diff --git a/internal/cli/root_command_execution_test.go b/internal/cli/root_command_execution_test.go
index 1579594b..3685553a 100644
--- a/internal/cli/root_command_execution_test.go
+++ b/internal/cli/root_command_execution_test.go
@@ -212,6 +212,33 @@ func TestRunsPurgeCommandRemovesTerminalRunArtifactsOldestFirst(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRunsPurgeCommandHonorsCanceledCommandContext(t *testing.T) {
+	homeDir := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("HOME", homeDir)
+
+	paths, err := productizeconfig.ResolveHomePaths()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ResolveHomePaths() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := productizeconfig.EnsureHomeLayout(paths); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("EnsureHomeLayout() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	withWorkingDir(t, t.TempDir())
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	cancel()
+
+	cmd := NewRootCommand()
+	cmd.SetContext(ctx)
+	output, err := executeCommandCombinedOutput(cmd, nil, "runs", "purge")
+	if !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+		t.Fatalf("runs purge error = %v, want context.Canceled\noutput:\n%s", err, output)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(output, "purged") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected canceled runs purge to skip the sweep, got output:\n%s", output)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestExecCommandWithInstalledWorkspaceExtensionStaysEphemeralWithoutFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	workspaceRoot, recordPath := prepareWorkspaceExtensionFixtureForCLI(t, "normal")
 	withWorkingDir(t, workspaceRoot)
diff --git a/internal/cli/runs.go b/internal/cli/runs.go
index 0045e89c..eb412655 100644
--- a/internal/cli/runs.go
+++ b/internal/cli/runs.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -79,7 +78,8 @@ func newRunsPurgeCommand() *cobra.Command {
 		Short:        "Delete terminal run artifacts according to configured retention",
 		SilenceUsage: true,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-			ctx := context.Background()
+			ctx, stop := signalCommandContext(cmd)
+			defer stop()
 
 			settings, _, err := daemon.LoadRunLifecycleSettings(ctx)
 			if err != nil {