diff --git a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/hooks/use-icons-status.tsx b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/hooks/use-icons-status.tsx
index 7a969b965..d2b31509f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/hooks/use-icons-status.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/hooks/use-icons-status.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,13 @@ const useIconStatus = (
 
   const renderIconStatus = () => {
     if (buildStatus === BuildStatus.BUILDING) {
-      return <Loading className="mr-1 text-medium-indigo" size={20} />;
+      return (
+        <Loading
+          data-testid="loading_icon"
+          className="mr-1 text-medium-indigo"
+          size={20}
+        />
+      );
     } else {
       return (
         <>
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/headerComponent/components/menuBar/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/headerComponent/components/menuBar/index.tsx
index a56abc64e..d59ee1937 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/headerComponent/components/menuBar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/headerComponent/components/menuBar/index.tsx
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ export const MenuBar = ({}: {}): JSX.Element => {
               <div>{printByBuildStatus()}</div>
             </div>
             <button
+              data-testid="stop_building_button"
               disabled={!isBuilding}
               onClick={(_) => {
                 if (isBuilding) {
diff --git a/src/frontend/tests/end-to-end/stop-building.spec.ts b/src/frontend/tests/end-to-end/stop-building.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04c9aeed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/tests/end-to-end/stop-building.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
+
+test("user must be able to stop a building", async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto("/");
+  // await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
+
+  let modalCount = 0;
+  try {
+    const modalTitleElement = await page?.getByTestId("modal-title");
+    if (modalTitleElement) {
+      modalCount = await modalTitleElement.count();
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    modalCount = 0;
+  }
+
+  while (modalCount === 0) {
+    await page.getByText("New Project", { exact: true }).click();
+    // await page.waitForTimeout(5000);
+    modalCount = await page.getByTestId("modal-title")?.count();
+  }
+
+  await page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Blank Flow" }).click();
+
+  //first component
+
+  await page.getByTestId("extended-disclosure").click();
+  await page.getByPlaceholder("Search").click();
+  await page.getByPlaceholder("Search").fill("text input");
+  // await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+  await page
+    .getByTestId("inputsText Input")
+    .dragTo(page.locator('//*[@id="react-flow-id"]'));
+
+  await page.getByTitle("zoom out").click();
+  await page
+    .locator('//*[@id="react-flow-id"]')
+    .hover()
+    .then(async () => {
+      await page.mouse.down();
+      await page.mouse.move(-800, 300);
+    });
+
+  await page.mouse.up();
+
+  //second component
+
+  await page.getByTestId("extended-disclosure").click();
+  await page.getByPlaceholder("Search").click();
+  await page.getByPlaceholder("Search").fill("url");
+  // await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+  await page
+    .getByTestId("dataURL")
+    .dragTo(page.locator('//*[@id="react-flow-id"]'));
+
+  await page.getByTitle("zoom out").click();
+  await page
+    .locator('//*[@id="react-flow-id"]')
+    .hover()
+    .then(async () => {
+      await page.mouse.down();
+      await page.mouse.move(-800, 300);
+    });
+
+  await page.mouse.up();
+
+  //third component
+
+  await page.getByTestId("extended-disclosure").click();
+  await page.getByPlaceholder("Search").click();
+  await page.getByPlaceholder("Search").fill("split text");
+  // await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+  await page
+    .getByTestId("helpersSplit Text")
+    .dragTo(page.locator('//*[@id="react-flow-id"]'));
+
+  await page.getByTitle("zoom out").click();
+  await page
+    .locator('//*[@id="react-flow-id"]')
+    .hover()
+    .then(async () => {
+      await page.mouse.down();
+      await page.mouse.move(-800, 300);
+    });
+
+  await page.mouse.up();
+
+  //fourth component
+
+  await page.getByTestId("extended-disclosure").click();
+  await page.getByPlaceholder("Search").click();
+  await page.getByPlaceholder("Search").fill("parse data");
+  // await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+  await page
+    .getByTestId("helpersParse Data")
+    .dragTo(page.locator('//*[@id="react-flow-id"]'));
+
+  await page.getByTitle("zoom out").click();
+  await page
+    .locator('//*[@id="react-flow-id"]')
+    .hover()
+    .then(async () => {
+      await page.mouse.down();
+      await page.mouse.move(-800, 300);
+    });
+
+  await page.mouse.up();
+
+  //fifth component
+
+  await page.getByTestId("extended-disclosure").click();
+  await page.getByPlaceholder("Search").click();
+  await page.getByPlaceholder("Search").fill("chat output");
+  // await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+
+  await page
+    .getByTestId("outputsChat Output")
+    .dragTo(page.locator('//*[@id="react-flow-id"]'));
+
+  await page.getByTitle("zoom out").click();
+  await page
+    .locator('//*[@id="react-flow-id"]')
+    .hover()
+    .then(async () => {
+      await page.mouse.down();
+      await page.mouse.move(-800, 300);
+    });
+
+  await page.mouse.up();
+
+  let outdatedComponents = await page.getByTestId("icon-AlertTriangle").count();
+
+  while (outdatedComponents > 0) {
+    await page.getByTestId("icon-AlertTriangle").first().click();
+    // await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+    outdatedComponents = await page.getByTestId("icon-AlertTriangle").count();
+  }
+
+  await page.getByTitle("fit view").click();
+
+  //connection 1
+  const urlOutput = await page
+    .getByTestId("handle-url-shownode-data-right")
+    .nth(0);
+  await urlOutput.hover();
+  await page.mouse.down();
+  const splitTextInputData = await page.getByTestId(
+    "handle-splittext-shownode-data inputs-left",
+  );
+  await splitTextInputData.hover();
+  await page.mouse.up();
+
+  //connection 2
+  const textOutput = await page
+    .getByTestId("handle-textinput-shownode-text-right")
+    .nth(0);
+  await textOutput.hover();
+  await page.mouse.down();
+  const splitTextInput = await page.getByTestId(
+    "handle-splittext-shownode-separator-left",
+  );
+  await splitTextInput.hover();
+  await page.mouse.up();
+
+  await page.getByTitle("fit view").click();
+
+  //connection 3
+  const splitTextOutput = await page
+    .getByTestId("handle-splittext-shownode-chunks-right")
+    .nth(0);
+  await splitTextOutput.hover();
+  await page.mouse.down();
+  const parseDataInput = await page.getByTestId(
+    "handle-parsedata-shownode-data-left",
+  );
+  await parseDataInput.hover();
+  await page.mouse.up();
+
+  //connection 4
+  const parseDataOutput = await page
+    .getByTestId("handle-parsedata-shownode-text-right")
+    .nth(0);
+  await parseDataOutput.hover();
+  await page.mouse.down();
+  const chatOutputInput = await page.getByTestId(
+    "handle-chatoutput-shownode-text-left",
+  );
+  await chatOutputInput.hover();
+  await page.mouse.up();
+
+  await page.getByTitle("fit view").click();
+
+  await page.getByTestId("popover-anchor-input-input_value").first().fill(",");
+
+  await page
+    .getByTestId("inputlist_str_urls_0")
+    .fill("https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02870-5");
+
+  await page.getByTestId("int_int_chunk_size").fill("2");
+  await page.getByTestId("int_int_chunk_overlap").fill("1");
+
+  await page.getByTestId("button_run_chat output").click();
+
+  await page.waitForSelector("text=Building", {
+    timeout: 100000,
+  });
+
+  await page.waitForSelector('[data-testid="loading_icon"]', {
+    timeout: 100000,
+  });
+
+  expect(
+    await page.getByTestId("loading_icon").last().isVisible(),
+  ).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(
+    await page.getByTestId("stop_building_button").isEnabled(),
+  ).toBeTruthy();
+
+  await page.getByTestId("stop_building_button").click();
+
+  expect(await page.getByTestId("loading_icon").isHidden()).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(
+    await page.getByTestId("stop_building_button").isEnabled(),
+  ).toBeFalsy();
+
+  await page.waitForSelector("text=Saved", {
+    timeout: 100000,
+  });
+
+  await page.getByTestId("button_run_chat output").click();
+
+  await page.waitForSelector("text=Building", {
+    timeout: 100000,
+  });
+
+  await page.waitForSelector('[data-testid="loading_icon"]', {
+    timeout: 100000,
+  });
+
+  await page.waitForSelector("text=Building", {
+    timeout: 100000,
+  });
+
+  expect(await page.getByText("Building").isVisible()).toBeTruthy();
+
+  expect(
+    await page.getByTestId("stop_building_button").isEnabled(),
+  ).toBeTruthy();
+
+  await page.waitForSelector("text=Building", {
+    timeout: 100000,
+  });
+
+  expect(await page.getByText("Building").isVisible()).toBeTruthy();
+
+  expect(
+    await page.getByTestId("stop_building_button").isEnabled(),
+  ).toBeTruthy();
+
+  await page.getByTestId("stop_building_button").click();
+
+  await page.waitForSelector("text=Saved", {
+    timeout: 100000,
+  });
+
+  await page.getByTestId("button_run_chat output").click();
+
+  await page.waitForSelector('[data-testid="loading_icon"]', {
+    timeout: 100000,
+  });
+
+  await page.waitForSelector("text=Building", {
+    timeout: 100000,
+  });
+
+  expect(await page.getByText("Building").isVisible()).toBeTruthy();
+
+  expect(
+    await page.getByTestId("stop_building_button").isEnabled(),
+  ).toBeTruthy();
+
+  await page.getByTestId("stop_building_button").click();
+
+  await page.waitForSelector("text=Saved", {
+    timeout: 100000,
+  });
+
+  expect(
+    await page.getByTestId("stop_building_button").isEnabled(),
+  ).toBeFalsy();
+});