diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d1d6b8a9..6a457572 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ The main React hook to execute HTTP requests.
   - `manual` ( `false` ) - If true, the request is not executed immediately. Useful for non-GET requests that should not be executed when the component renders. Use the `execute` function returned when invoking the hook to execute the request manually.
   - `useCache` ( `true` ) - Allows caching to be enabled/disabled for the hook. It doesn't affect the `execute` function returned by the hook.
   - `ssr` ( `true` ) - Enables or disables SSR support
+  - `autoCancel` ( `true` ) - Enables or disables automatic cancellation of pending requests whether it be
+    from the automatic hook request or from the `manual` execute method
 
 **Returns**
 
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ which are the same as the package's named exports but limited to the `useAxios`
 
 The arguments provided to `useAxios(config[,options])` are watched for changes and compared using deep object comparison.
 
-When they change, if the configuration allows a request to be fired (e.g. `manual:false`), any pending request is canceled and a new request is triggered.
+When they change, if the configuration allows a request to be fired (e.g. `manual:false`), any pending request is canceled and a new request is triggered, to avoid automatic cancellation you should use `autoCancel:false` option
 
 Because of this, it's important to make sure that the arguments to `useAxios` preserve deep equality across component renders. This is often the case unless functions (e.g. axios transformers) are provided to a configuration object. In that case, those functions need to be memoized or they will trigger a request execution at each render, leading to an infinite loop.
 
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ Unless provided via the `configure` function, `axios-hooks` uses as defaults:
 
 - `axios` - the default `axios` package export
 - `cache` - a new instance of the default `lru-cache` package export, with no arguments
-- `defaultOptions` - `{ manual: false, useCache: true, ssr: true }`
+- `defaultOptions` - `{ manual: false, useCache: true, ssr: true, autoCancel: true }`
 
 These defaults may not suit your needs, for example:
 
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ function App() {
     },
     { manual: true }
   )
-
+  
   function updateData() {
     executePut({
       data: {
diff --git a/src/index.d.ts b/src/index.d.ts
index f89b73a1..9a7053a4 100644
--- a/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/index.d.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export interface Options {
   manual?: boolean
   useCache?: boolean
   ssr?: boolean
+  autoCancel?: boolean
 }
 
 export interface RefetchOptions {
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index c5c258a4..8c94a30c 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ const actions = {
 const DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
   manual: false,
   useCache: true,
-  ssr: true
+  ssr: true,
+  autoCancel: true
 }
 
 const useAxios = makeUseAxios()
@@ -230,7 +231,9 @@ export function makeUseAxios(configureOptions) {
 
     const withCancelToken = React.useCallback(
       config => {
-        cancelOutstandingRequest()
+        if (options.autoCancel) {
+          cancelOutstandingRequest()
+        }
 
         cancelSourceRef.current = StaticAxios.CancelToken.source()
 
@@ -238,7 +241,7 @@ export function makeUseAxios(configureOptions) {
 
         return config
       },
-      [cancelOutstandingRequest]
+      [cancelOutstandingRequest, options.autoCancel]
     )
 
     React.useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/test/index.test.jsx b/test/index.test.jsx
index fd5c206e..4da3c1a9 100644
--- a/test/index.test.jsx
+++ b/test/index.test.jsx
@@ -373,6 +373,20 @@ function standardTests(
 
   describe('request cancellation', () => {
     describe('effect-generated requests', () => {
+      it('should skip default cancellation before request if options.autoCancel is set to false', async () => {
+        axios.mockResolvedValue({ data: 'whatever' })
+
+        const { waitForNextUpdate, rerender } = setup('', {
+          autoCancel: false
+        })
+
+        await waitForNextUpdate()
+
+        rerender()
+
+        expect(cancel).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      })
+
       it('should provide the cancel token to axios', async () => {
         axios.mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: 'whatever' })