diff --git a/librz/core/cmd/cmd_search.c b/librz/core/cmd/cmd_search.c
index 2bb493ca318..a869405be96 100644
--- a/librz/core/cmd/cmd_search.c
+++ b/librz/core/cmd/cmd_search.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 		rz_search_opt_set_cancel_cb(core->search_opts, NULL, NULL); \
 	} while (0)
 
-static bool cmd_search_progress_cancel(void *user, size_t n_hits) {
+static bool cmd_search_progress_cancel(void *user, size_t n_hits, RzSearchCancelReason invoke_reason) {
 	if (user) {
 		// we have RzCmdStateOutput state
 		rz_cons_printf("Searching... hits: %" PFMTSZu "\r", n_hits);
diff --git a/librz/include/rz_search.h b/librz/include/rz_search.h
index fb8dc45ca46..b3a545a2786 100644
--- a/librz/include/rz_search.h
+++ b/librz/include/rz_search.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ extern "C" {
 RZ_LIB_VERSION_HEADER(rz_search);
 
 #define RZ_SEARCH_MIN_BUFFER_SIZE 512u
+#define RZ_SEARCH_CANCEL_CHECK_INTERVAL_USEC 1000 * 1000
 
 typedef struct rz_search_opt_t RzSearchOpt;
 
@@ -25,7 +26,22 @@ typedef struct rz_search_hit_t {
 	size_t size; ///< Size of the matched data (can be 0)
 } RzSearchHit;
 
-typedef bool (*RzSearchCancelCallback)(void *user, size_t n_hits);
+typedef enum {
+	RZ_SEARCH_CANCEL_REGULAR_CHECK, ///< Regular cancel check. Repeated every RZ_SEARCH_CANCEL_CHECK_INTERVAL_USEC microseconds.
+	RZ_SEARCH_CANCEL_SIGINT, ///< Interrupt signal (likely ctrl + c).
+} RzSearchCancelReason;
+
+/**
+ * \brief The cancel callback. It is invoked to check, if the search should be stopped.
+ *
+ * \param user The private user data.
+ * \param n_hits Number of hits already found during the search.
+ * \param invoe_reason The reason it is called.
+ *
+ * \return True, if the search should be canceled.
+ * \return False, if the search should continue.
+ */
+typedef bool (*RzSearchCancelCallback)(void *user, size_t n_hits, RzSearchCancelReason invoke_reason);
 
 RZ_API RZ_OWN RzSearchOpt *rz_search_opt_new();
 RZ_API void rz_search_opt_free(RZ_NULLABLE RzSearchOpt *opt);
diff --git a/librz/main/rz-find.c b/librz/main/rz-find.c
index 057249649af..12709000e03 100644
--- a/librz/main/rz-find.c
+++ b/librz/main/rz-find.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static inline RzBinFile *core_get_file(RzCoreFile *cfile) {
 	return rz_pvector_at(&cfile->binfiles, 0);
 }
 
-static bool rz_find_search_progress_cancel(void *user, size_t n_hits) {
+static bool rz_find_search_progress_cancel(void *user, size_t n_hits, RzSearchCancelReason invoke_reason) {
 	return rz_cons_is_breaked();
 }
 
diff --git a/librz/search/search.c b/librz/search/search.c
index 3afc413fe5e..1d6cae82733 100644
--- a/librz/search/search.c
+++ b/librz/search/search.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ typedef struct search_ctx {
 	RzSearchCollection *col; ///< collection to use
 	RzSearchOpt *opt; ///< User options
 	RzThreadQueue *hits; ///< Hits list
-	RzAtomicBool *loop; ///< used to stop or not the execution
+	RzAtomicBool *loop; ///< If set, the execution will continue until it terminates. If unset, the execution cancels.
 } search_ctx_t;
 
 static void *search_cancel_th(void *user) {
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ static void *search_cancel_th(void *user) {
 
 	do {
 		size_t n_hits = rz_th_queue_size(ctx->hits);
-		if (!opt->cancel_cb(opt->cancel_usr, n_hits)) {
+		if (!opt->cancel_cb(opt->cancel_usr, n_hits, RZ_SEARCH_CANCEL_REGULAR_CHECK)) {
 			rz_atomic_bool_set(ctx->loop, false);
 			break;
 		}
-		rz_sys_usleep(100000);
+		rz_sys_usleep(RZ_SEARCH_CANCEL_CHECK_INTERVAL_USEC);
 	} while (rz_atomic_bool_get(ctx->loop));
 
 	return NULL;
@@ -174,4 +174,4 @@ RZ_API void rz_search_hit_free(RZ_NULLABLE RzSearchHit *hit) {
 	}
 	free(hit->metadata);
 	free(hit);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}