diff --git a/cosmos/providers/dbt/core/operators.py b/cosmos/providers/dbt/core/operators.py
index ad8bda0d20..046a7761e9 100644
--- a/cosmos/providers/dbt/core/operators.py
+++ b/cosmos/providers/dbt/core/operators.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
+import signal
 from typing import List, Sequence
 
 import yaml
@@ -71,6 +72,9 @@ class DbtBaseOperator(BaseOperator):
         in ``skipped`` state (default: 99). If set to ``None``, any non-zero
         exit code will be treated as a failure.
     :type skip_exit_code: int
+    :param cancel_query_on_kill: If true, then cancel any running queries when the task's on_kill() is executed.
+        Otherwise, the query will keep running when the task is killed.
+    :type cancel_query_on_kill: bool
     :param dbt_executable_path: Path to dbt executable can be used with venv (i.e. /home/astro/.pyenv/versions/dbt_venv/bin/dbt)
     :type dbt_executable_path: str
     """
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ def __init__(
         append_env: bool = False,
         output_encoding: str = "utf-8",
         skip_exit_code: int = 99,
+        cancel_query_on_kill: bool = True,
         dbt_executable_path: str = "dbt",
         **kwargs,
     ) -> None:
@@ -120,6 +125,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.append_env = append_env
         self.output_encoding = output_encoding
         self.skip_exit_code = skip_exit_code
+        self.cancel_query_on_kill = cancel_query_on_kill
         self.dbt_executable_path = dbt_executable_path
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
@@ -260,7 +266,12 @@ def execute(self, context: Context):
         return result.output
 
     def on_kill(self) -> None:
-        self.subprocess_hook.send_sigterm()
+        if self.cancel_query_on_kill:
+            self.subprocess_hook.log.info("Sending SIGINT signal to process group")
+            if self.subprocess_hook.sub_process and hasattr(self.subprocess_hook.sub_process, "pid"):
+                os.killpg(os.getpgid(self.subprocess_hook.sub_process.pid), signal.SIGINT)
+        else:
+            self.subprocess_hook.send_sigterm()
 
 
 class DbtLSOperator(DbtBaseOperator):