diff --git a/docs/changelog/119897.yaml b/docs/changelog/119897.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..87c5890f9fde1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/119897.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pr: 119897
+summary: Fix ESQL async get while task is being cancelled
+area: ES|QL
+type: bug
+issues: []
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/async/AsyncResultsService.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/async/AsyncResultsService.java
index 217274f963aec..2236304d8c4d0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/async/AsyncResultsService.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/async/AsyncResultsService.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ private void getSearchResponseFromTask(
     ) {
         try {
             final Task task = store.getTaskAndCheckAuthentication(taskManager, searchId, asyncTaskClass);
-            if (task == null || task.isCancelled()) {
+            if (task == null || (updateInitialResultsInStore && task.isCancelled())) {
                 getSearchResponseFromIndex(searchId, request, nowInMillis, listener);
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/AsyncEsqlQueryActionIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/AsyncEsqlQueryActionIT.java
index f85de51101af5..163cbc8491298 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/AsyncEsqlQueryActionIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/AsyncEsqlQueryActionIT.java
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.ResourceNotFoundException;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.master.AcknowledgedResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
+import org.elasticsearch.compute.operator.DriverTaskRunner;
 import org.elasticsearch.compute.operator.exchange.ExchangeService;
 import org.elasticsearch.core.TimeValue;
 import org.elasticsearch.plugins.Plugin;
+import org.elasticsearch.tasks.TaskCancelledException;
 import org.elasticsearch.tasks.TaskInfo;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.LocalStateCompositeXPackPlugin;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.async.DeleteAsyncResultRequest;
@@ -34,8 +36,11 @@
 import static org.elasticsearch.test.hamcrest.OptionalMatchers.isEmpty;
 import static org.elasticsearch.test.hamcrest.OptionalMatchers.isPresent;
 import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.EsqlTestUtils.getValuesList;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.empty;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.greaterThanOrEqualTo;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.not;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
 
 /**
@@ -112,6 +117,59 @@ public void testBasicAsyncExecution() throws Exception {
         }
     }
 
+    public void testGetAsyncWhileQueryTaskIsBeingCancelled() throws Exception {
+        try (var initialResponse = sendAsyncQuery()) {
+            assertThat(initialResponse.asyncExecutionId(), isPresent());
+            assertThat(initialResponse.isRunning(), is(true));
+            String id = initialResponse.asyncExecutionId().get();
+            // ensure we have started Lucene operators
+            assertBusy(() -> {
+                var tasks = client().admin()
+                    .cluster()
+                    .prepareListTasks()
+                    .setActions(DriverTaskRunner.ACTION_NAME)
+                    .setDetailed(true)
+                    .get()
+                    .getTasks()
+                    .stream()
+                    .filter(t -> t.description().contains("_LuceneSourceOperator"))
+                    .toList();
+                assertThat(tasks.size(), greaterThanOrEqualTo(1));
+            });
+            client().admin().cluster().prepareCancelTasks().setActions(EsqlQueryAction.NAME + "[a]").get();
+            assertBusy(() -> {
+                List<TaskInfo> tasks = getEsqlQueryTasks().stream().filter(TaskInfo::cancelled).toList();
+                assertThat(tasks, not(empty()));
+            });
+            // get the result while the query is being cancelled
+            {
+                var getResultsRequest = new GetAsyncResultRequest(id);
+                getResultsRequest.setWaitForCompletionTimeout(timeValueMillis(10));
+                getResultsRequest.setKeepAlive(randomKeepAlive());
+                var future = client().execute(EsqlAsyncGetResultAction.INSTANCE, getResultsRequest);
+                try (var resp = future.get()) {
+                    assertThat(initialResponse.asyncExecutionId(), isPresent());
+                    assertThat(resp.asyncExecutionId().get(), equalTo(id));
+                    assertThat(resp.isRunning(), is(true));
+                }
+            }
+            // release the permits to allow the query to proceed
+            scriptPermits.release(numberOfDocs());
+            // get the result after the cancellation is done
+            {
+                var getResultsRequest = new GetAsyncResultRequest(id);
+                getResultsRequest.setWaitForCompletionTimeout(timeValueSeconds(10));
+                getResultsRequest.setKeepAlive(randomKeepAlive());
+                var future = client().execute(EsqlAsyncGetResultAction.INSTANCE, getResultsRequest);
+                TaskCancelledException error = expectThrows(TaskCancelledException.class, future::actionGet);
+                assertThat(error.getMessage(), equalTo("by user request"));
+            }
+            assertTrue(deleteAsyncId(id).isAcknowledged());
+        } finally {
+            scriptPermits.drainPermits();
+        }
+    }
+
     public void testAsyncCancellation() throws Exception {
         try (var initialResponse = sendAsyncQuery()) {
             assertThat(initialResponse.asyncExecutionId(), isPresent());