diff --git a/src/c/unixint.d b/src/c/unixint.d
index 861c6dc12..a0d0d95ee 100644
--- a/src/c/unixint.d
+++ b/src/c/unixint.d
@@ -1119,10 +1119,32 @@ _ecl_w32_exception_filter(struct _EXCEPTION_POINTERS* ep)
         return excpt_result;
 }
 
+static cl_object
+W32_handle_in_new_thread(cl_object signal_code)
+{
+        int outside_ecl = ecl_import_current_thread(@'si::handle-signal', ECL_NIL);
+        mp_process_run_function(4, @'si::handle-signal',
+                                @'si::handle-signal',
+                                signal_code, ECL_NIL);
+        if (outside_ecl) ecl_release_current_thread();
+}
+
 BOOL WINAPI W32_console_ctrl_handler(DWORD type)
 {
         switch (type) {
-        case CTRL_C_EVENT:      /* Catch CTRL-C (ignore interrupt) */
+        case CTRL_C_EVENT:
+        case CTRL_BREAK_EVENT: {
+                cl_object function = ECL_SYM_FUN(@'si::terminal-interrupt');
+                if (function)
+                        W32_handle_in_new_thread(function);
+                return TRUE;
+        }
+        case CTRL_CLOSE_EVENT:
+        case CTRL_LOGOFF_EVENT:
+        case CTRL_SHUTDOWN_EVENT:
+                cl_object function = ECL_SYM_FUN(@'si::quit');
+                if (function)
+                        W32_handle_in_new_thread(function);
                 return TRUE;
         default:
                 return FALSE;