diff --git a/src/fish_key_reader.cpp b/src/fish_key_reader.cpp
index e3ec92f59..94c162d84 100644
--- a/src/fish_key_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/fish_key_reader.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static const wchar_t *ctrl_symbolic_names[] = {
     nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, L"\\a",
     L"\\b",  L"\\t",  L"\\n",  L"\\v",  L"\\f",  L"\\r",  nullptr, nullptr,
     nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr,
-    nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, L"\\e",  nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr};
+    nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, L"\\e",  L"\\x1c", nullptr, nullptr, nullptr};
 
 /// Return true if the recent sequence of characters indicates the user wants to exit the program.
 static bool should_exit(wchar_t wc) {
diff --git a/src/reader.cpp b/src/reader.cpp
index 7c1f1d831..7cdfb5603 100644
--- a/src/reader.cpp
+++ b/src/reader.cpp
@@ -955,6 +955,7 @@ static void term_fix_modes(struct termios *modes) {
 
     // We ignore these anyway, so there is no need to sacrifice a character.
     modes->c_cc[VSUSP] = disabling_char;
+    modes->c_cc[VQUIT] = disabling_char;
 }
 
 static void term_fix_external_modes(struct termios *modes) {