diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -2481,7 +2481,7 @@
                 opts.get('currentuser'), opts.get('rev'))):
             raise error.Abort(_("cannot specify any other flag with '--abort'"))
 
-        return _abortgraft(ui, repo, graftstate)
+        return _abortgraft(ui, repo)
     elif opts.get('continue'):
         cont = True
         if revs:
@@ -2658,9 +2658,10 @@
 
     return 0
 
-def _abortgraft(ui, repo, graftstate):
+def _abortgraft(ui, repo):
     """abort the interrupted graft and rollbacks to the state before interrupted
     graft"""
+    graftstate = statemod.cmdstate(repo, 'graftstate')
     if not graftstate.exists():
         raise error.Abort(_("no interrupted graft to abort"))
     statedata = _readgraftstate(repo, graftstate)
diff --git a/mercurial/state.py b/mercurial/state.py
--- a/mercurial/state.py
+++ b/mercurial/state.py
@@ -185,7 +185,13 @@
 def addunfinished(opname, **kwargs):
     """this registers a new command or operation to unfinishedstates
     """
-    statecheckobj = _statecheck(opname, **kwargs)
+    from . import commands
+    if opname == 'graft':
+        statecheckobj = _statecheck(opname, abortfunc=commands._abortgraft,
+                                    **kwargs)
+    else:
+        statecheckobj = _statecheck(opname, **kwargs)
+
     if opname == 'merge':
         _unfinishedstates.append(statecheckobj)
     else:
diff --git a/tests/test-abort.t b/tests/test-abort.t
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-abort.t
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+
+####TEST `hg abort` operation graft
+
+Testing the hg abort for `hg graft` which aborts and rollback to state
+before the graft
+
+  $ hg init abortgraft
+  $ cd abortgraft
+  $ for ch in a b c d; do echo $ch > $ch; hg add $ch; hg ci -Aqm "added "$ch; done;
+
+  $ hg up '.^^'
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 2 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+
+  $ echo x > x
+  $ hg ci -Aqm "added x"
+  $ hg up '.^'
+  0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+  $ echo foo > c
+  $ hg ci -Aqm "added foo to c"
+
+  $ hg log -GT "{rev}:{node|short} {desc}"
+  @  5:36b793615f78 added foo to c
+  |
+  | o  4:863a25e1a9ea added x
+  |/
+  | o  3:9150fe93bec6 added d
+  | |
+  | o  2:155349b645be added c
+  |/
+  o  1:5f6d8a4bf34a added b
+  |
+  o  0:9092f1db7931 added a
+  
+  $ hg up 9150fe93bec6
+  2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+
+  $ hg abort
+  abort: no operation in progress
+  [255]
+
+when stripping is required
+  $ hg graft -r 4 -r 5
+  grafting 4:863a25e1a9ea "added x"
+  grafting 5:36b793615f78 "added foo to c" (tip)
+  merging c
+  warning: conflicts while merging c! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  abort: unresolved conflicts, can't continue
+  (use 'hg resolve' and 'hg graft --continue')
+  [255]
+
+  $ hg abort
+  graft aborted
+  working directory is now at 9150fe93bec6
+  $ hg log -GT "{rev}:{node|short} {desc}"
+  o  5:36b793615f78 added foo to c
+  |
+  | o  4:863a25e1a9ea added x
+  |/
+  | @  3:9150fe93bec6 added d
+  | |
+  | o  2:155349b645be added c
+  |/
+  o  1:5f6d8a4bf34a added b
+  |
+  o  0:9092f1db7931 added a
+  
+when stripping is not required
+  $ hg graft -r 5
+  grafting 5:36b793615f78 "added foo to c" (tip)
+  merging c
+  warning: conflicts while merging c! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  abort: unresolved conflicts, can't continue
+  (use 'hg resolve' and 'hg graft --continue')
+  [255]
+
+  $ hg abort
+  graft aborted
+  working directory is now at 9150fe93bec6
+  $ hg log -GT "{rev}:{node|short} {desc}"
+  o  5:36b793615f78 added foo to c
+  |
+  | o  4:863a25e1a9ea added x
+  |/
+  | @  3:9150fe93bec6 added d
+  | |
+  | o  2:155349b645be added c
+  |/
+  o  1:5f6d8a4bf34a added b
+  |
+  o  0:9092f1db7931 added a
+  
+when some of the changesets became public
+
+  $ hg graft -r 4 -r 5
+  grafting 4:863a25e1a9ea "added x"
+  grafting 5:36b793615f78 "added foo to c" (tip)
+  merging c
+  warning: conflicts while merging c! (edit, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
+  abort: unresolved conflicts, can't continue
+  (use 'hg resolve' and 'hg graft --continue')
+  [255]
+
+  $ hg log -GT "{rev}:{node|short} {desc}"
+  @  6:6ec71c037d94 added x
+  |
+  | o  5:36b793615f78 added foo to c
+  | |
+  | | o  4:863a25e1a9ea added x
+  | |/
+  o |  3:9150fe93bec6 added d
+  | |
+  o |  2:155349b645be added c
+  |/
+  o  1:5f6d8a4bf34a added b
+  |
+  o  0:9092f1db7931 added a
+  
+  $ hg phase -r 6 --public
+
+  $ hg abort
+  cannot clean up public changesets 6ec71c037d94
+  graft aborted
+  working directory is now at 6ec71c037d94