diff --git a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/api/kotlinx-coroutines-core.api b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/api/kotlinx-coroutines-core.api
index 54e355ec37..fc278f9182 100644
--- a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/api/kotlinx-coroutines-core.api
+++ b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/api/kotlinx-coroutines-core.api
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ public final class kotlinx/coroutines/CancellableContinuationKt {
 	public static final fun suspendCancellableCoroutine (Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function1;Lkotlin/coroutines/Continuation;)Ljava/lang/Object;
 }
 
+public final class kotlinx/coroutines/CancellationPointKt {
+	public static final fun interruptible (Lkotlin/jvm/functions/Function0;Lkotlin/coroutines/Continuation;)Ljava/lang/Object;
+}
+
 public abstract interface class kotlinx/coroutines/ChildHandle : kotlinx/coroutines/DisposableHandle {
 	public abstract fun childCancelled (Ljava/lang/Throwable;)Z
 }
diff --git a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/jvm/src/CancellationPoint.kt b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/jvm/src/CancellationPoint.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c5118bb07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/jvm/src/CancellationPoint.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-2020 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+ */
+
+package kotlinx.coroutines
+
+import kotlinx.atomicfu.AtomicRef
+import kotlinx.atomicfu.atomic
+import kotlinx.atomicfu.loop
+import kotlin.coroutines.CoroutineContext
+import kotlin.coroutines.EmptyCoroutineContext
+import kotlin.coroutines.intrinsics.suspendCoroutineUninterceptedOrReturn
+
+/**
+ * Makes a blocking code block cancellable (become a cancellation point of the coroutine).
+ *
+ * The blocking code block will be interrupted and this function will throw [CancellationException]
+ * if the coroutine is cancelled.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * ```
+ * GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+ *     async {
+ *         // This function will throw [CancellationException].
+ *         runInterruptible {
+ *             doSomethingUseful()
+ *
+ *             // This blocking procedure will be interrupted when this coroutine is canceled
+ *             // by Exception thrown by the below async block.
+ *             doSomethingElseUsefulInterruptible()
+ *         }
+ *     }
+ *
+ *     async {
+ *        delay(500L)
+ *        throw Exception()
+ *     }
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * There is also an optional context parameter to this function to enable single-call conversion of
+ * interruptible Java methods into main-safe suspending functions like this:
+ * ```
+ * // With one call here we are moving the call to Dispatchers.IO and supporting interruption.
+ * suspend fun <T> BlockingQueue<T>.awaitTake(): T =
+ *         runInterruptible(Dispatchers.IO) { queue.take() }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @param context additional to [CoroutineScope.coroutineContext] context of the coroutine.
+ * @param block regular blocking block that will be interrupted on coroutine cancellation.
+ */
+public suspend fun <T> runInterruptible(
+        context: CoroutineContext = EmptyCoroutineContext,
+        block: () -> T
+): T {
+    // fast path: empty context
+    if (context === EmptyCoroutineContext) { return runInterruptibleInExpectedContext(block) }
+    // slow path:
+    return withContext(context) { runInterruptibleInExpectedContext(block) }
+}
+
+private suspend fun <T> runInterruptibleInExpectedContext(block: () -> T): T =
+        suspendCoroutineUninterceptedOrReturn sc@{ uCont ->
+            try {
+                // fast path: no job
+                val job = uCont.context[Job] ?: return@sc block()
+                // slow path
+                val threadState = ThreadState().apply { initInterrupt(job) }
+                try {
+                    block()
+                } finally {
+                    threadState.clearInterrupt()
+                }
+            } catch (e: InterruptedException) {
+                throw CancellationException()
+            }
+        }
+
+private class ThreadState {
+
+    fun initInterrupt(job: Job) {
+        // starts with Init
+        if (state.value !== Init) throw IllegalStateException("impossible state")
+        // remembers this running thread
+        state.value = Working(Thread.currentThread(), null)
+        // watches the job for cancellation
+        val cancelHandle =
+                job.invokeOnCompletion(onCancelling = true, invokeImmediately = true, handler = CancelHandler())
+        // remembers the cancel handle or drops it
+        state.loop { s ->
+            when {
+                s is Working -> if (state.compareAndSet(s, Working(s.thread, cancelHandle))) return
+                s === Interrupting || s === Interrupted -> return
+                s === Init || s === Finish -> throw IllegalStateException("impossible state")
+                else -> throw IllegalStateException("unknown state")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun clearInterrupt() {
+        state.loop { s ->
+            when {
+                s is Working -> if (state.compareAndSet(s, Finish)) { s.cancelHandle!!.dispose(); return }
+                s === Interrupting -> Thread.yield() // eases the thread
+                s === Interrupted -> { Thread.interrupted(); return } // no interrupt leak
+                s === Init || s === Finish -> throw IllegalStateException("impossible state")
+                else -> throw IllegalStateException("unknown state")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private inner class CancelHandler : CompletionHandler {
+        override fun invoke(cause: Throwable?) {
+            state.loop { s ->
+                when {
+                    s is Working -> {
+                        if (state.compareAndSet(s, Interrupting)) {
+                            s.thread!!.interrupt()
+                            state.value = Interrupted
+                            return
+                        }
+                    }
+                    s === Finish -> return
+                    s === Interrupting || s === Interrupted -> return
+                    s === Init -> throw IllegalStateException("impossible state")
+                    else -> throw IllegalStateException("unknown state")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private val state: AtomicRef<State> = atomic(Init)
+
+    private interface State
+    // initial state
+    private object Init : State
+    // cancellation watching is setup and/or the continuation is running
+    private data class Working(val thread: Thread?, val cancelHandle: DisposableHandle?) : State
+    // the continuation done running without interruption
+    private object Finish : State
+    // interrupting this thread
+    private object Interrupting: State
+    // done interrupting
+    private object Interrupted: State
+}
diff --git a/kotlinx-coroutines-core/jvm/test/InterruptibleCancellationPointTest.kt b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/jvm/test/InterruptibleCancellationPointTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33722992fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlinx-coroutines-core/jvm/test/InterruptibleCancellationPointTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-2018 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+ */
+
+package kotlinx.coroutines
+
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger
+import kotlin.test.*
+
+class InterruptibleCancellationPointTest: TestBase() {
+
+    @Test
+    fun testNormalRun() = runBlocking {
+        var result = runInterruptible {
+            var x = doSomethingUsefulBlocking(1, 1)
+            var y = doSomethingUsefulBlocking(1, 2)
+            x + y
+        }
+        assertEquals(3, result)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testExceptionThrow() = runBlocking {
+        val exception = Exception()
+        try {
+            runInterruptible {
+                throw exception
+            }
+        } catch (e: Throwable) {
+            assertEquals(exception, e)
+            return@runBlocking
+        }
+        fail()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testRunWithContext() = runBlocking {
+        var runThread =
+                runInterruptible (Dispatchers.IO) {
+                    Thread.currentThread()
+                }
+        assertNotEquals(runThread, Thread.currentThread())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testRunWithContextFastPath() = runBlocking {
+        var runThread : Thread =
+                runInterruptible {
+                    Thread.currentThread()
+                }
+        assertEquals(runThread, Thread.currentThread())
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testInterrupt() {
+        val count = AtomicInteger(0)
+        try {
+            expect(1)
+            runBlocking {
+                launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                    async {
+                        try {
+                            // `runInterruptible` makes a blocking block cancelable (become a cancellation point)
+                            // by interrupting it on cancellation and throws CancellationException
+                            runInterruptible {
+                                try {
+                                    doSomethingUsefulBlocking(100, 1)
+                                    doSomethingUsefulBlocking(Long.MAX_VALUE, 0)
+                                } catch (e: InterruptedException) {
+                                    expect(3)
+                                    throw e
+                                }
+                            }
+                        } catch (e: CancellationException) {
+                            expect(4)
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    async {
+                        delay(500L)
+                        expect(2)
+                        throw IOException()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (e: IOException) {
+            expect(5)
+        }
+        finish(6)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testNoInterruptLeak() = runBlocking {
+        var interrupted = true
+
+        var task = launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+            try {
+                runInterruptible {
+                    doSomethingUsefulBlocking(Long.MAX_VALUE, 0)
+                }
+            } finally {
+                interrupted = Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted
+            }
+        }
+
+        delay(500)
+        task.cancel()
+        task.join()
+        assertFalse(interrupted)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testStress() {
+        val REPEAT_TIMES = 2_000
+
+        Executors.newCachedThreadPool().asCoroutineDispatcher().use { dispatcher ->
+            val interruptLeak = AtomicBoolean(false)
+            val enterCount = AtomicInteger(0)
+            val interruptedCount = AtomicInteger(0)
+            val otherExceptionCount = AtomicInteger(0)
+
+            runBlocking {
+               repeat(REPEAT_TIMES) { repeat ->
+                   var job = launch(start = CoroutineStart.LAZY, context = dispatcher) {
+                       try {
+                           runInterruptible {
+                               enterCount.incrementAndGet()
+                               try {
+                                   doSomethingUsefulBlocking(Long.MAX_VALUE, 0)
+                               } catch (e: InterruptedException) {
+                                   interruptedCount.incrementAndGet()
+                                   throw e
+                               }
+                           }
+                       } catch (e: CancellationException) {
+                       } catch (e: Throwable) {
+                           otherExceptionCount.incrementAndGet()
+                       } finally {
+                           interruptLeak.set(interruptLeak.get() || Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted)
+                       }
+                   }
+
+                   var cancelJob = launch(start = CoroutineStart.LAZY, context = dispatcher) {
+                       job.cancel()
+                   }
+
+                   launch (dispatcher) {
+                       delay((REPEAT_TIMES - repeat).toLong())
+                       job.start()
+                   }
+
+                   launch (dispatcher) {
+                       delay(repeat.toLong())
+                       cancelJob.start()
+                   }
+               }
+            }
+
+            assertFalse(interruptLeak.get())
+            assertEquals(enterCount.get(), interruptedCount.get())
+            assertEquals(0, otherExceptionCount.get())
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun doSomethingUsefulBlocking(timeUseMillis: Long, result: Int): Int {
+        Thread.sleep(timeUseMillis)
+        return result
+    }
+}