diff --git a/packages/utils/test/abstract-session.spec.ts b/packages/utils/test/abstract-session.spec.ts
index 025ca29ac..14318352f 100644
--- a/packages/utils/test/abstract-session.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/test/abstract-session.spec.ts
@@ -254,4 +254,25 @@ describe('abstract-session', () => {
     expect(session.findNewProviders).to.have.property('callCount', 2)
     expect(session.queryProvider).to.have.property('callCount', 1)
   })
+
+  it('should respect signals', async () => {
+    const signal = AbortSignal.timeout(10)
+    const session = new Session()
+
+    const cid = CID.parse('bafybeifaymukvfkyw6xgh4th7tsctiifr4ea2btoznf46y6b2fnvikdczi')
+
+    session.findNewProviders.callsFake(async function * () {
+      yield {
+        id: await createEd25519PeerId()
+      }
+    })
+    session.queryProvider.callsFake(async () => {
+      throw new Error('Urk!')
+    })
+
+    await expect(session.retrieve(cid, {
+      signal
+    })).to.eventually.be.rejected()
+      .with.property('code', 'ABORT_ERR')
+  })
 })