diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/contrib/coreActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/contrib/coreActions.ts
index eb4fbb7260fc..6d82c148016a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/contrib/coreActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/contrib/coreActions.ts
@@ -578,9 +578,37 @@ registerAction2(class extends NotebookAction {
 		super({
 			id: CANCEL_NOTEBOOK_COMMAND_ID,
 			title: localize('notebookActions.cancelNotebook', "Cancel Notebook Execution"),
+			description: {
+				description: localize('notebookActions.executeNotebook', "Execute Notebook"),
+				args: [
+					{
+						name: 'uri',
+						description: 'The document uri',
+						constraint: URI
+					}
+				]
+			},
 		});
 	}
 
+	getEditorContextFromArgsOrActive(accessor: ServicesAccessor, context?: UriComponents): INotebookActionContext | undefined {
+		if (context) {
+			const uri = URI.revive(context);
+
+			if (uri) {
+				const widget = getWidgetFromUri(accessor, uri);
+
+				if (widget) {
+					return {
+						notebookEditor: widget,
+					};
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return undefined;
+	}
+
 	async runWithContext(accessor: ServicesAccessor, context: INotebookActionContext): Promise<void> {
 		return context.notebookEditor.cancelNotebookExecution();
 	}