diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index aab23d0..a21cffb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -31,6 +31,35 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-channel"
+version = "0.5.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c2dd04ddaf88237dc3b8d8f9a3c1004b506b54b3313403944054d23c0870c521"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-utils"
+version = "0.8.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4fb766fa798726286dbbb842f174001dab8abc7b627a1dd86e0b7222a95d929f"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "ctrlc"
+version = "3.2.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1631ca6e3c59112501a9d87fd86f21591ff77acd31331e8a73f8d80a65bbdd71"
+dependencies = [
+ "nix",
+ "windows-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs-next"
 version = "2.0.0"
@@ -179,6 +208,8 @@ checksum = "6f61fba1741ea2b3d6a1e3178721804bb716a68a6aeba1149b5d52e3d464ea66"
 name = "pmuw-project"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-channel",
+ "ctrlc",
  "once_cell",
  "rustyline",
  "shlex",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 91d07aa..15abb06 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
+crossbeam-channel = "0.5"
+ctrlc = "3.2"
 once_cell = "1.17"
 rustyline = "10.1.0"
 shlex = "1.1"
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index dba8036..b73f6ed 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ pub enum ShellError {
     NotFound(Command),
     ExecuteFailure(String),
     MalformedArgs(String),
+    Interrupt,
 }
 
 impl PartialEq<Self> for ShellError {
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ impl PartialEq<Self> for ShellError {
             &ShellError::NotFound(_) => matches!(other, ShellError::NotFound(_)),
             &ShellError::ExecuteFailure(_) => matches!(other, ShellError::ExecuteFailure(_)),
             &ShellError::MalformedArgs(_) => matches!(other, ShellError::MalformedArgs(_)),
+            &ShellError::Interrupt => matches!(other, ShellError::Interrupt),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/execute.rs b/src/execute.rs
index 92f000f..7a2f18d 100644
--- a/src/execute.rs
+++ b/src/execute.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-use std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound;
-use std::process::Command;
+use crossbeam_channel::{select, Receiver};
+use std::io::ErrorKind;
+use std::process::{Command, ExitStatus};
+use std::{io, thread};
 
 use crate::builtins::{execute_builtin, is_builtin};
 use crate::error::ShellError;
 use crate::parse::parse_line;
 
-pub fn interpret(line: String) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+pub fn interpret(line: String, ctrlc_recv: Receiver<()>) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
     if line.is_empty() {
         return Err(ShellError::EmptyLine);
     }
@@ -17,25 +19,33 @@ pub fn interpret(line: String) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
         let mut command = Command::new(keyword);
         command.args(args);
 
-        execute(command)?;
+        execute(command, ctrlc_recv)?;
     }
 
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn execute(mut command: Command) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+fn execute(mut command: Command, ctrlc_recv: Receiver<()>) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
     match command.spawn() {
         Ok(mut child) => {
-            if let Err(err) = child.wait() {
-                return Err(ShellError::ExecuteFailure(err.to_string()));
-            }
-            Ok(())
-        }
-        Err(err) => {
-            if err.kind() == NotFound {
-                return Err(ShellError::NotFound(command));
+            let (cmd_send, cmd_recv) = crossbeam_channel::unbounded::<io::Result<ExitStatus>>();
+            thread::spawn(move || cmd_send.send(child.wait()));
+
+            select! {
+                recv(ctrlc_recv) -> _ => Err(ShellError::Interrupt),
+                recv(cmd_recv) -> result => {
+                    if let Err(err) = result.unwrap() {
+                        Err(ShellError::ExecuteFailure(err.to_string()))
+                    } else {
+                        Ok(())
+                    }
+                }
             }
-            Err(ShellError::ExecuteFailure(err.to_string()))
         }
+        Err(err) => match err.kind() {
+            ErrorKind::NotFound => Err(ShellError::NotFound(command)),
+            ErrorKind::Interrupted => Err(ShellError::Interrupt),
+            _ => Err(ShellError::ExecuteFailure(err.to_string())),
+        },
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 76c24d1..f60ae72 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ use rustyline::{Editor, Result};
 use crate::prompt::Prompt;
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
+    let (ctrlc_send, ctrlc_recv) = crossbeam_channel::unbounded::<()>();
+    let _ = ctrlc::set_handler(move || {
+        let _ = ctrlc_send.send(());
+    });
+
     let mut rl = Editor::<()>::new()?;
 
     let mut prompt = Prompt::new();
@@ -20,7 +25,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         let readline = rl.readline(&prompt.get_prompt());
 
         match readline {
-            Ok(line) => match interpret(line) {
+            Ok(line) => match interpret(line, ctrlc_recv.clone()) {
                 Ok(_) => {}
                 Err(ShellError::EmptyLine) => {
                     continue;
@@ -34,6 +39,9 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 Err(ShellError::MalformedArgs(args)) => {
                     eprintln!("Malformed arguments: {}", args)
                 }
+                Err(ShellError::Interrupt) => {
+                    continue;
+                }
             },
             Err(ReadlineError::Interrupted) => {
                 continue;