diff --git a/CSharpHTTPClient/Client.cs b/CSharpHTTPClient/Client.cs
index f481771..94d954c 100644
--- a/CSharpHTTPClient/Client.cs
+++ b/CSharpHTTPClient/Client.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Web.Script.Serialization;
 using System.Web;
+using System.Threading;
 
 namespace SendGrid.CSharp.HTTP.Client
 {
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ public override bool TryInvokeMember(InvokeMemberBinder binder, object[] args, o
 
             if( Enum.IsDefined(typeof(Methods), binder.Name.ToUpper()))
             {
+                CancellationToken cancellationToken = CancellationToken.None;
                 string queryParams = null;
                 string requestBody = null;
                 int i = 0;
@@ -286,9 +288,13 @@ public override bool TryInvokeMember(InvokeMemberBinder binder, object[] args, o
                     {
                         AddRequestHeader((Dictionary<string, string>)obj);
                     }
+                    else if (name == "cancellationToken")
+                    {
+                        cancellationToken = (CancellationToken)obj;
+                    }
                     i++;
                 }
-                result = RequestAsync(binder.Name.ToUpper(), requestBody: requestBody, queryParams: queryParams).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                result = RequestAsync(binder.Name.ToUpper(), requestBody: requestBody, queryParams: queryParams, cancellationToken: cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 return true;
             }
             else
@@ -304,11 +310,12 @@ public override bool TryInvokeMember(InvokeMemberBinder binder, object[] args, o
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="client">Client object ready for communication with API</param>
         /// <param name="request">The parameters for the API call</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">A token that allows cancellation of the http request</param>
         /// <returns>Response object</returns>
-        public async virtual Task<Response> MakeRequest(HttpClient client, HttpRequestMessage request)
+        public async virtual Task<Response> MakeRequest(HttpClient client, HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
         {
 
-            HttpResponseMessage response = await client.SendAsync(request).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            HttpResponseMessage response = await client.SendAsync(request, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
             return new Response(response.StatusCode, response.Content, response.Headers);
         }
 
@@ -316,10 +323,11 @@ public async virtual Task<Response> MakeRequest(HttpClient client, HttpRequestMe
         ///     Prepare for async call to the API server
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="method">HTTP verb</param>
+        /// <param name="cancellationToken">A token that allows cancellation of the http request</param>
         /// <param name="requestBody">JSON formatted string</param>
         /// <param name="queryParams">JSON formatted queary paramaters</param>
         /// <returns>Response object</returns>
-        private async Task<Response> RequestAsync(string method, String requestBody = null, String queryParams = null)
+        private async Task<Response> RequestAsync(string method, String requestBody = null, String queryParams = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
         {
             using (var client = new HttpClient())
             {
@@ -367,9 +375,13 @@ private async Task<Response> RequestAsync(string method, String requestBody = nu
                         RequestUri = new Uri(endpoint),
                         Content = content
                     };
-                    return await MakeRequest(client, request).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    return await MakeRequest(client, request, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 }
+                catch(TaskCanceledException)
+                {
+                    throw;
+                }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
                     HttpResponseMessage response = new HttpResponseMessage();
diff --git a/UnitTest/UnitTest.cs b/UnitTest/UnitTest.cs
index f8c1a2c..d0a224a 100644
--- a/UnitTest/UnitTest.cs
+++ b/UnitTest/UnitTest.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Net;
+using System.Threading;
 
 namespace UnitTest
 {
@@ -17,12 +18,19 @@ public MockClient(string host, Dictionary<string, string> requestHeaders = null,
         {
         }
 
-        public async override Task<Response> MakeRequest(HttpClient client, HttpRequestMessage request)
+        public override Task<Response> MakeRequest(HttpClient client, HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
-            HttpResponseMessage response = new HttpResponseMessage();
-            response.Content = new StringContent("{'test': 'test_content'}", Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
-            response.StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.OK;
-            return new Response(response.StatusCode, response.Content, response.Headers);
+            return Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
+            {
+
+                HttpResponseMessage response = new HttpResponseMessage();
+                response.Content = new StringContent("{'test': 'test_content'}", Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
+                response.StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.OK;
+
+                cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+                
+                return new Response(response.StatusCode, response.Content, response.Headers);
+            }, cancellationToken);
         }
     }
 
@@ -74,5 +82,17 @@ public async void TestMethodCall()
             var content = new StringContent("{'test': 'test_content'}", Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
             Assert.AreEqual(response.Body.ReadAsStringAsync().Result, content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result);
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        [ExpectedException(typeof(TaskCanceledException))]
+        public async void TestMethodCallWithCancellationToken()
+        {
+            var cancellationTokenSource = new CancellationTokenSource();
+            cancellationTokenSource.Cancel();
+
+            var host = "http://api.test.com";
+            dynamic test_client = new MockClient(host: host);
+            Response response = await test_client.get(cancellationToken: cancellationTokenSource.Token);
+        }
     }
 }