diff --git a/cmd/server/openapi/docs.go b/cmd/server/openapi/docs.go
index c5c78746bf..68ce140b63 100644
--- a/cmd/server/openapi/docs.go
+++ b/cmd/server/openapi/docs.go
@@ -5529,6 +5529,7 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                 "success",
                 "failure",
                 "killed",
+                "canceled",
                 "error",
                 "blocked",
                 "declined",
@@ -5536,6 +5537,7 @@ const docTemplate = `{
             ],
             "x-enum-comments": {
                 "StatusBlocked": "waiting for approval",
+                "StatusCanceled": "canceled but hasn't been started",
                 "StatusCreated": "created / internal use only",
                 "StatusDeclined": "blocked and declined",
                 "StatusError": "error with the config / while parsing / some other system problem",
@@ -5553,6 +5555,7 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                 "successfully finished",
                 "failed to finish (exit code != 0)",
                 "killed by user",
+                "canceled but hasn't been started",
                 "error with the config / while parsing / some other system problem",
                 "waiting for approval",
                 "blocked and declined",
@@ -5565,6 +5568,7 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                 "StatusSuccess",
                 "StatusFailure",
                 "StatusKilled",
+                "StatusCanceled",
                 "StatusError",
                 "StatusBlocked",
                 "StatusDeclined",
diff --git a/rpc/proto/woodpecker_grpc.pb.go b/rpc/proto/woodpecker_grpc.pb.go
index 88ca6e7a96..4dfd78a0ef 100644
--- a/rpc/proto/woodpecker_grpc.pb.go
+++ b/rpc/proto/woodpecker_grpc.pb.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 // Code generated by protoc-gen-go-grpc. DO NOT EDIT.
 // versions:
-// - protoc-gen-go-grpc v1.6.0
+// - protoc-gen-go-grpc v1.6.1
 // - protoc             v6.33.1
 // source: woodpecker.proto
 
diff --git a/server/forge/github/convert.go b/server/forge/github/convert.go
index 7bec159eba..ad85889b23 100644
--- a/server/forge/github/convert.go
+++ b/server/forge/github/convert.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const (
 // GitHub commit status.
 func convertStatus(status model.StatusValue) string {
 	switch status {
-	case model.StatusPending, model.StatusRunning, model.StatusBlocked, model.StatusSkipped:
+	case model.StatusPending, model.StatusRunning, model.StatusBlocked, model.StatusSkipped, model.StatusCanceled:
 		return statusPending
 	case model.StatusFailure, model.StatusDeclined:
 		return statusFailure
diff --git a/server/model/const.go b/server/model/const.go
index 6b35782c04..124f07d7f9 100644
--- a/server/model/const.go
+++ b/server/model/const.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ const (
 	StatusSuccess  StatusValue = "success"  // successfully finished
 	StatusFailure  StatusValue = "failure"  // failed to finish (exit code != 0)
 	StatusKilled   StatusValue = "killed"   // killed by user
+	StatusCanceled StatusValue = "canceled" // canceled but hasn't been started
 	StatusError    StatusValue = "error"    // error with the config / while parsing / some other system problem
 	StatusBlocked  StatusValue = "blocked"  // waiting for approval
 	StatusDeclined StatusValue = "declined" // blocked and declined
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ var ErrInvalidStatusValue = errors.New("invalid status value")
 
 func (s StatusValue) Validate() error {
 	switch s {
-	case StatusSkipped, StatusPending, StatusRunning, StatusSuccess, StatusFailure, StatusKilled, StatusError, StatusBlocked, StatusDeclined, StatusCreated:
+	case StatusSkipped, StatusPending, StatusRunning, StatusSuccess, StatusFailure, StatusKilled, StatusCanceled, StatusError, StatusBlocked, StatusDeclined, StatusCreated:
 		return nil
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrInvalidStatusValue, s)
diff --git a/server/pipeline/cancel.go b/server/pipeline/cancel.go
index a55031f8e7..e82c2a2584 100644
--- a/server/pipeline/cancel.go
+++ b/server/pipeline/cancel.go
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ func Cancel(ctx context.Context, _forge forge.Forge, store store.Store, repo *mo
 		}
 	}
 
+	hasPendingOnly := true
+
 	// Then update the DB status for pending pipelines
 	// Running ones will be set when the agents stop on the cancel signal
 	for _, workflow := range workflows {
@@ -60,17 +62,23 @@ func Cancel(ctx context.Context, _forge forge.Forge, store store.Store, repo *mo
 			if _, err = UpdateWorkflowToStatusSkipped(store, *workflow); err != nil {
 				log.Error().Err(err).Msgf("cannot update workflow with id %d state", workflow.ID)
 			}
+		} else {
+			hasPendingOnly = false
 		}
 		for _, step := range workflow.Children {
 			if step.State == model.StatusPending {
-				if _, err = UpdateStepToStatusSkipped(store, *step, 0); err != nil {
+				if _, err = UpdateStepToStatusSkipped(store, *step, 0, model.StatusCanceled); err != nil {
 					log.Error().Err(err).Msgf("cannot update workflow with id %d state", workflow.ID)
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	killedPipeline, err := UpdateToStatusKilled(store, *pipeline, cancelInfo)
+	plState := model.StatusKilled
+	if hasPendingOnly {
+		plState = model.StatusCanceled
+	}
+	killedPipeline, err := UpdateToStatusKilled(store, *pipeline, cancelInfo, plState)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msgf("UpdateToStatusKilled: %v", pipeline)
 		return err
diff --git a/server/pipeline/items.go b/server/pipeline/items.go
index 4cf3c2dd04..d0bf26b3b7 100644
--- a/server/pipeline/items.go
+++ b/server/pipeline/items.go
@@ -189,9 +189,6 @@ func setPipelineStepsOnPipeline(pipeline *model.Pipeline, pipelineItems []*stepb
 					Failure:    step.Failure,
 					Type:       model.StepType(step.Type),
 				}
-				if item.Workflow.State == model.StatusSkipped {
-					step.State = model.StatusSkipped
-				}
 				if pipeline.Status == model.StatusBlocked {
 					step.State = model.StatusBlocked
 				}
diff --git a/server/pipeline/pipeline_status.go b/server/pipeline/pipeline_status.go
index 86bf7183bb..2ab801b0db 100644
--- a/server/pipeline/pipeline_status.go
+++ b/server/pipeline/pipeline_status.go
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ func UpdateToStatusError(store store.Store, pipeline model.Pipeline, err error)
 	return &pipeline, store.UpdatePipeline(&pipeline)
 }
 
-func UpdateToStatusKilled(store store.Store, pipeline model.Pipeline, cancelInfo *model.CancelInfo) (*model.Pipeline, error) {
-	pipeline.Status = model.StatusKilled
+func UpdateToStatusKilled(store store.Store, pipeline model.Pipeline, cancelInfo *model.CancelInfo, state model.StatusValue) (*model.Pipeline, error) {
+	pipeline.Status = state
 	pipeline.Finished = time.Now().Unix()
 	pipeline.CancelInfo = cancelInfo
 	return &pipeline, store.UpdatePipeline(&pipeline)
diff --git a/server/pipeline/pipeline_status_test.go b/server/pipeline/pipeline_status_test.go
index 8964e007a6..e0a1b0f3a0 100644
--- a/server/pipeline/pipeline_status_test.go
+++ b/server/pipeline/pipeline_status_test.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func TestUpdateToStatusKilled(t *testing.T) {
 		SupersededBy: 2,
 	}
 
-	pipeline, _ := UpdateToStatusKilled(mockStorePipeline(t), model.Pipeline{}, cancelInfo)
+	pipeline, _ := UpdateToStatusKilled(mockStorePipeline(t), model.Pipeline{}, cancelInfo, model.StatusKilled)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, model.StatusKilled, pipeline.Status)
 	assert.NotNil(t, pipeline.CancelInfo)
diff --git a/server/pipeline/status.go b/server/pipeline/status.go
index 4efdf1c135..8b06f9bd38 100644
--- a/server/pipeline/status.go
+++ b/server/pipeline/status.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var statusPriorityOrder = []model.StatusValue{
 
 	// skipped and killed cannot appear together with running/pending.
 	model.StatusKilled,
-	model.StatusSkipped,
+	model.StatusCanceled,
 
 	// running states
 	model.StatusRunning,
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ var statusPriorityOrder = []model.StatusValue{
 	// finished states
 	model.StatusFailure,
 	model.StatusSuccess,
+
+	// skipped due to status condition
+	model.StatusSkipped,
 }
 
 var priorityMap map[model.StatusValue]int = buildPriorityMap()
@@ -51,5 +54,16 @@ func buildPriorityMap() map[model.StatusValue]int {
 }
 
 func MergeStatusValues(s, t model.StatusValue) model.StatusValue {
+	// both are skipped due to cancellation -> canceled
+	if s == model.StatusCanceled && t == model.StatusCanceled {
+		return model.StatusCanceled
+	}
+	// if only one was skipped -> use killed as the workflow/pipeline was running once already
+	if s == model.StatusCanceled {
+		s = model.StatusKilled
+	}
+	if t == model.StatusCanceled {
+		t = model.StatusKilled
+	}
 	return statusPriorityOrder[min(priorityMap[s], priorityMap[t])]
 }
diff --git a/server/pipeline/status_test.go b/server/pipeline/status_test.go
index 18171d281c..1268da7c25 100644
--- a/server/pipeline/status_test.go
+++ b/server/pipeline/status_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func TestStatusValueMerge(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			s: model.StatusSuccess,
 			t: model.StatusSkipped,
-			e: model.StatusSkipped,
+			e: model.StatusSuccess,
 		},
 		{
 			s: model.StatusSuccess,
@@ -68,6 +68,21 @@ func TestStatusValueMerge(t *testing.T) {
 			t: model.StatusSkipped,
 			e: model.StatusSkipped,
 		},
+		{
+			s: model.StatusSkipped,
+			t: model.StatusCanceled,
+			e: model.StatusKilled,
+		},
+		{
+			s: model.StatusSuccess,
+			t: model.StatusCanceled,
+			e: model.StatusKilled,
+		},
+		{
+			s: model.StatusFailure,
+			t: model.StatusCanceled,
+			e: model.StatusKilled,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		assert.Equal(t, tt.e, MergeStatusValues(tt.s, tt.t))
diff --git a/server/pipeline/step_status.go b/server/pipeline/step_status.go
index a45c136160..5d2b5ddf94 100644
--- a/server/pipeline/step_status.go
+++ b/server/pipeline/step_status.go
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ func UpdateStepStatus(store store.Store, step *model.Step, state rpc.StepState)
 	return store.StepUpdate(step)
 }
 
-func UpdateStepToStatusSkipped(store store.Store, step model.Step, finished int64) (*model.Step, error) {
-	step.State = model.StatusSkipped
+func UpdateStepToStatusSkipped(store store.Store, step model.Step, finished int64, status model.StatusValue) (*model.Step, error) {
+	step.State = status
 	if step.Started != 0 {
 		step.State = model.StatusSuccess // for daemons that are killed
 		step.Finished = finished
diff --git a/server/pipeline/step_status_test.go b/server/pipeline/step_status_test.go
index 2a00aef879..52db2eb8f5 100644
--- a/server/pipeline/step_status_test.go
+++ b/server/pipeline/step_status_test.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func TestUpdateStepToStatusSkipped(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("NotStarted", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 
-		step, err := UpdateStepToStatusSkipped(mockStoreStep(t), model.Step{}, int64(1))
+		step, err := UpdateStepToStatusSkipped(mockStoreStep(t), model.Step{}, int64(1), model.StatusSkipped)
 
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, model.StatusSkipped, step.State)
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func TestUpdateStepToStatusSkipped(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("AlreadyStarted", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
 
-		step, err := UpdateStepToStatusSkipped(mockStoreStep(t), model.Step{Started: 42}, int64(100))
+		step, err := UpdateStepToStatusSkipped(mockStoreStep(t), model.Step{Started: 42}, int64(100), model.StatusSkipped)
 
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, model.StatusSuccess, step.State)
diff --git a/server/pipeline/stepbuilder/step_builder.go b/server/pipeline/stepbuilder/step_builder.go
index f98ca4f749..42b0b3bc7d 100644
--- a/server/pipeline/stepbuilder/step_builder.go
+++ b/server/pipeline/stepbuilder/step_builder.go
@@ -108,11 +108,6 @@ func (b *StepBuilder) Build() (items []*Item, errorsAndWarnings error) {
 
 	items = filterItemsWithMissingDependencies(items)
 
-	// check if at least one step can start if slice is not empty
-	if len(items) > 0 && !workflowListContainsItemsToRun(items) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("pipeline has no steps to run")
-	}
-
 	return items, errorsAndWarnings
 }
 
@@ -221,15 +216,6 @@ func (b *StepBuilder) genItemForWorkflow(workflow *model.Workflow, axis matrix.A
 	return item, errorsAndWarnings
 }
 
-func workflowListContainsItemsToRun(items []*Item) bool {
-	for i := range items {
-		if items[i].Workflow.State == model.StatusPending {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 func filterItemsWithMissingDependencies(items []*Item) []*Item {
 	itemsToRemove := make([]*Item, 0)
 
diff --git a/server/rpc/rpc.go b/server/rpc/rpc.go
index 6fa97735d7..6680404f2c 100644
--- a/server/rpc/rpc.go
+++ b/server/rpc/rpc.go
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ func (s *RPC) checkAgentPermissionByWorkflow(_ context.Context, agent *model.Age
 func (s *RPC) completeChildrenIfParentCompleted(completedWorkflow *model.Workflow) {
 	for _, c := range completedWorkflow.Children {
 		if c.Running() {
-			if _, err := pipeline.UpdateStepToStatusSkipped(s.store, *c, completedWorkflow.Finished); err != nil {
+			if _, err := pipeline.UpdateStepToStatusSkipped(s.store, *c, completedWorkflow.Finished, model.StatusSkipped); err != nil {
 				log.Error().Err(err).Msgf("done: cannot update step_id %d child state", c.ID)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/web/src/components/atomic/Icon.vue b/web/src/components/atomic/Icon.vue
index d04e1a51ba..9c3d68cd86 100644
--- a/web/src/components/atomic/Icon.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/atomic/Icon.vue
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@
     :path="mdiRadioboxIndeterminateVariant"
     size="1.3rem"
   />
-  <SvgIcon v-else-if="name === 'status-skipped'" :bg-circle="bgCircle" :path="mdiMinusCircle" size="1.3rem" />
+  <SvgIcon
+    v-else-if="name === 'status-skipped' || name === 'status-canceled'"
+    :bg-circle="bgCircle"
+    :path="mdiMinusCircle"
+    size="1.3rem"
+  />
   <SvgIcon v-else-if="name === 'status-success'" :bg-circle="bgCircle" :path="mdiCheckCircle" size="1.3rem" />
   <SvgIcon v-else-if="name === 'alert'" :bg-circle="bgCircle" :path="mdiAlertCircle" size="1.3rem" />
   <SvgIcon v-else-if="name === 'question'" :bg-circle="bgCircle" :path="mdiHelpCircle" size="1.3rem" />
@@ -216,6 +221,7 @@ export type IconNames =
   | 'status-skipped'
   | 'status-started'
   | 'status-success'
+  | 'status-canceled'
   | 'gitea'
   | 'gitlab'
   | 'bitbucket'
diff --git a/web/src/components/repo/pipeline/PipelineLog.vue b/web/src/components/repo/pipeline/PipelineLog.vue
index 7769509316..0b383297c4 100644
--- a/web/src/components/repo/pipeline/PipelineLog.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/repo/pipeline/PipelineLog.vue
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
       </div>
 
       <div class="text-wp-text-alt-100 m-auto text-xl">
-        <span v-if="step?.state === 'skipped'">{{ $t('repo.pipeline.actions.canceled') }}</span>
+        <span v-if="step?.state === 'canceled'">{{ $t('repo.pipeline.actions.canceled') }}</span>
         <span v-else-if="!step?.started">{{ $t('repo.pipeline.step_not_started') }}</span>
         <div v-else-if="!loadedLogs">{{ $t('repo.pipeline.loading') }}</div>
         <div v-else-if="log?.length === 0">{{ $t('repo.pipeline.no_logs') }}</div>
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ const fullscreen = ref(false);
 const loadedLogs = computed(() => !!log.value);
 const hasLogs = computed(
   () =>
-    // we do not have logs for skipped steps
-    repo?.value && pipeline.value && step.value && step.value.state !== 'skipped',
+    // we do not have logs for skipped/canceled steps
+    repo?.value && pipeline.value && step.value && step.value.state !== 'skipped' && step.value.state !== 'canceled',
 );
 const autoScroll = useStorage('woodpecker:log-auto-scroll', true);
 const showActions = ref(false);
diff --git a/web/src/components/repo/pipeline/PipelineStatusIcon.vue b/web/src/components/repo/pipeline/PipelineStatusIcon.vue
index e32ac798d1..106a6b27d8 100644
--- a/web/src/components/repo/pipeline/PipelineStatusIcon.vue
+++ b/web/src/components/repo/pipeline/PipelineStatusIcon.vue
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ const statusDescriptions = {
   pending: t('repo.pipeline.status.pending'),
   running: t('repo.pipeline.status.running'),
   skipped: t('repo.pipeline.status.skipped'),
+  canceled: t('repo.pipeline.status.skipped'),
   started: t('repo.pipeline.status.started'),
   success: t('repo.pipeline.status.success'),
 } satisfies {
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ const statusDescriptions = {
 };
 
 const shouldShowBgCircle = computed(() => {
-  return service ? false : ['blocked', 'declined', 'error', 'failure', 'killed', 'skipped', 'success'].includes(status);
+  return service
+    ? false
+    : ['blocked', 'declined', 'error', 'failure', 'killed', 'skipped', 'canceled', 'success'].includes(status);
 });
 </script>
diff --git a/web/src/components/repo/pipeline/pipeline-status.ts b/web/src/components/repo/pipeline/pipeline-status.ts
index b69c046344..aa4be57f29 100644
--- a/web/src/components/repo/pipeline/pipeline-status.ts
+++ b/web/src/components/repo/pipeline/pipeline-status.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export const pipelineStatusColors: Record<PipelineStatus, 'green' | 'gray' | 're
   killed: 'gray',
   pending: 'orange',
   skipped: 'gray',
+  canceled: 'gray',
   running: 'blue',
   started: 'blue',
   success: 'green',
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/types/pipeline.ts b/web/src/lib/api/types/pipeline.ts
index 079b4b8280..1a3af7817d 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/types/pipeline.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/types/pipeline.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ export type PipelineStatus =
   | 'running'
   | 'skipped'
   | 'started'
-  | 'success';
+  | 'success'
+  | 'canceled';
 
 export interface PipelineWorkflow {
   id: number;