diff --git a/sbysrc/sby_core.py b/sbysrc/sby_core.py
index 3980db5..e9e0869 100644
--- a/sbysrc/sby_core.py
+++ b/sbysrc/sby_core.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #
 
 import os, re, sys, signal, platform, click
+import time
 if os.name == "posix":
     import resource, fcntl
 import subprocess
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ class SbyProc:
         self.silent = silent
         self.wait = False
         self.job_lease = None
+        self.next_db = 0.0
 
         self.task.update_proc_pending(self)
 
@@ -183,6 +185,29 @@ class SbyProc:
                 self.task.cancel()
                 return
 
+        if time.time() >= self.next_db:
+            tasks_status = self.task.status_db.all_tasks_status()
+            for task_status in tasks_status.values():
+                if (task_status["status"] in ["PASS", "FAIL", "CANCELLED"] and
+                    task_status["name"] in self.task.cancelledby):
+                    if not self.silent:
+                        status_time = time.localtime(task_status["status_created"])
+                        if status_time.tm_yday == time.localtime().tm_yday:
+                            # same day, format time only
+                            time_format = r"%H:%M:%S"
+                        else:
+                            time_format = r"%x %H:%M:%S"
+                        self.task.log(
+                            f'Cancelled by {task_status["name"]!r} task '
+                            f'with status {task_status["status"]!r} '
+                            f'at {time.strftime(time_format, status_time)} '
+                            '(consider calling sby with --statusreset if this seems wrong)'
+                        )
+                    self.task.cancel()
+                    return
+            # don't hit the database every poll
+            self.next_db = time.time() + 10
+
         if not self.running:
             for dep in self.deps:
                 if not dep.finished:
@@ -226,6 +251,10 @@ class SbyProc:
             if self.job_lease:
                 self.job_lease.done()
 
+            if self.terminated:
+                # task already terminated, do not finish
+                return
+
             if not self.silent:
                 self.task.log(f"{click.style(self.info, fg='magenta')}: finished (returncode={self.p.returncode})")
 
diff --git a/sbysrc/sby_status.py b/sbysrc/sby_status.py
index e0aca1f..78df944 100644
--- a/sbysrc/sby_status.py
+++ b/sbysrc/sby_status.py
@@ -295,6 +295,18 @@ class SbyStatusDb:
 
         return {row["id"]: dict(row) for row in rows}
 
+    def all_tasks_status(self):
+        rows = self.db.execute(
+            """
+                SELECT task.id, task.name, task.created,
+                task_status.status, task_status.created as 'status_created'
+                FROM task
+                INNER JOIN task_status ON task_status.task=task.id
+            """
+        ).fetchall()
+
+        return {row["id"]: dict(row) for row in rows}
+
     def all_task_properties(self):
         rows = self.db.execute(
             """
diff --git a/tests/intertask/Makefile b/tests/intertask/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc674bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/intertask/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+SUBDIR=intertask
+include ../make/subdir.mk
diff --git a/tests/intertask/killer.sby b/tests/intertask/cancelledby.sby
similarity index 74%
rename from tests/intertask/killer.sby
rename to tests/intertask/cancelledby.sby
index 8092c8c..6163874 100644
--- a/tests/intertask/killer.sby
+++ b/tests/intertask/cancelledby.sby
@@ -10,28 +10,28 @@ c: a
 
 [options]
 mode bmc
-depth 100
+depth 10000
 expect fail,cancelled
 
 [engines]
 btor btormc
 
 [script]
-a: read -define MAX=7
-b: read -define MAX=14
-c: read -define MAX=3
+a: read -define MAX=9600
+b: read -define MAX=1267
+c: read -define MAX=7200
 read -formal demo.sv
 prep -top demo
 
 [file demo.sv]
 module demo (
   input clk,
-  output reg [5:0] counter
+  output reg [31:0] counter
 );
   initial counter = 0;
 
   always @(posedge clk) begin
-    if (counter == 15)
+    if (counter[31] == 1'b1)
       counter <= 0;
     else
       counter <= counter + 1;