diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/events/setEventListeners.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/events/setEventListeners.tsx
index 96a24b6b47..2cbdbb0795 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/events/setEventListeners.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/events/setEventListeners.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { $queueId } from 'app/store/nanostores/queueId';
 import type { AppStore } from 'app/store/store';
 import { deepClone } from 'common/util/deepClone';
 import { forEach, isNil, round } from 'es-toolkit/compat';
+import { canvasSessionReset, selectCanvasSessionId } from 'features/controlLayers/store/canvasStagingAreaSlice';
 import {
   $isInPublishFlow,
   $outputNodeId,
@@ -347,6 +348,15 @@ export const setEventListeners = ({ socket, store, setIsConnected }: SetEventLis
 
     log.debug({ data }, `Queue item ${item_id} status updated: ${status}`);
 
+    // If this queue item was canceled and it belongs to the current canvas session, reset the canvas session
+    if (status === 'canceled' && destination) {
+      const currentCanvasSessionId = selectCanvasSessionId(getState());
+      if (currentCanvasSessionId === destination) {
+        dispatch(canvasSessionReset());
+        log.debug(`Canvas session reset due to canceled queue item ${item_id}`);
+      }
+    }
+
     // Invalidate caches for things we cannot easily update
     const tagsToInvalidate: ApiTagDescription[] = [
       'SessionQueueStatus',