diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index fb8903b..64f479c 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -123,11 +123,9 @@ impl App {
                         TransferEvent::UploadRequest { id, request } => {
                             self.uploads.insert(id, request);
                         }
-                        TransferEvent::Sent => {}
-                        TransferEvent::Received(id) => {
+                        TransferEvent::Cancelled(id) | TransferEvent::Received(id) => {
                             self.uploads.remove(&id);
                         }
-                        _ => {}
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/app/widgets.rs b/src/app/widgets.rs
index 897c93b..c5fe79a 100644
--- a/src/app/widgets.rs
+++ b/src/app/widgets.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ impl Widget for &mut App {
         let [header_left, header_right] = header_layout.areas(top);
         let header_margin = Margin::new(1, 2);
 
+        let subscreen_margin = Margin::new(2, 4);
+
         let mode = self.screen.last().unwrap();
         let ups: Vec<_> = self.uploads.values().collect();
         match mode {
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ impl Widget for &mut App {
                 let peers = PeersWidget { peers: &self.peers };
                 peers.render(footer_right.inner(footer_margin), buf);
                 NetworkInfoWidget.render(footer_left.inner(footer_margin), buf);
-                uploads(
+                upload_requests(
                     &ups,
                     &mut self.upload_state,
                     header_left.inner(header_margin),
@@ -93,14 +95,14 @@ impl Widget for &mut App {
             }
             CurrentScreen::Logging => {
                 main_page(*mode, &LOGGING_MENU, area, buf);
-                logger(area.inner(Margin::new(2, 4)), buf);
+                logger(area.inner(subscreen_margin), buf);
             }
             CurrentScreen::Receiving => {
                 main_page(*mode, &UPLOADS_MENU, area, buf);
-                uploads(
+                upload_requests(
                     &ups,
                     &mut self.upload_state,
-                    area.inner(Margin::new(2, 4)),
+                    area.inner(subscreen_margin),
                     buf,
                 );
             }
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ fn main_page(screen: CurrentScreen, menu: &Line, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
         .render(area, buf);
 }
 
-fn uploads(
+fn upload_requests(
     requests: &[&JoecalUploadRequest],
     state: &mut TableState,
     area: Rect,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d8f90c1..0faaba5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -46,9 +46,8 @@ pub enum UploadDialog {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum TransferEvent {
-    Sent,
     Received(Julid),
-    Failed,
+    Cancelled(Julid),
     UploadRequest {
         id: Julid,
         request: JoecalUploadRequest,
diff --git a/src/transfer.rs b/src/transfer.rs
index bfa9d21..bfaaefb 100644
--- a/src/transfer.rs
+++ b/src/transfer.rs
@@ -348,7 +348,16 @@ pub async fn register_cancel(
         Some(session) => session,
         None => return StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST.into_response(),
     };
+
+    debug!("got cancel request for {}", params.session_id);
+
     session.status = SessionStatus::Cancelled;
+    if let Ok(id) = Julid::from_str(&params.session_id)
+        && let Err(e) = state.transfer_event_tx.send(TransferEvent::Cancelled(id))
+    {
+        error!("got error sending upload canceled event: {e:?}");
+    };
+
     StatusCode::OK.into_response()
 }