diff --git a/Foundation/CPOperation.j b/Foundation/CPOperation.j
index 4fbdd5612..b0b8a6154 100644
--- a/Foundation/CPOperation.j
+++ b/Foundation/CPOperation.j
@@ -117,10 +117,11 @@ CPOperationQueuePriorityVeryHigh    = 8;
         [self willChangeValueForKey:@"isExecuting"];
         _executing = NO;
         [self didChangeValueForKey:@"isExecuting"];
-        [self willChangeValueForKey:@"isFinished"];
-        _finished = YES;
-        [self didChangeValueForKey:@"isFinished"];
     }
+
+    [self willChangeValueForKey:@"isFinished"];
+    _finished = YES;
+    [self didChangeValueForKey:@"isFinished"];
 }
 
 /*!
diff --git a/Foundation/CPOperationQueue.j b/Foundation/CPOperationQueue.j
index 1e018df15..de9322ce6 100644
--- a/Foundation/CPOperationQueue.j
+++ b/Foundation/CPOperationQueue.j
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ var cpOperationMainQueue = nil;
         for (; i < count; i++)
         {
             var op = [_operations objectAtIndex:i];
-            if ([op isReady] && ![op isCancelled] && ![op isFinished] && ![op isExecuting])
+            if ([op isReady] && ![op isFinished] && ![op isExecuting])
             {
                 [op start];
             }
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ var cpOperationMainQueue = nil;
             for (; i < count; i++)
             {
                 var op = [ops objectAtIndex:i];
-                if ([op isReady] && ![op isCancelled] && ![op isFinished] && ![op isExecuting])
+                if ([op isReady] && ![op isFinished] && ![op isExecuting])
                 {
                     [op start];
                 }
diff --git a/Tests/Foundation/CPOperationQueueTest.j b/Tests/Foundation/CPOperationQueueTest.j
index 0cc5de666..5005a1ae7 100644
--- a/Tests/Foundation/CPOperationQueueTest.j
+++ b/Tests/Foundation/CPOperationQueueTest.j
@@ -16,6 +16,33 @@ globalResults = [];
 
 @end
 
+@implementation TestCancelOperation : CPOperation
+{
+    BOOL _started @accessors(getter=didStart);
+    BOOL _mained @accessors(getter=didMain);
+}
+
+- (id)init
+{
+    self = [super init];
+    _started = NO;
+    _mained = NO;
+    return self;
+}
+
+- (void)main
+{
+    _mained = YES;
+}
+
+- (void)start
+{
+    [super start];
+    _started = YES;
+}
+
+@end
+
 @implementation TestObserver : CPObject
 {
     CPArray changedKeyPaths @accessors;
@@ -167,4 +194,27 @@ globalResults = [];
     [self assert:@"name" equals:[[obs changedKeyPaths] objectAtIndex:4]];
 }
 
+- (void)testCancelledOperationDoesStart
+{
+    var op = [[TestCancelOperation alloc] init],
+        queue = [[CPOperationQueue alloc] init];
+
+    [self assertFalse:[op isCancelled]];
+    [self assertFalse:[op isFinished]];
+    [self assertFalse:[op didMain]];
+    [self assertFalse:[op didStart]];
+
+    [op cancel];
+
+    [self assertTrue:[op isCancelled]];
+    [self assertFalse:[op isFinished]];
+
+    [queue addOperations:[op] waitUntilFinished:YES];
+
+    [self assertFalse:[op didMain]];
+    [self assertTrue:[op didStart]];
+    [self assertTrue:[op isCancelled]];
+    [self assertTrue:[op isFinished]];
+}
+
 @end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Tests/Foundation/CPOperationTest.j b/Tests/Foundation/CPOperationTest.j
index 1c1beef56..ea424ef56 100644
--- a/Tests/Foundation/CPOperationTest.j
+++ b/Tests/Foundation/CPOperationTest.j
@@ -180,4 +180,21 @@
     [self assert:@"isCancelled" equals:[[obs changedKeyPaths] objectAtIndex:9]];
 }
 
+- (void)testCancelledOperationIsFinished
+{
+    var results = @[],
+        funcOp = [CPFunctionOperation functionOperationWithFunction:function() {[results addObject:"funcOp"];}];
+
+    [funcOp cancel];
+    [self assertTrue:[funcOp isCancelled]];
+    [self assertFalse:[funcOp isFinished]];
+
+    [funcOp start];
+
+    [self assertTrue:[funcOp isCancelled]];
+    [self assertTrue:[funcOp isFinished]];
+
+    [self assertTrue:([results count] == 0)];
+}
+
 @end