diff --git a/src/js/watch.nim b/src/js/watch.nim
index 3ce704c..e278529 100644
--- a/src/js/watch.nim
+++ b/src/js/watch.nim
@@ -80,4 +80,13 @@ proc monitorCallback(eg: EventGroup) =
 var monitor = newMonitor(latency=1)
 monitor.add(file)
 monitor.setCallback(monitorCallback)
+
+proc ctrlc() {.noconv.} =
+  echo("") # ^C gets printed
+  timedEcho("Shutting down...")
+  monitor.stop()
+  quit(QuitSuccess)
+
+setControlCHook(ctrlc)
+
 monitor.start()