diff --git a/example/__tests__/nitrofetch.harness.ts b/example/__tests__/nitrofetch.harness.ts
index d5d18cf..ef1b800 100644
--- a/example/__tests__/nitrofetch.harness.ts
+++ b/example/__tests__/nitrofetch.harness.ts
@@ -531,6 +531,30 @@ describe('NitroFetch - AbortController', () => {
     expect(elapsed).toBeLessThan(5000);
   });
 
+  it('abort after the response is buffered still rejects', async () => {
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    const pending = nitroFetch(`${BASE}/get`, { signal: controller.signal });
+
+    // Block the JS thread so native finishes while the continuation cannot run,
+    // then abort inside that window — cancel() is already a no-op by then.
+    const until = Date.now() + 1500;
+    let spins = 0;
+    while (Date.now() < until) {
+      spins += 1;
+    }
+    expect(spins).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    controller.abort();
+
+    let threw = false;
+    try {
+      await pending;
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      threw = true;
+      expect(e.name).toBe('AbortError');
+    }
+    expect(threw).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   it('normal fetch with signal (not aborted) succeeds', async () => {
     const controller = new AbortController();
     const res = await nitroFetch(`${BASE}/get`, {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-nitro-fetch/src/fetch.ts b/packages/react-native-nitro-fetch/src/fetch.ts
index 89d9304..802cffb 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-nitro-fetch/src/fetch.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native-nitro-fetch/src/fetch.ts
@@ -734,6 +734,11 @@ async function nitroFetchRaw(
 
   try {
     const res: NitroResponseNative = await client.request(req);
+    // Native cancellation is best-effort — cancel() is a no-op once the
+    // response is buffered, so an aborted request can still resolve here.
+    if (signal?.aborted) {
+      throw createAbortError();
+    }
     if (inspectorId) {
       NetworkInspector._recordEnd(
         inspectorId,