diff --git a/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py b/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
index 36b2dfe75e..f7106eb7ab 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/unified_jobs.py
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ class UnifiedJob(PolymorphicModel, PasswordFieldsModel, CommonModelNameNotUnique
             if not self.cancel_flag:
                 self.cancel_flag = True
                 cancel_fields = ['cancel_flag']
-                if self.status in ('pending', 'waiting'):
+                if self.status in ('pending', 'waiting', 'new'):
                     self.status = 'canceled'
                     cancel_fields.append('status')
                 self.save(update_fields=cancel_fields)
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/controllers/Jobs.js b/awx/ui/client/src/controllers/Jobs.js
index a7408259a2..eafbfbb981 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/src/controllers/Jobs.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/src/controllers/Jobs.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export function JobsListController ($rootScope, $log, $scope, $compile, $statePa
             list: AllJobsList,
             id: 'active-jobs',
             pageSize: 20,
-            url: GetBasePath('unified_jobs') + '?status__in=pending,waiting,running,completed,failed,successful,error,canceled&order_by=-finished',
+            url: GetBasePath('unified_jobs') + '?status__in=pending,waiting,running,completed,failed,successful,error,canceled,new&order_by=-finished',
             searchParams: search_params,
             spinner: false
         });