diff --git a/hgext/absorb.py b/hgext/absorb.py
--- a/hgext/absorb.py
+++ b/hgext/absorb.py
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@
                 b"apply changes (y/N)? $$ &Yes $$ &No", default=1
             )
         ):
-            raise error.Abort(_(b'absorb cancelled\n'))
+            raise error.CanceledError(_(b'absorb cancelled\n'))
 
         state.apply()
         if state.commit():
diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -5830,7 +5830,7 @@
             if ui.promptchoice(
                 _(b're-merge all unresolved files (yn)?$$ &Yes $$ &No')
             ):
-                raise error.Abort(_(b'user quit'))
+                raise error.CanceledError(_(b'user quit'))
         if mark and not pats:
             if ui.promptchoice(
                 _(
@@ -5838,7 +5838,7 @@
                     b'$$ &Yes $$ &No'
                 )
             ):
-                raise error.Abort(_(b'user quit'))
+                raise error.CanceledError(_(b'user quit'))
         if unmark and not pats:
             if ui.promptchoice(
                 _(
@@ -5846,7 +5846,7 @@
                     b'$$ &Yes $$ &No'
                 )
             ):
-                raise error.Abort(_(b'user quit'))
+                raise error.CanceledError(_(b'user quit'))
 
     uipathfn = scmutil.getuipathfn(repo)
 
diff --git a/mercurial/crecord.py b/mercurial/crecord.py
--- a/mercurial/crecord.py
+++ b/mercurial/crecord.py
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@
         elif keypressed in ["H", "KEY_SLEFT"]:
             self.leftarrowshiftevent()
         elif keypressed in ["q"]:
-            raise error.Abort(_(b'user quit'))
+            raise error.CanceledError(_(b'user quit'))
         elif keypressed in ['a']:
             self.flipselections()
         elif keypressed in ["c"]:
diff --git a/mercurial/error.py b/mercurial/error.py
--- a/mercurial/error.py
+++ b/mercurial/error.py
@@ -195,6 +195,13 @@
     """
 
 
+class CanceledError(Abort):
+    """Indicates that the user canceled the operation.
+
+    Examples: Close commit editor with error status, quit chistedit.
+    """
+
+
 class HookLoadError(Abort):
     """raised when loading a hook fails, aborting an operation
 
diff --git a/mercurial/exchange.py b/mercurial/exchange.py
--- a/mercurial/exchange.py
+++ b/mercurial/exchange.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
                 _(b'push and publish %i changesets (yn)?$$ &Yes $$ &No')
                 % len(published)
             ):
-                raise error.Abort(_(b'user quit'))
+                raise error.CanceledError(_(b'user quit'))
         elif behavior == b'abort':
             msg = _(b'push would publish %i changesets') % len(published)
             hint = _(
diff --git a/mercurial/patch.py b/mercurial/patch.py
--- a/mercurial/patch.py
+++ b/mercurial/patch.py
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@
             elif r == 6:  # all
                 ret = skipall = True
             elif r == 7:  # quit
-                raise error.Abort(_(b'user quit'))
+                raise error.CanceledError(_(b'user quit'))
             return ret, skipfile, skipall, newpatches
 
     seen = set()
diff --git a/mercurial/scmutil.py b/mercurial/scmutil.py
--- a/mercurial/scmutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/scmutil.py
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@
             detailed_exit_code = 20
         elif isinstance(inst, error.ConfigError):
             detailed_exit_code = 30
+        elif isinstance(inst, error.CanceledError):
+            detailed_exit_code = 250
         ui.error(_(b"abort: %s\n") % inst.message)
         if inst.hint:
             ui.error(_(b"(%s)\n") % inst.hint)
diff --git a/mercurial/ui.py b/mercurial/ui.py
--- a/mercurial/ui.py
+++ b/mercurial/ui.py
@@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@
             self.system(
                 b"%s \"%s\"" % (editor, name),
                 environ=environ,
-                onerr=error.Abort,
+                onerr=error.CanceledError,
                 errprefix=_(b"edit failed"),
                 blockedtag=b'editor',
             )
diff --git a/tests/test-commit-interactive.t b/tests/test-commit-interactive.t
--- a/tests/test-commit-interactive.t
+++ b/tests/test-commit-interactive.t
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@
   (enter ? for help) [Ynesfdaq?] q
   
   abort: user quit
-  [255]
+  [250]
 
 Patterns
 
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@
   (enter ? for help) [Ynesfdaq?] q
   
   abort: user quit
-  [255]
+  [250]
 
 s, all
 
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@
   (enter ? for help) [Ynesfdaq?] q
   
   abort: user quit
-  [255]
+  [250]
   $ hg revert editedfile
 
 Removing changes from patch
diff --git a/tests/test-commit.t b/tests/test-commit.t
--- a/tests/test-commit.t
+++ b/tests/test-commit.t
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
   $ HGEDITOR=false hg ci --addremove
   adding newfile
   abort: edit failed: false exited with status 1
-  [255]
+  [250]
   $ hg status
   ? newfile
 
diff --git a/tests/test-editor-filename.t b/tests/test-editor-filename.t
--- a/tests/test-editor-filename.t
+++ b/tests/test-editor-filename.t
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   $ hg commit
   *.commit.hg.txt (glob)
   abort: edit failed: sh exited with status 1
-  [255]
+  [250]
 
 Verify that the path for a histedit editor has the expected suffix.
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   $ hg histedit
   *.histedit.hg.txt (glob)
   abort: edit failed: sh exited with status 1
-  [255]
+  [250]
 
 Verify that when performing an action that has the side-effect of creating an
 editor for a diff, the file ends in .diff.
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@
   (enter ? for help) [Ynesfdaq?] q
   
   abort: user quit
-  [255]
+  [250]
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-collapse.t b/tests/test-rebase-collapse.t
--- a/tests/test-rebase-collapse.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-collapse.t
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@
   already rebased 1:f899f3910ce7 B "B" as 82b8abf9c185
   rebasing 3:63668d570d21 C tip "C"
   abort: edit failed: false exited with status 1
-  [255]
+  [250]
   $ hg tglog
   o  3: 63668d570d21 'C'
   |
diff --git a/tests/test-rebase-transaction.t b/tests/test-rebase-transaction.t
--- a/tests/test-rebase-transaction.t
+++ b/tests/test-rebase-transaction.t
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
   transaction abort!
   rollback completed
   abort: edit failed: false exited with status 1
-  [255]
+  [250]
   $ hg tglog
   o  5: D
   |
diff --git a/tests/test-resolve.t b/tests/test-resolve.t
--- a/tests/test-resolve.t
+++ b/tests/test-resolve.t
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
   > EOF
   re-merge all unresolved files (yn)? n
   abort: user quit
-  [255]
+  [250]
 
   $ hg resolve --all << EOF
   > y
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@
   > EOF
   mark all unresolved files as resolved (yn)? n
   abort: user quit
-  [255]
+  [250]
 
   $ hg resolve -m << EOF
   > y
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
   > EOF
   mark all resolved files as unresolved (yn)? n
   abort: user quit
-  [255]
+  [250]
 
   $ hg resolve -m << EOF
   > y
diff --git a/tests/test-revert-interactive.t b/tests/test-revert-interactive.t
--- a/tests/test-revert-interactive.t
+++ b/tests/test-revert-interactive.t
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
   (enter ? for help) [Ynesfdaq?] q
   
   abort: user quit
-  [255]
+  [250]
   $ ls folder1/
   g
 
diff --git a/tests/test-split.t b/tests/test-split.t
--- a/tests/test-split.t
+++ b/tests/test-split.t
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
   transaction abort!
   rollback completed
   abort: edit failed: false exited with status 1
-  [255]
+  [250]
   $ hg status
 
   $ HGEDITOR="\"$PYTHON\" $TESTTMP/editor.py"