diff --git a/tractor/_actor.py b/tractor/_actor.py
index 2a8ec66..9842f12 100644
--- a/tractor/_actor.py
+++ b/tractor/_actor.py
@@ -312,8 +312,11 @@ class Actor:
         cid = msg['cid']
         send_chan = self._cids2qs[(actorid, cid)]
         assert send_chan.cid == cid
-        log.debug(f"Delivering {msg} from {actorid} to caller {cid}")
+        if 'stop' in msg:
+            log.debug(f"{send_chan} was terminated at remote end")
+            return await send_chan.aclose()
         try:
+            log.debug(f"Delivering {msg} from {actorid} to caller {cid}")
             # maintain backpressure
             await send_chan.send(msg)
         except trio.BrokenResourceError:
@@ -665,9 +668,14 @@ class Actor:
         # streaming IPC but it should be called
         # to cancel any remotely spawned task
         chan = ctx.chan
-        # the ``dict.get()`` ensures the requested task to be cancelled
-        # was indeed spawned by a request from this channel
-        scope, func, is_complete = self._rpc_tasks[(ctx.chan, cid)]
+        try:
+            # this ctx based lookup ensures the requested task to
+            # be cancelled was indeed spawned by a request from this channel
+            scope, func, is_complete = self._rpc_tasks[(ctx.chan, cid)]
+        except KeyError:
+            log.warning(f"{cid} has already completed/terminated?")
+            return
+
         log.debug(
             f"Cancelling task:\ncid: {cid}\nfunc: {func}\n"
             f"peer: {chan.uid}\n")
diff --git a/tractor/_portal.py b/tractor/_portal.py
index 8a1b562..9b2265e 100644
--- a/tractor/_portal.py
+++ b/tractor/_portal.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from functools import partial
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 
 import trio
-from async_generator import asynccontextmanager, aclosing
+from async_generator import asynccontextmanager
 
 from ._state import current_actor
 from ._ipc import Channel
@@ -48,6 +48,87 @@ async def _do_handshake(
     return uid
 
 
+class StreamReceiveChannel(trio.abc.ReceiveChannel):
+    """A wrapper around a ``trio.abc.ReceiveChannel`` with
+    special behaviour for stream termination on both ends of
+    an inter-actor channel.
+
+    Termination rules:
+    - if the local task signals stop iteration a cancel signal is
+      relayed to the remote task indicating to stop streaming
+    - if the remote task signals the end of a stream, raise a
+      ``StopAsyncIteration`` to terminate the local ``async for``
+
+    """
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        cid: str,
+        rx_chan: trio.abc.ReceiveChannel,
+        portal: 'Portal',
+    ):
+        self._cid = cid
+        self._rx_chan = rx_chan
+        self._portal = portal
+
+    # delegate directly to underlying mem channel
+    def receive_nowait(self):
+        return self._rx_chan.receive_nowait()
+
+    async def receive(self):
+        try:
+            msg = await self._rx_chan.receive()
+            return msg['yield']
+        except trio.ClosedResourceError:
+            # when the send is closed we assume the stream has
+            # terminated and signal this local iterator to stop
+            await self.aclose()
+            raise StopAsyncIteration
+        except trio.Cancelled:
+            await self.aclose()
+            raise
+        except KeyError:
+            # if 'stop' in msg:
+            #     break  # far end async gen terminated
+            # else:
+            # internal error should never get here
+            assert msg.get('cid'), (
+                "Received internal error at portal?")
+            raise unpack_error(msg, self._portal.channel)
+
+    async def aclose(self):
+        if self._rx_chan._closed:
+            log.warning(f"{self} is already closed")
+            return
+        cid = self._cid
+        # XXX: cancel remote task on close
+        log.warning(
+            f"Cancelling stream {cid} to "
+            f"{self._portal.channel.uid}")
+        with trio.move_on_after(0.5) as cs:
+            cs.shield = True
+            # TODO: yeah.. it'd be nice if this was just an
+            # async func on the far end. Gotta figure out a
+            # better way then implicitly feeding the ctx
+            # to declaring functions; likely a decorator
+            # system.
+            rchan = await self._portal.run(
+                'self', 'cancel_task', cid=cid)
+            async for _ in rchan:
+                pass
+
+        if cs.cancelled_caught:
+            if not self._portal.channel.connected():
+                log.warning(
+                    "May have failed to cancel remote task "
+                    f"{cid} for {self._portal.channel.uid}")
+
+        with trio.open_cancel_scope(shield=True):
+            await self._rx_chan.aclose()
+
+    def clone(self):
+        return self
+
+
 class Portal:
     """A 'portal' to a(n) (remote) ``Actor``.
 
@@ -67,13 +148,7 @@ class Portal:
         self._expect_result: Optional[
             Tuple[str, Any, str, Dict[str, Any]]
         ] = None
-        self._agens: Set[typing.AsyncGenerator] = set()
-
-    async def aclose(self) -> None:
-        log.debug(f"Closing {self}")
-        # XXX: won't work until https://github.com/python-trio/trio/pull/460
-        # gets in!
-        await self.channel.aclose()
+        self._streams: Set[StreamReceiveChannel] = set()
 
     async def _submit(
         self,
@@ -135,50 +210,9 @@ class Portal:
         # to make async-generators the fundamental IPC API over channels!
         # (think `yield from`, `gen.send()`, and functional reactive stuff)
         if resptype == 'yield':  # stream response
-
-            async def yield_from_recvchan():
-                async with recv_chan:
-                    try:
-                        async for msg in recv_chan:
-                            try:
-                                yield msg['yield']
-                            except KeyError:
-                                if 'stop' in msg:
-                                    break  # far end async gen terminated
-                                else:
-                                    # internal error should never get here
-                                    assert msg.get('cid'), (
-                                        "Received internal error at portal?")
-                                    raise unpack_error(msg, self.channel)
-
-                    except (GeneratorExit, trio.Cancelled) as err:
-                        log.warning(
-                            f"Cancelling async gen call {cid} to "
-                            f"{self.channel.uid}")
-                        with trio.move_on_after(0.5) as cs:
-                            cs.shield = True
-                            # TODO: yeah.. it'd be nice if this was just an
-                            # async func on the far end. Gotta figure out a
-                            # better way then implicitly feeding the ctx
-                            # to declaring functions; likely a decorator
-                            # system.
-                            agen = await self.run(
-                                'self', 'cancel_task', cid=cid)
-                            async with aclosing(agen) as agen:
-                                async for _ in agen:
-                                    pass
-
-                        if cs.cancelled_caught:
-                            if not self.channel.connected():
-                                log.warning(
-                                    "May have failed to cancel remote task "
-                                    f"{cid} for {self.channel.uid}")
-
-            # TODO: use AsyncExitStack to aclose() all agens
-            # on teardown
-            agen = yield_from_recvchan()
-            self._agens.add(agen)
-            return agen
+            rchan = StreamReceiveChannel(cid, recv_chan, self)
+            self._streams.add(rchan)
+            return rchan
 
         elif resptype == 'return':  # single response
             msg = await recv_chan.receive()
@@ -224,20 +258,21 @@ class Portal:
 
         return self._result
 
-    # async def _cancel_streams(self):
-    #     # terminate all locally running async generator
-    #     # IPC calls
-    #     if self._agens:
-    #         log.warning(
-    #             f"Cancelling all streams with {self.channel.uid}")
-    #         for agen in self._agens:
-    #             await agen.aclose()
+    async def _cancel_streams(self):
+        # terminate all locally running async generator
+        # IPC calls
+        if self._streams:
+            log.warning(
+                f"Cancelling all streams with {self.channel.uid}")
+            for stream in self._streams.copy():
+                await stream.aclose()
 
     async def aclose(self) -> None:
+        log.debug(f"Closing {self}")
         # TODO: once we move to implementing our own `ReceiveChannel`
         # (including remote task cancellation inside its `.aclose()`)
         # we'll need to .aclose all those channels here
-        pass
+        await self._cancel_streams()
 
     async def cancel_actor(self) -> bool:
         """Cancel the actor on the other end of this portal.
@@ -246,7 +281,7 @@ class Portal:
             log.warning("This portal is already closed can't cancel")
             return False
 
-        # await self._cancel_streams()
+        await self._cancel_streams()
 
         log.warning(
             f"Sending actor cancel request to {self.channel.uid} on "