diff --git a/decart/queue/client.py b/decart/queue/client.py
index ef14a77..035a6e4 100644
--- a/decart/queue/client.py
+++ b/decart/queue/client.py
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@
 INITIAL_DELAY = 0.5  # seconds
 
 
+async def _wait_or_cancel(delay: float, cancel_token: Optional[asyncio.Event]) -> None:
+    if cancel_token is None:
+        await asyncio.sleep(delay)
+        return
+    if cancel_token.is_set():
+        raise asyncio.CancelledError("Queue polling cancelled by user")
+    try:
+        await asyncio.wait_for(cancel_token.wait(), timeout=delay)
+    except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+        return
+    raise asyncio.CancelledError("Queue polling cancelled by user")
+
+
 class QueueClient:
     """
     Queue client for async jobs.
@@ -186,7 +199,12 @@ async def submit_and_poll(
             QueueStatusError: If status check fails
             QueueResultError: If result retrieval fails
         """
+        options = options.copy()
         on_status_change: Optional[OnStatusChangeCallback] = options.pop("on_status_change", None)
+        cancel_token: Optional[asyncio.Event] = options.get("cancel_token")
+
+        if cancel_token and cancel_token.is_set():
+            raise asyncio.CancelledError("Queue polling cancelled by user")
 
         # Submit the job
         job = await self.submit(options)
@@ -196,13 +214,14 @@ async def submit_and_poll(
             on_status_change(JobStatusResponse(job_id=job.job_id, status=job.status))
 
         # Initial delay before polling
-        await asyncio.sleep(INITIAL_DELAY)
+        await _wait_or_cancel(INITIAL_DELAY, cancel_token)
 
+        last_status = job.status
         # Poll until complete
         while True:
             status = await self.status(job.job_id)
 
-            if on_status_change:
+            if on_status_change and status.status != last_status:
                 on_status_change(status)
 
             if status.status == "completed":
@@ -212,5 +231,6 @@ async def submit_and_poll(
             if status.status == "failed":
                 return QueueJobResultFailed(status="failed", error="Job failed")
 
+            last_status = status.status
             # Still pending or processing
-            await asyncio.sleep(POLLING_INTERVAL)
+            await _wait_or_cancel(POLLING_INTERVAL, cancel_token)
diff --git a/tests/test_queue.py b/tests/test_queue.py
index b45ed0c..13d8ee6 100644
--- a/tests/test_queue.py
+++ b/tests/test_queue.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Tests for the queue API."""
 
+import asyncio
 import pytest
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, patch, MagicMock
 from decart import (
@@ -203,23 +204,37 @@ def on_status_change(job):
 
         mock_submit.return_value = MagicMock(job_id="job-123", status="pending")
         mock_status.side_effect = [
+            MagicMock(job_id="job-123", status="pending"),
             MagicMock(job_id="job-123", status="processing"),
             MagicMock(job_id="job-123", status="completed"),
         ]
         mock_content.return_value = b"fake video data"
 
-        await client.queue.submit_and_poll(
-            {
-                "model": models.video("lucy-clip"),
-                "prompt": "Add anime shading and crisp outlines",
-                "data": b"fake video data",
-                "on_status_change": on_status_change,
-            }
-        )
+        options = {
+            "model": models.video("lucy-clip"),
+            "prompt": "Add anime shading and crisp outlines",
+            "data": b"fake video data",
+            "on_status_change": on_status_change,
+        }
+        await client.queue.submit_and_poll(options)
+
+        assert status_changes == ["pending", "processing", "completed"]
+        assert "on_status_change" in options
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_queue_submit_and_poll_can_be_cancelled() -> None:
+    client = DecartClient(api_key="test-key")
+    cancel_token = asyncio.Event()
+    cancel_token.set()
+
+    with patch("decart.queue.client.submit_job") as mock_submit:
+        with pytest.raises(asyncio.CancelledError):
+            await client.queue.submit_and_poll(
+                {"model": models.video("lucy-clip"), "cancel_token": cancel_token}
+            )
 
-        assert "pending" in status_changes
-        assert "processing" in status_changes
-        assert "completed" in status_changes
+        mock_submit.assert_not_called()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio