diff --git a/std/jvm/src/main/scala/cats/effect/std/DispatcherPlatform.scala b/std/jvm/src/main/scala/cats/effect/std/DispatcherPlatform.scala
index 284b45b403..d3a0150c19 100644
--- a/std/jvm/src/main/scala/cats/effect/std/DispatcherPlatform.scala
+++ b/std/jvm/src/main/scala/cats/effect/std/DispatcherPlatform.scala
@@ -44,22 +44,23 @@ private[std] trait DispatcherPlatform[F[_]] { this: Dispatcher[F] =>
   }
 
   /**
-   * Submits an effect to be executed and indefinitely blocks until a result is produced. This
-   * function will throw an exception if the submitted effect terminates with an error.
+   * Submits an effect to be executed and indefinitely blocks until a result is produced.
+   * Cancels the effect in case of Java thread interruption. This function will throw an
+   * exception if the submitted effect terminates with an error.
    */
   def unsafeRunSync[A](fa: F[A]): A =
     unsafeRunTimed(fa, Duration.Inf)
 
   /**
    * Submits an effect to be executed and blocks for at most the specified timeout for a result
-   * to be produced. This function will throw an exception if the submitted effect terminates
-   * with an error.
+   * to be produced. Cancels the effect both in case of timeout or Java thread interruption.
+   * This function will throw an exception if the submitted effect terminates with an error.
    */
   def unsafeRunTimed[A](fa: F[A], timeout: Duration): A = {
     val (fut, cancel) = unsafeToFutureCancelable(fa)
     try Await.result(fut, timeout)
     catch {
-      case t: TimeoutException =>
+      case t @ (_: TimeoutException | _: InterruptedException) =>
         cancel()
         throw t
     }
diff --git a/tests/jvm/src/test/scala/cats/effect/std/DispatcherJVMSpec.scala b/tests/jvm/src/test/scala/cats/effect/std/DispatcherJVMSpec.scala
index f0df165da8..0b1156bcd4 100644
--- a/tests/jvm/src/test/scala/cats/effect/std/DispatcherJVMSpec.scala
+++ b/tests/jvm/src/test/scala/cats/effect/std/DispatcherJVMSpec.scala
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ package std
 import cats.effect.kernel.Deferred
 import cats.syntax.all._
 
+import scala.concurrent.duration.DurationInt
+
 class DispatcherJVMSpec extends BaseSpec {
 
   "async dispatcher" should {
@@ -42,5 +44,23 @@ class DispatcherJVMSpec extends BaseSpec {
         }
       } yield ok
     }
+
+    "Propagate Java thread interruption in unsafeRunSync" in real {
+      Dispatcher.parallel[IO](await = true).use { dispatcher =>
+        for {
+          canceled <- Deferred[IO, Unit]
+          io = IO.sleep(1.second).onCancel(canceled.complete(()).void)
+          f <- IO.interruptible {
+            try dispatcher.unsafeRunSync(io)
+            catch { case _: InterruptedException => }
+          }.start
+          _ <- IO.sleep(100.millis)
+          _ <- f.cancel
+          _ <- canceled
+            .get
+            .timeoutTo(300.millis, IO.raiseError(new Exception("io was not canceled")))
+        } yield ok
+      }
+    }
   }
 }