diff --git a/apps/vela-gateway/src/index.js b/apps/vela-gateway/src/index.js
index e7f5148..5ee489f 100644
--- a/apps/vela-gateway/src/index.js
+++ b/apps/vela-gateway/src/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ function createSessionRecord() {
 		audioChunkCount: 0,
 		started: false,
 		mockedTurnInFlight: false,
-		mockedTurnTimers: []
+		mockedTurnTimers: [],
+		activeMockedTurnId: null
 	};
 }
 
@@ -33,11 +34,17 @@ function clearMockedTurn(session) {
 
 	session.mockedTurnTimers = [];
 	session.mockedTurnInFlight = false;
+	session.activeMockedTurnId = null;
 }
 
-function scheduleMockedTurnStep(session, delay, callback) {
+function scheduleMockedTurnStep(session, turnId, delay, callback) {
 	const timer = setTimeout(() => {
 		session.mockedTurnTimers = session.mockedTurnTimers.filter((activeTimer) => activeTimer !== timer);
+
+		if (!session.mockedTurnInFlight || session.activeMockedTurnId !== turnId) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		callback();
 	}, delay);
 
@@ -53,23 +60,25 @@ function startMockedTurn(socket, session) {
 	clearMockedTurn(session);
 	session.audioChunkCount = 0;
 	session.mockedTurnInFlight = true;
+	const turnId = crypto.randomUUID();
+	session.activeMockedTurnId = turnId;
 	updateSessionState(socket, session, 'listening');
 
-	scheduleMockedTurnStep(session, 75, () => {
+	scheduleMockedTurnStep(session, turnId, 75, () => {
 		sendSocketMessage(socket, 'transcript.final', { text: MOCKED_USER_TRANSCRIPT });
 		updateSessionState(socket, session, 'thinking');
 	});
 
-	scheduleMockedTurnStep(session, 150, () => {
+	scheduleMockedTurnStep(session, turnId, 150, () => {
 		updateSessionState(socket, session, 'speaking');
 		sendSocketMessage(socket, 'response.text.delta', { text: '[mocked assistant] ' });
 	});
 
-	scheduleMockedTurnStep(session, 225, () => {
+	scheduleMockedTurnStep(session, turnId, 225, () => {
 		sendSocketMessage(socket, 'response.text.delta', { text: MOCKED_ASSISTANT_RESPONSE.replace('[mocked assistant] ', '') });
 	});
 
-	scheduleMockedTurnStep(session, 300, () => {
+	scheduleMockedTurnStep(session, turnId, 300, () => {
 		sendSocketMessage(socket, 'response.completed', {});
 		clearMockedTurn(session);
 		updateSessionState(socket, session, 'idle');
diff --git a/apps/vela-gateway/test/websocket-session.test.js b/apps/vela-gateway/test/websocket-session.test.js
index 7330812..689d542 100644
--- a/apps/vela-gateway/test/websocket-session.test.js
+++ b/apps/vela-gateway/test/websocket-session.test.js
@@ -405,3 +405,67 @@ test('websocket rejects a second mocked turn while one is in flight', async () =
 		await server.close();
 	}
 });
+
+test('websocket cancel stops an active mocked turn and allows a new one without reconnecting', async () => {
+	const server = await startServer();
+
+	try {
+		const client = await connectWebSocket(server.port);
+		await client.nextMessage();
+		await client.nextMessage();
+
+		client.sendJson({ type: 'mocked.turn.trigger', payload: {} });
+		assert.deepEqual(await client.nextMessage(), {
+			type: 'session.state',
+			payload: { value: 'listening' }
+		});
+		assert.deepEqual(await client.nextMessage(), {
+			type: 'transcript.final',
+			payload: { text: '[mocked user] What is the current mocked vertical slice?' }
+		});
+		assert.deepEqual(await client.nextMessage(), {
+			type: 'session.state',
+			payload: { value: 'thinking' }
+		});
+
+		client.sendJson({ type: 'response.cancel', payload: {} });
+		assert.deepEqual(await client.nextMessage(), {
+			type: 'session.state',
+			payload: { value: 'idle' }
+		});
+		await assert.rejects(() => client.nextMessage(150), /timed out waiting for websocket message/);
+
+		client.sendJson({ type: 'mocked.turn.trigger', payload: {} });
+		assert.deepEqual(await client.nextMessage(), {
+			type: 'session.state',
+			payload: { value: 'listening' }
+		});
+
+		await client.close();
+	} finally {
+		await server.close();
+	}
+});
+
+test('websocket safely accepts cancel when no turn is active', async () => {
+	const server = await startServer();
+
+	try {
+		const client = await connectWebSocket(server.port);
+		await client.nextMessage();
+		await client.nextMessage();
+
+		client.sendJson({ type: 'response.cancel', payload: {} });
+		await assert.rejects(() => client.nextMessage(150), /timed out waiting for websocket message/);
+
+		client.sendJson({ type: 'mocked.turn.trigger', payload: {} });
+		assert.deepEqual(await client.nextMessage(), {
+			type: 'session.state',
+			payload: { value: 'listening' }
+		});
+
+		await client.close();
+	} finally {
+		await server.close();
+	}
+});
diff --git a/apps/vela-ui/e2e/voice-session.spec.js b/apps/vela-ui/e2e/voice-session.spec.js
index 56eacdb..bf72cd3 100644
--- a/apps/vela-ui/e2e/voice-session.spec.js
+++ b/apps/vela-ui/e2e/voice-session.spec.js
@@ -46,3 +46,34 @@ test('voice session shell covers the mocked transcript/response slice', async ({
 	await expect(page.getByTestId('user-transcript')).toHaveText(MOCKED_USER_TRANSCRIPT);
 	await expect(page.getByTestId('assistant-response')).toHaveText(MOCKED_ASSISTANT_RESPONSE);
 });
+
+test('voice session shell can cancel an active mocked turn and start another one', async ({ page }) => {
+	await page.goto('/');
+	await expect(page.getByTestId('hydration-status')).toHaveText('ready');
+
+	await expect(page.getByTestId('cancel-turn-button')).toBeDisabled();
+	await page.getByTestId('connect-button').click();
+
+	await expect(page.getByTestId('connection-state')).toHaveText('connected');
+	await expect(page.getByTestId('mocked-turn-button')).toBeEnabled();
+
+	await page.getByTestId('mocked-turn-button').click();
+	await expect(page.getByTestId('mocked-turn-status')).toHaveText('running');
+	await expect(page.getByTestId('cancel-turn-button')).toBeEnabled();
+	await expect(page.getByTestId('user-transcript')).toHaveText(MOCKED_USER_TRANSCRIPT);
+	await expect(page.getByTestId('assistant-response')).toContainText('[mocked assistant]');
+
+	await page.getByTestId('cancel-turn-button').click();
+
+	await expect(page.getByTestId('gateway-session-state')).toHaveText('idle');
+	await expect(page.getByTestId('mocked-turn-status')).toHaveText('idle');
+	await expect(page.getByTestId('cancel-turn-button')).toBeDisabled();
+	await expect(page.getByTestId('mocked-turn-button')).toBeEnabled();
+	await expect(page.getByTestId('user-transcript')).toHaveText(MOCKED_USER_TRANSCRIPT);
+	await expect(page.getByTestId('assistant-response')).toContainText('[mocked assistant]');
+
+	await page.getByTestId('mocked-turn-button').click();
+	await expect(page.getByTestId('mocked-turn-status')).toHaveText('running');
+	await expect(page.getByTestId('assistant-response')).toHaveText(MOCKED_ASSISTANT_RESPONSE);
+	await expect(page.getByTestId('mocked-turn-status')).toHaveText('idle');
+});
diff --git a/apps/vela-ui/src/lib/VoiceSessionShell.svelte b/apps/vela-ui/src/lib/VoiceSessionShell.svelte
index 5dd82b8..184fe3d 100644
--- a/apps/vela-ui/src/lib/VoiceSessionShell.svelte
+++ b/apps/vela-ui/src/lib/VoiceSessionShell.svelte
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@
 		sessionReadyReceived &&
 		!mockedTurnInFlight;
 
+	$: canCancelMockedTurn =
+		typeof WebSocket !== 'undefined' &&
+		connectionState === 'connected' &&
+		socket?.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN &&
+		sessionReadyReceived &&
+		mockedTurnInFlight;
+
 	function clearSocketHandlers(targetSocket) {
 		targetSocket.onopen = null;
 		targetSocket.onmessage = null;
@@ -105,6 +112,23 @@
 		socket.send(JSON.stringify(createMessageEnvelope('mocked.turn.trigger', {})));
 	}
 
+	function cancelActiveResponse() {
+		if (!socket || socket.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN || connectionState !== 'connected') {
+			connectionDetail = 'Connect to the gateway before cancelling a mocked turn.';
+			lastError = 'response.cancel requires an active WebSocket connection';
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (!sessionReadyReceived) {
+			connectionDetail = 'Wait for the gateway session to be ready before cancelling a mocked turn.';
+			lastError = 'response.cancel requires session.ready';
+			return;
+		}
+
+		lastError = 'none';
+		socket.send(JSON.stringify(createMessageEnvelope('response.cancel', {})));
+	}
+
 	function connect() {
 		if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
 			return;
@@ -301,6 +325,9 @@
 			<button data-testid="mocked-turn-button" on:click={triggerMockedTurn} disabled={!canTriggerMockedTurn}>
 				Run mocked turn
 			</button>
+			<button data-testid="cancel-turn-button" on:click={cancelActiveResponse} disabled={!canCancelMockedTurn}>
+				Cancel active turn
+			</button>
 		</div>
 
 		<div class="conversation">
diff --git a/apps/vela-ui/tests/voice-session.test.js b/apps/vela-ui/tests/voice-session.test.js
index 82ce725..93d1cde 100644
--- a/apps/vela-ui/tests/voice-session.test.js
+++ b/apps/vela-ui/tests/voice-session.test.js
@@ -154,4 +154,48 @@ describe('voice session shell', () => {
 		expect(socket.sent).toHaveLength(1);
 		expect(JSON.parse(socket.sent[0]).type).toBe('mocked.turn.trigger');
 	});
+
+	it('shows cancel control during an active mocked turn and preserves rendered text after cancel', async () => {
+		render(VoiceSessionShell);
+
+		await fireEvent.click(getByTestId('connect-button'));
+		const socket = MockWebSocket.latest();
+		socket.open();
+		socket.message(createMessageEnvelope('session.ready', { sessionId: 'session-cancel' }));
+		socket.message(createMessageEnvelope('session.state', { value: 'idle' }));
+
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			expect(getByTestId('cancel-turn-button').hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(true);
+		});
+
+		await fireEvent.click(getByTestId('mocked-turn-button'));
+
+		expect(JSON.parse(socket.sent[0]).type).toBe('mocked.turn.trigger');
+
+		socket.message(createMessageEnvelope('session.state', { value: 'listening' }));
+		socket.message(createMessageEnvelope('transcript.final', { text: 'Keep this transcript.' }));
+		socket.message(createMessageEnvelope('session.state', { value: 'thinking' }));
+		socket.message(createMessageEnvelope('session.state', { value: 'speaking' }));
+		socket.message(createMessageEnvelope('response.text.delta', { text: 'Partial response' }));
+
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			expect(getByTestId('cancel-turn-button').hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(false);
+			expect(getByTestId('assistant-response').textContent).toBe('Partial response');
+		});
+
+		await fireEvent.click(getByTestId('cancel-turn-button'));
+
+		expect(JSON.parse(socket.sent[1]).type).toBe('response.cancel');
+
+		socket.message(createMessageEnvelope('session.state', { value: 'idle' }));
+
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			expect(getByTestId('mocked-turn-status').textContent).toBe('idle');
+			expect(getByTestId('gateway-session-state').textContent).toBe('idle');
+			expect(getByTestId('cancel-turn-button').hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(true);
+			expect(getByTestId('mocked-turn-button').hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(false);
+			expect(getByTestId('user-transcript').textContent).toBe('Keep this transcript.');
+			expect(getByTestId('assistant-response').textContent).toBe('Partial response');
+		});
+	});
 });
diff --git a/docs/backlog.md b/docs/backlog.md
index 1d98a81..3073bba 100644
--- a/docs/backlog.md
+++ b/docs/backlog.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Prove the end-to-end interaction model with mocked or stubbed providers.
 - implement mocked STT flow for partial transcript events
 - implement mocked LLM response streaming beyond the fixed deterministic slice
 - implement stubbed audio playback or placeholder TTS output
-- implement interrupt handling across the mocked pipeline
+- [x] implement interrupt handling across the mocked pipeline
 
 ### Exit Criteria
 
@@ -188,5 +188,7 @@ Polish the system after the core voice loop is reliable.
 - `apps/vela-gateway` now boots as a minimal Fastify app with `/` and `/health` endpoints
 - `apps/vela-gateway` now exposes a minimal `/ws` WebSocket session skeleton with ephemeral in-memory sessions and defensive message handling
 - `apps/vela-gateway` now accepts `mocked.turn.trigger` and emits protocol-valid mocked transcript/response events with one in-flight mocked turn per session
+- `apps/vela-ui` now exposes a cancel control for active mocked turns and keeps already-rendered transcript/response text visible after cancellation
+- `apps/vela-gateway` now honors `response.cancel` during mocked turns by stopping pending mocked response events, returning the session to `idle`, and allowing a new mocked turn on the same socket
 - `apps/vela-protocol` now provides the shared WebSocket event contract for the UI and gateway
 - backend framework choice is now concrete: Fastify
diff --git a/docs/protocol.md b/docs/protocol.md
index a808f4b..3d3b864 100644
--- a/docs/protocol.md
+++ b/docs/protocol.md
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ type ClientEvent =
 - a mocked turn emits deterministic `transcript.final`, `response.text.delta`, `response.completed`, and `session.state` events in protocol-valid order
 - `input_audio.append` updates the ephemeral session record and moves the session to `listening`
 - `input_audio.commit` resets the minimal buffered state and returns the session to `idle`
-- `response.cancel` resets the minimal session state back to `idle`
+- `response.cancel` is safe to send even when no mocked turn is active
+- `response.cancel` stops any still-pending mocked turn events for the active turn and resets the minimal session state back to `idle`
 - a second mocked-turn trigger during an active mocked turn produces `error` with code `mocked_turn_in_flight`
 - malformed JSON produces `error` with code `invalid_json`
 - invalid envelopes or unsupported client event names produce `error` with code `invalid_message`
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@ Notes:
 - this UI state is transport-oriented and is separate from the shared gateway `session.state` payload
 - `session.state` currently reflects the gateway session phase (`idle`, `listening`, `thinking`, `speaking`)
 - the UI disables the mocked-turn control until `session.ready` arrives, while disconnected, or while a mocked turn is already in flight
+- the UI shows a cancel control and enables it only while a mocked turn is active
+- after cancel returns the gateway to `idle`, the UI clears the active-turn indicator but keeps any transcript or response text that was already rendered
 - the UI treats malformed server messages, browser WebSocket errors, and gateway `error` events as safe error states instead of throwing
 
 ### Server → Client
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ Notes:
 
 - the content is intentionally fixed and obviously mocked
 - no audio, STT, LLM, TTS, or external providers participate in this flow
-- `response.cancel` can stop the mocked turn early and return the session to `idle`
+- `response.cancel` can stop the mocked turn early, suppress any later mocked response events for that turn, and return the session to `idle`
 
 ## Contract Scope for This Increment
 
@@ -162,6 +165,14 @@ idle
  → idle
 ```
 
+Current mocked-pipeline behavior:
+
+- during an active mocked turn, `response.cancel` returns the session to `idle` immediately
+- any mocked turn timers that have not fired yet are dropped, so no later `response.text.delta` or `response.completed` events are emitted for the cancelled turn
+- once `idle` is restored, the same WebSocket session can start another mocked turn without reconnecting
+
+More general future-state expectations:
+
 `response.cancel` can occur at:
 
 - listening → restart