diff --git a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
index 4985944f8..30f1fe132 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom.go
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ func (p *poolMeta) returnResumablePools() []PoolStatus {
 }
 
 func (p *poolMeta) DecommissionComplete(idx int) bool {
-	if p.Pools[idx].Decommission != nil && !p.Pools[idx].Decommission.Complete {
+	if p.Pools[idx].Decommission != nil &&
+		!p.Pools[idx].Decommission.Complete &&
+		!p.Pools[idx].Decommission.Canceled {
 		p.Pools[idx].LastUpdate = UTCNow()
 		p.Pools[idx].Decommission.Complete = true
 		p.Pools[idx].Decommission.Failed = false
@@ -193,7 +195,9 @@ func (p *poolMeta) DecommissionComplete(idx int) bool {
 }
 
 func (p *poolMeta) DecommissionFailed(idx int) bool {
-	if p.Pools[idx].Decommission != nil && !p.Pools[idx].Decommission.Failed {
+	if p.Pools[idx].Decommission != nil &&
+		!p.Pools[idx].Decommission.Failed &&
+		!p.Pools[idx].Decommission.Canceled {
 		p.Pools[idx].LastUpdate = UTCNow()
 		p.Pools[idx].Decommission.StartTime = time.Time{}
 		p.Pools[idx].Decommission.Complete = false
diff --git a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom_test.go b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom_test.go
index b1312bba0..6bdee7d74 100644
--- a/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom_test.go
+++ b/cmd/erasure-server-pool-decom_test.go
@@ -197,3 +197,29 @@ func TestPoolMetaValidate(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPoolMetaDecommissionCancellationIsTerminal(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	canceled := poolMeta{Pools: []PoolStatus{{Decommission: &PoolDecommissionInfo{}}}}
+	if !canceled.DecommissionCancel(0) {
+		t.Fatal("failed to record cancellation")
+	}
+	if canceled.DecommissionFailed(0) {
+		t.Fatal("a canceled decommission was changed to failed")
+	}
+	if canceled.DecommissionComplete(0) {
+		t.Fatal("a canceled decommission was changed to complete")
+	}
+	if got := canceled.returnResumablePools(); len(got) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("canceled decommission is resumable: %+v", got)
+	}
+
+	failed := poolMeta{Pools: []PoolStatus{{Decommission: &PoolDecommissionInfo{}}}}
+	if !failed.DecommissionFailed(0) {
+		t.Fatal("failed to record failure")
+	}
+	if got := failed.returnResumablePools(); len(got) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("failed decommission is not resumable: %+v", got)
+	}
+}