diff --git a/src/getchar.c b/src/getchar.c
index 6867b59..da05033 100644
--- a/src/getchar.c
+++ b/src/getchar.c
@@ -2511,7 +2511,7 @@
  * modifyOtherKeys level 2 is enabled or the kitty keyboard protocol is
  * enabled.
  */
-    static int
+    int
 key_protocol_enabled(void)
 {
     // If xterm has responded to XTQMODKEYS it overrules seenModifyOtherKeys.
diff --git a/src/proto/getchar.pro b/src/proto/getchar.pro
index 7e05870..b122a14 100644
--- a/src/proto/getchar.pro
+++ b/src/proto/getchar.pro
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 void f_getcharstr(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 void f_getcharmod(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 void parse_queued_messages(void);
+int key_protocol_enabled(void);
 void vungetc(int c);
 int fix_input_buffer(char_u *buf, int len);
 int input_available(void);
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,
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 0284594..890e92c 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2069,
+/**/
     2068,
 /**/
     2067,