diff --git a/programs/conhost/conhost.c b/programs/conhost/conhost.c
index 0bc6abe657c..1bed7b8a03c 100644
--- a/programs/conhost/conhost.c
+++ b/programs/conhost/conhost.c
@@ -1778,6 +1778,12 @@ static DWORD WINAPI tty_input( void *param )
             case 0x1b:
                 i += process_input_escape( console, buf + i + 1, count - i - 1 );
                 break;
+            case 0x1c: /* map ctrl-\ unix-ism into ctrl-break/pause windows-ism for unix consoles */
+                if (console->is_unix)
+                    key_press( console, 0, VK_CANCEL, LEFT_CTRL_PRESSED );
+                else
+                    char_key_press( console, ch, 0 );
+                break;
             case 0x7f:
                 key_press( console, '\b', VK_BACK, 0 );
                 break;
diff --git a/server/console.c b/server/console.c
index 34f8d09408f..b64283baf4a 100644
--- a/server/console.c
+++ b/server/console.c
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ static void console_server_ioctl( struct fd *fd, ioctl_code_t code, struct async
                 return;
             }
             term = server->termios;
-            term.c_lflag &= ~(ECHO | ECHONL | ICANON | IEXTEN);
+            term.c_lflag &= ~(ECHO | ECHONL | ICANON | IEXTEN | ISIG);
             term.c_iflag &= ~(BRKINT | ICRNL | INPCK | ISTRIP | IXON);
             term.c_cflag &= ~(CSIZE | PARENB);
             term.c_cflag |= CS8;