diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx.c b/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx.c
index 6b746e03c4..0eab042e48 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx.c
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ int mca_pml_ucx_recv(void *buf, size_t count, ompi_datatype_t *datatype, int src
         return OMPI_ERROR;
     }
 
+    ucp_worker_progress(ompi_pml_ucx.ucp_worker);
     while (!req->req_complete) {
         opal_progress();
     }
@@ -492,10 +493,11 @@ int mca_pml_ucx_send(const void *buf, size_t count, ompi_datatype_t *datatype, i
                                            mca_pml_ucx_get_datatype(datatype),
                                            PML_UCX_MAKE_SEND_TAG(tag, comm),
                                            mca_pml_ucx_send_completion);
-    if (req == NULL) {
+    if (OPAL_LIKELY(req == NULL)) {
         return OMPI_SUCCESS;
     } else if (!UCS_PTR_IS_ERR(req)) {
         PML_UCX_VERBOSE(8, "got request %p", (void*)req);
+        ucp_worker_progress(ompi_pml_ucx.ucp_worker);
         ompi_request_wait(&req, MPI_STATUS_IGNORE);
         return OMPI_SUCCESS;
     } else {
@@ -698,6 +700,7 @@ int mca_pml_ucx_start(size_t count, ompi_request_t** requests)
                 PML_UCX_VERBOSE(8, "temporary request %p will complete persistent request %p",
                                 (void*)tmp_req, (void*)preq);
                 tmp_req->req_complete_cb_data = preq;
+                preq->tmp_req                 = tmp_req;
             }
             OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&ompi_request_lock);
         } else {
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx_request.c b/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx_request.c
index 42066a1f66..5fb0d3fc1b 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx_request.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx_request.c
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ static int mca_pml_ucx_request_free(ompi_request_t **rptr)
     return OMPI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+static int mca_pml_ucx_request_cancel(ompi_request_t *req, int flag)
+{
+    ucp_request_cancel(ompi_pml_ucx.ucp_worker, req);
+    return OMPI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 void mca_pml_ucx_send_completion(void *request, ucs_status_t status)
 {
     ompi_request_t *req = request;
@@ -55,12 +61,19 @@ void mca_pml_ucx_recv_completion(void *request, ucs_status_t status,
     OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&ompi_request_lock);
 }
 
-void mca_pml_ucx_persistent_requset_complete(mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_t *preq,
+static void mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_detach(mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_t *preq,
+                                                  ompi_request_t *tmp_req)
+{
+    tmp_req->req_complete_cb_data = NULL;
+    preq->tmp_req                 = NULL;
+}
+
+void mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_complete(mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_t *preq,
                                              ompi_request_t *tmp_req)
 {
     preq->ompi.req_status = tmp_req->req_status;
     ompi_request_complete(&preq->ompi, true);
-    tmp_req->req_complete_cb_data = NULL;
+    mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_detach(preq, tmp_req);
     mca_pml_ucx_request_reset(tmp_req);
     ucp_request_release(tmp_req);
 }
@@ -73,7 +86,8 @@ static inline void mca_pml_ucx_preq_completion(ompi_request_t *tmp_req)
     ompi_request_complete(tmp_req, false);
     preq = (mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_t*)tmp_req->req_complete_cb_data;
     if (preq != NULL) {
-        mca_pml_ucx_persistent_requset_complete(preq, tmp_req);
+        PML_UCX_ASSERT(preq->tmp_req != NULL);
+        mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_complete(preq, tmp_req);
     }
     OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&ompi_request_lock);
 }
@@ -120,7 +134,8 @@ void mca_pml_ucx_request_init(void *request)
     ompi_request_t* ompi_req = request;
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(ompi_req, ompi_request_t);
     mca_pml_ucx_request_init_common(ompi_req, false, OMPI_REQUEST_ACTIVE,
-                                    mca_pml_ucx_request_free, NULL);
+                                    mca_pml_ucx_request_free,
+                                    mca_pml_ucx_request_cancel);
 }
 
 void mca_pml_ucx_request_cleanup(void *request)
@@ -133,18 +148,35 @@ void mca_pml_ucx_request_cleanup(void *request)
 
 static int mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_free(ompi_request_t **rptr)
 {
-    mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_t* req = (mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_t*)*rptr;
+    mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_t* preq = (mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_t*)*rptr;
+    ompi_request_t *tmp_req = preq->tmp_req;
 
+    preq->ompi.req_state = OMPI_REQUEST_INVALID;
+    if (tmp_req != NULL) {
+        mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_detach(preq, tmp_req);
+        ucp_request_release(tmp_req);
+    }
+    PML_UCX_FREELIST_RETURN(&ompi_pml_ucx.persistent_reqs, &preq->ompi.super);
     *rptr = MPI_REQUEST_NULL;
-    req->ompi.req_state = OMPI_REQUEST_INVALID;
-    PML_UCX_FREELIST_RETURN(&ompi_pml_ucx.persistent_reqs, &req->ompi.super);
+    return OMPI_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+static int mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_cancel(ompi_request_t *req, int flag)
+{
+    mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_t* preq = (mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_t*)req;
+
+    if (preq->tmp_req != NULL) {
+        ucp_request_cancel(ompi_pml_ucx.ucp_worker, preq->tmp_req);
+    }
     return OMPI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 static void mca_pml_ucx_persisternt_request_construct(mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_t* req)
 {
     mca_pml_ucx_request_init_common(&req->ompi, true, OMPI_REQUEST_INACTIVE,
-                                    mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_free, NULL);
+                                    mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_free,
+                                    mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_cancel);
+    req->tmp_req = NULL;
 }
 
 static void mca_pml_ucx_persisternt_request_destruct(mca_pml_ucx_persistent_request_t* req)
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx_request.h b/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx_request.h
index dfd91f31e4..6d3fd0a067 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx_request.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ucx/pml_ucx_request.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ enum {
 
 struct pml_ucx_persistent_request {
     ompi_request_t                    ompi;
+    ompi_request_t                    *tmp_req;
     unsigned                          flags;
     void                              *buffer;
     size_t                            count;