diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
index d2ef0930af..b41a3e608b 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat.hs
@@ -3461,7 +3461,7 @@ cancelSndFile user FileTransferMeta {fileId} fts sendCancel = do
   catMaybes <$> forM fts (\ft -> cancelSndFileTransfer user ft sendCancel)
 
 cancelSndFileTransfer :: ChatMonad m => User -> SndFileTransfer -> Bool -> m (Maybe ConnId)
-cancelSndFileTransfer user ft@SndFileTransfer {agentConnId = AgentConnId acId, fileStatus, fileInline} sendCancel =
+cancelSndFileTransfer user@User {userId} ft@SndFileTransfer {fileId, connId, agentConnId = AgentConnId acId, fileStatus, fileInline} sendCancel =
   if fileStatus == FSCancelled || fileStatus == FSComplete
     then pure Nothing
     else cancel' `catchError` (\e -> toView (CRChatError (Just user) e) >> pure fileConnId)
@@ -3470,10 +3470,13 @@ cancelSndFileTransfer user ft@SndFileTransfer {agentConnId = AgentConnId acId, f
       withStore' $ \db -> do
         updateSndFileStatus db ft FSCancelled
         deleteSndFileChunks db ft
-      when sendCancel $
-        withAgent (\a -> void (sendMessage a acId SMP.noMsgFlags $ smpEncode FileChunkCancel))
+      when sendCancel $ case fileInline of
+        Just _ -> do
+          (sharedMsgId, conn) <- withStore $ \db -> (,) <$> getSharedMsgIdByFileId db userId fileId <*> getConnectionById db user connId
+          void . sendDirectMessage conn (BFileChunk sharedMsgId FileChunkCancel) $ ConnectionId connId
+        _ -> withAgent $ \a -> void . sendMessage a acId SMP.noMsgFlags $ smpEncode FileChunkCancel
       pure fileConnId
-    fileConnId = if isNothing fileInline then Just acId else Nothing
+    fileConnId = if isJust fileInline then Nothing else Just acId
 
 closeFileHandle :: ChatMonad m => Int64 -> (ChatController -> TVar (Map Int64 Handle)) -> m ()
 closeFileHandle fileId files = do
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests.hs b/tests/ChatTests.hs
index b577f5826b..d37387d493 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests.hs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ chatTests = do
   describe "sending and receiving files" $ do
     describe "send and receive file" $ fileTestMatrix2 runTestFileTransfer
     it "send and receive file inline (without accepting)" testInlineFileTransfer
-    xit "accept inline file transfer, sender cancels during transfer" testAcceptInlineFileSndCancelDuringTransfer
+    it "accept inline file transfer, sender cancels during transfer" testAcceptInlineFileSndCancelDuringTransfer
     it "send and receive small file inline (default config)" testSmallInlineFileTransfer
     it "small file sent without acceptance is ignored in terminal by default" testSmallInlineFileIgnored
     it "receive file inline with inline=on option" testReceiveInline
@@ -1941,14 +1941,13 @@ testAcceptInlineFileSndCancelDuringTransfer =
       [ do
           alice <##. "cancelled sending file 1 (test_1MB.pdf)"
           alice <## "completed sending file 1 (test_1MB.pdf) to bob",
-        bob <## "completed receiving file 1 (test_1MB.pdf) from alice"
+        do
+          bob <## "completed receiving file 1 (test_1MB.pdf) from alice"
+          bob <## "alice cancelled sending file 1 (test_1MB.pdf)"
       ]
-    _ <- getTermLine alice
     alice #> "@bob hi"
-    bob #> "@alice hey"
-    _ <- getTermLine bob
-    bob <## "alice cancelled sending file 1 (test_1MB.pdf)"
     bob <# "alice> hi"
+    bob #> "@alice hey"
     alice <# "bob> hey"
   where
     cfg = testCfg {inlineFiles = defaultInlineFilesConfig {offerChunks = 100, receiveChunks = 50}}