diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/models/__init__.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/models/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/models/test_unified_job_unit.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/models/test_unified_job_unit.py
index af8833482a..256d6d0b03 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/models/test_unified_job_unit.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/models/test_unified_job_unit.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import pytest
 import mock
 
 from awx.main.models import (
@@ -14,3 +15,38 @@ def test_unified_job_workflow_attributes():
 
         assert job.spawned_by_workflow is True
         assert job.workflow_job_id == 1
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def unified_job(mocker):
+    mocker.patch.object(UnifiedJob, 'can_cancel', return_value=True)
+    j = UnifiedJob()
+    j.status = 'pending'
+    j.cancel_flag = None
+    j.save = mocker.MagicMock()
+    j.websocket_emit_status = mocker.MagicMock()
+    return j
+
+
+def test_cancel(unified_job):
+
+    unified_job.cancel()
+
+    assert unified_job.cancel_flag is True
+    assert unified_job.status == 'canceled'
+    assert unified_job.job_explanation == ''
+    # Note: the websocket emit status check is just reflecting the state of the current code.
+    # Some more thought may want to go into only emitting canceled if/when the job record
+    # status is changed to canceled. Unlike, currently, where it's emitted unconditionally.
+    unified_job.websocket_emit_status.assert_called_with("canceled")
+    unified_job.save.assert_called_with(update_fields=['cancel_flag', 'status'])
+
+
+def test_cancel_job_explanation(unified_job):
+    job_explanation = 'giggity giggity'
+
+    unified_job.cancel(job_explanation=job_explanation)
+
+    assert unified_job.job_explanation == job_explanation
+    unified_job.save.assert_called_with(update_fields=['cancel_flag', 'status', 'job_explanation'])
+