diff --git a/src/ui.c b/src/ui.c
index 2e78f8a..ea91252 100644
--- a/src/ui.c
+++ b/src/ui.c
@@ -1032,7 +1032,11 @@
 	    // If a CTRL-C was typed, remove it from the buffer and set
 	    // got_int.  Also recognize CTRL-C with modifyOtherKeys set, lower
 	    // and upper case, in two forms.
-	    if (ctrl_c_interrupts && (inbuf[inbufcount] == 3
+	    // If terminal key protocols are in use, we expect to receive
+	    // Ctrl_C as an escape sequence, ignore a raw Ctrl_C as this could
+	    // be paste data.
+	    if (ctrl_c_interrupts
+			&& ((inbuf[inbufcount] == Ctrl_C && !key_protocol_enabled())
 			|| (len >= 10 && STRNCMP(inbuf + inbufcount,
 						   "\033[27;5;99~", 10) == 0)
 			|| (len >= 10 && STRNCMP(inbuf + inbufcount,