diff --git a/servicetalk-concurrent-api/src/main/java/io/servicetalk/concurrent/api/PublisherAsBlockingIterable.java b/servicetalk-concurrent-api/src/main/java/io/servicetalk/concurrent/api/PublisherAsBlockingIterable.java
index 73bb1fe08f..8add02e5f0 100644
--- a/servicetalk-concurrent-api/src/main/java/io/servicetalk/concurrent/api/PublisherAsBlockingIterable.java
+++ b/servicetalk-concurrent-api/src/main/java/io/servicetalk/concurrent/api/PublisherAsBlockingIterable.java
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ public BlockingIterator<T> iterator() {
     }
 
     private static final class SubscriberAndIterator<T> implements Subscriber<T>, BlockingIterator<T> {
+        /**
+         * Allows to re-enable cancelling the subscription on {@link #hasNext(long, TimeUnit)} timeout. This flag
+         * will be removed after a couple releases and no issues identified with the new behavior.
+         */
+        private static final boolean CANCEL_SUBSCRIPTION_ON_HAS_NEXT_TIMEOUT = Boolean
+                .getBoolean("io.servicetalk.concurrent.api.cancelSubscriptionOnHasNextTimeout");
         private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SubscriberAndIterator.class);
         private static final Object CANCELLED_SIGNAL = new Object();
         private static final TerminalNotification COMPLETE_NOTIFICATION = complete();
@@ -172,7 +178,9 @@ public boolean hasNext(final long timeout, final TimeUnit unit) throws TimeoutEx
                 next = data.poll(timeout, unit);
                 if (next == null) {
                     terminated = true;
-                    subscription.cancel();
+                    if (CANCEL_SUBSCRIPTION_ON_HAS_NEXT_TIMEOUT) {
+                        subscription.cancel();
+                    }
                     throw new TimeoutException("timed out after: " + timeout + " units: " + unit);
                 }
                 requestMoreIfRequired();
diff --git a/servicetalk-concurrent-api/src/test/java/io/servicetalk/concurrent/api/PublisherAsBlockingIterableTest.java b/servicetalk-concurrent-api/src/test/java/io/servicetalk/concurrent/api/PublisherAsBlockingIterableTest.java
index 894b8b309b..f5056cbf59 100644
--- a/servicetalk-concurrent-api/src/test/java/io/servicetalk/concurrent/api/PublisherAsBlockingIterableTest.java
+++ b/servicetalk-concurrent-api/src/test/java/io/servicetalk/concurrent/api/PublisherAsBlockingIterableTest.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void errorEmittedIsThrown() {
         DeliberateException de = new DeliberateException();
         Iterator<Integer> iterator = Publisher.<Integer>failed(de).toIterable().iterator();
         assertThat("Item expected but not found.", iterator.hasNext(), is(true));
-        assertSame(de, assertThrows(DeliberateException.class, () -> iterator.next()));
+        assertSame(de, assertThrows(DeliberateException.class, iterator::next));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void doubleHashNextWithError() {
         Iterator<Integer> iterator = Publisher.<Integer>failed(de).toIterable().iterator();
         assertThat("Item expected but not found.", iterator.hasNext(), is(true));
         assertThat("Second hasNext inconsistent with first.", iterator.hasNext(), is(true));
-        assertSame(de, assertThrows(DeliberateException.class, () -> iterator.next()));
+        assertSame(de, assertThrows(DeliberateException.class, iterator::next));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void hasNextWithEmpty() {
     void nextWithEmpty() {
         Iterator<Integer> iterator = Publisher.<Integer>empty().toIterable().iterator();
         assertThat("Item not expected but found.", iterator.hasNext(), is(false));
-        assertThrows(NoSuchElementException.class, () -> iterator.next());
+        assertThrows(NoSuchElementException.class, iterator::next);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ void hasNextWithTimeout() throws Exception {
 
         assertThrows(TimeoutException.class, () -> iterator.hasNext(10, MILLISECONDS));
         assertThat("Unexpected item found.", iterator.hasNext(-1, MILLISECONDS), is(false));
-        assertTrue(subscription.isCancelled());
+
+        assertThat(subscription.isCancelled(), is(false));
+        iterator.close();
+        assertThat(subscription.isCancelled(), is(true));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -124,9 +127,11 @@ void nextWithTimeout() throws Exception {
         assertThat("Unexpected item found.", iterator.next(-1, MILLISECONDS), is(2));
 
         assertThrows(TimeoutException.class, () -> iterator.next(10, MILLISECONDS));
-
         assertThat("Unexpected item found.", iterator.hasNext(-1, MILLISECONDS), is(false));
-        assertTrue(subscription.isCancelled());
+
+        assertThat(subscription.isCancelled(), is(false));
+        iterator.close();
+        assertThat(subscription.isCancelled(), is(true));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -173,7 +178,7 @@ void nextWithoutHasNextAndTerminal() {
         source.onNext(2);
         assertThat("Unexpected item found.", iterator.next(), is(2));
         source.onComplete();
-        assertThrows(NoSuchElementException.class, () -> iterator.next());
+        assertThrows(NoSuchElementException.class, iterator::next);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -234,7 +239,7 @@ void delayOnNextThenError() {
         DeliberateException de = new DeliberateException();
         source.onError(de);
         assertThat("Item not expected but found.", iterator.hasNext(), is(true));
-        Exception e = assertThrows(DeliberateException.class, () -> iterator.next());
+        Exception e = assertThrows(DeliberateException.class, iterator::next);
         assertThat(e, is(de));
     }
 
@@ -310,7 +315,7 @@ void queueFullButAccommodatesOnError() {
         source.onError(de);
         verifyNextIs(iterator, 1);
         assertThat("Item expected but not found.", iterator.hasNext(), is(true));
-        Exception e = assertThrows(DeliberateException.class, () -> iterator.next());
+        Exception e = assertThrows(DeliberateException.class, iterator::next);
         assertThat(e, sameInstance(de));
     }
 
diff --git a/servicetalk-concurrent/src/main/java/io/servicetalk/concurrent/BlockingIterable.java b/servicetalk-concurrent/src/main/java/io/servicetalk/concurrent/BlockingIterable.java
index d5a192e2c0..8ca8ed0fa4 100644
--- a/servicetalk-concurrent/src/main/java/io/servicetalk/concurrent/BlockingIterable.java
+++ b/servicetalk-concurrent/src/main/java/io/servicetalk/concurrent/BlockingIterable.java
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@ public interface BlockingIterable<T> extends CloseableIterable<T> {
     @Override
     BlockingIterator<T> iterator();
 
+    @Override
+    default void forEach(final Consumer<? super T> action) {
+        try (BlockingIterator<T> iterator = iterator()) {
+            while (iterator.hasNext()) {
+                action.accept(iterator.next());
+            }
+        } catch (RuntimeException ex) {
+            throw ex;
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Mimics the behavior of {@link #forEach(Consumer)} but uses the {@code timeoutSupplier} to determine the timeout
      * value for interactions with the {@link BlockingIterator}.
@@ -64,9 +77,14 @@ public interface BlockingIterable<T> extends CloseableIterable<T> {
     default void forEach(Consumer<? super T> action, LongSupplier timeoutSupplier, TimeUnit unit)
             throws TimeoutException {
         requireNonNull(action);
-        BlockingIterator<T> iterator = iterator();
-        while (iterator.hasNext(timeoutSupplier.getAsLong(), unit)) {
-            action.accept(iterator.next(timeoutSupplier.getAsLong(), unit));
+        try (BlockingIterator<T> iterator = iterator()) {
+            while (iterator.hasNext(timeoutSupplier.getAsLong(), unit)) {
+                action.accept(iterator.next(timeoutSupplier.getAsLong(), unit));
+            }
+        } catch (TimeoutException | RuntimeException ex) {
+            throw ex;
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(ex);
         }
     }
 
@@ -96,18 +114,24 @@ default void forEach(Consumer<? super T> action, LongSupplier timeoutSupplier, T
      */
     default void forEach(Consumer<? super T> action, long timeout, TimeUnit unit) throws TimeoutException {
         requireNonNull(action);
-        BlockingIterator<T> iterator = iterator();
-        long remainingTimeoutNanos = unit.toNanos(timeout);
-        long timeStampANanos = nanoTime();
-        while (iterator.hasNext(remainingTimeoutNanos, NANOSECONDS)) {
-            final long timeStampBNanos = nanoTime();
-            remainingTimeoutNanos -= timeStampBNanos - timeStampANanos;
-            // We do not check for timeout expiry here and instead let hasNext(), next() determine what a timeout of
-            // <= 0 means. It may be that those methods decide to throw a TimeoutException or provide a fallback value.
-            action.accept(iterator.next(remainingTimeoutNanos, NANOSECONDS));
+        try (BlockingIterator<T> iterator = iterator()) {
+            long remainingTimeoutNanos = unit.toNanos(timeout);
+            long timeStampANanos = nanoTime();
+            while (iterator.hasNext(remainingTimeoutNanos, NANOSECONDS)) {
+                final long timeStampBNanos = nanoTime();
+                remainingTimeoutNanos -= timeStampBNanos - timeStampANanos;
+                // We do not check for timeout expiry here and instead let hasNext(), next() determine what a timeout
+                // of <= 0 means. It may be that those methods decide to throw a TimeoutException or provide a
+                // fallback value.
+                action.accept(iterator.next(remainingTimeoutNanos, NANOSECONDS));
 
-            timeStampANanos = nanoTime();
-            remainingTimeoutNanos -= timeStampANanos - timeStampBNanos;
+                timeStampANanos = nanoTime();
+                remainingTimeoutNanos -= timeStampANanos - timeStampBNanos;
+            }
+        } catch (TimeoutException | RuntimeException ex) {
+            throw ex;
+        } catch (Exception ex) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(ex);
         }
     }