diff --git a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/reactive/InternalRxSession.java b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/reactive/InternalRxSession.java
index 1e5aeb7d91..70f57c96d0 100644
--- a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/reactive/InternalRxSession.java
+++ b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/reactive/InternalRxSession.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import org.neo4j.driver.reactive.RxTransactionWork;
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
+import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
 public class InternalRxSession extends AbstractRxQueryRunner implements RxSession {
     private final NetworkSession session;
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ public Publisher<RxTransaction> beginTransaction(TransactionConfig config) {
                     return txFuture;
                 },
                 () -> new IllegalStateException(
-                        "Unexpected condition, begin transaction call has completed successfully with transaction being null"));
+                        "Unexpected condition, begin transaction call has completed successfully with transaction being null"),
+                (tx) -> Mono.fromDirect(tx.close()).subscribe());
     }
 
     private Publisher<InternalRxTransaction> beginTransaction(AccessMode mode, TransactionConfig config) {
@@ -86,7 +88,8 @@ private Publisher<InternalRxTransaction> beginTransaction(AccessMode mode, Trans
                     return txFuture;
                 },
                 () -> new IllegalStateException(
-                        "Unexpected condition, begin transaction call has completed successfully with transaction being null"));
+                        "Unexpected condition, begin transaction call has completed successfully with transaction being null"),
+                (tx) -> Mono.fromDirect(tx.close()).subscribe());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/reactive/RxUtils.java b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/reactive/RxUtils.java
index d0048bc198..aa86457bf6 100644
--- a/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/reactive/RxUtils.java
+++ b/driver/src/main/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/reactive/RxUtils.java
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@
  */
 package org.neo4j.driver.internal.reactive;
 
+import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
+
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import org.neo4j.driver.internal.util.Futures;
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@
 public class RxUtils {
     /**
      * The publisher created by this method will either succeed without publishing anything or fail with an error.
+     *
      * @param supplier supplies a {@link CompletionStage<Void>}.
      * @return A publisher that publishes nothing on completion or fails with an error.
      */
@@ -48,23 +52,79 @@ public static <T> Publisher<T> createEmptyPublisher(Supplier<CompletionStage<Voi
      * @param supplier                    supplies a {@link CompletionStage<T>} that MUST produce a non-null result when completed successfully.
      * @param nullResultThrowableSupplier supplies a {@link Throwable} that is used as an error when the supplied completion stage completes successfully with
      *                                    null.
+     * @param cancellationHandler handles cancellation, may be used to release associated resources
      * @param <T>                         the type of the item to publish.
      * @return A publisher that succeeds exactly one item or fails with an error.
      */
     public static <T> Publisher<T> createSingleItemPublisher(
-            Supplier<CompletionStage<T>> supplier, Supplier<Throwable> nullResultThrowableSupplier) {
-        return Mono.create(sink -> supplier.get().whenComplete((item, completionError) -> {
-            if (completionError == null) {
-                if (item != null) {
-                    sink.success(item);
-                } else {
-                    sink.error(nullResultThrowableSupplier.get());
+            Supplier<CompletionStage<T>> supplier,
+            Supplier<Throwable> nullResultThrowableSupplier,
+            Consumer<T> cancellationHandler) {
+        requireNonNull(supplier, "supplier must not be null");
+        requireNonNull(nullResultThrowableSupplier, "nullResultThrowableSupplier must not be null");
+        requireNonNull(cancellationHandler, "cancellationHandler must not be null");
+        return Mono.create(sink -> {
+            SinkState state = new SinkState<T>();
+            sink.onRequest(ignored -> {
+                CompletionStage<T> stage;
+                synchronized (state) {
+                    if (state.isCancelled()) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    if (state.getStage() != null) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    stage = supplier.get();
+                    state.setStage(stage);
                 }
-            } else {
-                Throwable error = Optional.ofNullable(Futures.completionExceptionCause(completionError))
-                        .orElse(completionError);
-                sink.error(error);
-            }
-        }));
+                stage.whenComplete((item, completionError) -> {
+                    if (completionError == null) {
+                        if (item != null) {
+                            sink.success(item);
+                        } else {
+                            sink.error(nullResultThrowableSupplier.get());
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        Throwable error = Optional.ofNullable(Futures.completionExceptionCause(completionError))
+                                .orElse(completionError);
+                        sink.error(error);
+                    }
+                });
+            });
+            sink.onCancel(() -> {
+                CompletionStage<T> stage;
+                synchronized (state) {
+                    if (state.isCancelled()) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                    state.setCancelled(true);
+                    stage = state.getStage();
+                }
+                if (stage != null) {
+                    stage.whenComplete((value, ignored) -> cancellationHandler.accept(value));
+                }
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    private static class SinkState<T> {
+        private CompletionStage<T> stage;
+        private boolean cancelled;
+
+        public CompletionStage<T> getStage() {
+            return stage;
+        }
+
+        public void setStage(CompletionStage<T> stage) {
+            this.stage = stage;
+        }
+
+        public boolean isCancelled() {
+            return cancelled;
+        }
+
+        public void setCancelled(boolean cancelled) {
+            this.cancelled = cancelled;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/reactive/RxUtilsTest.java b/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/reactive/RxUtilsTest.java
index b0bf9ceae8..69556a7e8b 100644
--- a/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/reactive/RxUtilsTest.java
+++ b/driver/src/test/java/org/neo4j/driver/internal/reactive/RxUtilsTest.java
@@ -18,16 +18,22 @@
  */
 package org.neo4j.driver.internal.reactive;
 
+import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.then;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.neo4j.driver.internal.reactive.RxUtils.createEmptyPublisher;
 import static org.neo4j.driver.internal.reactive.RxUtils.createSingleItemPublisher;
 import static org.neo4j.driver.internal.util.Futures.failedFuture;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.neo4j.driver.internal.util.Futures;
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
+import org.reactivestreams.Subscription;
+import reactor.core.publisher.BaseSubscriber;
 import reactor.test.StepVerifier;
 
 class RxUtilsTest {
@@ -47,15 +53,16 @@ void emptyPublisherShouldErrorWhenSupplierErrors() {
 
     @Test
     void singleItemPublisherShouldCompleteWithValue() {
-        Publisher<String> publisher =
-                createSingleItemPublisher(() -> CompletableFuture.completedFuture("One"), () -> mock(Throwable.class));
+        Publisher<String> publisher = createSingleItemPublisher(
+                () -> CompletableFuture.completedFuture("One"), () -> mock(Throwable.class), (ignored) -> {});
         StepVerifier.create(publisher).expectNext("One").verifyComplete();
     }
 
     @Test
     void singleItemPublisherShouldErrorWhenFutureCompletesWithNull() {
         Throwable error = mock(Throwable.class);
-        Publisher<String> publisher = createSingleItemPublisher(Futures::completedWithNull, () -> error);
+        Publisher<String> publisher =
+                createSingleItemPublisher(Futures::completedWithNull, () -> error, (ignored) -> {});
 
         StepVerifier.create(publisher).verifyErrorMatches(actualError -> error == actualError);
     }
@@ -63,8 +70,41 @@ void singleItemPublisherShouldErrorWhenFutureCompletesWithNull() {
     @Test
     void singleItemPublisherShouldErrorWhenSupplierErrors() {
         RuntimeException error = mock(RuntimeException.class);
-        Publisher<String> publisher = createSingleItemPublisher(() -> failedFuture(error), () -> mock(Throwable.class));
+        Publisher<String> publisher =
+                createSingleItemPublisher(() -> failedFuture(error), () -> mock(Throwable.class), (ignored) -> {});
 
         StepVerifier.create(publisher).verifyErrorMatches(actualError -> error == actualError);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void singleItemPublisherShouldHandleCancellationAfterRequestProcessingBegins() {
+        // GIVEN
+        String value = "value";
+        CompletableFuture<String> valueFuture = new CompletableFuture<>();
+        CompletableFuture<Void> supplierInvokedFuture = new CompletableFuture<>();
+        Supplier<CompletionStage<String>> valueFutureSupplier = () -> {
+            supplierInvokedFuture.complete(null);
+            return valueFuture;
+        };
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+        Consumer<String> cancellationHandler = mock(Consumer.class);
+        Publisher<String> publisher =
+                createSingleItemPublisher(valueFutureSupplier, () -> mock(Throwable.class), cancellationHandler);
+
+        // WHEN
+        publisher.subscribe(new BaseSubscriber<String>() {
+            @Override
+            protected void hookOnSubscribe(Subscription subscription) {
+                subscription.request(1);
+                supplierInvokedFuture.thenAccept(ignored -> {
+                    subscription.cancel();
+                    valueFuture.complete(value);
+                });
+            }
+        });
+
+        // THEN
+        valueFuture.join();
+        then(cancellationHandler).should().accept(value);
+    }
 }