diff --git a/pyathena/async_cursor.py b/pyathena/async_cursor.py
index 81624f2c..8c9b2b21 100644
--- a/pyathena/async_cursor.py
+++ b/pyathena/async_cursor.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def __init__(
         retry_config,
         max_workers=(cpu_count() or 1) * 5,
         arraysize=CursorIterator.DEFAULT_FETCH_SIZE,
+        kill_on_interrupt=True,
     ):
         super(AsyncCursor, self).__init__(
             connection=connection,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ def __init__(
             converter=converter,
             formatter=formatter,
             retry_config=retry_config,
+            kill_on_interrupt=kill_on_interrupt,
         )
         self._executor = ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_workers)
         self._arraysize = arraysize
diff --git a/pyathena/async_pandas_cursor.py b/pyathena/async_pandas_cursor.py
index 21e318c0..ed6400e0 100644
--- a/pyathena/async_pandas_cursor.py
+++ b/pyathena/async_pandas_cursor.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def __init__(
         retry_config,
         max_workers=(cpu_count() or 1) * 5,
         arraysize=CursorIterator.DEFAULT_FETCH_SIZE,
+        kill_on_interrupt=True,
     ):
         super(AsyncPandasCursor, self).__init__(
             connection=connection,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ def __init__(
             retry_config=retry_config,
             max_workers=max_workers,
             arraysize=arraysize,
+            kill_on_interrupt=kill_on_interrupt,
         )
 
     def _collect_result_set(self, query_id):
diff --git a/pyathena/common.py b/pyathena/common.py
index f1bf99d2..e5997afa 100644
--- a/pyathena/common.py
+++ b/pyathena/common.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ def __init__(
         converter,
         formatter,
         retry_config,
+        kill_on_interrupt,
         **kwargs
     ):
         super(BaseCursor, self).__init__(**kwargs)
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._converter = converter
         self._formatter = formatter
         self._retry_config = retry_config
+        self._kill_on_interrupt = kill_on_interrupt
 
     @property
     def connection(self):
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ def _get_query_execution(self, query_id):
         else:
             return AthenaQueryExecution(response)
 
-    def _poll(self, query_id):
+    def __poll(self, query_id):
         while True:
             query_execution = self._get_query_execution(query_id)
             if query_execution.state in [
@@ -129,6 +131,18 @@ def _poll(self, query_id):
             else:
                 time.sleep(self._poll_interval)
 
+    def _poll(self, query_id):
+        try:
+            query_execution = self.__poll(query_id)
+        except KeyboardInterrupt as e:
+            if self._kill_on_interrupt:
+                _logger.warning("Query canceled by user.")
+                self._cancel(query_id)
+                query_execution = self.__poll(query_id)
+            else:
+                raise e
+        return query_execution
+
     def _build_start_query_execution_request(
         self, query, work_group=None, s3_staging_dir=None
     ):
diff --git a/pyathena/connection.py b/pyathena/connection.py
index 8ba49695..5afd01a7 100644
--- a/pyathena/connection.py
+++ b/pyathena/connection.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ def __init__(
         formatter=None,
         retry_config=None,
         cursor_class=Cursor,
+        kill_on_interrupt=True,
         **kwargs
     ):
         self._kwargs = kwargs
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._formatter = formatter if formatter else DefaultParameterFormatter()
         self._retry_config = retry_config if retry_config else RetryConfig()
         self.cursor_class = cursor_class
+        self.kill_on_interrupt = kill_on_interrupt
 
     def _assume_role(
         self, profile_name, region_name, role_arn, role_session_name, duration_seconds
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ def cursor(self, cursor=None, **kwargs):
             converter=converter,
             formatter=kwargs.pop("formatter", self._formatter),
             retry_config=kwargs.pop("retry_config", self._retry_config),
+            kill_on_interrupt=kwargs.pop("kill_on_interrupt", self.kill_on_interrupt),
             **kwargs
         )
 
diff --git a/pyathena/cursor.py b/pyathena/cursor.py
index 6eafa61f..bbe643bd 100644
--- a/pyathena/cursor.py
+++ b/pyathena/cursor.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def __init__(
         converter,
         formatter,
         retry_config,
+        kill_on_interrupt=True,
         **kwargs
     ):
         super(Cursor, self).__init__(
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ def __init__(
             converter=converter,
             formatter=formatter,
             retry_config=retry_config,
+            kill_on_interrupt=kill_on_interrupt,
             **kwargs
         )
 
diff --git a/pyathena/pandas_cursor.py b/pyathena/pandas_cursor.py
index 4ae881ba..acf5a0b7 100644
--- a/pyathena/pandas_cursor.py
+++ b/pyathena/pandas_cursor.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def __init__(
         converter,
         formatter,
         retry_config,
+        kill_on_interrupt=True,
         **kwargs
     ):
         super(PandasCursor, self).__init__(
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ def __init__(
             converter=converter,
             formatter=formatter,
             retry_config=retry_config,
+            kill_on_interrupt=kill_on_interrupt,
             **kwargs
         )