diff --git a/pkg/formatting/pipelinerun.go b/pkg/formatting/pipelinerun.go
index b61007c2d..eb7ed97e2 100644
--- a/pkg/formatting/pipelinerun.go
+++ b/pkg/formatting/pipelinerun.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package formatting
 import (
 	tektonv1 "github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"knative.dev/pkg/apis"
 )
 
 // PipelineRunStatus return status of PR  success failed or skipped.
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ func PipelineRunStatus(pr *tektonv1.PipelineRun) string {
 	if len(pr.Status.Conditions) == 0 {
 		return "neutral"
 	}
+	if pr.Status.GetCondition(apis.ConditionSucceeded).GetReason() == tektonv1.PipelineRunSpecStatusCancelled {
+		return "cancelled"
+	}
 	if pr.Status.Conditions[0].Status == corev1.ConditionFalse {
 		return "failure"
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/formatting/pipelinerun_test.go b/pkg/formatting/pipelinerun_test.go
index 4351178b3..4f558cc21 100644
--- a/pkg/formatting/pipelinerun_test.go
+++ b/pkg/formatting/pipelinerun_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	tektonv1 "github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"knative.dev/pkg/apis"
 	knativeduckv1 "knative.dev/pkg/apis/duck/v1"
 )
 
@@ -30,6 +31,23 @@ func TestPipelineRunStatus(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "cancelled",
+			pr: &tektonv1.PipelineRun{
+				Status: tektonv1.PipelineRunStatus{
+					Status: knativeduckv1.Status{
+						Conditions: knativeduckv1.Conditions{
+							{
+								Status:  corev1.ConditionTrue,
+								Reason:  tektonv1.PipelineRunSpecStatusCancelled,
+								Message: "Cancelled",
+								Type:    apis.ConditionSucceeded,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "failure",
 			pr: &tektonv1.PipelineRun{
diff --git a/pkg/params/triggertype/types.go b/pkg/params/triggertype/types.go
index 39777e7b6..ef87bd78c 100644
--- a/pkg/params/triggertype/types.go
+++ b/pkg/params/triggertype/types.go
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ const (
 	OkToTest              Trigger = "ok-to-test"
 	Retest                Trigger = "retest"
 	Push                  Trigger = "push"
-	PullRequest           Trigger = "pull_request"
+	PullRequest           Trigger = "pull_request" // it's should be "pull_request_opened_updated" but let's keep it simple.
+	PullRequestClosed     Trigger = "pull_request_closed"
 	Cancel                Trigger = "cancel"
 	CheckSuiteRerequested Trigger = "check-suite-rerequested"
 	CheckRunRerequested   Trigger = "check-run-rerequested"
diff --git a/pkg/pipelineascode/cancel_pipelineruns.go b/pkg/pipelineascode/cancel_pipelineruns.go
index 12834a523..7a312acb8 100644
--- a/pkg/pipelineascode/cancel_pipelineruns.go
+++ b/pkg/pipelineascode/cancel_pipelineruns.go
@@ -20,19 +20,47 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-as-code/pkg/params/triggertype"
 )
 
+type matchingCond func(pr tektonv1.PipelineRun) bool
+
 var cancelMergePatch = map[string]interface{}{
 	"spec": map[string]interface{}{
 		"status": tektonv1.PipelineRunSpecStatusCancelledRunFinally,
 	},
 }
 
-// cancelInProgress cancels all PipelineRuns associated with a given repository and pull request,
+func (p *PacRun) cancelAllInProgressBelongingToPullRequest(ctx context.Context, repo *v1alpha1.Repository) error {
+	labelSelector := getLabelSelector(map[string]string{
+		keys.URLRepository: formatting.CleanValueKubernetes(p.event.Repository),
+		keys.PullRequest:   strconv.Itoa(int(p.event.PullRequestNumber)),
+	})
+	prs, err := p.run.Clients.Tekton.TektonV1().PipelineRuns(repo.Namespace).List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{
+		LabelSelector: labelSelector,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to list pipelineRuns : %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(prs.Items) == 0 {
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("no pipelinerun found for repository: %v and pullRequest %v",
+			p.event.Repository, p.event.PullRequestNumber)
+		p.eventEmitter.EmitMessage(repo, zap.InfoLevel, "RepositoryPipelineRun", msg)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	p.cancelPipelineRuns(ctx, prs, repo, func(_ tektonv1.PipelineRun) bool {
+		return true
+	})
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// cancelInProgressMatchingPR cancels all PipelineRuns associated with a given repository and pull request,
 // except for the one that triggered the cancellation. It first checks if the cancellation is in progress
 // and if the repository has a concurrency limit. If a concurrency limit is set, it returns an error as
 // cancellation is not supported with concurrency limits. It then retrieves the original pull request name
 // from the annotations and lists all PipelineRuns with matching labels. For each PipelineRun that is not
 // already done, cancelled, or gracefully stopped, it patches the PipelineRun to cancel it.
-func (p *PacRun) cancelInProgress(ctx context.Context, matchPR *tektonv1.PipelineRun, repo *v1alpha1.Repository) error {
+func (p *PacRun) cancelInProgressMatchingPR(ctx context.Context, matchPR *tektonv1.PipelineRun, repo *v1alpha1.Repository) error {
 	if matchPR == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -67,11 +95,9 @@ func (p *PacRun) cancelInProgress(ctx context.Context, matchPR *tektonv1.Pipelin
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to list pipelineRuns : %w", err)
 	}
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	for _, pr := range prs.Items {
-		if pr.GetName() == matchPR.GetName() {
-			continue
-		}
+
+	p.cancelPipelineRuns(ctx, prs, repo, func(pr tektonv1.PipelineRun) bool {
+		// skip our own for cancellation
 		if sourceBranch, ok := pr.GetAnnotations()[keys.SourceBranch]; ok {
 			// NOTE(chmouel): Every PR has their own branch and so is every push to different branch
 			// it means we only cancel pipelinerun of the same name that runs to
@@ -79,39 +105,18 @@ func (p *PacRun) cancelInProgress(ctx context.Context, matchPR *tektonv1.Pipelin
 			// comes from in git jargon.
 			if sourceBranch != p.event.HeadBranch {
 				p.logger.Infof("cancel-in-progress: skipping pipelinerun %v/%v as it is not from the same branch, annotation source-branch: %s event headbranch: %s", pr.GetNamespace(), pr.GetName(), sourceBranch, p.event.HeadBranch)
-				continue
+				return false
 			}
 		}
 
-		if pr.IsPending() {
-			p.logger.Infof("cancel-in-progress: skipping pipelinerun %v/%v as it is pending", pr.GetNamespace(), pr.GetName())
-		}
-
-		if pr.IsDone() {
-			p.logger.Infof("cancel-in-progress: skipping pipelinerun %v/%v as it is done", pr.GetNamespace(), pr.GetName())
-			continue
-		}
-		if pr.IsCancelled() || pr.IsGracefullyCancelled() || pr.IsGracefullyStopped() {
-			p.logger.Infof("cancel-in-progress: skipping pipelinerun %v/%v as it is already in %v state", pr.GetNamespace(), pr.GetName(), pr.Spec.Status)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		p.logger.Infof("cancel-in-progress: cancelling pipelinerun %v/%v", pr.GetNamespace(), pr.GetName())
-		wg.Add(1)
-		go func(ctx context.Context, pr tektonv1.PipelineRun) {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			if _, err := action.PatchPipelineRun(ctx, p.logger, "cancel patch", p.run.Clients.Tekton, &pr, cancelMergePatch); err != nil {
-				errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("failed to cancel pipelineRun %s/%s: %s", pr.GetNamespace(), pr.GetName(), err.Error())
-				p.eventEmitter.EmitMessage(repo, zap.ErrorLevel, "RepositoryPipelineRun", errMsg)
-			}
-		}(ctx, pr)
-	}
-	wg.Wait()
-
+		return pr.GetName() != matchPR.GetName()
+	})
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *PacRun) cancelPipelineRuns(ctx context.Context, repo *v1alpha1.Repository) error {
+// cancelPipelineRunsOpsComment cancels all PipelineRuns associated with a given repository and pull request.
+// when the user issue a cancel comment.
+func (p *PacRun) cancelPipelineRunsOpsComment(ctx context.Context, repo *v1alpha1.Repository) error {
 	labelSelector := getLabelSelector(map[string]string{
 		keys.URLRepository: formatting.CleanValueKubernetes(p.event.Repository),
 		keys.SHA:           formatting.CleanValueKubernetes(p.event.SHA),
@@ -137,22 +142,40 @@ func (p *PacRun) cancelPipelineRuns(ctx context.Context, repo *v1alpha1.Reposito
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-	for _, pr := range prs.Items {
+	p.cancelPipelineRuns(ctx, prs, repo, func(pr tektonv1.PipelineRun) bool {
 		if p.event.TargetCancelPipelineRun != "" {
 			if prName, ok := pr.GetAnnotations()[keys.OriginalPRName]; !ok || prName != p.event.TargetCancelPipelineRun {
-				continue
+				return false
 			}
 		}
-		if pr.IsDone() {
-			p.logger.Infof("pipelinerun %v/%v is done, skipping cancellation", pr.GetNamespace(), pr.GetName())
+		return true
+	})
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *PacRun) cancelPipelineRuns(ctx context.Context, prs *tektonv1.PipelineRunList, repo *v1alpha1.Repository, condition matchingCond) {
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for _, pr := range prs.Items {
+		if !condition(pr) {
 			continue
 		}
+
 		if pr.IsCancelled() || pr.IsGracefullyCancelled() || pr.IsGracefullyStopped() {
-			p.logger.Infof("pipelinerun %v/%v is already in %v state", pr.GetNamespace(), pr.GetName(), pr.Spec.Status)
+			p.logger.Infof("cancel-in-progress: skipping cancelling pipelinerun %v/%v, already in %v state", pr.GetNamespace(), pr.GetName(), pr.Spec.Status)
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if pr.IsDone() {
+			p.logger.Infof("cancel-in-progress: skipping cancelling pipelinerun %v/%v, already done", pr.GetNamespace(), pr.GetName())
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if pr.IsPending() {
+			p.logger.Infof("cancel-in-progress: skipping cancelling pipelinerun %v/%v in pending state", pr.GetNamespace(), pr.GetName())
+		}
+
+		p.logger.Infof("cancel-in-progress: cancelling pipelinerun %v/%v", pr.GetNamespace(), pr.GetName())
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(ctx context.Context, pr tektonv1.PipelineRun) {
 			defer wg.Done()
@@ -163,8 +186,6 @@ func (p *PacRun) cancelPipelineRuns(ctx context.Context, repo *v1alpha1.Reposito
 		}(ctx, pr)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 func getLabelSelector(labelsMap map[string]string) string {
diff --git a/pkg/pipelineascode/cancel_pipelineruns_test.go b/pkg/pipelineascode/cancel_pipelineruns_test.go
index c497f49d0..5df9759a3 100644
--- a/pkg/pipelineascode/cancel_pipelineruns_test.go
+++ b/pkg/pipelineascode/cancel_pipelineruns_test.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
-func TestCancelPipelinerun(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCancelPipelinerunOpsComment(t *testing.T) {
 	observer, _ := zapobserver.New(zap.InfoLevel)
 	logger := zap.New(observer).Sugar()
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func TestCancelPipelinerun(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}
 			pac := NewPacs(tt.event, nil, cs, &info.PacOpts{}, nil, logger, nil)
-			err := pac.cancelPipelineRuns(ctx, tt.repo)
+			err := pac.cancelPipelineRunsOpsComment(ctx, tt.repo)
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 
 			got, err := cs.Clients.Tekton.TektonV1().PipelineRuns("foo").List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func TestCancelPipelinerun(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCancelInProgress(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCancelInProgressMatchingPR(t *testing.T) {
 	observer, catcher := zapobserver.New(zap.InfoLevel)
 	logger := zap.New(observer).Sugar()
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ func TestCancelInProgress(t *testing.T) {
 			if len(tt.pipelineRuns) > 0 {
 				firstPr = tt.pipelineRuns[0]
 			}
-			err := pac.cancelInProgress(ctx, firstPr, tt.repo)
+			err := pac.cancelInProgressMatchingPR(ctx, firstPr, tt.repo)
 			if tt.wantErrString != "" {
 				assert.ErrorContains(t, err, tt.wantErrString)
 				return
@@ -818,6 +818,94 @@ func TestCancelInProgress(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCancelAllInProgressBelongingToPullRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	observer, _ := zapobserver.New(zap.InfoLevel)
+	logger := zap.New(observer).Sugar()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                  string
+		event                 *info.Event
+		repo                  *v1alpha1.Repository
+		pipelineRuns          []*pipelinev1.PipelineRun
+		cancelledPipelineRuns map[string]bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "cancel all in progress PipelineRuns",
+			event: &info.Event{
+				Repository:        "foo",
+				TriggerTarget:     "pull_request",
+				PullRequestNumber: pullReqNumber,
+			},
+			repo: fooRepo,
+			pipelineRuns: []*pipelinev1.PipelineRun{
+				{
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Name:      "pr-foo-1",
+						Namespace: "foo",
+						Labels:    fooRepoLabels,
+					},
+					Spec: pipelinev1.PipelineRunSpec{},
+				},
+				{
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Name:      "pr-foo-2",
+						Namespace: "foo",
+						Labels:    fooRepoLabels,
+					},
+					Spec: pipelinev1.PipelineRunSpec{},
+				},
+			},
+			cancelledPipelineRuns: map[string]bool{
+				"pr-foo-1": true,
+				"pr-foo-2": true,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "no PipelineRuns to cancel",
+			event: &info.Event{
+				Repository:        "foo",
+				TriggerTarget:     "pull_request",
+				PullRequestNumber: pullReqNumber,
+			},
+			repo:                  fooRepo,
+			pipelineRuns:          []*pipelinev1.PipelineRun{},
+			cancelledPipelineRuns: map[string]bool{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ctx, _ := rtesting.SetupFakeContext(t)
+
+			tdata := testclient.Data{
+				PipelineRuns: tt.pipelineRuns,
+			}
+			stdata, _ := testclient.SeedTestData(t, ctx, tdata)
+			cs := &params.Run{
+				Clients: clients.Clients{
+					Log:    logger,
+					Tekton: stdata.Pipeline,
+					Kube:   stdata.Kube,
+				},
+			}
+			pac := NewPacs(tt.event, nil, cs, &info.PacOpts{}, nil, logger, nil)
+			err := pac.cancelAllInProgressBelongingToPullRequest(ctx, tt.repo)
+			assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+			got, err := cs.Clients.Tekton.TektonV1().PipelineRuns("foo").List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})
+			assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+			for _, pr := range got.Items {
+				if _, ok := tt.cancelledPipelineRuns[pr.Name]; ok {
+					assert.Equal(t, string(pr.Spec.Status), pipelinev1.PipelineRunSpecStatusCancelledRunFinally)
+				} else {
+					assert.Assert(t, string(pr.Spec.Status) != pipelinev1.PipelineRunSpecStatusCancelledRunFinally)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestGetLabelSelector(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name      string
diff --git a/pkg/pipelineascode/match.go b/pkg/pipelineascode/match.go
index bb2e8ff70..b7323694c 100644
--- a/pkg/pipelineascode/match.go
+++ b/pkg/pipelineascode/match.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (p *PacRun) matchRepoPR(ctx context.Context) ([]matcher.Match, *v1alpha1.Re
 	}
 
 	if p.event.CancelPipelineRuns {
-		return nil, repo, p.cancelPipelineRuns(ctx, repo)
+		return nil, repo, p.cancelPipelineRunsOpsComment(ctx, repo)
 	}
 
 	matchedPRs, err := p.getPipelineRunsFromRepo(ctx, repo)
diff --git a/pkg/pipelineascode/pipelineascode.go b/pkg/pipelineascode/pipelineascode.go
index 66f8608ec..835339b4d 100644
--- a/pkg/pipelineascode/pipelineascode.go
+++ b/pkg/pipelineascode/pipelineascode.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-as-code/pkg/params/clients"
 	"github.com/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-as-code/pkg/params/info"
 	"github.com/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-as-code/pkg/params/settings"
+	"github.com/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-as-code/pkg/params/triggertype"
 	"github.com/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-as-code/pkg/provider"
 	"github.com/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-as-code/pkg/secrets"
 	tektonv1 "github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1"
@@ -55,6 +56,12 @@ func NewPacs(event *info.Event, vcx provider.Interface, run *params.Run, pacInfo
 
 func (p *PacRun) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	matchedPRs, repo, err := p.matchRepoPR(ctx)
+	if repo != nil && p.event.TriggerTarget == triggertype.PullRequestClosed {
+		if err := p.cancelAllInProgressBelongingToPullRequest(ctx, repo); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error cancelling in progress pipelineRuns belonging to pull request %d: %w", p.event.PullRequestNumber, err)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		createStatusErr := p.vcx.CreateStatus(ctx, p.event, provider.StatusOpts{
 			Status:     CompletedStatus,
@@ -116,7 +123,7 @@ func (p *PacRun) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 				}
 			}
 			p.manager.AddPipelineRun(pr)
-			if err := p.cancelInProgress(ctx, pr, repo); err != nil {
+			if err := p.cancelInProgressMatchingPR(ctx, pr, repo); err != nil {
 				p.eventEmitter.EmitMessage(repo, zap.ErrorLevel, "RepositoryPipelineRun", fmt.Sprintf("error cancelling in progress pipelineRuns: %s", err))
 			}
 		}(match, i)
diff --git a/pkg/policy/policy.go b/pkg/policy/policy.go
index 9482fbb95..28a92ae94 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/policy.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/policy.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (p *Policy) checkAllowed(ctx context.Context, tType triggertype.Trigger) (R
 		sType = settings.Policy.OkToTest
 	// apply the same policy for PullRequest and comment
 	// we don't support comments on PRs yet but if we do on the future we will need our own policy
-	case triggertype.PullRequest, triggertype.Comment:
+	case triggertype.PullRequest, triggertype.Comment, triggertype.PullRequestClosed:
 		sType = settings.Policy.PullRequest
 		// NOTE: not supported yet, will imp if it gets requested and reasonable to implement
 	case triggertype.Push, triggertype.Cancel, triggertype.CheckSuiteRerequested, triggertype.CheckRunRerequested, triggertype.Incoming:
diff --git a/pkg/provider/gitea/detect.go b/pkg/provider/gitea/detect.go
index dd5d086b0..a7ca7a8c2 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/gitea/detect.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/gitea/detect.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func detectTriggerTypeFromPayload(ghEventType string, eventInt any) (triggertype
 		}
 		return "", "invalid payload: no pusher in event"
 	case *giteaStructs.PullRequestPayload:
-		if provider.Valid(string(event.Action), []string{"opened", "synchronize", "synchronized", "reopened"}) {
+		if provider.Valid(string(event.Action), []string{"opened", "synchronize", "synchronized", "reopened", "closed"}) {
 			return triggertype.PullRequest, ""
 		}
 		return "", fmt.Sprintf("pull_request: unsupported action \"%s\"", event.Action)
diff --git a/pkg/provider/gitea/gitea.go b/pkg/provider/gitea/gitea.go
index f46f525f9..6832092d8 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/gitea/gitea.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/gitea/gitea.go
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func (v *Provider) GetFiles(_ context.Context, runevent *info.Event) (changedfil
 
 	//nolint:exhaustive // we don't need to handle all cases
 	switch runevent.TriggerTarget {
-	case triggertype.PullRequest:
+	case triggertype.PullRequest, triggertype.PullRequestClosed:
 		opt := gitea.ListPullRequestFilesOptions{ListOptions: gitea.ListOptions{Page: 1, PageSize: 50}}
 		shouldGetNextPage := false
 		for {
diff --git a/pkg/provider/gitea/parse_payload.go b/pkg/provider/gitea/parse_payload.go
index 3e2db9228..2dde47906 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/gitea/parse_payload.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/gitea/parse_payload.go
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ func (v *Provider) ParsePayload(_ context.Context, _ *params.Run, request *http.
 		processedEvent.Repository = gitEvent.Repository.Name
 		processedEvent.TriggerTarget = triggertype.PullRequest
 		processedEvent.EventType = triggertype.PullRequest.String()
+		if gitEvent.Action == giteaStructs.HookIssueClosed {
+			processedEvent.TriggerTarget = triggertype.PullRequestClosed
+		}
 	case *giteaStructs.PushPayload:
 		processedEvent = info.NewEvent()
 		processedEvent.SHA = gitEvent.HeadCommit.ID
diff --git a/pkg/provider/github/detect.go b/pkg/provider/github/detect.go
index eeb0563f5..cf876f8aa 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/github/detect.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/github/detect.go
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ func detectTriggerTypeFromPayload(ghEventType string, eventInt any) (triggertype
 		}
 		return "", "no pusher in payload"
 	case *github.PullRequestEvent:
+		if event.GetAction() == "closed" {
+			return triggertype.PullRequestClosed, ""
+		}
 		if provider.Valid(event.GetAction(), []string{"opened", "synchronize", "synchronized", "reopened"}) {
 			return triggertype.PullRequest, ""
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/provider/github/parse_payload.go b/pkg/provider/github/parse_payload.go
index 2ff3bb6d8..7623f25d4 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/github/parse_payload.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/github/parse_payload.go
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@ func (v *Provider) processEvent(ctx context.Context, event *info.Event, eventInt
 		processedEvent.HeadURL = gitEvent.GetPullRequest().Head.GetRepo().GetHTMLURL()
 		processedEvent.Sender = gitEvent.GetPullRequest().GetUser().GetLogin()
 		processedEvent.EventType = event.EventType
+		if gitEvent.GetAction() == "closed" {
+			processedEvent.TriggerTarget = triggertype.PullRequestClosed
+		}
 		processedEvent.PullRequestNumber = gitEvent.GetPullRequest().GetNumber()
 		processedEvent.PullRequestTitle = gitEvent.GetPullRequest().GetTitle()
 		// getting the repository ids of the base and head of the pull request
diff --git a/pkg/provider/github/parse_payload_test.go b/pkg/provider/github/parse_payload_test.go
index ab827becc..14738eae8 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/github/parse_payload_test.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/github/parse_payload_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ var samplePRAnother = github.PullRequest{
 func TestParsePayLoad(t *testing.T) {
 	samplePRNoRepo := samplePRevent
 	samplePRNoRepo.Repo = nil
-
+	samplePrEventClosed := samplePRevent
+	samplePrEventClosed.Action = github.String("closed")
 	tests := []struct {
 		name                       string
 		wantErrString              string
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ func TestParsePayLoad(t *testing.T) {
 			name:          "good/rerequest check_run on pull request",
 			eventType:     "check_run",
 			githubClient:  true,
-			triggerTarget: "issue-recheck",
+			triggerTarget: string(triggertype.PullRequest),
 			payloadEventStruct: github.CheckRunEvent{
 				Action: github.String("rerequested"),
 				Repo:   sampleRepo,
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ func TestParsePayLoad(t *testing.T) {
 			name:          "good/rerequest check_suite on pull request",
 			eventType:     "check_suite",
 			githubClient:  true,
-			triggerTarget: "issue-recheck",
+			triggerTarget: string(triggertype.PullRequest),
 			payloadEventStruct: github.CheckSuiteEvent{
 				Action: github.String("rerequested"),
 				Repo:   sampleRepo,
@@ -238,10 +239,9 @@ func TestParsePayLoad(t *testing.T) {
 			shaRet:     "samplePRsha",
 		},
 		{
-			name:          "good/rerequest on push",
-			eventType:     "check_run",
-			githubClient:  true,
-			triggerTarget: "issue-recheck",
+			name:         "good/rerequest on push",
+			eventType:    "check_run",
+			githubClient: true,
 			payloadEventStruct: github.CheckRunEvent{
 				Action: github.String("rerequested"),
 				Repo:   sampleRepo,
@@ -281,10 +281,17 @@ func TestParsePayLoad(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:               "good/pull request",
 			eventType:          "pull_request",
-			triggerTarget:      "pull_request",
+			triggerTarget:      triggertype.PullRequest.String(),
 			payloadEventStruct: samplePRevent,
 			shaRet:             "sampleHeadsha",
 		},
+		{
+			name:               "good/pull request closed",
+			eventType:          "pull_request",
+			triggerTarget:      triggertype.PullRequestClosed.String(),
+			payloadEventStruct: samplePrEventClosed,
+			shaRet:             "sampleHeadsha",
+		},
 		{
 			name:          "good/push",
 			eventType:     "push",
@@ -301,7 +308,7 @@ func TestParsePayLoad(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:          "good/issue comment for retest",
 			eventType:     "issue_comment",
-			triggerTarget: "pull_request",
+			triggerTarget: triggertype.PullRequest.String(),
 			githubClient:  true,
 			payloadEventStruct: github.IssueCommentEvent{
 				Action: github.String("created"),
@@ -322,7 +329,7 @@ func TestParsePayLoad(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:          "good/issue comment for cancel all",
 			eventType:     "issue_comment",
-			triggerTarget: "pull_request",
+			triggerTarget: triggertype.PullRequest.String(),
 			githubClient:  true,
 			payloadEventStruct: github.IssueCommentEvent{
 				Action: github.String("created"),
@@ -342,7 +349,7 @@ func TestParsePayLoad(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:          "good/issue comment for cancel a pr",
 			eventType:     "issue_comment",
-			triggerTarget: "pull_request",
+			triggerTarget: triggertype.PullRequest.String(),
 			githubClient:  true,
 			payloadEventStruct: github.IssueCommentEvent{
 				Action: github.String("created"),
@@ -606,7 +613,7 @@ func TestParsePayLoad(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.NilError(t, err)
 			assert.Assert(t, ret != nil)
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.shaRet, ret.SHA)
-			if tt.eventType == "pull_request" {
+			if tt.eventType == triggertype.PullRequest.String() {
 				assert.Equal(t, "my first PR", ret.PullRequestTitle)
 			}
 			if tt.eventType == "commit_comment" {
@@ -620,6 +627,7 @@ func TestParsePayLoad(t *testing.T) {
 			if tt.targetCancelPipelinerun != "" {
 				assert.Equal(t, tt.targetCancelPipelinerun, ret.TargetCancelPipelineRun)
 			}
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.triggerTarget, string(ret.TriggerTarget))
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/provider/github/status.go b/pkg/provider/github/status.go
index 53397dac8..e31b4b831 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/github/status.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/github/status.go
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ func (v *Provider) CreateStatus(ctx context.Context, runevent *info.Event, statu
 			// for unauthorized user set title as Pending approval
 			statusOpts.Summary = "is waiting for approval."
 		}
+	case "cancelled":
+		statusOpts.Title = "Cancelled"
+		statusOpts.Summary = "has been <b>cancelled</b>."
 	case "neutral":
 		statusOpts.Title = "Unknown"
 		statusOpts.Summary = "doesn't know what happened with this commit."
diff --git a/pkg/provider/gitlab/detect.go b/pkg/provider/gitlab/detect.go
index 2d05d8ee9..a7990f22b 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/gitlab/detect.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/gitlab/detect.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (v *Provider) Detect(req *http.Request, payload string, logger *zap.Sugared
 		if gitEvent.ObjectAttributes.Action == "update" && gitEvent.ObjectAttributes.OldRev != "" {
 			return setLoggerAndProceed(true, "", nil)
 		}
-		if provider.Valid(gitEvent.ObjectAttributes.Action, []string{"open", "reopen"}) {
+		if provider.Valid(gitEvent.ObjectAttributes.Action, []string{"open", "reopen", "close"}) {
 			return setLoggerAndProceed(true, "", nil)
 		}
 		return setLoggerAndProceed(false, fmt.Sprintf("not a merge event we care about: \"%s\"",
diff --git a/pkg/provider/gitlab/parse_payload.go b/pkg/provider/gitlab/parse_payload.go
index bfcb41799..d1e7c070c 100644
--- a/pkg/provider/gitlab/parse_payload.go
+++ b/pkg/provider/gitlab/parse_payload.go
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ func (v *Provider) ParsePayload(_ context.Context, _ *params.Run, request *http.
 		processedEvent.SourceProjectID = gitEvent.ObjectAttributes.SourceProjectID
 		processedEvent.TargetProjectID = gitEvent.Project.ID
 		processedEvent.EventType = strings.ReplaceAll(event, " Hook", "")
+
+		if gitEvent.ObjectAttributes.Action == "close" {
+			processedEvent.TriggerTarget = triggertype.PullRequestClosed
+		}
 	case *gitlab.TagEvent:
 		// GitLab sends same event for both Tag creation and deletion i.e. "Tag Push Hook".
 		// if gitEvent.After is containing all zeros and gitEvent.CheckoutSHA is empty
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/reconciler.go b/pkg/reconciler/reconciler.go
index 2c635efd4..60d6f3bdc 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/reconciler.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (r *Reconciler) ReconcileKind(ctx context.Context, pr *tektonv1.PipelineRun
 		return r.queuePipelineRun(ctx, logger, pr)
 	}
 
-	if !pr.IsDone() {
+	if !pr.IsDone() && !pr.IsCancelled() {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/gitea_access_control_test.go b/test/gitea_access_control_test.go
index cc32c444a..57ed23cfc 100644
--- a/test/gitea_access_control_test.go
+++ b/test/gitea_access_control_test.go
@@ -423,13 +423,13 @@ func TestGiteaPolicyAllowedOwnerFiles(t *testing.T) {
 		BaseRefName:   topts.DefaultBranch,
 	}
 	// push OWNERS file to main
-	scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
+	_ = scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
 	scmOpts.TargetRefName = targetRef
 
 	newyamlFiles := map[string]string{".tekton/pr.yaml": "testdata/pipelinerun.yaml"}
 	newEntries, err := payload.GetEntries(newyamlFiles, topts.TargetNS, topts.DefaultBranch, topts.TargetEvent, map[string]string{})
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
-	scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, newEntries)
+	_ = scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, newEntries)
 
 	npr := tgitea.CreateForkPullRequest(t, topts, allowedCnx, "")
 	waitOpts := twait.Opts{
diff --git a/test/gitea_test.go b/test/gitea_test.go
index 1628a2401..3b7cc2d69 100644
--- a/test/gitea_test.go
+++ b/test/gitea_test.go
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func TestGiteaConcurrencyExclusivenessMultipleRuns(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	entries := map[string]string{".tekton/pr.yaml": processed}
-	scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
+	_ = scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
 
 	processed, err = payload.ApplyTemplate("testdata/pipelinerun-alt.yaml", map[string]string{
 		"TargetNamespace": topts.TargetNS,
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ func TestGiteaConcurrencyExclusivenessMultipleRuns(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	entries = map[string]string{".tekton/pr.yaml": processed}
-	scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
+	_ = scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
 
 	// loop until we get the status
 	gotPipelineRunPending := false
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ func TestGiteaRetestAfterPush(t *testing.T) {
 		BaseRefName:   topts.DefaultBranch,
 		PushForce:     true,
 	}
-	scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
+	_ = scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
 	topts.CheckForStatus = "success"
 	tgitea.WaitForStatus(t, topts, "heads/"+topts.TargetRefName, "", false)
 }
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func TestGiteaConfigCancelInProgress(t *testing.T) {
 		BaseRefName:        topts.DefaultBranch,
 		NoCheckOutFromBase: true,
 	}
-	scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
+	_ = scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
 
 	pr, _, err := topts.GiteaCNX.Client.CreatePullRequest(topts.Opts.Organization, topts.Opts.Repo, gitea.CreatePullRequestOption{
 		Title: "Test Pull Request - " + targetRef,
@@ -458,6 +458,45 @@ func TestGiteaConfigCancelInProgress(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, cancelledPr, 2, "tweo pr should have been canceled")
 }
 
+func TestGiteaConfigCancelInProgressAfterPRClosed(t *testing.T) {
+	prmap := map[string]string{".tekton/pr.yaml": "testdata/pipelinerun-cancel-in-progress.yaml"}
+	topts := &tgitea.TestOpts{
+		TargetEvent:    triggertype.PullRequest.String(),
+		YAMLFiles:      prmap,
+		CheckForStatus: "",
+		ExpectEvents:   false,
+		Regexp:         nil,
+	}
+	_, f := tgitea.TestPR(t, topts)
+	defer f()
+
+	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second) // “Evil does not sleep. It waits.” - Galadriel
+	waitOpts := twait.Opts{
+		RepoName:        topts.TargetRefName,
+		Namespace:       topts.TargetNS,
+		MinNumberStatus: 1,
+		PollTimeout:     twait.DefaultTimeout,
+		TargetSHA:       topts.SHA,
+	}
+	err := twait.UntilPipelineRunCreated(context.Background(), topts.ParamsRun.Clients, waitOpts)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+	closed := gitea.StateClosed
+	_, _, err = topts.GiteaCNX.Client.EditPullRequest(topts.Opts.Organization, topts.Opts.Repo, topts.PullRequest.Index, gitea.EditPullRequestOption{
+		State: &closed,
+	})
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+	topts.ParamsRun.Clients.Log.Info("Waiting 10 seconds to check things has been canceled")
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second) // “Evil does not sleep. It waits.” - Galadriel
+
+	prs, err := topts.ParamsRun.Clients.Tekton.TektonV1().PipelineRuns(topts.TargetNS).List(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{})
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, len(prs.Items), 1, "should have only one pipelinerun, but we have: %d", len(prs.Items))
+
+	assert.Equal(t, prs.Items[0].GetStatusCondition().GetCondition(apis.ConditionSucceeded).GetReason(), "Cancelled", "should have been canceled")
+}
+
 func TestGiteaPush(t *testing.T) {
 	topts := &tgitea.TestOpts{
 		Regexp:      successRegexp,
@@ -941,12 +980,12 @@ func verifyProvenance(t *testing.T, topts *tgitea.TestOpts, expectedOutput, cNam
 		BaseRefName:        topts.DefaultBranch,
 		NoCheckOutFromBase: true,
 	}
-	scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
+	_ = scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
 	prmap = map[string]string{".tekton/notgonnatobetested.yaml": "testdata/pipelinerun-provenance-test.yaml"}
 	entries, err = payload.GetEntries(prmap, topts.TargetNS, topts.DefaultBranch, topts.TargetEvent, map[string]string{})
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	scmOpts.TargetRefName = targetRef
-	scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
+	_ = scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
 
 	pr, _, err := topts.GiteaCNX.Client.CreatePullRequest(topts.Opts.Organization, targetRef, gitea.CreatePullRequestOption{
 		Title: "Test Pull Request - " + targetRef,
@@ -1024,10 +1063,10 @@ func TestGiteaPushToTagGreedy(t *testing.T) {
 		TargetRefName: topts.DefaultBranch,
 		BaseRefName:   topts.DefaultBranch,
 	}
-	scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
+	_ = scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
 
 	scmOpts.TargetRefName = "refs/tags/v1.0.0"
-	scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, map[string]string{"README.md": "hello new version from tag"})
+	_ = scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, map[string]string{"README.md": "hello new version from tag"})
 	waitOpts := twait.Opts{
 		RepoName:  topts.TargetNS,
 		Namespace: topts.TargetNS,
diff --git a/test/github_pullrequest_test.go b/test/github_pullrequest_test.go
index 23a4bd687..654ee76de 100644
--- a/test/github_pullrequest_test.go
+++ b/test/github_pullrequest_test.go
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v66/github"
-	"github.com/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-as-code/pkg/apis/pipelinesascode/keys"
-	"github.com/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-as-code/pkg/opscomments"
+	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
+	"gotest.tools/v3/assert/cmp"
+	"gotest.tools/v3/golden"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"knative.dev/pkg/apis"
 
+	"github.com/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-as-code/pkg/apis/pipelinesascode/keys"
+	"github.com/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-as-code/pkg/opscomments"
 	tgithub "github.com/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-as-code/test/pkg/github"
 	"github.com/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-as-code/test/pkg/options"
-
 	twait "github.com/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-as-code/test/pkg/wait"
-	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
-	"gotest.tools/v3/assert/cmp"
-	"gotest.tools/v3/golden"
 )
 
 func TestGithubPullRequest(t *testing.T) {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func TestGithubSecondTestExplicitelyNoMatchedPipelineRun(t *testing.T) {
 func TestGithubSecondCancelInProgress(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	g := tgithub.PRTest{
-		Label:            "Github test implicit comment",
+		Label:            "Github cancel in progress",
 		YamlFiles:        []string{"testdata/pipelinerun-cancel-in-progress.yaml"},
 		SecondController: true,
 		NoStatusCheck:    true,
@@ -284,3 +284,56 @@ func TestGithubSecondCancelInProgress(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	assert.Assert(t, foundCancelled, "No Pipelines has been found cancedl in NS %s", g.TargetNamespace)
 }
+
+func TestGithubSecondCancelInProgressPRClosed(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	g := tgithub.PRTest{
+		Label:            "Github cancel in progress while pr is closed",
+		YamlFiles:        []string{"testdata/pipelinerun-cancel-in-progress.yaml"},
+		SecondController: true,
+		NoStatusCheck:    true,
+	}
+	g.RunPullRequest(ctx, t)
+	defer g.TearDown(ctx, t)
+
+	g.Cnx.Clients.Log.Infof("Waiting for the two pipelinerun to be created")
+	waitOpts := twait.Opts{
+		RepoName:        g.TargetNamespace,
+		Namespace:       g.TargetNamespace,
+		MinNumberStatus: 1,
+		PollTimeout:     twait.DefaultTimeout,
+		TargetSHA:       g.SHA,
+	}
+	err := twait.UntilPipelineRunCreated(ctx, g.Cnx.Clients, waitOpts)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+	g.Cnx.Clients.Log.Infof("Closing the PullRequest")
+	_, _, err = g.Provider.Client.PullRequests.Edit(ctx, g.Options.Organization, g.Options.Repo, g.PRNumber, &github.PullRequest{
+		State: github.String("closed"),
+	})
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+	g.Cnx.Clients.Log.Infof("Sleeping for 10 seconds to let the pipelinerun to be canceled")
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+
+	g.Cnx.Clients.Log.Infof("Checking that the pipelinerun has been canceled")
+
+	prs, err := g.Cnx.Clients.Tekton.TektonV1().PipelineRuns(g.TargetNamespace).List(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{})
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, len(prs.Items), 1, "should have only one pipelinerun, but we have: %d", len(prs.Items))
+
+	assert.Equal(t, prs.Items[0].GetStatusCondition().GetCondition(apis.ConditionSucceeded).GetReason(), "Cancelled", "should have been canceled")
+
+	res, resp, err := g.Provider.Client.Checks.ListCheckRunsForRef(ctx, g.Options.Organization, g.Options.Repo, g.SHA, &github.ListCheckRunsOptions{
+		AppID:       g.Provider.ApplicationID,
+		ListOptions: github.ListOptions{},
+	})
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, resp.StatusCode, 200)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, res.CheckRuns[0].GetConclusion(), "cancelled")
+}
+
+// Local Variables:
+// compile-command: "go test -tags=e2e -v -info TestGithubPullRequest$ ."
+// End:
diff --git a/test/github_push_retest_test.go b/test/github_push_retest_test.go
index cc15c7f34..6f5a4aae0 100644
--- a/test/github_push_retest_test.go
+++ b/test/github_push_retest_test.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func TestGithubPushRequestGitOpsCommentCancel(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// this went too fast so at least we check it was requested for it
 	if !cancelled {
-		reg := regexp.MustCompile(".*pipelinerun.*is done.*skipping cancellation.*")
+		reg := regexp.MustCompile(".*pipelinerun.*skipping cancelling pipelinerun.*on-push.*already done.*")
 		err = twait.RegexpMatchingInControllerLog(ctx, g.Cnx, *reg, 10, "controller", github.Int64(20))
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("neither a cancelled pipelinerun in repo status or a request to skip the cancellation in the controller log was found: %s", err.Error())
diff --git a/test/gitlab_incoming_webhook_test.go b/test/gitlab_incoming_webhook_test.go
index 0ba0e7ee9..bd990fbcd 100644
--- a/test/gitlab_incoming_webhook_test.go
+++ b/test/gitlab_incoming_webhook_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func TestGitlabIncomingWebhook(t *testing.T) {
 		BaseRefName:   projectinfo.DefaultBranch,
 		CommitTitle:   title,
 	}
-	scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
+	_ = scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
 	runcnx.Clients.Log.Infof("Branch %s has been created and pushed with files", randomedString)
 
 	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/incoming?repository=%s&branch=%s&pipelinerun=%s&secret=%s", opts.ControllerURL,
diff --git a/test/gitlab_merge_request_test.go b/test/gitlab_merge_request_test.go
index 746a3eafa..262c60d3e 100644
--- a/test/gitlab_merge_request_test.go
+++ b/test/gitlab_merge_request_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v66/github"
 	"github.com/openshift-pipelines/pipelines-as-code/pkg/apis/pipelinesascode/keys"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"knative.dev/pkg/apis"
 )
 
 func TestGitlabMergeRequest(t *testing.T) {
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ func TestGitlabMergeRequest(t *testing.T) {
 		TargetRefName: targetRefName,
 		BaseRefName:   projectinfo.DefaultBranch,
 	}
-	scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
+	_ = scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
 
 	runcnx.Clients.Log.Infof("Branch %s has been created and pushed with files", targetRefName)
 	mrTitle := "TestMergeRequest - " + targetRefName
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ func TestGitlabMergeRequest(t *testing.T) {
 		triggertype.PullRequest.String(), map[string]string{})
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	scmOpts.BaseRefName = targetRefName
-	scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
+	_ = scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
 
 	sopt := twait.SuccessOpt{
 		Title:           mrTitle,
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ func TestGitlabOnComment(t *testing.T) {
 		TargetRefName: targetRefName,
 		BaseRefName:   projectinfo.DefaultBranch,
 	}
-	scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
+	_ = scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
 
 	runcnx.Clients.Log.Infof("Branch %s has been created and pushed with files", targetRefName)
 	mrTitle := "TestMergeRequest - " + targetRefName
@@ -210,6 +212,79 @@ func TestGitlabOnComment(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 }
 
+func TestGitlabCancelInProgressOnPRClose(t *testing.T) {
+	targetNS := names.SimpleNameGenerator.RestrictLengthWithRandomSuffix("pac-e2e-ns")
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	runcnx, opts, glprovider, err := tgitlab.Setup(ctx)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	ctx, err = cctx.GetControllerCtxInfo(ctx, runcnx)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	runcnx.Clients.Log.Info("Testing Gitlab cancel in progress on pr close")
+	projectinfo, resp, err := glprovider.Client.Projects.GetProject(opts.ProjectID, nil)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	if resp != nil && resp.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
+		t.Errorf("Repository %s not found in %s", opts.Organization, opts.Repo)
+	}
+
+	err = tgitlab.CreateCRD(ctx, projectinfo, runcnx, targetNS, nil)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+	entries, err := payload.GetEntries(map[string]string{
+		".tekton/in-progress.yaml": "testdata/pipelinerun-cancel-in-progress.yaml",
+	}, targetNS, projectinfo.DefaultBranch,
+		triggertype.PullRequest.String(), map[string]string{})
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	targetRefName := names.SimpleNameGenerator.RestrictLengthWithRandomSuffix("pac-e2e-test")
+
+	gitCloneURL, err := scm.MakeGitCloneURL(projectinfo.WebURL, opts.UserName, opts.Password)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	mrTitle := "TestCancelInProgress - " + targetRefName
+	scmOpts := &scm.Opts{
+		GitURL:        gitCloneURL,
+		Log:           runcnx.Clients.Log,
+		WebURL:        projectinfo.WebURL,
+		TargetRefName: targetRefName,
+		BaseRefName:   projectinfo.DefaultBranch,
+		CommitTitle:   mrTitle,
+	}
+
+	sha := scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
+	runcnx.Clients.Log.Infof("Branch %s has been created and pushed with files", targetRefName)
+	mrID, err := tgitlab.CreateMR(glprovider.Client, opts.ProjectID, targetRefName, projectinfo.DefaultBranch, mrTitle)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	runcnx.Clients.Log.Infof("MergeRequest %s/-/merge_requests/%d has been created", projectinfo.WebURL, mrID)
+	defer tgitlab.TearDown(ctx, t, runcnx, glprovider, mrID, targetRefName, targetNS, opts.ProjectID)
+
+	runcnx.Clients.Log.Infof("Waiting for the two pipelinerun to be created")
+	waitOpts := twait.Opts{
+		RepoName:        targetNS,
+		Namespace:       targetNS,
+		MinNumberStatus: 1,
+		PollTimeout:     twait.DefaultTimeout,
+		TargetSHA:       sha,
+	}
+	err = twait.UntilPipelineRunCreated(ctx, runcnx.Clients, waitOpts)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	_, _, err = glprovider.Client.MergeRequests.UpdateMergeRequest(opts.ProjectID, mrID, &clientGitlab.UpdateMergeRequestOptions{
+		StateEvent: clientGitlab.Ptr("close"),
+	})
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+	runcnx.Clients.Log.Infof("Sleeping for 10 seconds to let the pipelinerun to be canceled")
+	time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+
+	prs, err := runcnx.Clients.Tekton.TektonV1().PipelineRuns(targetNS).List(context.Background(), metav1.ListOptions{})
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, len(prs.Items), 1, "should have only one pipelinerun, but we have: %d", len(prs.Items))
+	assert.Equal(t, prs.Items[0].GetStatusCondition().GetCondition(apis.ConditionSucceeded).GetReason(), "Cancelled", "should have been canceled")
+
+	repo, err := runcnx.Clients.PipelineAsCode.PipelinesascodeV1alpha1().Repositories(targetNS).Get(ctx, targetNS, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+	laststatus := repo.Status[len(repo.Status)-1]
+	assert.Equal(t, "Cancelled", laststatus.Conditions[0].Reason)
+}
+
 func TestGitlabIssueGitopsComment(t *testing.T) {
 	targetNS := names.SimpleNameGenerator.RestrictLengthWithRandomSuffix("pac-e2e-ns")
 	ctx := context.Background()
@@ -246,7 +321,7 @@ func TestGitlabIssueGitopsComment(t *testing.T) {
 		BaseRefName:   projectinfo.DefaultBranch,
 		CommitTitle:   mrTitle,
 	}
-	scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
+	_ = scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
 
 	runcnx.Clients.Log.Infof("Branch %s has been created and pushed with files", targetRefName)
 	mrID, err := tgitlab.CreateMR(glprovider.Client, opts.ProjectID, targetRefName, projectinfo.DefaultBranch, mrTitle)
diff --git a/test/pkg/gitea/scm.go b/test/pkg/gitea/scm.go
index 393a3cd45..31f7b3e85 100644
--- a/test/pkg/gitea/scm.go
+++ b/test/pkg/gitea/scm.go
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func PushToPullRequest(t *testing.T, topts *TestOpts, secondcnx pgitea.Provider,
 		TargetRefName: topts.TargetRefName,
 		BaseRefName:   topts.DefaultBranch,
 	}
-	scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
+	_ = scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
 }
 
 func CreateAccess(topts *TestOpts, touser, accessMode string) error {
diff --git a/test/pkg/gitea/test.go b/test/pkg/gitea/test.go
index 9c610a1f2..637d74cc8 100644
--- a/test/pkg/gitea/test.go
+++ b/test/pkg/gitea/test.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ type TestOpts struct {
 	ExpectEvents          bool
 	InternalGiteaURL      string
 	Token                 string
+	SHA                   string
 	FileChanges           []scm.FileChange
 }
 
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ func TestPR(t *testing.T, topts *TestOpts) (context.Context, func()) {
 		TargetRefName: topts.TargetRefName,
 		BaseRefName:   topts.DefaultBranch,
 	}
-	scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
+	topts.SHA = scm.PushFilesToRefGit(t, scmOpts, entries)
 
 	topts.ParamsRun.Clients.Log.Infof("Creating PullRequest")
 	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
diff --git a/test/pkg/scm/scm.go b/test/pkg/scm/scm.go
index 8e0ae713b..e1ce8d458 100644
--- a/test/pkg/scm/scm.go
+++ b/test/pkg/scm/scm.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func gitPushPullRetry(t *testing.T, opts *Opts, path string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func PushFilesToRefGit(t *testing.T, opts *Opts, entries map[string]string) {
+func PushFilesToRefGit(t *testing.T, opts *Opts, entries map[string]string) string {
 	tmpdir := fs.NewDir(t, t.Name())
 	defer (func() {
 		if os.Getenv("TEST_NOCLEANUP") == "" {
@@ -125,7 +125,12 @@ func PushFilesToRefGit(t *testing.T, opts *Opts, entries map[string]string) {
 		assert.NilError(t, err)
 	}
 
+	// get sha
+	sha, err := git.RunGit(path, "rev-parse", "HEAD")
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
 	gitPushPullRetry(t, opts, path)
+	return sha
 }
 
 func ChangeFilesRefGit(t *testing.T, opts *Opts, fileChanges []FileChange) {
diff --git a/test/testdata/pipelinerun-cancel-in-progress.yaml b/test/testdata/pipelinerun-cancel-in-progress.yaml
index 84642b416..e0a82da0c 100644
--- a/test/testdata/pipelinerun-cancel-in-progress.yaml
+++ b/test/testdata/pipelinerun-cancel-in-progress.yaml
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ spec:
             - name: task
               image: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/ubi-micro
               script: |
-                sleep 60
+                sleep 120