diff --git a/internal/base/base.go b/internal/base/base.go
index a2959d7..b7896fa 100644
--- a/internal/base/base.go
+++ b/internal/base/base.go
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ func (p *ProcessInfo) IncrActiveWorkerCount(delta int) {
 	p.ActiveWorkerCount += delta
 }
 
-// Cancelations hold cancel functions for all in-progress tasks.
+// Cancelations is a collection that holds cancel functions for all in-progress tasks.
 //
-// Its methods are safe to be used in multiple concurrent goroutines
+// Its methods are safe to be used in multiple goroutines.
 type Cancelations struct {
 	mu          sync.Mutex
 	cancelFuncs map[string]context.CancelFunc
@@ -147,14 +147,14 @@ func NewCancelations() *Cancelations {
 	}
 }
 
-// Add adds a new cancel func to the set.
+// Add adds a new cancel func to the collection.
 func (c *Cancelations) Add(id string, fn context.CancelFunc) {
 	c.mu.Lock()
 	defer c.mu.Unlock()
 	c.cancelFuncs[id] = fn
 }
 
-// Delete deletes a cancel func from the set given an id.
+// Delete deletes a cancel func from the collection given an id.
 func (c *Cancelations) Delete(id string) {
 	c.mu.Lock()
 	defer c.mu.Unlock()
diff --git a/internal/rdb/rdb.go b/internal/rdb/rdb.go
index fc719bc..3c166da 100644
--- a/internal/rdb/rdb.go
+++ b/internal/rdb/rdb.go
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ func (r *RDB) CancelationPubSub() (*redis.PubSub, error) {
 }
 
 // PublishCancelation publish cancelation message to all subscribers.
-// The message is a string representing the task to be canceled.
+// The message is the ID for the task to be canceled.
 func (r *RDB) PublishCancelation(id string) error {
 	return r.client.Publish(base.CancelChannel, id).Err()
 }
diff --git a/tools/asynqmon/cmd/cancel.go b/tools/asynqmon/cmd/cancel.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..772e8d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/asynqmon/cmd/cancel.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Copyright 2020 Kentaro Hibino. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT license
+// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v7"
+	"github.com/hibiken/asynq/internal/rdb"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+)
+
+// cancelCmd represents the cancel command
+var cancelCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "cancel [task id]",
+	Short: "Sends a cancelation signal to the goroutine processing the specified task",
+	Long: `Cancel (asynqmon cancel) will send a cancelation signal to the goroutine processing 
+the specified task. 
+
+The command takes one argument which specifies the task to cancel.
+The task should be in in-progress state.
+Identifier for a task should be obtained by running "asynqmon ls" command.
+
+Handler implementation needs to be context aware for cancelation signal to
+actually cancel the processing.
+
+Example: asynqmon cancel bnogo8gt6toe23vhef0g`,
+	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	Run:  cancel,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(cancelCmd)
+}
+
+func cancel(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	r := rdb.NewRDB(redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{
+		Addr:     viper.GetString("uri"),
+		DB:       viper.GetInt("db"),
+		Password: viper.GetString("password"),
+	}))
+
+	err := r.PublishCancelation(args[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("could not send cancelation signal: %v\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("Successfully sent cancelation siganl for task %s\n", args[0])
+}