diff --git a/scripts/salt b/scripts/salt
index 6d97d6c51b8..2c245c83f4c 100644
--- a/scripts/salt
+++ b/scripts/salt
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ def main():
     client.run()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
+    try:
+        main()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        raise SystemExit('\nExiting gracefully on Ctrl-c')
diff --git a/scripts/salt-call b/scripts/salt-call
index c2e929064ad..0da3c023623 100644
--- a/scripts/salt-call
+++ b/scripts/salt-call
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ def main():
     client.run()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
+    try:
+        main()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        raise SystemExit('\nExiting gracefully on Ctrl-c')
diff --git a/scripts/salt-cp b/scripts/salt-cp
index 0c5ea0b0402..b38151d953c 100644
--- a/scripts/salt-cp
+++ b/scripts/salt-cp
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ def main():
     cp_.run()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
+    try:
+        main()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        raise SystemExit('\nExiting gracefully on Ctrl-c')
diff --git a/scripts/salt-key b/scripts/salt-key
index 852366de0f7..0a0fec5112d 100644
--- a/scripts/salt-key
+++ b/scripts/salt-key
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ def main():
     saltkey.run()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
+    try:
+        main()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        raise SystemExit('\nExiting gracefully on Ctrl-c')
diff --git a/scripts/salt-run b/scripts/salt-run
index 3fff3d08faa..e5e996c96f3 100644
--- a/scripts/salt-run
+++ b/scripts/salt-run
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@ def main():
     client.run()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
+    try:
+        main()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        raise SystemExit('\nExiting gracefully on Ctrl-c')