diff --git a/core/capabilities/remote/executable/client.go b/core/capabilities/remote/executable/client.go
index 776ddb692ad..9f23ff4ce4a 100644
--- a/core/capabilities/remote/executable/client.go
+++ b/core/capabilities/remote/executable/client.go
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ var _ services.Service = &client{}
 
 const expiryCheckInterval = 30 * time.Second
 
+var (
+	ErrRequestExpired                  = errors.New("request expired by executable client")
+	ErrContextDoneBeforeResponseQuorum = errors.New("context done before remote client received a quorum of responses")
+)
+
 func NewClient(remoteCapabilityInfo commoncap.CapabilityInfo, localDonInfo commoncap.DON, dispatcher types.Dispatcher,
 	requestTimeout time.Duration, lggr logger.Logger) *client {
 	return &client{
@@ -122,7 +127,7 @@ func (c *client) expireRequests() {
 
 	for messageID, req := range c.requestIDToCallerRequest {
 		if req.Expired() {
-			req.Cancel(errors.New("request expired by executable client"))
+			req.Cancel(ErrRequestExpired)
 			delete(c.requestIDToCallerRequest, messageID)
 		}
 
@@ -164,12 +169,22 @@ func (c *client) Execute(ctx context.Context, capReq commoncap.CapabilityRequest
 		return commoncap.CapabilityResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to send request: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	resp := <-req.ResponseChan()
-	if resp.Err != nil {
-		return commoncap.CapabilityResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("error executing request: %w", resp.Err)
+	var respResult []byte
+	var respErr error
+	select {
+	case resp := <-req.ResponseChan():
+		respResult = resp.Result
+		respErr = resp.Err
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		// NOTE: ClientRequest will not block on sending to ResponseChan() because that channel is buffered (with size 1)
+		return commoncap.CapabilityResponse{}, errors.Join(ErrContextDoneBeforeResponseQuorum, ctx.Err())
+	}
+
+	if respErr != nil {
+		return commoncap.CapabilityResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("error executing request: %w", respErr)
 	}
 
-	capabilityResponse, err := pb.UnmarshalCapabilityResponse(resp.Result)
+	capabilityResponse, err := pb.UnmarshalCapabilityResponse(respResult)
 	if err != nil {
 		return commoncap.CapabilityResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal capability response: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/core/capabilities/remote/executable/client_test.go b/core/capabilities/remote/executable/client_test.go
index 5c4da350b9e..d1602e9dc07 100644
--- a/core/capabilities/remote/executable/client_test.go
+++ b/core/capabilities/remote/executable/client_test.go
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ func Test_Client_TimesOutIfInsufficientCapabilityPeerResponses(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := testutils.Context(t)
 
 	responseTest := func(t *testing.T, response commoncap.CapabilityResponse, responseError error) {
-		assert.Error(t, responseError)
+		require.Error(t, responseError)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, responseError, executable.ErrRequestExpired)
 	}
 
 	capability := &TestCapability{}
@@ -165,6 +166,31 @@ func Test_Client_TimesOutIfInsufficientCapabilityPeerResponses(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 }
 
+func Test_Client_ContextCanceledBeforeQuorumReached(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(testutils.Context(t))
+
+	responseTest := func(t *testing.T, response commoncap.CapabilityResponse, responseError error) {
+		require.Error(t, responseError)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, responseError, executable.ErrContextDoneBeforeResponseQuorum)
+	}
+
+	capability := &TestCapability{}
+	transmissionSchedule, err := values.NewMap(map[string]any{
+		"schedule":   transmission.Schedule_AllAtOnce,
+		"deltaStage": "20s",
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	cancel()
+	testClient(t, 2, 20*time.Second, 2, 2,
+		capability,
+		func(caller commoncap.ExecutableCapability) {
+			executeInputs, err := values.NewMap(map[string]any{"executeValue1": "aValue1"})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			executeMethod(ctx, caller, transmissionSchedule, executeInputs, responseTest, t)
+		})
+}
+
 func testClient(t *testing.T, numWorkflowPeers int, workflowNodeResponseTimeout time.Duration,
 	numCapabilityPeers int, capabilityDonF uint8, underlying commoncap.ExecutableCapability,
 	method func(caller commoncap.ExecutableCapability)) {