diff --git a/src/Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore/ActorsEndpointRouteBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore/ActorsEndpointRouteBuilderExtensions.cs
index 55d161d9a..574a172a8 100644
--- a/src/Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore/ActorsEndpointRouteBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore/ActorsEndpointRouteBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ private static IEndpointConventionBuilder MapActorMethodEndpoint(this IEndpointR
 
                     try
                     {
-                        var (header, body) = await runtime.DispatchWithRemotingAsync(actorTypeName, actorId, methodName, daprActorheader, context.Request.Body);
+                        var (header, body) = await runtime.DispatchWithRemotingAsync(actorTypeName, actorId, methodName, daprActorheader, context.Request.Body, context.RequestAborted);
 
                         // Item 1 is header , Item 2 is body
                         if (header != string.Empty)
@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ private static IEndpointConventionBuilder MapActorMethodEndpoint(this IEndpointR
                             context.Response.Headers[Constants.ErrorResponseHeaderName] = header; // add error header
                         }
 
-                        await context.Response.Body.WriteAsync(body, 0, body.Length); // add response message body
+                        await context.Response.Body.WriteAsync(body, 0, body.Length, context.RequestAborted); // add response message body
                     }
                     catch (Exception ex)
                     {
                         var (header, body) = CreateExceptionResponseMessage(ex);
 
                         context.Response.Headers[Constants.ErrorResponseHeaderName] = header;
-                        await context.Response.Body.WriteAsync(body, 0, body.Length);
+                        await context.Response.Body.WriteAsync(body, 0, body.Length, context.RequestAborted);
                     }
                     finally
                     {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ private static IEndpointConventionBuilder MapActorMethodEndpoint(this IEndpointR
                 {
                     try
                     {
-                        await runtime.DispatchWithoutRemotingAsync(actorTypeName, actorId, methodName, context.Request.Body, context.Response.Body);
+                        await runtime.DispatchWithoutRemotingAsync(actorTypeName, actorId, methodName, context.Request.Body, context.Response.Body, context.RequestAborted);
                     }
                     finally
                     {
diff --git a/src/Dapr.Actors/Runtime/ActorManager.cs b/src/Dapr.Actors/Runtime/ActorManager.cs
index b7ee3bf3e..d766cd485 100644
--- a/src/Dapr.Actors/Runtime/ActorManager.cs
+++ b/src/Dapr.Actors/Runtime/ActorManager.cs
@@ -148,16 +148,16 @@ async Task<object> RequestFunc(Actor actor, CancellationToken ct)
                 var parameters = methodInfo.GetParameters();
                 dynamic awaitable;
 
-                if (parameters.Length == 0)
+                if (parameters.Length == 0 || (parameters.Length == 1 && parameters[0].ParameterType == typeof(CancellationToken)))
                 {
-                    awaitable = methodInfo.Invoke(actor, null);
+                    awaitable = methodInfo.Invoke(actor, parameters.Length == 0 ? null : new object[] { ct });
                 }
-                else if (parameters.Length == 1)
+                else if (parameters.Length == 1 || (parameters.Length == 2 && parameters[1].ParameterType == typeof(CancellationToken)))
                 {
                     // deserialize using stream.
                     var type = parameters[0].ParameterType;
                     var deserializedType = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync(requestBodyStream, type, jsonSerializerOptions);
-                    awaitable = methodInfo.Invoke(actor, new object[] { deserializedType });
+                    awaitable = methodInfo.Invoke(actor, parameters.Length == 1 ? new object[] { deserializedType } : new object[] { deserializedType, ct });
                 }
                 else
                 {
diff --git a/test/Dapr.Actors.Test/Runtime/ActorRuntimeTests.cs b/test/Dapr.Actors.Test/Runtime/ActorRuntimeTests.cs
index 52ae4aa7b..c74d0b754 100644
--- a/test/Dapr.Actors.Test/Runtime/ActorRuntimeTests.cs
+++ b/test/Dapr.Actors.Test/Runtime/ActorRuntimeTests.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace Dapr.Actors.Test
     using Xunit;
     using Dapr.Actors.Client;
     using System.Reflection;
+    using System.Threading;
 
     public sealed class ActorRuntimeTests
     {
@@ -109,6 +110,111 @@ public async Task NoActivateMessageFromRuntime()
             Assert.Contains(actorType.Name, runtime.RegisteredActors.Select(a => a.Type.ActorTypeName), StringComparer.InvariantCulture);
         }
 
+        public interface INotRemotedActor : IActor
+        {
+            Task<string> NoArgumentsAsync();
+
+            Task<string> NoArgumentsWithCancellationAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+
+            Task<string> SingleArgumentAsync(bool arg);
+
+            Task<string> SingleArgumentWithCancellationAsync(bool arg, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+        }
+
+        public sealed class NotRemotedActor : Actor, INotRemotedActor
+        {
+            public NotRemotedActor(ActorHost host)
+                : base(host)
+            {
+            }
+
+            public Task<string> NoArgumentsAsync()
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult(nameof(NoArgumentsAsync));
+            }
+
+            public Task<string> NoArgumentsWithCancellationAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult(nameof(NoArgumentsWithCancellationAsync));
+            }
+
+            public Task<string> SingleArgumentAsync(bool arg)
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult(nameof(SingleArgumentAsync));
+            }
+
+            public Task<string> SingleArgumentWithCancellationAsync(bool arg, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+            {
+                return Task.FromResult(nameof(SingleArgumentWithCancellationAsync));
+            }
+        }
+
+        public async Task<string> InvokeMethod<T>(string methodName, object arg = null) where T : Actor
+        {
+            var options = new ActorRuntimeOptions();
+
+            options.Actors.RegisterActor<T>();
+
+            var runtime = new ActorRuntime(options, loggerFactory, activatorFactory, proxyFactory);
+
+            using var input = new MemoryStream();
+
+            if (arg is not null)
+            {
+                JsonSerializer.Serialize(input, arg);
+
+                input.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+            }
+
+            using var output = new MemoryStream();
+            
+            await runtime.DispatchWithoutRemotingAsync(typeof(T).Name, ActorId.CreateRandom().ToString(), methodName, input, output);
+
+            output.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+
+            return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<string>(output);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task NoRemotingMethodWithNoArguments()
+        {
+            string methodName = nameof(INotRemotedActor.NoArgumentsAsync);
+            
+            string result = await InvokeMethod<NotRemotedActor>(methodName);
+
+           Assert.Equal(methodName, result);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task NoRemotingMethodWithNoArgumentsWithCancellation()
+        {
+            string methodName = nameof(INotRemotedActor.NoArgumentsWithCancellationAsync);
+            
+            string result = await InvokeMethod<NotRemotedActor>(methodName);
+
+            Assert.Equal(methodName, result);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task NoRemotingMethodWithSingleArgument()
+        {
+            string methodName = nameof(INotRemotedActor.SingleArgumentAsync);
+            
+            string result = await InvokeMethod<NotRemotedActor>(methodName, true);
+
+            Assert.Equal(methodName, result);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task NoRemotingMethodWithSingleArgumentWithCancellation()
+        {
+            string methodName = nameof(INotRemotedActor.SingleArgumentWithCancellationAsync);
+            
+            string result = await InvokeMethod<NotRemotedActor>(methodName, true);
+
+            Assert.Equal(methodName, result);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task Actor_UsesCustomActivator()
         {