diff --git a/homeassistant/components/backup/util.py b/homeassistant/components/backup/util.py
index bea3fe1f4ef..2416aa5f28e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/backup/util.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/backup/util.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path, PurePath
 from queue import SimpleQueue
 import tarfile
-import threading
 from typing import IO, Any, Self, cast
 
 import aiohttp
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ from homeassistant.backup_restore import password_to_key
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
 from homeassistant.exceptions import HomeAssistantError
 from homeassistant.util.json import JsonObjectType, json_loads_object
+from homeassistant.util.thread import ThreadWithException
 
 from .const import BUF_SIZE, LOGGER
 from .models import AddonInfo, AgentBackup, Folder
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ class BackupEmpty(DecryptError):
     _message = "No tar files found in the backup."
 
 
+class AbortCipher(HomeAssistantError):
+    """Abort the cipher operation."""
+
+    _message = "Abort cipher operation."
+
+
 def make_backup_dir(path: Path) -> None:
     """Create a backup directory if it does not exist."""
     path.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
@@ -252,24 +258,29 @@ def decrypt_backup(
     """Decrypt a backup."""
     error: Exception | None = None
     try:
-        with (
-            tarfile.open(
-                fileobj=input_stream, mode="r|", bufsize=BUF_SIZE
-            ) as input_tar,
-            tarfile.open(
-                fileobj=output_stream, mode="w|", bufsize=BUF_SIZE
-            ) as output_tar,
-        ):
-            _decrypt_backup(input_tar, output_tar, password)
-    except (DecryptError, SecureTarError, tarfile.TarError) as err:
-        LOGGER.warning("Error decrypting backup: %s", err)
-        error = err
-    else:
-        # Pad the output stream to the requested minimum size
-        padding = max(minimum_size - output_stream.tell(), 0)
-        output_stream.write(b"\0" * padding)
+        try:
+            with (
+                tarfile.open(
+                    fileobj=input_stream, mode="r|", bufsize=BUF_SIZE
+                ) as input_tar,
+                tarfile.open(
+                    fileobj=output_stream, mode="w|", bufsize=BUF_SIZE
+                ) as output_tar,
+            ):
+                _decrypt_backup(input_tar, output_tar, password)
+        except (DecryptError, SecureTarError, tarfile.TarError) as err:
+            LOGGER.warning("Error decrypting backup: %s", err)
+            error = err
+        else:
+            # Pad the output stream to the requested minimum size
+            padding = max(minimum_size - output_stream.tell(), 0)
+            output_stream.write(b"\0" * padding)
+        finally:
+            # Write an empty chunk to signal the end of the stream
+            output_stream.write(b"")
+    except AbortCipher:
+        LOGGER.debug("Cipher operation aborted")
     finally:
-        output_stream.write(b"")  # Write an empty chunk to signal the end of the stream
         on_done(error)
 
 
@@ -322,24 +333,29 @@ def encrypt_backup(
     """Encrypt a backup."""
     error: Exception | None = None
     try:
-        with (
-            tarfile.open(
-                fileobj=input_stream, mode="r|", bufsize=BUF_SIZE
-            ) as input_tar,
-            tarfile.open(
-                fileobj=output_stream, mode="w|", bufsize=BUF_SIZE
-            ) as output_tar,
-        ):
-            _encrypt_backup(input_tar, output_tar, password, nonces)
-    except (EncryptError, SecureTarError, tarfile.TarError) as err:
-        LOGGER.warning("Error encrypting backup: %s", err)
-        error = err
-    else:
-        # Pad the output stream to the requested minimum size
-        padding = max(minimum_size - output_stream.tell(), 0)
-        output_stream.write(b"\0" * padding)
+        try:
+            with (
+                tarfile.open(
+                    fileobj=input_stream, mode="r|", bufsize=BUF_SIZE
+                ) as input_tar,
+                tarfile.open(
+                    fileobj=output_stream, mode="w|", bufsize=BUF_SIZE
+                ) as output_tar,
+            ):
+                _encrypt_backup(input_tar, output_tar, password, nonces)
+        except (EncryptError, SecureTarError, tarfile.TarError) as err:
+            LOGGER.warning("Error encrypting backup: %s", err)
+            error = err
+        else:
+            # Pad the output stream to the requested minimum size
+            padding = max(minimum_size - output_stream.tell(), 0)
+            output_stream.write(b"\0" * padding)
+        finally:
+            # Write an empty chunk to signal the end of the stream
+            output_stream.write(b"")
+    except AbortCipher:
+        LOGGER.debug("Cipher operation aborted")
     finally:
-        output_stream.write(b"")  # Write an empty chunk to signal the end of the stream
         on_done(error)
 
 
@@ -387,7 +403,7 @@ def _encrypt_backup(
 class _CipherWorkerStatus:
     done: asyncio.Event
     error: Exception | None = None
-    thread: threading.Thread
+    thread: ThreadWithException
 
 
 class _CipherBackupStreamer:
@@ -440,7 +456,7 @@ class _CipherBackupStreamer:
         stream = await self._open_stream()
         reader = AsyncIteratorReader(self._hass, stream)
         writer = AsyncIteratorWriter(self._hass)
-        worker = threading.Thread(
+        worker = ThreadWithException(
             target=self._cipher_func,
             args=[reader, writer, self._password, on_done, self.size(), self._nonces],
         )
@@ -451,6 +467,10 @@ class _CipherBackupStreamer:
 
     async def wait(self) -> None:
         """Wait for the worker threads to finish."""
+        for worker in self._workers:
+            if not worker.thread.is_alive():
+                continue
+            worker.thread.raise_exc(AbortCipher)
         await asyncio.gather(*(worker.done.wait() for worker in self._workers))