diff --git a/internal/environment.go b/internal/environment.go
index e4a8f81..42c3a69 100644
--- a/internal/environment.go
+++ b/internal/environment.go
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func NewEnvironment(env *Environment) (*Environment, error) {
 		env.PublicRouter.Path("/ping").Methods("GET").HandlerFunc(addPingRoute)
 
 		// append HTTP routes
-		web.NewFilesController(env.Config.Logger, env.Config.Inbound.HTTP, httpFiles).AppendRoutes(env.PublicRouter)
+		web.NewFilesController(env.Config.Logger, env.Config.Inbound.HTTP, httpFiles, inmemEvents, fileReceiver.CancellationResponses).AppendRoutes(env.PublicRouter)
 
 		// shard mapping HTTP routes
 		shardMappingService, err := shards.NewShardMappingService(stime.NewStaticTimeService(), env.Config.Logger, shardRepository)
diff --git a/internal/incoming/models.go b/internal/incoming/models.go
index 00777d0..37dafa9 100644
--- a/internal/incoming/models.go
+++ b/internal/incoming/models.go
@@ -46,3 +46,9 @@ type CancelACHFile struct {
 	FileID   string `json:"id"`
 	ShardKey string `json:"shardKey"`
 }
+
+type FileCancellationResponse struct {
+	FileID     string `json:"id"`
+	ShardKey   string `json:"shardKey"`
+	Successful bool   `json:"successful"`
+}
diff --git a/internal/incoming/web/api_files.go b/internal/incoming/web/api_files.go
index 9cf7775..100ce2a 100644
--- a/internal/incoming/web/api_files.go
+++ b/internal/incoming/web/api_files.go
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ package web
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/moov-io/ach"
 	"github.com/moov-io/achgateway/internal/incoming"
@@ -40,11 +42,13 @@ import (
 	"gocloud.dev/pubsub"
 )
 
-func NewFilesController(logger log.Logger, cfg service.HTTPConfig, pub stream.Publisher) *FilesController {
+func NewFilesController(logger log.Logger, cfg service.HTTPConfig, pub stream.Publisher, cancellationResponses chan models.FileCancellationResponse) *FilesController {
 	return &FilesController{
 		logger:    logger,
 		cfg:       cfg,
 		publisher: pub,
+
+		cancellationResponses: cancellationResponses,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -52,6 +56,25 @@ type FilesController struct {
 	logger    log.Logger
 	cfg       service.HTTPConfig
 	publisher stream.Publisher
+
+	cancellationLock      sync.Mutex
+	activeCancellations   map[string]chan models.FileCancellationResponse
+	cancellationResponses chan models.FileCancellationResponse
+}
+
+func (c *FilesController) listenForCancellations() {
+	go func() {
+		select {
+		case cancel := <-c.cancellationResponses:
+			c.cancellationLock.Lock()
+			out, exists := c.activeCancellations[cancel.FileID]
+			if exists {
+				delete(c.activeCancellations[cancel.FileID])
+				out <- cancel
+			}
+			c.cancellationLock.UnLock()
+		}
+	}()
 }
 
 func (c *FilesController) AppendRoutes(router *mux.Router) *mux.Router {
@@ -166,7 +189,13 @@ func (c *FilesController) CancelFileHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 	))
 	defer span.End()
 
-	if err := c.cancelFile(ctx, shardKey, fileID); err != nil {
+	waiter := make(chan models.FileCancellationResponse, 1)
+	defer func() {
+		close(waiter)
+	}()
+
+	err := c.cancelFile(ctx, shardKey, fileID, waiter)
+	if err != nil {
 		c.logger.With(log.Fields{
 			"shard_key": log.String(shardKey),
 			"file_id":   log.String(fileID),
@@ -176,13 +205,20 @@ func (c *FilesController) CancelFileHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 		return
 	}
 
+	response := <-waiter
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
 }
 
-func (c *FilesController) cancelFile(ctx context.Context, shardKey, fileID string) error {
+func (c *FilesController) cancelFile(ctx context.Context, shardKey, fileID string, waiter chan models.FileCancellationResponse) error {
 	// Remove .ach suffix if the request added it
 	fileID = strings.TrimSuffix(fileID, ".ach")
 
+	c.cancellationLock.Lock()
+	c.activeCancellations[fileID] = waiter
+	c.cancellationLock.Unlock()
+
 	bs, err := compliance.Protect(c.cfg.Transform, models.Event{
 		Event: incoming.CancelACHFile{
 			FileID:   fileID,
@@ -201,5 +237,4 @@ func (c *FilesController) cancelFile(ctx context.Context, shardKey, fileID strin
 		Body:     bs,
 		Metadata: meta,
 	})
-
 }
diff --git a/internal/pipeline/aggregate.go b/internal/pipeline/aggregate.go
index e1b5626..5d4cbc8 100644
--- a/internal/pipeline/aggregate.go
+++ b/internal/pipeline/aggregate.go
@@ -163,8 +163,21 @@ func (xfagg *aggregator) acceptFile(ctx context.Context, msg incoming.ACHFile) e
 	return xfagg.merger.HandleXfer(ctx, msg)
 }
 
-func (xfagg *aggregator) cancelFile(ctx context.Context, msg incoming.CancelACHFile) error {
-	return xfagg.merger.HandleCancel(ctx, msg)
+func (xfagg *aggregator) cancelFile(ctx context.Context, msg incoming.CancelACHFile) (models.FileCancellationResponse, error) {
+	response, err := xfagg.merger.HandleCancel(ctx, msg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Send the response back
+	out := models.FileCancellationResponse(response)
+	err = xfagg.eventEmitter.Send(ctx, models.Event{
+		Event: out,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return out, fmt.Errorf("problem emitting file cancellation response: %w", err)
+	}
+	return out, nil
 }
 
 func (xfagg *aggregator) withEachFile(when time.Time) error {
diff --git a/internal/pipeline/file_receiver.go b/internal/pipeline/file_receiver.go
index 45f1517..70eaf5a 100644
--- a/internal/pipeline/file_receiver.go
+++ b/internal/pipeline/file_receiver.go
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ type FileReceiver struct {
 	httpFiles   stream.Subscription
 	streamFiles stream.Subscription
 
+	CancellationResponses chan models.FileCancellationResponse
+
 	transformConfig *models.TransformConfig
 }
 
@@ -77,15 +79,16 @@ func newFileReceiver(
 ) (*FileReceiver, error) {
 	// Create FileReceiver and connect streamFiles
 	fr := &FileReceiver{
-		logger:           logger,
-		cfg:              cfg,
-		eventEmitter:     eventEmitter,
-		defaultShardName: cfg.Sharding.Default,
-		shardRepository:  shardRepository,
-		shardAggregators: shardAggregators,
-		fileRepository:   fileRepository,
-		httpFiles:        httpFiles,
-		transformConfig:  transformConfig,
+		logger:                logger,
+		cfg:                   cfg,
+		eventEmitter:          eventEmitter,
+		defaultShardName:      cfg.Sharding.Default,
+		shardRepository:       shardRepository,
+		shardAggregators:      shardAggregators,
+		fileRepository:        fileRepository,
+		httpFiles:             httpFiles,
+		CancellationResponses: make(chan models.FileCancellationResponse, 1000),
+		transformConfig:       transformConfig,
 	}
 	err := fr.reconnect()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -511,11 +514,13 @@ func (fr *FileReceiver) cancelACHFile(ctx context.Context, cancel *models.Cancel
 	logger.Log("begin canceling ACH file")
 
 	evt := incoming.CancelACHFile(*cancel)
-	err = agg.cancelFile(ctx, evt)
+	response, err := agg.cancelFile(ctx, evt)
 	if err != nil {
 		return logger.Error().LogErrorf("problem canceling file: %v", err).Err()
 	}
 
+	fr.CancellationResponses <- response
+
 	logger.Log("finished cancel of file")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/pipeline/merging.go b/internal/pipeline/merging.go
index 5d32eff..288d88c 100644
--- a/internal/pipeline/merging.go
+++ b/internal/pipeline/merging.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import (
 // each merged file for an upload.
 type XferMerging interface {
 	HandleXfer(ctx context.Context, xfer incoming.ACHFile) error
-	HandleCancel(ctx context.Context, cancel incoming.CancelACHFile) error
+	HandleCancel(ctx context.Context, cancel incoming.CancelACHFile) (incoming.FileCancellationResponse, error)
 
 	WithEachMerged(ctx context.Context, f func(context.Context, int, upload.Agent, *ach.File) (string, error)) (*processedFiles, error)
 }
@@ -127,15 +127,30 @@ func (m *filesystemMerging) writeACHFile(ctx context.Context, xfer incoming.ACHF
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *filesystemMerging) HandleCancel(ctx context.Context, cancel incoming.CancelACHFile) error {
+func (m *filesystemMerging) HandleCancel(ctx context.Context, cancel incoming.CancelACHFile) (incoming.FileCancellationResponse, error) {
 	path := filepath.Join("mergable", m.shard.Name, fmt.Sprintf("%s.ach", cancel.FileID))
 
+	// Check if the file exists already
+	file, _ := m.storage.Open(path)
+	if file != nil {
+		defer file.Close()
+	}
+
 	// Write the canceled File
 	err := m.storage.ReplaceFile(path, path+".canceled")
 	if err != nil {
 		telemetry.RecordError(ctx, err)
 	}
-	return err
+
+	// File was found and we didn't error during the rename
+	var successful bool = file != nil && err == nil
+
+	out := incoming.FileCancellationResponse{
+		FileID:     cancel.FileID,
+		ShardKey:   cancel.ShardKey,
+		Successful: successful,
+	}
+	return out, err
 }
 
 func (m *filesystemMerging) isolateMergableDir(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/models/events.go b/pkg/models/events.go
index eae369b..6c1099a 100644
--- a/pkg/models/events.go
+++ b/pkg/models/events.go
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ func ReadWithOpts(data []byte, opts *ach.ValidateOpts) (*Event, error) {
 		var file CancelACHFile
 		event.Event = &file
 
+	case "FileCancellationResponse":
+		var response FileCancellationResponse
+		event.Event = &response
+
 	case "FileUploaded":
 		var file FileUploaded
 		event.Event = &file
@@ -287,6 +291,9 @@ func (evt *InvalidQueueFile) SetValidation(opts *ach.ValidateOpts) {
 // See the Event struct for wrapping steps.
 type CancelACHFile incoming.CancelACHFile
 
+// FileCancellationResponse is a response to the CancelACHFile event signaling if the cancellation was successful.
+type FileCancellationResponse incoming.FileCancellationResponse
+
 // FileUploaded is an event sent after a queued file has been uploaded to the ODFI.
 // The entries and batches may have been merged into a larger file to optimize on cost,
 // network performance, or other configuration.