diff --git a/request/tests/test-request.js b/request/tests/test-request.js
index ade0465c..d903a4ed 100644
--- a/request/tests/test-request.js
+++ b/request/tests/test-request.js
@@ -390,6 +390,22 @@ o.spec("xhr", function() {
 				o(xhr.getRequestHeader("Accept")).equals("application/json, text/*")
 			}
 		})
+		o("doesn't fail on abort", function(done) {
+			var s = new Date
+			mock.$defineRoutes({
+				"GET /item": function() {
+					return {status: 200, responseText: JSON.stringify({a: 1})}
+				}
+			})
+			var failed = false
+			xhr({method: "GET", url: "/item", config: function (xhr) { setTimeout(function() { xhr.abort() }, 0) }}).catch(function() {
+				failed = true
+			}).then(function() {
+				o(failed).equals(false)
+			}).then(function() {
+				done()
+			})
+		})
 		/*o("data maintains after interpolate", function() {
 			mock.$defineRoutes({
 				"PUT /items/:x": function() {
@@ -463,5 +479,15 @@ o.spec("xhr", function() {
 				})
 			})
 		})
+		o("rejects on cors-like error", function(done) {
+			mock.$defineRoutes({
+				"GET /item": function(request) {
+					return {status: 0}
+				}
+			})
+			xhr({method: "GET", url: "/item"}).catch(function(e) {
+				o(e instanceof Error).equals(true)
+			}).then(done)
+		})
 	})
 })
diff --git a/test-utils/xhrMock.js b/test-utils/xhrMock.js
index 37d48e92..57c2887f 100644
--- a/test-utils/xhrMock.js
+++ b/test-utils/xhrMock.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module.exports = function() {
 		XMLHttpRequest: function XMLHttpRequest() {
 			var args = {}
 			var headers = {}
+			var aborted = false
 			this.setRequestHeader = function(header, value) {
 				headers[header] = value
 			}
@@ -32,11 +33,15 @@ module.exports = function() {
 			}
 			this.send = function(body) {
 				var self = this
-				var handler = routes[args.method + " " + args.pathname] || serverErrorHandler.bind(null, args.pathname)
-				var data = handler({url: args.pathname, query: args.search || {}, body: body || null})
+				if(!aborted) {
+					var handler = routes[args.method + " " + args.pathname] || serverErrorHandler.bind(null, args.pathname)
+					var data = handler({url: args.pathname, query: args.search || {}, body: body || null})
+					self.status = data.status
+					self.responseText = data.responseText
+				} else {
+					self.status = 0
+				}
 				self.readyState = 4
-				self.status = data.status
-				self.responseText = data.responseText
 				if (args.async === true) {
 					var s = new Date
 					callAsync(function() {
@@ -44,6 +49,9 @@ module.exports = function() {
 					})
 				}
 			}
+			this.abort = function() {
+				aborted = true
+			}
 		},
 		document: {
 			createElement: function(tag) {