diff --git a/mercurial/cmdutil.py b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
--- a/mercurial/cmdutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
@@ -3173,7 +3173,7 @@
 # (state file, clearable, allowcommit, error, hint)
 unfinishedstates = [
     ('graftstate', True, False, _('graft in progress'),
-     _("use 'hg graft --continue' or 'hg update' to abort")),
+     _("use 'hg graft --continue' or 'hg graft --stop' to abort")),
     ('updatestate', True, False, _('last update was interrupted'),
      _("use 'hg update' to get a consistent checkout"))
     ]
diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -2126,6 +2126,7 @@
     'graft',
     [('r', 'rev', [], _('revisions to graft'), _('REV')),
      ('c', 'continue', False, _('resume interrupted graft')),
+     ('', 'stop', False, _('stop interrupted graft')),
      ('e', 'edit', False, _('invoke editor on commit messages')),
      ('', 'log', None, _('append graft info to log message')),
      ('f', 'force', False, _('force graft')),
@@ -2216,6 +2217,15 @@
 
     cont = False
     graftstate = statemod.cmdstate(repo, 'graftstate')
+    if opts.get('stop'):
+        if opts.get('continue'):
+            raise error.Abort(_("cannot use '--continue' and "
+                                "'--stop' together"))
+        if any((opts.get('edit'), opts.get('log'), opts.get('user'),
+                opts.get('date'), opts.get('currentdate'),
+                opts.get('currentuser'), opts.get('rev'))):
+            raise error.Abort(_("cannot specify any other flag with '--stop'"))
+        return _stopgraft(ui, repo, graftstate)
     if opts.get('continue'):
         cont = True
         if revs:
@@ -2392,6 +2402,17 @@
         nodes = repo.vfs.read('graftstate').splitlines()
         return {'nodes': nodes}
 
+def _stopgraft(ui, repo, graftstate):
+    """stop the interrupted graft"""
+    if not graftstate.exists():
+        raise error.Abort(_("no interrupted graft found"))
+    pctx = repo['.']
+    hg.updaterepo(repo, pctx.node(), True)
+    graftstate.delete()
+    ui.status(_("stopped the interrupted graft\n"))
+    ui.status(_("working directory is now at %s\n") % pctx.hex()[:12])
+    return 0
+
 @command('grep',
     [('0', 'print0', None, _('end fields with NUL')),
     ('', 'all', None, _('print all revisions that match')),
diff --git a/tests/test-completion.t b/tests/test-completion.t
--- a/tests/test-completion.t
+++ b/tests/test-completion.t
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
   debugwireargs: three, four, five, ssh, remotecmd, insecure
   debugwireproto: localssh, peer, noreadstderr, nologhandshake, ssh, remotecmd, insecure
   files: rev, print0, include, exclude, template, subrepos
-  graft: rev, continue, edit, log, force, currentdate, currentuser, date, user, tool, dry-run
+  graft: rev, continue, stop, edit, log, force, currentdate, currentuser, date, user, tool, dry-run
   grep: print0, all, text, follow, ignore-case, files-with-matches, line-number, rev, user, date, template, include, exclude
   heads: rev, topo, active, closed, style, template
   help: extension, command, keyword, system
diff --git a/tests/test-graft.t b/tests/test-graft.t
--- a/tests/test-graft.t
+++ b/tests/test-graft.t
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 
   $ hg ci -m 'commit interrupted graft'
   abort: graft in progress
-  (use 'hg graft --continue' or 'hg update' to abort)
+  (use 'hg graft --continue' or 'hg graft --stop' to abort)
   [255]
 
 Abort the graft and try committing:
@@ -1565,3 +1565,108 @@
   o  3:9e887f7a939c bar to b
   |
   ~
+
+  $ cd ..
+
+Testing the --stop flag of `hg graft` which stops the interrupted graft
+
+  $ hg init stopgraft
+  $ cd stopgraft
+  $ for ch in a b c d; do echo $ch > $ch; hg add $ch; hg ci -Aqm "added "$ch; done;
+
+  $ hg log -G
+  @  changeset:   3:9150fe93bec6
+  |  tag:         tip
+  |  user:        test
+  |  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+  |  summary:     added d
+  |
+  o  changeset:   2:155349b645be
+  |  user:        test
+  |  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+  |  summary:     added c
+  |
+  o  changeset:   1:5f6d8a4bf34a
+  |  user:        test
+  |  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+  |  summary:     added b
+  |
+  o  changeset:   0:9092f1db7931
+     user:        test
+     date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+     summary:     added a
+  
+  $ hg up '.^^'
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 2 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+
+  $ echo foo > d
+  $ hg ci -Aqm "added foo to d"
+
+  $ hg graft --stop
+  abort: no interrupted graft found
+  [255]
+
+  $ hg graft -r 3
+  grafting 3:9150fe93bec6 "added d"
+  merging d
+  warning: conflicts while merging d! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  abort: unresolved conflicts, can't continue
+  (use 'hg resolve' and 'hg graft --continue')
+  [255]
+
+  $ hg graft --stop --continue
+  abort: cannot use '--continue' and '--stop' together
+  [255]
+
+  $ hg graft --stop -U
+  abort: cannot specify any other flag with '--stop'
+  [255]
+  $ hg graft --stop --rev 4
+  abort: cannot specify any other flag with '--stop'
+  [255]
+  $ hg graft --stop --log
+  abort: cannot specify any other flag with '--stop'
+  [255]
+
+  $ hg graft --stop
+  stopped the interrupted graft
+  working directory is now at a0deacecd59d
+
+  $ hg diff
+
+  $ hg log -Gr '.'
+  @  changeset:   4:a0deacecd59d
+  |  tag:         tip
+  ~  parent:      1:5f6d8a4bf34a
+     user:        test
+     date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+     summary:     added foo to d
+  
+  $ hg graft -r 2 -r 3
+  grafting 2:155349b645be "added c"
+  grafting 3:9150fe93bec6 "added d"
+  merging d
+  warning: conflicts while merging d! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  abort: unresolved conflicts, can't continue
+  (use 'hg resolve' and 'hg graft --continue')
+  [255]
+
+  $ hg graft --stop
+  stopped the interrupted graft
+  working directory is now at 75b447541a9e
+
+  $ hg diff
+
+  $ hg log -G -T "{rev}:{node|short} {desc}"
+  @  5:75b447541a9e added c
+  |
+  o  4:a0deacecd59d added foo to d
+  |
+  | o  3:9150fe93bec6 added d
+  | |
+  | o  2:155349b645be added c
+  |/
+  o  1:5f6d8a4bf34a added b
+  |
+  o  0:9092f1db7931 added a
+