diff --git a/internal/dispatcher/dispatcher.go b/internal/dispatcher/dispatcher.go
index 83ec26c..470485a 100644
--- a/internal/dispatcher/dispatcher.go
+++ b/internal/dispatcher/dispatcher.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 var ErrDispatcherClosed = errors.New("dispatcher has been closed")
 
 type Dispatcher[T any] struct {
+	ctx               context.Context
 	bufferHasElements chan struct{}
 	buffer            *linkedbuffer.LinkedBuffer[T]
 	dispatchFunc      func([]T)
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ type Dispatcher[T any] struct {
 // and process each element serially using the dispatchFunc
 func NewDispatcher[T any](ctx context.Context, dispatchFunc func([]T), batchSize int) *Dispatcher[T] {
 	dispatcher := &Dispatcher[T]{
+		ctx:               ctx,
 		buffer:            linkedbuffer.NewLinkedBuffer[T](10, batchSize),
 		bufferHasElements: make(chan struct{}, 1),
 		dispatchFunc:      dispatchFunc,
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ func NewDispatcher[T any](ctx context.Context, dispatchFunc func([]T), batchSize
 // Write writes values to the dispatcher
 func (d *Dispatcher[T]) Write(values ...T) error {
 	// Check if the dispatcher has been closed
-	if d.closed.Load() {
+	if d.closed.Load() || d.ctx.Err() != nil {
 		return ErrDispatcherClosed
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/dispatcher/dispatcher_test.go b/internal/dispatcher/dispatcher_test.go
index 992cbe2..48c9837 100644
--- a/internal/dispatcher/dispatcher_test.go
+++ b/internal/dispatcher/dispatcher_test.go
@@ -80,13 +80,15 @@ func TestDispatcherWithContextCanceled(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Cancel the context
 	cancel()
-	// Write to the dispatcher
-	dispatcher.Write(1)
-	time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	// Attempt to write to the dispatcher
+	err := dispatcher.Write(1)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, ErrDispatcherClosed, err)
 
 	// Assert counters
-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(1), dispatcher.Len())
-	assert.Equal(t, uint64(1), dispatcher.WriteCount())
+	assert.Equal(t, uint64(0), dispatcher.Len())
+	assert.Equal(t, uint64(0), dispatcher.WriteCount())
 	assert.Equal(t, uint64(0), dispatcher.ReadCount())
 }
 
diff --git a/pool.go b/pool.go
index ca170c1..fe5664d 100644
--- a/pool.go
+++ b/pool.go
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ const DEFAULT_TASKS_CHAN_LENGTH = 2048
 
 var ErrPoolStopped = errors.New("pool stopped")
 
+var poolStoppedFuture = func() Task {
+	future, resolve := future.NewFuture(context.Background())
+	resolve(ErrPoolStopped)
+	return future
+}()
+
 // basePool is the base interface for all pool types.
 type basePool interface {
 	// Returns the number of worker goroutines that are currently active (executing a task) in the pool.
@@ -46,6 +52,9 @@ type basePool interface {
 
 	// Stops the pool and waits for all tasks to complete.
 	StopAndWait()
+
+	// Returns true if the pool has been stopped or its context has been cancelled.
+	Stopped() bool
 }
 
 // Represents a pool of goroutines that can execute tasks concurrently.
@@ -71,6 +80,7 @@ type Pool interface {
 // pool is an implementation of the Pool interface.
 type pool struct {
 	ctx                 context.Context
+	cancel              context.CancelCauseFunc
 	maxConcurrency      int
 	tasks               chan any
 	tasksLen            int
@@ -85,6 +95,10 @@ func (p *pool) Context() context.Context {
 	return p.ctx
 }
 
+func (p *pool) Stopped() bool {
+	return p.ctx.Err() != nil
+}
+
 func (p *pool) MaxConcurrency() int {
 	return p.maxConcurrency
 }
@@ -138,13 +152,12 @@ func (p *pool) SubmitErr(task func() error) Task {
 }
 
 func (p *pool) submit(task any) Task {
-
 	future, resolve := future.NewFuture(p.Context())
 
 	wrapped := wrapTask[struct{}, func(error)](task, resolve)
 
 	if err := p.dispatcher.Write(wrapped); err != nil {
-		resolve(ErrPoolStopped)
+		return poolStoppedFuture
 	}
 
 	return future
@@ -157,6 +170,8 @@ func (p *pool) Stop() Task {
 		close(p.tasks)
 
 		p.workerWaitGroup.Wait()
+
+		p.cancel(ErrPoolStopped)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -285,6 +300,8 @@ func newPool(maxConcurrency int, options ...Option) *pool {
 		option(pool)
 	}
 
+	pool.ctx, pool.cancel = context.WithCancelCause(pool.ctx)
+
 	pool.dispatcher = dispatcher.NewDispatcher(pool.ctx, pool.dispatch, tasksLen)
 
 	return pool
diff --git a/pool_test.go b/pool_test.go
index 9aa855c..8f6b273 100644
--- a/pool_test.go
+++ b/pool_test.go
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ func TestPoolSubmitOnStoppedPool(t *testing.T) {
 	err = pool.Go(func() {})
 
 	assert.Equal(t, ErrPoolStopped, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, true, pool.Stopped())
 }
 
 func TestNewPoolWithInvalidMaxConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
@@ -160,3 +161,37 @@ func TestNewPoolWithInvalidMaxConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
 		NewPool(-1)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestPoolStoppedAfterCancel(t *testing.T) {
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+
+	pool := NewPool(10, WithContext(ctx))
+
+	err := pool.Submit(func() {
+		cancel()
+	}).Wait()
+
+	// If the context is canceled during the task execution, the task should return the context error.
+	assert.Equal(t, context.Canceled, err)
+
+	err = pool.Submit(func() {}).Wait()
+
+	// If the context is canceled, the pool should be stopped and the task should return the pool stopped error.
+	assert.Equal(t, ErrPoolStopped, err)
+	assert.True(t, pool.Stopped())
+
+	err = pool.Go(func() {})
+
+	assert.Equal(t, ErrPoolStopped, err)
+
+	pool.StopAndWait()
+
+	err = pool.Submit(func() {}).Wait()
+
+	assert.Equal(t, ErrPoolStopped, err)
+
+	err = pool.Go(func() {})
+
+	assert.Equal(t, ErrPoolStopped, err)
+}
diff --git a/subpool_test.go b/subpool_test.go
index d2a309d..29c5d4e 100644
--- a/subpool_test.go
+++ b/subpool_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package pond
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -170,3 +171,23 @@ func TestSubpoolMaxConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, 10, subpool.MaxConcurrency())
 }
+
+func TestSubpoolStoppedAfterCancel(t *testing.T) {
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+
+	pool := NewPool(10, WithContext(ctx))
+	subpool := pool.NewSubpool(5)
+
+	cancel()
+
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	err := pool.Submit(func() {}).Wait()
+
+	assert.Equal(t, ErrPoolStopped, err)
+
+	err = subpool.Submit(func() {}).Wait()
+
+	assert.Equal(t, ErrPoolStopped, err)
+}