diff --git a/src/application/reverse/ReverseEngineeringService.ts b/src/application/reverse/ReverseEngineeringService.ts
index 19e2d515ea..5886c0456e 100644
--- a/src/application/reverse/ReverseEngineeringService.ts
+++ b/src/application/reverse/ReverseEngineeringService.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ import {
 } from "../../windows/WindowsOwnedProcess.js";
 import { absoluteCallerPath } from "../../filesystem/callerPath.js";
 import { parseAnalysisInput } from "../AnalysisInput.js";
+import { analysisErrorWithCancellation } from "../../domain/analysisErrorCancellation.js";
 
 export type ReverseEngineeringOperation =
   | "inspect_with_objdump"
@@ -441,11 +442,24 @@ export class ReverseEngineeringService {
       ...request,
       signal: operationSignal,
     });
-    const tracked = running.finally(() => {
-      signal?.removeEventListener("abort", relayAbort);
-      this.#activeOperations.delete(controller);
-      this.#reservedOutputBytes -= outputBudgetBytes;
-    });
+    const tracked = running
+      .then((result) =>
+        !result.ok && operationSignal?.aborted
+          ? err(
+              analysisErrorWithCancellation(
+                result.error,
+                new AnalysisCancelledError(operation, {
+                  cause: operationSignal.reason,
+                }),
+              ),
+            )
+          : result,
+      )
+      .finally(() => {
+        signal?.removeEventListener("abort", relayAbort);
+        this.#activeOperations.delete(controller);
+        this.#reservedOutputBytes -= outputBudgetBytes;
+      });
     this.#activeOperations.set(controller, tracked);
     return tracked;
   }
@@ -1499,7 +1513,14 @@ const commandCancelled = (
   signal: AbortSignal | undefined,
   cause: unknown,
   code: string | number | undefined,
-): boolean => code === "ABORT_ERR" || preflightCancelled(signal, cause, code);
+): boolean => {
+  if (
+    cause instanceof OwnedOutputFailure &&
+    cause.cause instanceof OwnedCommandFailure
+  )
+    return cause.cause.reason === "cancelled";
+  return code === "ABORT_ERR" || preflightCancelled(signal, cause, code);
+};
 
 const callerCancellationCause = (
   signal: AbortSignal | undefined,
diff --git a/tests/composition/reverseEngineeringUnknownFailures.test.ts b/tests/composition/reverseEngineeringUnknownFailures.test.ts
index f6db780be1..592fb280e1 100644
--- a/tests/composition/reverseEngineeringUnknownFailures.test.ts
+++ b/tests/composition/reverseEngineeringUnknownFailures.test.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,87 @@ import { expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { ReverseEngineeringService } from "../../src/application/reverse/ReverseEngineeringService.js";
 import { analysisErrorProjectionSchema } from "../../src/contracts/errorSchemas.js";
 import { projectAnalysisError } from "../../src/domain/analysisErrorProjection.js";
+import { OwnedCommandFailure } from "../../src/process/OwnedCommand.js";
 import { createTestTempDirectory } from "../fixtures/temporaryDirectory.js";
 
+it.each([false, true])(
+  "keeps owned output collection failure primary after late cancellation=%s",
+  async (cancel) => {
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    const abortReason = { caller: "cancelled after collection failure" };
+    const physical = Object.assign(new Error("output pipe read failed"), {
+      code: "EIO",
+    });
+    const owned = new OwnedCommandFailure(
+      "process",
+      "owned output collection failed",
+      {
+        stdout: { text: "retained", bytes: 8, observedBytes: 8 },
+        stderr: { text: "", bytes: 0, observedBytes: 0 },
+        exitCode: 0,
+        signal: null,
+      },
+      null,
+      { cause: physical, collectionFailure: true },
+    );
+    const profile = {
+      executable: "unused",
+      arguments: [],
+      identity: { id: "fixture", name: "fixture", version: null },
+    };
+    const service = new ReverseEngineeringService({
+      commands: { objdump: () => profile, rizin: () => profile },
+      runOwned: async () => {
+        if (cancel) controller.abort(abortReason);
+        throw owned;
+      },
+    });
+    const result = await service.inspectWithObjdump(
+      { operation: "architectures" },
+      { signal: controller.signal },
+    );
+    if (result.ok) throw new Error("Expected output collection failure");
+    expect(result.error._tag).toBe("AnalysisOutputError");
+    expect(result.error.cause).toMatchObject({ cause: owned });
+    expect(owned.cause).toBe(physical);
+    expect(result.error.capturedOutput).toMatchObject({
+      stdout: "retained",
+      stdout_bytes: 8,
+      exit_code: null,
+    });
+    expect(result.error.secondaryFailures).toHaveLength(cancel ? 1 : 0);
+    if (cancel)
+      expect(result.error.secondaryFailures[0]?.cause).toBe(abortReason);
+    await service.close();
+  },
+);
+
+it("keeps the owned producer cancellation reason authoritative", async () => {
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const abortReason = { caller: "owned process cancelled" };
+  const profile = {
+    executable: "unused",
+    arguments: [],
+    identity: { id: "fixture", name: "fixture", version: null },
+  };
+  const service = new ReverseEngineeringService({
+    commands: { objdump: () => profile, rizin: () => profile },
+    runOwned: async () => {
+      controller.abort(abortReason);
+      throw new OwnedCommandFailure("cancelled", "owned process cancelled");
+    },
+  });
+  const result = await service.inspectWithObjdump(
+    { operation: "architectures" },
+    { signal: controller.signal },
+  );
+  if (result.ok) throw new Error("Expected producer cancellation");
+  expect(result.error._tag).toBe("AnalysisCancelledError");
+  expect(result.error.cause).toBe(abortReason);
+  expect(result.error.secondaryFailures).toEqual([]);
+  await service.close();
+});
+
 it.each([
   { stage: "stat", cause: null },
   { stage: "stat", cause: undefined },