diff --git a/cli/commands/studio.py b/cli/commands/studio.py
index 0f1c021873..89b2227fa6 100644
--- a/cli/commands/studio.py
+++ b/cli/commands/studio.py
@@ -144,7 +144,10 @@ def studio_default(
 
     try:
         if _shutdown_event is not None:
-            _shutdown_event.wait()
+            # NOTE: Event.wait() without a timeout blocks at the C level
+            # on Linux, preventing Python from delivering SIGINT (Ctrl+C).
+            while not _shutdown_event.is_set():
+                _shutdown_event.wait(timeout = 1)
         else:
             while True:
                 time.sleep(1)
diff --git a/studio/backend/run.py b/studio/backend/run.py
index 3e2bdb5a9a..2f186758ae 100644
--- a/studio/backend/run.py
+++ b/studio/backend/run.py
@@ -270,5 +270,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if hasattr(signal, "SIGBREAK"):
         signal.signal(signal.SIGBREAK, _signal_handler)
 
-    # Keep running until shutdown signal
-    _shutdown_event.wait()
+    # Keep running until shutdown signal.
+    # NOTE: Event.wait() without a timeout blocks at the C level on Linux,
+    # which prevents Python from delivering SIGINT (Ctrl+C).  Using a
+    # short timeout in a loop lets the interpreter process pending signals.
+    while not _shutdown_event.is_set():
+        _shutdown_event.wait(timeout = 1)