diff --git a/packages/core/core.test.mts b/packages/core/core.test.mts
index e68256c71..69fa2f88a 100644
--- a/packages/core/core.test.mts
+++ b/packages/core/core.test.mts
@@ -467,6 +467,46 @@ describe('createPrompt()', () => {
     await expect(answer).resolves.toEqual('done');
     expect(getScreen({ raw: true })).toEqual(ansiEscapes.eraseLines(1));
   });
+
+  it('clear timeout when force closing', { timeout: 1000 }, async () => {
+    let exitSpy = vi.fn();
+    const prompt = createPrompt(
+      (config: { message: string }, done: (value: string) => void) => {
+        const timeout = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | undefined>();
+        const cleaned = useRef(false);
+        useKeypress(() => {
+          if (cleaned.current) {
+            expect.unreachable('once cleaned up keypress should not be called');
+          }
+          clearTimeout(timeout.current);
+          timeout.current = setTimeout(() => {}, 1000);
+        });
+
+        exitSpy = vi.fn(() => {
+          clearTimeout(timeout.current);
+          cleaned.current = true;
+          // We call done explicitly, as onSignalExit is not triggered in this case
+          // But, CTRL+C will trigger rl.close, which should call this effect
+          // This way we can have the promise resolve
+          done('closed');
+        });
+
+        useEffect(() => exitSpy, []);
+
+        return config.message;
+      },
+    );
+
+    const { answer, events } = await render(prompt, { message: 'Question' });
+
+    // This triggers the timeout
+    events.keypress('a');
+    // This closes the readline
+    events.keypress({ ctrl: true, name: 'c' });
+
+    await expect(answer).resolves.toBe('closed');
+    expect(exitSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
 });
 
 it('allow cancelling the prompt multiple times', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/create-prompt.mts b/packages/core/src/lib/create-prompt.mts
index 33b736809..7f66a9922 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/create-prompt.mts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/create-prompt.mts
@@ -43,12 +43,16 @@ export function createPrompt<Value, Config>(view: ViewFunction<Value, Config>) {
           );
         });
 
-        const onExit = AsyncResource.bind(() => {
+        const hooksCleanup = AsyncResource.bind(() => {
           try {
             effectScheduler.clearAll();
           } catch (error) {
             reject(error);
           }
+        });
+
+        function onExit() {
+          hooksCleanup();
 
           if (context?.clearPromptOnDone) {
             screen.clean();
@@ -59,7 +63,8 @@ export function createPrompt<Value, Config>(view: ViewFunction<Value, Config>) {
 
           removeExitListener();
           rl.input.removeListener('keypress', checkCursorPos);
-        });
+          rl.removeListener('close', hooksCleanup);
+        }
 
         cancel = () => {
           onExit();
@@ -96,6 +101,11 @@ export function createPrompt<Value, Config>(view: ViewFunction<Value, Config>) {
         // We set the listener after the initial workLoop to avoid a double render if render triggered
         // by a state change sets the cursor to the right position.
         rl.input.on('keypress', checkCursorPos);
+
+        // The close event triggers immediately when the user press ctrl+c. SignalExit on the other hand
+        // triggers after the process is done (which happens after timeouts are done triggering.)
+        // We triggers the hooks cleanup phase on rl `close` so active timeouts can be cleared.
+        rl.on('close', hooksCleanup);
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/use-keypress.mts b/packages/core/src/lib/use-keypress.mts
index 319d43b6c..7a4589ba9 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/use-keypress.mts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/use-keypress.mts
@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ export function useKeypress(
   signal.current = userHandler;
 
   useEffect((rl) => {
+    let ignore = false;
     const handler = withUpdates((_input: string, event: KeypressEvent) => {
+      if (ignore) return;
       signal.current(event, rl);
     });
 
     rl.input.on('keypress', handler);
     return () => {
+      ignore = true;
       rl.input.removeListener('keypress', handler);
     };
   }, []);
diff --git a/packages/select/src/index.mts b/packages/select/src/index.mts
index c0aa8b996..4ceeee784 100644
--- a/packages/select/src/index.mts
+++ b/packages/select/src/index.mts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   usePagination,
   useRef,
   useMemo,
+  useEffect,
   isBackspaceKey,
   isEnterKey,
   isUpKey,
@@ -149,6 +150,13 @@ export default createPrompt(
       }
     });
 
+    useEffect(
+      () => () => {
+        clearTimeout(searchTimeoutRef.current);
+      },
+      [],
+    );
+
     const message = theme.style.message(config.message);
 
     let helpTipTop = '';