diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Sales/Model/Service/OrderService.php b/app/code/Magento/Sales/Model/Service/OrderService.php
index d187f7d8e4d24..1eb3fad11278f 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Sales/Model/Service/OrderService.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Sales/Model/Service/OrderService.php
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ public function __construct(
     public function cancel($id)
     {
         $order = $this->orderRepository->get($id);
-        if ((bool)$order->cancel()) {
+        if ($order->canCancel()) {
+            $order->cancel();
             $this->orderRepository->save($order);
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Sales/Test/Unit/Model/Service/OrderServiceTest.php b/app/code/Magento/Sales/Test/Unit/Model/Service/OrderServiceTest.php
index 14e1d3bac6a35..067f83d1e5b32 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Sales/Test/Unit/Model/Service/OrderServiceTest.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Sales/Test/Unit/Model/Service/OrderServiceTest.php
@@ -163,9 +163,30 @@ public function testCancel()
         $this->orderMock->expects($this->once())
             ->method('cancel')
             ->willReturn($this->orderMock);
+        $this->orderMock->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('canCancel')
+            ->willReturn(true);
         $this->assertTrue($this->orderService->cancel(123));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * test for Order::cancel() fail case
+     */
+    public function testCancelFailed()
+    {
+        $this->orderRepositoryMock->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('get')
+            ->with(123)
+            ->willReturn($this->orderMock);
+        $this->orderMock->expects($this->never())
+            ->method('cancel')
+            ->willReturn($this->orderMock);
+        $this->orderMock->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('canCancel')
+            ->willReturn(false);
+        $this->assertFalse($this->orderService->cancel(123));
+    }
+
     public function testGetCommentsList()
     {
         $this->filterBuilderMock->expects($this->once())