diff --git a/src/dialer/index.js b/src/dialer/index.js
index fc02b357..606a85e5 100644
--- a/src/dialer/index.js
+++ b/src/dialer/index.js
@@ -74,7 +74,21 @@ class Dialer {
     if (!dialTarget.addrs.length) {
       throw errCode(new Error('The dial request has no addresses'), codes.ERR_NO_VALID_ADDRESSES)
     }
-    const pendingDial = this._pendingDials.get(dialTarget.id) || this._createPendingDial(dialTarget, options)
+
+    // Used for subsequent dials pending
+    let subsequentDialAborted = false
+    const onAbort = () => {
+      subsequentDialAborted = true
+      pendingDial.controller.abort()
+    }
+
+    let pendingDial = this._pendingDials.get(dialTarget.id)
+    if (!pendingDial) {
+      pendingDial = this._createPendingDial(dialTarget, options)
+    } else {
+      // track subsequent dial abort
+      options.signal && options.signal.addEventListener('abort', onAbort)
+    }
 
     try {
       const connection = await pendingDial.promise
@@ -82,12 +96,16 @@ class Dialer {
       return connection
     } catch (err) {
       // Error is a timeout
-      if (pendingDial.controller.signal.aborted) {
+      if (pendingDial.controller.signal.aborted && !subsequentDialAborted) {
         err.code = codes.ERR_TIMEOUT
+      // Error is a subsequent dial abort
+      } else if (subsequentDialAborted) {
+        err.code = codes.ERR_SUBSEQUENT_DIAL_ABORT
       }
       log.error(err)
       throw err
     } finally {
+      options.signal && options.signal.removeEventListener('abort', onAbort)
       pendingDial.destroy()
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/errors.js b/src/errors.js
index 18e600c6..49b4d042 100644
--- a/src/errors.js
+++ b/src/errors.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ exports.codes = {
   ERR_INVALID_PEER: 'ERR_INVALID_PEER',
   ERR_MUXER_UNAVAILABLE: 'ERR_MUXER_UNAVAILABLE',
   ERR_TIMEOUT: 'ERR_TIMEOUT',
+  ERR_SUBSEQUENT_DIAL_ABORT: 'ERR_SUBSEQUENT_DIAL_ABORT',
   ERR_TRANSPORT_UNAVAILABLE: 'ERR_TRANSPORT_UNAVAILABLE',
   ERR_TRANSPORT_DIAL_FAILED: 'ERR_TRANSPORT_DIAL_FAILED',
   ERR_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL: 'ERR_UNSUPPORTED_PROTOCOL',
diff --git a/test/dialing/direct.spec.js b/test/dialing/direct.spec.js
index e3d60e59..0836ad25 100644
--- a/test/dialing/direct.spec.js
+++ b/test/dialing/direct.spec.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const Muxer = require('libp2p-mplex')
 const { NOISE: Crypto } = require('libp2p-noise')
 const multiaddr = require('multiaddr')
 const AggregateError = require('aggregate-error')
+const AbortController = require('abort-controller')
 const { AbortError } = require('libp2p-interfaces/src/transport/errors')
 
 const { codes: ErrorCodes } = require('../../src/errors')
@@ -179,6 +180,47 @@ describe('Dialing (direct, WebSockets)', () => {
       .and.to.have.property('code', ErrorCodes.ERR_TIMEOUT)
   })
 
+  it('should abort subsequent dials', async () => {
+    const dialer = new Dialer({
+      transportManager: localTM,
+      timeout: 1000,
+      peerStore: {
+        addressBook: {
+          add: () => { },
+          getMultiaddrsForPeer: () => [remoteAddr]
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    const controller = new AbortController()
+
+    const deferredDial = pDefer()
+    const deferredAbort = pDefer()
+
+    sinon.stub(localTM, 'dial').callsFake(async (_, options) => {
+      deferredDial.resolve()
+      expect(options.signal).to.exist()
+      expect(options.signal.aborted).to.equal(false)
+      await deferredAbort.promise
+      expect(options.signal.aborted).to.equal(true)
+      throw new AbortError()
+    })
+
+    const dialPromise1 = dialer.connectToPeer(peerId)
+    const dialPromise2 = dialer.connectToPeer(peerId, { signal: controller.signal })
+
+    await deferredDial.promise
+    controller.abort()
+
+    deferredAbort.resolve()
+
+    await expect(dialPromise1)
+      .to.eventually.be.rejected()
+      .and.to.have.property('code', ErrorCodes.ERR_SUBSEQUENT_DIAL_ABORT)
+    await expect(dialPromise2)
+      .to.eventually.be.rejected()
+      .and.to.have.property('code', ErrorCodes.ERR_SUBSEQUENT_DIAL_ABORT)
+  })
+
   it('should dial to the max concurrency', async () => {
     const dialer = new Dialer({
       transportManager: localTM,