diff --git a/engine/table/src/main/java/io/deephaven/engine/exceptions/RequestCancelledException.java b/engine/table/src/main/java/io/deephaven/engine/exceptions/RequestCancelledException.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..951b4729ff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/table/src/main/java/io/deephaven/engine/exceptions/RequestCancelledException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2023 Deephaven Data Labs and Patent Pending
+ */
+package io.deephaven.engine.exceptions;
+
+import io.deephaven.UncheckedDeephavenException;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+/**
+ * This exception is used when a result cannot be returned because the request was cancelled.
+ */
+public class RequestCancelledException extends UncheckedDeephavenException {
+    public RequestCancelledException(@NotNull final String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public RequestCancelledException(@NotNull final String message, @NotNull final Throwable cause) {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extensions/barrage/src/main/java/io/deephaven/extensions/barrage/util/GrpcUtil.java b/extensions/barrage/src/main/java/io/deephaven/extensions/barrage/util/GrpcUtil.java
index d7ff4840a94..9ab3446eab3 100644
--- a/extensions/barrage/src/main/java/io/deephaven/extensions/barrage/util/GrpcUtil.java
+++ b/extensions/barrage/src/main/java/io/deephaven/extensions/barrage/util/GrpcUtil.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public static StatusRuntimeException securelyWrapError(final Logger log, final T
      * @param observer the stream that will be used in the runnable
      * @param runner the runnable to execute safely
      */
-    private static void safelyExecuteLocked(final StreamObserver<?> observer,
+    public static void safelyExecuteLocked(final StreamObserver<?> observer,
             final ThrowingRunnable<Exception> runner) {
         try {
             // noinspection SynchronizationOnLocalVariableOrMethodParameter
diff --git a/java-client/barrage/src/main/java/io/deephaven/client/impl/BarrageSnapshotImpl.java b/java-client/barrage/src/main/java/io/deephaven/client/impl/BarrageSnapshotImpl.java
index 95783820fec..37d701e8a05 100644
--- a/java-client/barrage/src/main/java/io/deephaven/client/impl/BarrageSnapshotImpl.java
+++ b/java-client/barrage/src/main/java/io/deephaven/client/impl/BarrageSnapshotImpl.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import io.deephaven.barrage.flatbuf.*;
 import io.deephaven.base.log.LogOutput;
 import io.deephaven.chunk.ChunkType;
+import io.deephaven.engine.exceptions.RequestCancelledException;
 import io.deephaven.engine.liveness.ReferenceCountedLivenessNode;
 import io.deephaven.engine.rowset.RowSet;
 import io.deephaven.engine.rowset.RowSetFactory;
@@ -38,6 +39,15 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.Condition;
 
+/**
+ * This class is an intermediary helper class that uses a {@code DoExchange} to populate a {@link BarrageTable} using
+ * snapshot data from a remote server.
+ * <p>
+ * Users may call {@code entireTable}, or {@code partialTable}, to initiate the gRPC call to the server. These methods
+ * return the eventually populated {@code BarrageTable} to the user. The user must either set {@code blockUntilComplete}
+ * to {@code true} or call {@code blockUntilComplete} to ensure that the {@code BarrageTable} is fully populated before
+ * using it.
+ */
 public class BarrageSnapshotImpl extends ReferenceCountedLivenessNode implements BarrageSnapshot {
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BarrageSnapshotImpl.class);
 
@@ -283,10 +293,16 @@ private synchronized void signalCompletion() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void close() {
+    public synchronized void close() {
         if (!connected) {
             return;
         }
+
+        exceptionWhileCompleting = new RequestCancelledException("BarrageSnapshotImpl closed");
+        signalCompletion();
+        GrpcUtil.safelyExecuteLocked(observer, () -> {
+            observer.cancel("BarrageSnapshotImpl closed", exceptionWhileCompleting);
+        });
         cleanup();
     }
 
diff --git a/java-client/barrage/src/main/java/io/deephaven/client/impl/BarrageSubscriptionImpl.java b/java-client/barrage/src/main/java/io/deephaven/client/impl/BarrageSubscriptionImpl.java
index c328eb06146..a65fc878310 100644
--- a/java-client/barrage/src/main/java/io/deephaven/client/impl/BarrageSubscriptionImpl.java
+++ b/java-client/barrage/src/main/java/io/deephaven/client/impl/BarrageSubscriptionImpl.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import io.deephaven.barrage.flatbuf.BarrageSubscriptionRequest;
 import io.deephaven.base.log.LogOutput;
 import io.deephaven.chunk.ChunkType;
+import io.deephaven.engine.exceptions.RequestCancelledException;
 import io.deephaven.engine.liveness.ReferenceCountedLivenessNode;
 import io.deephaven.engine.rowset.RowSet;
 import io.deephaven.engine.rowset.WritableRowSet;
@@ -41,6 +42,30 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.Condition;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
 
+/**
+ * This class is an intermediary helper class that uses a {@code DoExchange} to populate, and propagate updates if the
+ * request is not a snapshot, to a {@link BarrageTable} using subscription data from a remote server.
+ * <p>
+ * For Subscriptions (refreshing tables):
+ * <p>
+ * Users may call {@code entireTable}, or {@code partialTable}, to initiate the gRPC call to the server. These methods
+ * return the eventually populated {@code BarrageTable} to the user.
+ * <p>
+ * If the user wants to ensure that the table is completely populated with an initial state of the remote table prior to
+ * using the result they must either set {@code blockUntilComplete} to {@code true} or call {@code blockUntilComplete}
+ * to ensure that the {@code BarrageTable} is respecting the requested subscription.
+ * <p>
+ * It is not an error to create derived tables from the {@code BarrageTable} prior to the subscription being complete,
+ * as all changes are propagated to downstream tables.
+ * <p>
+ * For Snapshots (static tables):
+ * <p>
+ * Users may call {@code snapshotEntireTable}, or {@code snapshotPartialTable}, to initiate the gRPC call to the server.
+ * These methods return the eventually populated {@code BarrageTable} to the user. The user must either set
+ * {@code blockUntilComplete} to {@code true} during initiation or call {@code blockUntilComplete} to ensure that the
+ * {@code BarrageTable} is fully populated before using it. Noting that snapshots are static tables that do not
+ * propagate changes on any update graph.
+ */
 public class BarrageSubscriptionImpl extends ReferenceCountedLivenessNode implements BarrageSubscription {
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BarrageSubscriptionImpl.class);
 
@@ -320,6 +345,9 @@ public synchronized void close() {
         if (!connected) {
             return;
         }
+
+        exceptionWhileCompleting = new RequestCancelledException("BarrageSubscriptionImpl closed");
+        signalCompletion();
         GrpcUtil.safelyComplete(observer);
         cleanup();
     }