL void		  ft_message(H3270FT *h, const char *msg);
diff --git a/src/include/lib3270/filetransfer.h b/src/include/lib3270/filetransfer.h
index 2f9ff8a..70e02b5 100644
--- a/src/include/lib3270/filetransfer.h
+++ b/src/include/lib3270/filetransfer.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 		void (*message)(H3270 *hSession, const char *msg, void *userdata);
 		void (*update)(H3270 *hSession, unsigned long current, unsigned long length, double kbytes_sec, void *userdata);
 		void (*running)(H3270 *hSession, int is_cut, void *userdata);
-		void (*aborting)(H3270 *hSession, void *userdata);
+		void (*aborting)(H3270 *hSession, const char *reason, void *userdata);
 		void (*state_changed)(H3270 *hSession, LIB3270_FT_STATE state, const char *text, void *userdata);
 	};
 
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@
 	LIB3270_EXPORT H3270FT						* lib3270_ft_new(H3270 *hSession, LIB3270_FT_OPTION flags, const char *local, const char *remote, int lrecl, int blksize, int primspace, int secspace, int dft, const char **msg);
 
 	LIB3270_EXPORT int							  lib3270_ft_start(H3270 *hSession);
-	LIB3270_EXPORT int							  lib3270_ft_destroy(H3270 *hSession);
+	LIB3270_EXPORT int							  lib3270_ft_destroy(H3270 *hSession, const char *reason);
 
-	LIB3270_EXPORT int							  lib3270_ft_cancel(H3270 *hSession, int force);
+	LIB3270_EXPORT int							  lib3270_ft_cancel(H3270 *hSession, int force, const char *reason);
 
 	LIB3270_EXPORT void							  lib3270_ft_set_user_data(H3270 *h, void *ptr);
 	LIB3270_EXPORT void						 	* lib3270_ft_get_user_data(H3270 *h);
diff --git a/src/lib3270/ft.c b/src/lib3270/ft.c
index f673152..cf9543c 100644
--- a/src/lib3270/ft.c
+++ b/src/lib3270/ft.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void set_ft_state(H3270FT *session, LIB3270_FT_STATE state);
 	lib3270_register_schange(hSession, LIB3270_STATE_3270_MODE, ( void (*)(H3270 *, int, void *)) ft_in3270, NULL);
  }
 
- LIB3270_EXPORT int lib3270_ft_cancel(H3270 *hSession, int force)
+ LIB3270_EXPORT int lib3270_ft_cancel(H3270 *hSession, int force, const char *reason)
  {
  	H3270FT *ft;
 
@@ -143,12 +143,12 @@ static void set_ft_state(H3270FT *session, LIB3270_FT_STATE state);
 
 	ft = get_ft_handle(hSession);
 	if(!ft)
-		return EINVAL;
+		return errno = EINVAL;
 
 	if (ft->state == LIB3270_FT_STATE_RUNNING)
 	{
 		set_ft_state(ft,LIB3270_FT_STATE_ABORT_WAIT);
-		ft->cbk.aborting(hSession,ft->user_data);
+		ft->cbk.aborting(hSession,reason,ft->user_data);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -156,7 +156,10 @@ static void set_ft_state(H3270FT *session, LIB3270_FT_STATE state);
 		return errno = EBUSY;
 
 	// Impatient user or hung host -- just clean up.
-	ft_failed(ft, N_("Cancelled by user") );
+	if(!reason)
+		reason = _("Cancelled by user");
+
+	ft_failed(ft, reason);
 
 	return 0;
  }
@@ -186,7 +189,7 @@ static void set_ft_state(H3270FT *session, LIB3270_FT_STATE state);
 
  }
 
- static void def_aborting(H3270 *hSession unused, void *userdata unused)
+ static void def_aborting(H3270 *hSession unused, const char *reason unused, void *userdata unused)
  {
 
  }
@@ -569,7 +572,7 @@ void ft_failed(H3270FT *ft, const char *errmsg)
 	ft->cbk.failed(ft->host,ft->ft_length,finish(ft),errmsg ? errmsg : N_("Transfer failed"),ft->user_data);
 }
 
-LIB3270_EXPORT int lib3270_ft_destroy(H3270 *hSession)
+LIB3270_EXPORT int lib3270_ft_destroy(H3270 *hSession, const char *reason)
 {
 	H3270FT *session;
 
@@ -581,7 +584,7 @@ LIB3270_EXPORT int lib3270_ft_destroy(H3270 *hSession)
 
 	if (session->state != LIB3270_FT_STATE_NONE)
 	{
-		lib3270_ft_cancel(hSession,1);
+		lib3270_ft_cancel(hSession,1,reason);
 	}
 
 	if(session->local_file)
@@ -653,13 +656,13 @@ LIB3270_EXPORT struct lib3270_ft_callbacks * lib3270_get_ft_callbacks(H3270 *ses
 
 
 // Process a protocol-generated abort.
-void ft_aborting(H3270FT *h)
+void ft_aborting(H3270FT *h, const char *reason)
 {
 	if (h->state == FT_RUNNING || h->state == FT_ABORT_WAIT)
 	{
 		set_ft_state(h,FT_ABORT_SENT);
 		h->cbk.message(h->host,N_("Aborting..."),h->user_data);
-		h->cbk.aborting(h->host,h->user_data);
+		h->cbk.aborting(h->host,reason,h->user_data);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib3270/ft_cut.c b/src/lib3270/ft_cut.c
index 9faa809..a2d967c 100644
--- a/src/lib3270/ft_cut.c
+++ b/src/lib3270/ft_cut.c
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ static void cut_abort(H3270 *hSession, unsigned short reason, const char *fmt, .
 	lib3270_pfkey(hSession,2);
 
 	/* Update the in-progress pop-up. */
-	ft_aborting(ft);
+	ft_aborting(ft,ft->saved_errmsg);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/lib3270/ft_dft.c b/src/lib3270/ft_dft.c
index 1a4a2f1..8f23919 100644
--- a/src/lib3270/ft_dft.c
+++ b/src/lib3270/ft_dft.c
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ static void dft_abort(H3270 *hSession, unsigned short code, const char *fmt, ...
 	net_output(hSession);
 
 	/* Update the pop-up and state. */
-	ft_aborting(ft);
+	ft_aborting(ft,ft->abort_string);
 }
 
 /* Returns the number of bytes in s, limited by len, that aren't CRs or ^Zs. */
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