diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/prelude.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/prelude.rs
index 93d59aafe9..ccc0a30ebd 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/prelude.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/prelude.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ pub(crate) use crate::shell::filesystem_shell::FilesystemShell;
 pub(crate) use crate::shell::help_shell::HelpShell;
 pub(crate) use crate::shell::shell_manager::ShellManager;
 pub(crate) use crate::shell::value_shell::ValueShell;
-pub(crate) use crate::stream::{InputStream, OutputStream};
+pub(crate) use crate::stream::{InputStream, InterruptibleStream, OutputStream};
 pub(crate) use async_stream::stream as async_stream;
 pub(crate) use bigdecimal::BigDecimal;
 pub(crate) use futures::stream::BoxStream;
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ pub(crate) use num_traits::cast::ToPrimitive;
 pub(crate) use serde::Deserialize;
 pub(crate) use std::collections::VecDeque;
 pub(crate) use std::future::Future;
+pub(crate) use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
 pub(crate) use std::sync::Arc;
 
 pub(crate) use itertools::Itertools;
@@ -160,3 +161,16 @@ where
         }
     }
 }
+
+pub trait Interruptible<V> {
+    fn interruptible(self, ctrl_c: Arc<AtomicBool>) -> InterruptibleStream<V>;
+}
+
+impl<S, V> Interruptible<V> for S
+where
+    S: Stream<Item = V> + Send + 'static,
+{
+    fn interruptible(self, ctrl_c: Arc<AtomicBool>) -> InterruptibleStream<V> {
+        InterruptibleStream::new(self, ctrl_c)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/stream/interruptible.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/stream/interruptible.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d938225293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/stream/interruptible.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use futures::task::Poll;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+
+pub struct InterruptibleStream<V> {
+    inner: BoxStream<'static, V>,
+    ctrl_c: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+}
+
+impl<V> InterruptibleStream<V> {
+    pub fn new<S>(inner: S, ctrl_c: Arc<AtomicBool>) -> InterruptibleStream<V>
+    where
+        S: Stream<Item = V> + Send + 'static,
+    {
+        InterruptibleStream {
+            inner: inner.boxed(),
+            ctrl_c,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<V> Stream for InterruptibleStream<V> {
+    type Item = V;
+
+    fn poll_next(
+        mut self: std::pin::Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut std::task::Context<'_>,
+    ) -> core::task::Poll<Option<Self::Item>> {
+        if self.ctrl_c.load(Ordering::SeqCst) {
+            Poll::Ready(None)
+        } else {
+            Stream::poll_next(std::pin::Pin::new(&mut self.inner), cx)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/stream/mod.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/stream/mod.rs
index 3daa62395f..ee08c663b3 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/stream/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/stream/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 mod input;
+mod interruptible;
 mod output;
 
 pub use input::*;
+pub use interruptible::*;
 pub use output::*;