interfaces: add interruptWait method

diff --git a/src/interfaces/mining.h b/src/interfaces/mining.h
index 150295e5..a30c4afb 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/mining.h
+++ b/src/interfaces/mining.h
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ public:
      * the tip is more than 20 minutes old.
      */
     virtual std::unique_ptr<BlockTemplate> waitNext(const node::BlockWaitOptions options = {}) = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Interrupts the current wait for the next block template.
+    */
+    virtual void interruptWait() = 0;
 };
 
 //! Interface giving clients (RPC, Stratum v2 Template Provider in the future)
diff --git a/src/ipc/capnp/mining.capnp b/src/ipc/capnp/mining.capnp
index 8ee4745b..ed01e44a 100644
--- a/src/ipc/capnp/mining.capnp
+++ b/src/ipc/capnp/mining.capnp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ interface BlockTemplate $Proxy.wrap("interfaces::BlockTemplate") {
     getCoinbaseMerklePath @8 (context: Proxy.Context) -> (result: List(Data));
     submitSolution @9 (context: Proxy.Context, version: UInt32, timestamp: UInt32, nonce: UInt32, coinbase :Data) -> (result: Bool);
     waitNext @10 (context: Proxy.Context, options: BlockWaitOptions) -> (result: BlockTemplate);
+    interruptWait @11() -> ();
 }
 
 struct BlockCreateOptions $Proxy.wrap("node::BlockCreateOptions") {
diff --git a/src/node/interfaces.cpp b/src/node/interfaces.cpp
index fd3fa226..509528d9 100644
--- a/src/node/interfaces.cpp
+++ b/src/node/interfaces.cpp
@@ -918,15 +918,21 @@ public:
 
     std::unique_ptr<BlockTemplate> waitNext(BlockWaitOptions options) override
     {
-        auto new_template = WaitAndCreateNewBlock(chainman(), notifications(), m_node.mempool.get(), m_block_template, options, m_assemble_options);
+        auto new_template = WaitAndCreateNewBlock(chainman(), notifications(), m_node.mempool.get(), m_block_template, options, m_assemble_options, m_interrupt_wait);
         if (new_template) return std::make_unique<BlockTemplateImpl>(m_assemble_options, std::move(new_template), m_node);
         return nullptr;
     }
 
+    void interruptWait() override
+    {
+        InterruptWait(notifications(), m_interrupt_wait);
+    }
+
     const BlockAssembler::Options m_assemble_options;
 
     const std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> m_block_template;
 
+    bool m_interrupt_wait{false};
     ChainstateManager& chainman() { return *Assert(m_node.chainman); }
     KernelNotifications& notifications() { return *Assert(m_node.notifications); }
     NodeContext& m_node;
diff --git a/src/node/miner.cpp b/src/node/miner.cpp
index e75bc3a6..ffdf1d9f 100644
--- a/src/node/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/node/miner.cpp
@@ -453,12 +453,20 @@ void AddMerkleRootAndCoinbase(CBlock& block, CTransactionRef coinbase, uint32_t
     block.hashMerkleRoot = BlockMerkleRoot(block);
 }
 
+void InterruptWait(KernelNotifications& kernel_notifications, bool& interrupt_wait)
+{
+    LOCK(kernel_notifications.m_tip_block_mutex);
+    interrupt_wait = true;
+    kernel_notifications.m_tip_block_cv.notify_all();
+}
+
 std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> WaitAndCreateNewBlock(ChainstateManager& chainman,
                                                       KernelNotifications& kernel_notifications,
                                                       CTxMemPool* mempool,
                                                       const std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate>& block_template,
                                                       const BlockWaitOptions& options,
-                                                      const BlockAssembler::Options& assemble_options)
+                                                      const BlockAssembler::Options& assemble_options,
+                                                      bool& interrupt_wait)
 {
     // Delay calculating the current template fees, just in case a new block
     // comes in before the next tick.
@@ -483,8 +491,12 @@ std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> WaitAndCreateNewBlock(ChainstateManager& chainma
                 // method on BlockTemplate and no template could have been
                 // generated before a tip exists.
                 tip_changed = Assume(tip_block) && tip_block != block_template->block.hashPrevBlock;
-                return tip_changed || chainman.m_interrupt;
+                return tip_changed || chainman.m_interrupt || interrupt_wait;
             });
+            if (interrupt_wait) {
+                interrupt_wait = false;
+                return nullptr;
+            }
         }
 
         if (chainman.m_interrupt) return nullptr;
diff --git a/src/node/miner.h b/src/node/miner.h
index a9a88b39..0790835d 100644
--- a/src/node/miner.h
+++ b/src/node/miner.h
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ void ApplyArgsManOptions(const ArgsManager& gArgs, BlockAssembler::Options& opti
 /* Compute the block's merkle root, insert or replace the coinbase transaction and the merkle root into the block */
 void AddMerkleRootAndCoinbase(CBlock& block, CTransactionRef coinbase, uint32_t version, uint32_t timestamp, uint32_t nonce);
 
+
+/* Interrupt the current wait for the next block template. */
+void InterruptWait(KernelNotifications& kernel_notifications, bool& interrupt_wait);
 /**
  * Return a new block template when fees rise to a certain threshold or after a
  * new tip; return nullopt if timeout is reached.
@@ -247,7 +250,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate> WaitAndCreateNewBlock(ChainstateManager& chainma
                                                       CTxMemPool* mempool,
                                                       const std::unique_ptr<CBlockTemplate>& block_template,
                                                       const BlockWaitOptions& options,
-                                                      const BlockAssembler::Options& assemble_options);
+                                                      const BlockAssembler::Options& assemble_options,
+                                                      bool& interrupt_wait);
 
 /* Locks cs_main and returns the block hash and block height of the active chain if it exists; otherwise, returns nullopt.*/
 std::optional<BlockRef> GetTip(ChainstateManager& chainman);
diff --git a/test/functional/interface_ipc.py b/test/functional/interface_ipc.py
index 4231e95b..0c9de28d 100755
--- a/test/functional/interface_ipc.py
+++ b/test/functional/interface_ipc.py
@@ -182,6 +182,28 @@ class IPCInterfaceTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
             template7 = await template6.result.waitNext(ctx, waitoptions)
             assert_equal(template7.to_dict(), {})
 
+            self.log.debug("interruptWait should abort the current wait")
+            wait_started = asyncio.Event()
+            async def wait_for_block():
+                new_waitoptions = self.capnp_modules['mining'].BlockWaitOptions()
+                new_waitoptions.timeout = waitoptions.timeout * 60 # 1 minute wait
+                new_waitoptions.feeThreshold = 1
+                wait_started.set()
+                return await template6.result.waitNext(ctx, new_waitoptions)
+
+            async def interrupt_wait():
+                await wait_started.wait() # Wait for confirmation wait started
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.1)  # Minimal buffer
+                template6.result.interruptWait()
+                miniwallet.send_self_transfer(fee_rate=10, from_node=self.nodes[0])
+
+            wait_task = asyncio.create_task(wait_for_block())
+            interrupt_task = asyncio.create_task(interrupt_wait())
+
+            result = await wait_task
+            await interrupt_task
+            assert_equal(result.to_dict(), {})
+
             current_block_height = self.nodes[0].getchaintips()[0]["height"]
             check_opts = self.capnp_modules['mining'].BlockCheckOptions()
             template = await mining.result.createNewBlock(opts)