diff --git a/routers/repo/setting.go b/routers/repo/setting.go
index d2c20fb03a6bf..b55df22bff016 100644
--- a/routers/repo/setting.go
+++ b/routers/repo/setting.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -59,6 +60,28 @@ func Settings(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.HTML(200, tplSettingsOptions)
 }
 
+// CancelMigration cancel a running migration
+func CancelMigration(ctx *context.Context) {
+	if !ctx.Repo.IsOwner() {
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusNotFound)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if ctx.Repo.Repository.Status != models.RepositoryBeingMigrated {
+		ctx.Error(http.StatusConflict, "repo already migrated")
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := repo_service.DeleteRepository(ctx.User, ctx.Repo.Repository); err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("DeleteRepository", err)
+		return
+	}
+	log.Trace("Repository deleted: %s/%s", ctx.Repo.Owner.Name, ctx.Repo.Repository.Name)
+
+	ctx.Flash.Success(ctx.Tr("repo.settings.deletion_success"))
+	ctx.Redirect(ctx.Repo.Owner.DashboardLink())
+}
+
 // SettingsPost response for changes of a repository
 func SettingsPost(ctx *context.Context, form auth.RepoSettingForm) {
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("repo.settings")
diff --git a/routers/routes/routes.go b/routers/routes/routes.go
index 5345a1017198e..64c3382a1646e 100644
--- a/routers/routes/routes.go
+++ b/routers/routes/routes.go
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *macaron.Macaron) {
 	m.Get("/:username/:reponame/releases/download/:vTag/:fileName", ignSignIn, context.RepoAssignment(), repo.MustBeNotEmpty, repo.RedirectDownload)
 
 	m.Group("/:username/:reponame", func() {
+		m.Post("/migrate_cancel", repo.CancelMigration)
 		m.Group("/settings", func() {
 			m.Combo("").Get(repo.Settings).
 				Post(bindIgnErr(auth.RepoSettingForm{}), repo.SettingsPost)
diff --git a/templates/repo/migrate/migrating.tmpl b/templates/repo/migrate/migrating.tmpl
index 0057325e914da..57b32ea2e4d84 100644
--- a/templates/repo/migrate/migrating.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/migrate/migrating.tmpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 					<div class="ui stackable middle very relaxed page grid">
 						<div id="repo_migrating" class="sixteen wide center aligned centered column" repo="{{.Repo.Repository.FullName}}">
 							<div>
-								<img src="{{StaticUrlPrefix}}/img/loading.png"/>
+								<img src="{{StaticUrlPrefix}}/img/loading.png" />
 							</div>
 						</div>
 					</div>
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@
 							</div>
 						</div>
 					</div>
+
+					{{if .Permission.IsAdmin}}
+					<div class="ui divider"></div>
+					<div class="item center">
+						<form action="{{.Link}}/migrate_cancel" method="post">
+							{{.CsrfTokenHtml}}
+							<button class="ui button" data-do="delete">
+								<span class="item text">{{.i18n.Tr "cancel"}}</span>
+							</button>
+						</form>
+					</div>
+					{{end}}
+
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>