diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/CoroutineHelpers.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/CoroutineHelpers.kt
index ebcf3410c262..6d5e39641231 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/CoroutineHelpers.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/CoroutineHelpers.kt
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ suspend fun <T> withProgressDialog(
                 setCancelable(onCancel != null)
                 if (manualCancelButton != null) {
                     setCancelable(false)
+                    setCanceledOnTouchOutside(false)
                     setButton(DialogInterface.BUTTON_NEGATIVE, context.getString(manualCancelButton)) { _, _ ->
                         Timber.i("Progress dialog cancelled via cancel button")
                         onCancel?.let { it() }
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Sync.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Sync.kt
index 64070f396ce8..6e0245da691b 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Sync.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Sync.kt
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ private suspend fun handleDownload(
     deckPicker.withProgress(
         extractProgress = fullDownloadProgress(TR.syncDownloadingFromAnkiweb()),
         onCancel = ::cancelSync,
+        manualCancelButton = R.string.dialog_cancel,
     ) {
         withCol {
             try {
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ private suspend fun handleUpload(
     deckPicker.withProgress(
         extractProgress = fullDownloadProgress(TR.syncUploadingToAnkiweb()),
         onCancel = ::cancelSync,
+        manualCancelButton = R.string.dialog_cancel,
     ) {
         withCol {
             close(downgrade = false, forFullSync = true)