diff --git a/src/gpgme.h.in b/src/gpgme.h.in
index ec2b3b0d..1defa4df 100644
--- a/src/gpgme.h.in
+++ b/src/gpgme.h.in
@@ -2576,7 +2576,8 @@ typedef enum
     GPGME_STATUS_TOFU_STATS_LONG = 97,
     GPGME_STATUS_NOTATION_FLAGS = 98,
     GPGME_STATUS_DECRYPTION_COMPLIANCE_MODE = 99,
-    GPGME_STATUS_VERIFICATION_COMPLIANCE_MODE = 100
+    GPGME_STATUS_VERIFICATION_COMPLIANCE_MODE = 100,
+    GPGME_STATUS_CANCELED_BY_USER = 101
   }
 gpgme_status_code_t;
 
diff --git a/src/passphrase.c b/src/passphrase.c
index 2a7daea1..140cd03a 100644
--- a/src/passphrase.c
+++ b/src/passphrase.c
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ _gpgme_passphrase_status_handler (void *priv, gpgme_status_code_t code,
       opd->no_passphrase = 1;
       break;
 
+    case GPGME_STATUS_CANCELED_BY_USER:
+      return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_CANCELED);
+
     case GPGME_STATUS_EOF:
       if (opd->no_passphrase || opd->bad_passphrase)
 	return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_BAD_PASSPHRASE);
diff --git a/src/status-table.c b/src/status-table.c
index eeafb896..6ec73ab1 100644
--- a/src/status-table.c
+++ b/src/status-table.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static struct status_table_s status_table[] =
   { "BEGIN_ENCRYPTION", GPGME_STATUS_BEGIN_ENCRYPTION },
   { "BEGIN_SIGNING",     GPGME_STATUS_BEGIN_SIGNING    },
   { "BEGIN_STREAM", GPGME_STATUS_BEGIN_STREAM },
+  { "CANCELED_BY_USER", GPGME_STATUS_CANCELED_BY_USER },
   { "CARDCTRL", GPGME_STATUS_CARDCTRL },
   { "DECRYPTION_FAILED", GPGME_STATUS_DECRYPTION_FAILED },
   { "DECRYPTION_INFO",   GPGME_STATUS_DECRYPTION_INFO  },