diff --git a/libc/calls/BUILD.mk b/libc/calls/BUILD.mk
index ea3b8b75d..75ac5a00a 100644
--- a/libc/calls/BUILD.mk
+++ b/libc/calls/BUILD.mk
@@ -216,12 +216,6 @@ o//libc/calls/writev.o: private				\
 			-mgeneral-regs-only
 
 # these assembly files are safe to build on aarch64
-o/$(MODE)/libc/calls/getcontext.o: libc/calls/getcontext.S
-	@$(COMPILE) -AOBJECTIFY.S $(OBJECTIFY.S) $(OUTPUT_OPTION) -c $<
-o/$(MODE)/libc/calls/swapcontext.o: libc/calls/swapcontext.S
-	@$(COMPILE) -AOBJECTIFY.S $(OBJECTIFY.S) $(OUTPUT_OPTION) -c $<
-o/$(MODE)/libc/calls/tailcontext.o: libc/calls/tailcontext.S
-	@$(COMPILE) -AOBJECTIFY.S $(OBJECTIFY.S) $(OUTPUT_OPTION) -c $<
 o/$(MODE)/libc/calls/stackjump.o: libc/calls/stackjump.S
 	@$(COMPILE) -AOBJECTIFY.S $(OBJECTIFY.S) $(OUTPUT_OPTION) -c $<
 
diff --git a/libc/calls/internal.h b/libc/calls/internal.h
index 010215788..1529418a8 100644
--- a/libc/calls/internal.h
+++ b/libc/calls/internal.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ int CountConsoleInputBytes(void);
 int FlushConsoleInputBytes(void);
 int64_t GetConsoleInputHandle(void);
 int64_t GetConsoleOutputHandle(void);
+void EchoConsoleNt(const char *, size_t, bool);
 int IsWindowsExecutable(int64_t, const char16_t *);
 void InterceptTerminalCommands(const char *, size_t);
 
diff --git a/libc/calls/read-nt.c b/libc/calls/read-nt.c
index c4da9d610..9ac353a63 100644
--- a/libc/calls/read-nt.c
+++ b/libc/calls/read-nt.c
@@ -320,9 +320,12 @@ textwindows static int ProcessKeyEvent(const struct NtInputRecord *r, char *p) {
   // note we define _POSIX_VDISABLE as zero
   // tcsetattr() lets anyone reconfigure these keybindings
   if (c && !(__ttyconf.magic & kTtyNoIsigs) && !__keystroke.bypass_mode) {
+    char b[] = {c};
     if (c == __ttyconf.vintr) {
+      EchoConsoleNt(b, 1, false);
       return AddSignal(SIGINT);
     } else if (c == __ttyconf.vquit) {
+      EchoConsoleNt(b, 1, false);
       return AddSignal(SIGQUIT);
     }
   }
@@ -457,7 +460,8 @@ textwindows static void WriteCtl(const char *p, size_t n, bool escape_harder) {
   }
 }
 
-textwindows static void EchoTty(const char *p, size_t n, bool escape_harder) {
+textwindows void EchoConsoleNt(const char *p, size_t n, bool escape_harder) {
+  InitConsole();
   if (!(__ttyconf.magic & kTtySilence)) {
     if (__ttyconf.magic & kTtyEchoRaw) {
       WriteTty(p, n);
@@ -517,7 +521,7 @@ textwindows static void IngestConsoleInputRecord(struct NtInputRecord *r) {
       memcpy(k->buf, buf, sizeof(k->buf));
       k->buflen = len;
       dll_make_last(&__keystroke.line, &k->elem);
-      EchoTty(buf, len, true);
+      EchoConsoleNt(buf, len, true);
       if (!__keystroke.freekeys) {
         dll_make_last(&__keystroke.list, __keystroke.line);
         __keystroke.line = 0;
@@ -616,7 +620,7 @@ textwindows static void IngestConsoleInputRecord(struct NtInputRecord *r) {
 
   // echo input if it was successfully recorded
   // assuming the win32 console isn't doing it already
-  EchoTty(buf, len, false);
+  EchoConsoleNt(buf, len, false);
 
   // save keystroke to appropriate list
   if (__ttyconf.magic & kTtyUncanon) {
diff --git a/libc/intrin/BUILD.mk b/libc/intrin/BUILD.mk
index dfef72d12..824c0edaf 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/BUILD.mk
+++ b/libc/intrin/BUILD.mk
@@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ o/$(MODE)/libc/intrin/windowstimetotimespec.o: private	\
 			-O2
 
 # these assembly files are safe to build on aarch64
+o/$(MODE)/libc/intrin/getcontext.o: libc/intrin/getcontext.S
+	@$(COMPILE) -AOBJECTIFY.S $(OBJECTIFY.S) $(OUTPUT_OPTION) -c $<
+o/$(MODE)/libc/intrin/swapcontext.o: libc/intrin/swapcontext.S
+	@$(COMPILE) -AOBJECTIFY.S $(OBJECTIFY.S) $(OUTPUT_OPTION) -c $<
+o/$(MODE)/libc/intrin/tailcontext.o: libc/intrin/tailcontext.S
+	@$(COMPILE) -AOBJECTIFY.S $(OBJECTIFY.S) $(OUTPUT_OPTION) -c $<
 o/$(MODE)/libc/intrin/aarch64/%.o: libc/intrin/aarch64/%.S
 	@$(COMPILE) -AOBJECTIFY.S $(OBJECTIFY.S) $(OUTPUT_OPTION) -c $<
 o/$(MODE)/libc/intrin/fenv.o: libc/intrin/fenv.S
diff --git a/libc/intrin/sig.c b/libc/intrin/sig.c
index 7292b6701..3303a8378 100644
--- a/libc/intrin/sig.c
+++ b/libc/intrin/sig.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/sig.h"
 #include "ape/sections.internal.h"
 #include "libc/calls/calls.h"
+#include "libc/calls/internal.h"
 #include "libc/calls/sig.internal.h"
 #include "libc/calls/state.internal.h"
 #include "libc/calls/struct/sigaction.h"
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "libc/intrin/describebacktrace.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/dll.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/maps.h"
+#include "libc/intrin/nomultics.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/strace.h"
 #include "libc/intrin/weaken.h"
 #include "libc/nt/console.h"
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/sa.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/sicode.h"
 #include "libc/sysv/consts/ss.h"
+#include "libc/sysv/consts/termios.h"
 #include "libc/thread/posixthread.internal.h"
 #ifdef __x86_64__
 
@@ -622,12 +625,32 @@ static textwindows int __sig_console_sig(uint32_t dwCtrlType) {
   }
 }
 
+static textwindows int __sig_console_char(uint32_t dwCtrlType) {
+  switch (dwCtrlType) {
+    case kNtCtrlCEvent:
+      return __ttyconf.vintr;
+    case kNtCtrlBreakEvent:
+      return __ttyconf.vquit;
+    default:
+      return _POSIX_VDISABLE;
+  }
+}
+
 __msabi textwindows dontinstrument bool32 __sig_console(uint32_t dwCtrlType) {
   // win32 launches a thread to deliver ctrl-c and ctrl-break when typed
   // it only happens when kNtEnableProcessedInput is in play on console.
   // otherwise we need to wait until read-nt.c discovers that keystroke.
   struct CosmoTib tls;
   __bootstrap_tls(&tls, __builtin_frame_address(0));
+
+  // ensure that ^C or ^\ gets printed to console appropriately
+  if (_weaken(EchoConsoleNt)) {
+    char c;
+    if ((c = __sig_console_char(dwCtrlType)) != _POSIX_VDISABLE)
+      _weaken(EchoConsoleNt)(&c, sizeof(c), false);
+  }
+
+  // take control of random thread and inject call to signal handler
   __sig_generate(__sig_console_sig(dwCtrlType), SI_KERNEL);
   return true;
 }