diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 40690543a..e22bf11d8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ansi_term 0.9.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "atty 0.2.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "clap 2.26.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "ctrlc 3.0.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "diff 0.1.10 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "ignore 0.2.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "num_cpus 1.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
@@ -46,6 +47,11 @@ name = "bitflags"
 version = "0.9.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cfg-if"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
 version = "2.26.2"
@@ -74,6 +80,16 @@ name = "crossbeam"
 version = "0.2.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ctrlc"
+version = "3.0.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "kernel32-sys 0.2.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "nix 0.8.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "winapi 0.2.8 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "custom_derive"
 version = "0.1.7"
@@ -165,6 +181,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc 0.2.31 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nix"
+version = "0.8.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 0.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "cfg-if 0.1.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "libc 0.2.31 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "void 1.0.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num_cpus"
 version = "1.7.0"
@@ -326,9 +353,11 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 "checksum atty 0.2.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "21e50800ec991574876040fff8ee46b136a53e985286fbe6a3bdfe6421b78860"
 "checksum bitflags 0.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "aad18937a628ec6abcd26d1489012cc0e18c21798210f491af69ded9b881106d"
 "checksum bitflags 0.9.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "4efd02e230a02e18f92fc2735f44597385ed02ad8f831e7c1c1156ee5e1ab3a5"
+"checksum cfg-if 0.1.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "d4c819a1287eb618df47cc647173c5c4c66ba19d888a6e50d605672aed3140de"
 "checksum clap 2.26.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "3451e409013178663435d6f15fdb212f14ee4424a3d74f979d081d0a66b6f1f2"
 "checksum conv 0.3.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "78ff10625fd0ac447827aa30ea8b861fead473bb60aeb73af6c1c58caf0d1299"
 "checksum crossbeam 0.2.10 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "0c5ea215664ca264da8a9d9c3be80d2eaf30923c259d03e870388eb927508f97"
+"checksum ctrlc 3.0.3 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "df391ea008fca636e41e40863a0b39a850e2ab26b0cdeed0c3657fd05a66d44c"
 "checksum custom_derive 0.1.7 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "ef8ae57c4978a2acd8b869ce6b9ca1dfe817bff704c220209fdef2c0b75a01b9"
 "checksum diff 0.1.10 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "0a515461b6c8c08419850ced27bc29e86166dcdcde8fbe76f8b1f0589bb49472"
 "checksum fnv 1.0.5 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "6cc484842f1e2884faf56f529f960cc12ad8c71ce96cc7abba0a067c98fee344"
@@ -341,6 +370,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 "checksum magenta 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "4bf0336886480e671965f794bc9b6fce88503563013d1bfb7a502c81fe3ac527"
 "checksum magenta-sys 0.1.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "40d014c7011ac470ae28e2f76a02bfea4a8480f73e701353b49ad7a8d75f4699"
 "checksum memchr 1.0.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "1dbccc0e46f1ea47b9f17e6d67c5a96bd27030519c519c9c91327e31275a47b4"
+"checksum nix 0.8.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "47e49f6982987135c5e9620ab317623e723bd06738fd85377e8d55f57c8b6487"
 "checksum num_cpus 1.7.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "514f0d73e64be53ff320680ca671b64fe3fb91da01e1ae2ddc99eb51d453b20d"
 "checksum rand 0.3.16 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "eb250fd207a4729c976794d03db689c9be1d634ab5a1c9da9492a13d8fecbcdf"
 "checksum redox_syscall 0.1.31 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "8dde11f18c108289bef24469638a04dce49da56084f2d50618b226e47eb04509"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d79807d79..0cec0f816 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ atty = "0.2"
 regex = "0.2"
 ignore = "0.2"
 num_cpus = "1.6.2"
+ctrlc = "3.0"
 
 [build-dependencies]
 clap = "2.26.0"
diff --git a/src/output.rs b/src/output.rs
index dbf562d8c..401ee74c7 100644
--- a/src/output.rs
+++ b/src/output.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::path::{self, Path, PathBuf};
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::{Ordering, AtomicBool};
 
 use ansi_term;
 
-pub fn print_entry(base: &Path, entry: &PathBuf, config: &FdOptions) {
+pub fn print_entry(base: &Path, entry: &PathBuf, config: &FdOptions, wants_to_quit: &Arc<AtomicBool>) {
     let path_full = base.join(entry);
 
     let path_str = entry.to_string_lossy();
@@ -79,6 +81,10 @@ pub fn print_entry(base: &Path, entry: &PathBuf, config: &FdOptions) {
                 let sep = path::MAIN_SEPARATOR.to_string();
                 write!(handle, "{}", style.paint(sep)).ok();
             }
+
+            if wants_to_quit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                process::exit(0);
+            }
         }
 
         let r = if config.null_separator {
diff --git a/src/walk.rs b/src/walk.rs
index a5666dbee..dad2ef81f 100644
--- a/src/walk.rs
+++ b/src/walk.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
+extern crate ctrlc;
+
 use internal::{error, FdOptions};
 use fshelper;
 use output;
 
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::{Ordering, AtomicBool};
 use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
 use std::thread;
 use std::time;
@@ -46,6 +49,21 @@ pub fn scan(root: &Path, pattern: Arc<Regex>, base: &Path, config: Arc<FdOptions
         .threads(config.threads)
         .build_parallel();
 
+    let wants_to_quit = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+
+    // Only set ctrl-c handler if output is colorized.
+    // When ctr-c is recieved enter a quitng state where
+    // output will finish printing but will exit right after
+    match config.ls_colors {
+        Some(_) => {
+            let r = Arc::clone(&wants_to_quit);
+            ctrlc::set_handler(move || {
+                r.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            }).unwrap();
+        },
+        None => (),
+    }
+
     // Spawn the thread that receives all results through the channel.
     let rx_config = Arc::clone(&config);
     let rx_base = base.to_owned();
@@ -71,7 +89,7 @@ pub fn scan(root: &Path, pattern: Arc<Regex>, base: &Path, config: Arc<FdOptions
                     if time::Instant::now() - start > max_buffer_time {
                         // Flush the buffer
                         for v in &buffer {
-                            output::print_entry(&rx_base, v, &rx_config);
+                            output::print_entry(&rx_base, v, &rx_config, &wants_to_quit);
                         }
                         buffer.clear();
 
@@ -80,7 +98,7 @@ pub fn scan(root: &Path, pattern: Arc<Regex>, base: &Path, config: Arc<FdOptions
                     }
                 }
                 ReceiverMode::Streaming => {
-                    output::print_entry(&rx_base, &value, &rx_config);
+                    output::print_entry(&rx_base, &value, &rx_config, &wants_to_quit);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -90,7 +108,7 @@ pub fn scan(root: &Path, pattern: Arc<Regex>, base: &Path, config: Arc<FdOptions
         if !buffer.is_empty() {
             buffer.sort();
             for value in buffer {
-                output::print_entry(&rx_base, &value, &rx_config);
+                output::print_entry(&rx_base, &value, &rx_config, &wants_to_quit);
             }
         }
     });