diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/common/cancel_promise.ts b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/common/cancel_promise.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f100edda5079
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/common/cancel_promise.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+export enum Status {
+  Canceled,
+  Failed,
+  Resolved,
+  Awaiting,
+  Idle,
+}
+
+/**
+ * Simple [PromiseWithCancel] factory
+ */
+export class PromiseWithCancel {
+  private _promise: Promise<any>;
+  private _status: Status = Status.Idle;
+
+  /**
+   * @param {Promise} promise  Promise you want to cancel / track
+   */
+  constructor(promise: Promise<any>) {
+    this._promise = promise;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Cancel the promise in any state
+   */
+  public cancel = (): void => {
+    this._status = Status.Canceled;
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * @returns status based on [Status]
+   */
+  public status = (): Status => {
+    return this._status;
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * @returns promise passed in [constructor]
+   * This sets the state to Status.Awaiting
+   */
+  public promise = (): Promise<any> => {
+    if (this._status === Status.Canceled) {
+      throw Error('Getting a canceled promise is not allowed');
+    } else if (this._status !== Status.Idle) {
+      return this._promise;
+    }
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      this._status = Status.Awaiting;
+      return this._promise
+        .then(response => {
+          if (this._status !== Status.Canceled) {
+            this._status = Status.Resolved;
+            return resolve(response);
+          }
+        })
+        .catch(error => {
+          if (this._status !== Status.Canceled) {
+            this._status = Status.Failed;
+            return reject(error);
+          }
+        });
+    });
+  };
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/views/__tests__/base_controller.js b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/views/__tests__/base_controller.js
index ed9899183463..94ce9f890163 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/views/__tests__/base_controller.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/views/__tests__/base_controller.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { spy, stub } from 'sinon';
 import expect from '@kbn/expect';
 import { MonitoringViewBaseController } from '../';
 import { timefilter } from 'ui/timefilter';
+import { PromiseWithCancel,  Status } from '../../../common/cancel_promise';
 
 /*
  * Mostly copied from base_table_controller test, with modifications
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ describe('MonitoringViewBaseController', function () {
   let opts;
   let titleService;
   let executorService;
+  const httpCall = (ms) => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(() => resolve(), ms));
 
   before(() => {
     titleService = spy();
@@ -36,7 +38,8 @@ describe('MonitoringViewBaseController', function () {
 
     $scope = {
       cluster: { cluster_uuid: 'foo' },
-      $on: stub()
+      $on: stub(),
+      $apply: stub()
     };
 
     opts = {
@@ -73,17 +76,15 @@ describe('MonitoringViewBaseController', function () {
     let counter = 0;
     const opts = {
       title: 'testo',
-      getPageData: () => Promise.resolve(++counter),
+      getPageData: (ms) => httpCall(ms),
       $injector,
       $scope
     };
 
     const ctrl = new MonitoringViewBaseController(opts);
-    Promise.all([
-      ctrl.updateData(),
-      ctrl.updateData(),
-    ]).then(() => {
-      expect(counter).to.be(1);
+    ctrl.updateData(30).then(() => ++counter);
+    ctrl.updateData(60).then(() => {
+      expect(counter).to.be(0);
       done();
     });
   });
@@ -140,6 +141,29 @@ describe('MonitoringViewBaseController', function () {
       expect(timefilter.isTimeRangeSelectorEnabled).to.be(false);
       expect(timefilter.isAutoRefreshSelectorEnabled).to.be(false);
     });
+
+    it('disables timepicker and auto refresh', (done) => {
+      opts = {
+        title: 'test',
+        getPageData: () => httpCall(60),
+        $injector,
+        $scope
+      };
+
+      ctrl = new MonitoringViewBaseController({ ...opts });
+      ctrl.updateDataPromise = new PromiseWithCancel(httpCall(50));
+
+      let shouldBeFalse = false;
+      ctrl.updateDataPromise.promise().then(() => (shouldBeFalse = true));
+
+      const lastUpdateDataPromise = ctrl.updateDataPromise;
+
+      ctrl.updateData().then(() => {
+        expect(shouldBeFalse).to.be(false);
+        expect(lastUpdateDataPromise.status()).to.be(Status.Canceled);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
   });
 
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/views/base_controller.js b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/views/base_controller.js
index 3c49dfa81f1e..0d7ad6e4352a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/views/base_controller.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/views/base_controller.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { getPageData } from '../lib/get_page_data';
 import { PageLoading } from 'plugins/monitoring/components';
 import { timefilter } from 'ui/timefilter';
 import { I18nContext } from 'ui/i18n';
+import { PromiseWithCancel } from '../../common/cancel_promise';
 
 /**
  * Class to manage common instantiation behaviors in a view controller
@@ -96,23 +97,21 @@ export class MonitoringViewBaseController {
       timefilter.enableAutoRefreshSelector();
     }
 
-    this.updateDataPromise = null;
     this.updateData = () => {
       if (this.updateDataPromise) {
         // Do not sent another request if one is inflight
         // See https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/24082
-        return this.updateDataPromise;
+        this.updateDataPromise.cancel();
+        this.updateDataPromise = null;
       }
       const _api = apiUrlFn ? apiUrlFn() : api;
-      return this.updateDataPromise = _getPageData($injector, _api)
-        .then(pageData => {
+      this.updateDataPromise = new PromiseWithCancel(_getPageData($injector, _api));
+      return this.updateDataPromise.promise().then((pageData) => {
+        $scope.$apply(() => {
           this._isDataInitialized = true; // render will replace loading screen with the react component
           $scope.pageData = this.data = pageData; // update the view's data with the fetch result
-          this.updateDataPromise = null;
-        })
-        .catch(() => {
-          this.updateDataPromise = null;
         });
+      });
     };
     this.updateData();
 
diff --git a/x-pack/tsconfig.json b/x-pack/tsconfig.json
index 979d0737d03a..64d0cb0b2849 100644
--- a/x-pack/tsconfig.json
+++ b/x-pack/tsconfig.json
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
       ],
       "test_utils/*": [
         "x-pack/test_utils/*"
+      ],
+      "monitoring/common/*": [
+        "x-pack/monitoring/common/*"
       ]
     },
     "types": [