diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index d888f59e4..057dbca57 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"os/signal"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -41,13 +42,18 @@ func initGotext() {
 	}
 }
 
+func newSignalContext() (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
+	return signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(), os.Interrupt)
+}
+
 func main() {
 	fallbackLog := text.NewLogger(os.Stdout, os.Stderr, os.Stdin, false, "fallback")
 	var (
-		err error
-		ctx = context.Background()
-		ret = 0
+		err       error
+		ctx, stop = newSignalContext()
+		ret       = 0
 	)
+	defer stop()
 
 	defer func() {
 		if rec := recover(); rec != nil {
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09b91ecb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestInterruptCancelsContext(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, stop := newSignalContext()
+	defer stop()
+
+	process, err := os.FindProcess(os.Getpid())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := process.Signal(os.Interrupt); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+	case <-time.After(time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("interrupt did not cancel context")
+	}
+}