diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.debug.memory.renderings.traditional/src/org/eclipse/dd/debug/memory/renderings/actions/ExportMemoryAction.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.debug.memory.renderings.traditional/src/org/eclipse/dd/debug/memory/renderings/actions/ExportMemoryAction.java
index f2f58d6ffd6..a0994529168 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.debug.memory.renderings.traditional/src/org/eclipse/dd/debug/memory/renderings/actions/ExportMemoryAction.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.debug.memory.renderings.traditional/src/org/eclipse/dd/debug/memory/renderings/actions/ExportMemoryAction.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class ExportMemoryAction implements IViewActionDelegate {
 						monitor.beginTask("Transferring Data", jobs.intValue());
 						
 						BigInteger jobCount = BigInteger.ZERO;
-						while(transferAddress.compareTo(endAddress) < 0)
+						while(transferAddress.compareTo(endAddress) < 0 && !monitor.isCanceled())
 						{
 							BigInteger length = DATA_PER_RECORD;
 							if(endAddress.subtract(transferAddress).compareTo(length) < 0)
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.debug.memory.renderings.traditional/src/org/eclipse/dd/debug/memory/renderings/actions/ImportMemoryAction.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.debug.memory.renderings.traditional/src/org/eclipse/dd/debug/memory/renderings/actions/ImportMemoryAction.java
index 7475c234e91..0f20900cd0c 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.debug.memory.renderings.traditional/src/org/eclipse/dd/debug/memory/renderings/actions/ImportMemoryAction.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.debug.memory.renderings.traditional/src/org/eclipse/dd/debug/memory/renderings/actions/ImportMemoryAction.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class ImportMemoryAction implements IViewActionDelegate {
 						
 						BigInteger jobCount = BigInteger.ZERO;
 						String line = reader.readLine();
-						while(line != null)
+						while(line != null && !monitor.isCanceled())
 						{
 							String recordType = line.substring(0, 2);
 							int recordCount = Integer.parseInt(line.substring(2, 4), 16);