diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/package.json b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/package.json
index 2eea20823e..f35d45f923 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/package.json
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "ng2-alfresco-upload",
   "description": "Alfresco Angular2 Upload Component",
-  "version": "0.1.30",
+  "version": "0.1.31",
   "author": "Alfresco Software, Ltd.",
   "scripts": {
     "typings": "typings install",
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/file-uploading-list.component.html b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/file-uploading-list.component.html
index 655ac7e99c..986b6d4162 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/file-uploading-list.component.html
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/file-uploading-list.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div [ngClass]="{hide:  isUploadCompleted()}" [ngClass]="{show:   !isUploadCompleted()}"
      class="body-dialog-header">
     <div class="body-dialog-action"></div>
-    <div class="body-dialog-cancel"><a data-automation-id="cancel_upload_all" href="#" (click)="cancelAllFiles()">{{'FILE_UPLOAD.BUTTON.CANCEL' | translate}}</a></div>
+    <div class="body-dialog-cancel"><a data-automation-id="cancel_upload_all" href="#" (click)="cancelAllFiles($event)">{{'FILE_UPLOAD.BUTTON.CANCEL' | translate}}</a></div>
 </div>
 <table class="mdl-data-table mdl-js-data-table mdl-shadow--2dp">
     <tr>
diff --git a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/file-uploading-list.component.ts b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/file-uploading-list.component.ts
index bcb5b7d105..79f11cf78c 100644
--- a/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/file-uploading-list.component.ts
+++ b/ng2-components/ng2-alfresco-upload/src/components/file-uploading-list.component.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ export class FileUploadingListComponent {
     /**
      * Call the abort method for each file
      */
-    cancelAllFiles() {
+    cancelAllFiles($event) {
+        if($event) {
+            $event.preventDefault();
+        }
         this.filesUploadingList.forEach((uploadingFileModel: FileModel) => {
             uploadingFileModel.setAbort();
         });