diff --git a/internal/sift/view.go b/internal/sift/view.go
index 58a72a8..e46de11 100644
--- a/internal/sift/view.go
+++ b/internal/sift/view.go
@@ -411,6 +411,13 @@ const (
 )
 
 func (m *siftModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	switch msg := msg.(type) {
+	case tea.KeyMsg:
+		if msg.String() == "ctrl+c"{
+			m.quitting = true
+			return m, nil
+		}
+	}
 	var (
 		cmd  tea.Cmd
 		cmds []tea.Cmd
@@ -448,6 +455,11 @@ func (m *siftModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			return m, nil
 		}
 
+		if msg.String() == "ctrl+c"{
+			m.quitting = true
+			return m, nil
+		}
+
 		m.BufferKey(msg)
 
 		if m.searchInput.Focused() {