2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 74fb8d2..856f893 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ What's New in Python 3.4.0 Alpha 1?
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #17619: Make input() check for Ctrl-C correctly on Windows.
+
 - Issue #17357: Add missing verbosity messages for -v/-vv that were lost during
   the importlib transition.
 
diff --git a/Python/bltinmodule.c b/Python/bltinmodule.c
index f794d41..a486b49 100644
--- a/Python/bltinmodule.c
+++ b/Python/bltinmodule.c
@@ -1733,6 +1733,7 @@ builtin_input(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
         }
         s = PyOS_Readline(stdin, stdout, prompt);
         if (s == NULL) {
+            PyErr_CheckSignals();
             if (!PyErr_Occurred())
                 PyErr_SetNone(PyExc_KeyboardInterrupt);
             goto _readline_errors;