diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/Jobs/Worker.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/Jobs/Worker.hpp
index f9476152e..0bc7bc086 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/Jobs/Worker.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/Jobs/Worker.hpp
@@ -100,18 +100,18 @@ template<class...Args> bool replace_job(Worker &w, Args&& ...args)
 }
 
 // Cancel the current job and wait for it to actually be stopped.
-inline void stop_current_job(Worker &w, unsigned timeout_ms = 0)
+inline bool stop_current_job(Worker &w, unsigned timeout_ms = 0)
 {
     w.cancel();
-    w.wait_for_current_job(timeout_ms);
+    return w.wait_for_current_job(timeout_ms);
 }
 
 // Cancel all pending jobs including current one and wait until the worker
 // becomes idle.
-inline void stop_queue(Worker &w, unsigned timeout_ms = 0)
+inline bool stop_queue(Worker &w, unsigned timeout_ms = 0)
 {
     w.cancel_all();
-    w.wait_for_idle(timeout_ms);
+    return w.wait_for_idle(timeout_ms);
 }
 
 }} // namespace Slic3r::GUI
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp
index 90de37784..feb39b9ca 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/Plater.cpp
@@ -5892,8 +5892,14 @@ void Plater::reslice()
     if (canvas3D()->get_gizmos_manager().is_in_editing_mode(true))
         return;
 
-    // Stop arrange and (or) optimize rotation tasks.
-    stop_queue(this->get_ui_job_worker());
+    // Stop the running (and queued) UI jobs and only proceed if they actually
+    // get stopped.
+    unsigned timeout_ms = 10000;
+    if (!stop_queue(this->get_ui_job_worker(), timeout_ms)) {
+        BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(error) << "Could not stop UI job within "
+                                 << timeout_ms << " milliseconds timeout!";
+        return;
+    }
 
     if (printer_technology() == ptSLA) {
         for (auto& object : model().objects)