diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c87c9b3..b167e2d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ yarn-error.log*
 # typescript
 *.tsbuildinfo
 next-env.d.ts
+.idea
diff --git a/components/Chat/Chat.tsx b/components/Chat/Chat.tsx
index a78f3cd..6c09133 100644
--- a/components/Chat/Chat.tsx
+++ b/components/Chat/Chat.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Conversation, KeyValuePair, Message, OpenAIModel } from "@/types";
-import { FC, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { FC, MutableRefObject, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { ChatInput } from "./ChatInput";
 import { ChatLoader } from "./ChatLoader";
 import { ChatMessage } from "./ChatMessage";
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ interface Props {
   lightMode: "light" | "dark";
   onSend: (message: Message, isResend: boolean) => void;
   onUpdateConversation: (conversation: Conversation, data: KeyValuePair) => void;
+  stopConversationRef: MutableRefObject<boolean>;
 }
 
-export const Chat: FC<Props> = ({ conversation, models, messageIsStreaming, modelError, messageError, loading, lightMode, onSend, onUpdateConversation }) => {
+export const Chat: FC<Props> = ({ conversation, models, messageIsStreaming, modelError, messageError, loading, lightMode, onSend, onUpdateConversation, stopConversationRef }) => {
   const [currentMessage, setCurrentMessage] = useState<Message>();
 
   const messagesEndRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export const Chat: FC<Props> = ({ conversation, models, messageIsStreaming, mode
   }, [conversation.messages]);
 
   return (
-    <div className="relative flex-1 overflow-none dark:bg-[#343541]">
+    <div className="relative flex-1 overflow-none dark:bg-[#343541] bg-white">
       {modelError ? (
         <div className="flex flex-col justify-center mx-auto h-full w-[300px] sm:w-[500px] space-y-6">
           <div className="text-center text-red-500">Error fetching models.</div>
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ export const Chat: FC<Props> = ({ conversation, models, messageIsStreaming, mode
             />
           ) : (
             <ChatInput
+              stopConversationRef={stopConversationRef}
               messageIsStreaming={messageIsStreaming}
               onSend={(message) => {
                 setCurrentMessage(message);
diff --git a/components/Chat/ChatInput.tsx b/components/Chat/ChatInput.tsx
index 5423f1d..a498dab 100644
--- a/components/Chat/ChatInput.tsx
+++ b/components/Chat/ChatInput.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import { Message, OpenAIModel, OpenAIModelID } from "@/types";
-import { IconSend } from "@tabler/icons-react";
-import { FC, KeyboardEvent, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { IconHandStop, IconSend } from "@tabler/icons-react";
+import { FC, KeyboardEvent, MutableRefObject, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
 interface Props {
   messageIsStreaming: boolean;
   onSend: (message: Message) => void;
   model: OpenAIModel;
+  stopConversationRef: MutableRefObject<boolean>;
 }
 
-export const ChatInput: FC<Props> = ({ onSend, messageIsStreaming, model }) => {
+export const ChatInput: FC<Props> = ({ onSend, messageIsStreaming, model, stopConversationRef }) => {
   const [content, setContent] = useState<string>();
   const [isTyping, setIsTyping] = useState<boolean>(false);
 
@@ -67,37 +68,68 @@ export const ChatInput: FC<Props> = ({ onSend, messageIsStreaming, model }) => {
     }
   }, [content]);
 
+  function handleStopConversation() {
+    stopConversationRef.current = true;
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      stopConversationRef.current = false;
+    }, 1000);
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="absolute bottom-0 left-0 w-full border-t md:border-t-0 dark:border-white/20 md:border-transparent md:dark:border-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] md:dark:bg-gradient-to-t from-[#343541] via-[#343541] to-[#343541]/0 bg-white md:dark:!bg-transparent dark:md:bg-vert-dark-gradient pt-2">
       <div className="stretch mx-2 md:mt-[52px] mt-4 flex flex-row gap-3 last:mb-2 md:mx-4 md:last:mb-6 lg:mx-auto lg:max-w-3xl">
-          <div className="flex flex-col w-full py-2 flex-grow md:py-3 md:pl-4 relative border border-black/10 bg-white dark:border-gray-900/50 dark:text-white dark:bg-[#40414F] rounded-md shadow-[0_0_10px_rgba(0,0,0,0.10)] dark:shadow-[0_0_15px_rgba(0,0,0,0.10)]">
-      <textarea
-        ref={textareaRef}
-        className="text-base m-0 w-full resize-none outline-none border-0 bg-transparent p-0 pr-7 focus:ring-0 focus-visible:ring-0 dark:bg-transparent pl-2 md:pl-0"
-        style={{
-          resize: "none",
-          bottom: `${textareaRef?.current?.scrollHeight}px`,
-          maxHeight: "400px",
-          overflow: `${textareaRef.current && textareaRef.current.scrollHeight > 400 ? "auto" : "hidden"}`
-        }}
-        placeholder="Type a message..."
-        value={content}
-        rows={1}
-        onCompositionStart={() => setIsTyping(true)}
-        onCompositionEnd={() => setIsTyping(false)}
-        onChange={handleChange}
-        onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
-      />
+        <div className="flex flex-col w-full py-2 flex-grow md:py-3 md:pl-4 relative border border-black/10 bg-white dark:border-gray-900/50 dark:text-white dark:bg-[#40414F] rounded-md shadow-[0_0_10px_rgba(0,0,0,0.10)] dark:shadow-[0_0_15px_rgba(0,0,0,0.10)]">
+          <textarea
+            ref={textareaRef}
+            className="text-black dark:text-white m-0 w-full resize-none outline-none border-0 bg-transparent p-0 pr-7 focus:ring-0 focus-visible:ring-0 dark:bg-transparent pl-2 md:pl-0"
+            style={{
+              resize: "none",
+              bottom: `${textareaRef?.current?.scrollHeight}px`,
+              maxHeight: "400px",
+              overflow: `${textareaRef.current && textareaRef.current.scrollHeight > 400 ? "auto" : "hidden"}`
+            }}
+            placeholder="Type a message..."
+            value={content}
+            rows={1}
+            onCompositionStart={() => setIsTyping(true)}
+            onCompositionEnd={() => setIsTyping(false)}
+            onChange={handleChange}
+            onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+          />
 
-      <button
-        className="absolute right-5 focus:outline-none text-neutral-800 hover:text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 dark:hover:text-neutral-200 dark:bg-opacity-50 hover:bg-neutral-200 p-1 rounded-sm"
-        onClick={handleSend}
-      >
-        <IconSend size={16} className="opacity-60"/>
-      </button>
+          <button
+            className="absolute right-5 focus:outline-none text-neutral-800 hover:text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 dark:hover:text-neutral-200 dark:bg-opacity-50 hover:bg-neutral-200 p-1 rounded-sm"
+            onClick={handleSend}
+          >
+            <IconSend
+              size={16}
+              className="opacity-60"
+            />
+          </button>
+          {messageIsStreaming ? (
+            <button
+              className="absolute right-12 focus:outline-none text-neutral-800 hover:text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100 dark:hover:text-neutral-200 dark:bg-opacity-50 hover:bg-neutral-200 p-1 rounded-sm"
+              onClick={handleStopConversation}
+            >
+              <IconHandStop
+                size={16}
+                className="opacity-60"
+              />
+            </button>
+          ) : null}
+        </div>
       </div>
+      <div className="px-3 pt-2 pb-3 text-center text-xs text-black/50 dark:text-white/50 md:px-4 md:pt-3 md:pb-6">
+        <a
+          href="https://github.com/mckaywrigley/chatbot-ui"
+          target="_blank"
+          rel="noreferrer"
+          className="underline"
+        >
+          ChatBot UI
+        </a>
+        . Chatbot UI is an advanced chatbot kit for OpenAI&apos;s chat models aiming to mimic ChatGPT&apos;s interface and functionality.
       </div>
-      <div className="px-3 pt-2 pb-3 text-center text-xs text-black/50 dark:text-white/50 md:px-4 md:pt-3 md:pb-6"><a href="https://github.com/mckaywrigley/chatbot-ui" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" className="underline">ChatBot UI</a>. Chatbot UI is an advanced chatbot kit for OpenAI&apos;s chat models aiming to mimic ChatGPT&apos;s interface and functionality.</div>
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/components/Chat/ChatMessage.tsx b/components/Chat/ChatMessage.tsx
index 46c52c0..8e74e5d 100644
--- a/components/Chat/ChatMessage.tsx
+++ b/components/Chat/ChatMessage.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ interface Props {
 export const ChatMessage: FC<Props> = ({ message, lightMode }) => {
   return (
     <div
-      className={`group ${message.role === "assistant" ? "text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black/10 dark:border-gray-900/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]" : "text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black/10 dark:border-gray-900/50 "}`}
+      className={`group ${message.role === "assistant" ? "text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black/10 dark:border-gray-900/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]" : "text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black/10 dark:border-gray-900/50 bg-white dark:bg-[#343541]"}`}
       style={{ overflowWrap: "anywhere" }}
     >
       <div className="text-base gap-4 md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-2xl xl:max-w-3xl p-4 md:py-6 flex lg:px-0 m-auto">
diff --git a/pages/index.tsx b/pages/index.tsx
index 2eaf84f..e846502 100644
--- a/pages/index.tsx
+++ b/pages/index.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { saveConversation, saveConversations, updateConversation } from "@/utils
 import { exportConversations, importConversations } from "@/utils/app/data";
 import { IconArrowBarLeft, IconArrowBarRight } from "@tabler/icons-react";
 import Head from "next/head";
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
 export default function Home() {
   const [conversations, setConversations] = useState<Conversation[]>([]);
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export default function Home() {
   const [apiKey, setApiKey] = useState<string>("");
   const [messageError, setMessageError] = useState<boolean>(false);
   const [modelError, setModelError] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const stopConversationRef = useRef<boolean>(false);
 
   const handleSend = async (message: Message, isResend: boolean) => {
     if (selectedConversation) {
@@ -53,11 +54,13 @@ export default function Home() {
         prompt: updatedConversation.prompt
       };
 
+      const controller = new AbortController();
       const response = await fetch("/api/chat", {
         method: "POST",
         headers: {
           "Content-Type": "application/json"
         },
+        signal: controller.signal,
         body: JSON.stringify(chatBody)
       });
 
@@ -87,6 +90,11 @@ export default function Home() {
       let text = "";
 
       while (!done) {
+        if (stopConversationRef.current === true) {
+          controller.abort();
+          done = true;
+          break;
+        }
         const { value, done: doneReading } = await reader.read();
         done = doneReading;
         const chunkValue = decoder.decode(value);
@@ -385,6 +393,7 @@ export default function Home() {
               lightMode={lightMode}
               onSend={handleSend}
               onUpdateConversation={handleUpdateConversation}
+              stopConversationRef={stopConversationRef}
             />
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/styles/globals.css b/styles/globals.css
index f1218ea..4dfeeef 100644
--- a/styles/globals.css
+++ b/styles/globals.css
@@ -27,3 +27,7 @@
   width: 6px;
   height: 6px;
 }
+
+html {
+  background: #202123;
+}