diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7184e3fc..85e40216 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -786,6 +786,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ctrlc"
+version = "3.2.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bbcf33c2a618cbe41ee43ae6e9f2e48368cd9f9db2896f10167d8d762679f639"
+dependencies = [
+ "nix 0.26.2",
+ "windows-sys 0.45.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cty"
 version = "0.2.2"
@@ -999,6 +1009,7 @@ name = "dora-daemon"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap 3.2.20",
+ "ctrlc",
  "dora-core",
  "dora-download",
  "dora-message",
@@ -1180,6 +1191,7 @@ name = "dora-runtime"
 version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "clap 3.2.20",
+ "ctrlc",
  "dora-core",
  "dora-download",
  "dora-message",
@@ -1941,9 +1953,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libc"
-version = "0.2.121"
+version = "0.2.139"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "efaa7b300f3b5fe8eb6bf21ce3895e1751d9665086af2d64b42f19701015ff4f"
+checksum = "201de327520df007757c1f0adce6e827fe8562fbc28bfd9c15571c66ca1f5f79"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libloading"
@@ -2303,6 +2315,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "memoffset",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nix"
+version = "0.26.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bfdda3d196821d6af13126e40375cdf7da646a96114af134d5f417a9a1dc8e1a"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "libc",
+ "static_assertions",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ntapi"
 version = "0.3.7"
@@ -2312,6 +2336,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nu-ansi-term"
+version = "0.46.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "77a8165726e8236064dbb45459242600304b42a5ea24ee2948e18e023bf7ba84"
+dependencies = [
+ "overload",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num-bigint-dig"
 version = "0.7.0"
@@ -2573,6 +2607,12 @@ version = "6.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8e22443d1643a904602595ba1cd8f7d896afe56d26712531c5ff73a15b2fbf64"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "overload"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b15813163c1d831bf4a13c3610c05c0d03b39feb07f7e09fa234dac9b15aaf39"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "parking"
 version = "2.0.0"
@@ -3318,6 +3358,8 @@ version = "0.1.2"
 dependencies = [
  "dora-node-api",
  "eyre",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3680,9 +3722,9 @@ checksum = "9def91fd1e018fe007022791f865d0ccc9b3a0d5001e01aabb8b40e46000afb5"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smallvec"
-version = "1.8.0"
+version = "1.10.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f2dd574626839106c320a323308629dcb1acfc96e32a8cba364ddc61ac23ee83"
+checksum = "a507befe795404456341dfab10cef66ead4c041f62b8b11bbb92bffe5d0953e0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "socket2"
@@ -3718,6 +3760,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "der",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "static_assertions"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a2eb9349b6444b326872e140eb1cf5e7c522154d69e7a0ffb0fb81c06b37543f"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "stop-token"
 version = "0.7.0"
@@ -4143,11 +4191,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing-subscriber"
-version = "0.3.15"
+version = "0.3.16"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "60db860322da191b40952ad9affe65ea23e7dd6a5c442c2c42865810c6ab8e6b"
+checksum = "a6176eae26dd70d0c919749377897b54a9276bd7061339665dd68777926b5a70"
 dependencies = [
- "ansi_term",
+ "nu-ansi-term",
  "sharded-slab",
  "smallvec",
  "thread_local",
@@ -4626,6 +4674,36 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.36.1",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-sys"
+version = "0.45.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "75283be5efb2831d37ea142365f009c02ec203cd29a3ebecbc093d52315b66d0"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows-targets",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows-targets"
+version = "0.42.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8e2522491fbfcd58cc84d47aeb2958948c4b8982e9a2d8a2a35bbaed431390e7"
+dependencies = [
+ "windows_aarch64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_aarch64_msvc 0.42.1",
+ "windows_i686_gnu 0.42.1",
+ "windows_i686_msvc 0.42.1",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnu 0.42.1",
+ "windows_x86_64_gnullvm",
+ "windows_x86_64_msvc 0.42.1",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.42.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8c9864e83243fdec7fc9c5444389dcbbfd258f745e7853198f365e3c4968a608"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
 version = "0.32.0"
@@ -4638,6 +4716,12 @@ version = "0.36.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9bb8c3fd39ade2d67e9874ac4f3db21f0d710bee00fe7cab16949ec184eeaa47"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
+version = "0.42.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4c8b1b673ffc16c47a9ff48570a9d85e25d265735c503681332589af6253c6c7"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_gnu"
 version = "0.32.0"
@@ -4650,6 +4734,12 @@ version = "0.36.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "180e6ccf01daf4c426b846dfc66db1fc518f074baa793aa7d9b9aaeffad6a3b6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_gnu"
+version = "0.42.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "de3887528ad530ba7bdbb1faa8275ec7a1155a45ffa57c37993960277145d640"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_i686_msvc"
 version = "0.32.0"
@@ -4662,6 +4752,12 @@ version = "0.36.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e2e7917148b2812d1eeafaeb22a97e4813dfa60a3f8f78ebe204bcc88f12f024"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_i686_msvc"
+version = "0.42.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "bf4d1122317eddd6ff351aa852118a2418ad4214e6613a50e0191f7004372605"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
 version = "0.32.0"
@@ -4674,6 +4770,18 @@ version = "0.36.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "4dcd171b8776c41b97521e5da127a2d86ad280114807d0b2ab1e462bc764d9e1"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnu"
+version = "0.42.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c1040f221285e17ebccbc2591ffdc2d44ee1f9186324dd3e84e99ac68d699c45"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_gnullvm"
+version = "0.42.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "628bfdf232daa22b0d64fdb62b09fcc36bb01f05a3939e20ab73aaf9470d0463"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
 version = "0.32.0"
@@ -4686,6 +4794,12 @@ version = "0.36.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c811ca4a8c853ef420abd8592ba53ddbbac90410fab6903b3e79972a631f7680"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "windows_x86_64_msvc"
+version = "0.42.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "447660ad36a13288b1db4d4248e857b510e8c3a225c822ba4fb748c0aafecffd"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winreg"
 version = "0.10.1"
diff --git a/binaries/daemon/Cargo.toml b/binaries/daemon/Cargo.toml
index 3fcf4f13..50928b6c 100644
--- a/binaries/daemon/Cargo.toml
+++ b/binaries/daemon/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ uuid = { version = "1.1.2", features = ["v4"] }
 futures = "0.3.25"
 clap = { version = "3.1.8", features = ["derive"] }
 shared-memory-server = { path = "../../libraries/shared-memory-server" }
+ctrlc = "3.2.5"
diff --git a/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs b/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs
index 249748b4..b46b8fe2 100644
--- a/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/binaries/daemon/src/lib.rs
@@ -115,6 +115,15 @@ impl Daemon {
         exit_when_done: Option<BTreeSet<(Uuid, NodeId)>>,
     ) -> eyre::Result<()> {
         let (dora_events_tx, dora_events_rx) = mpsc::channel(5);
+        let ctrlc_tx = dora_events_tx.clone();
+        ctrlc::set_handler(move || {
+            tracing::info!("received ctrc signal");
+            if ctrlc_tx.blocking_send(Event::CtrlC).is_err() {
+                tracing::error!("failed to report ctrl-c event to dora-daemon");
+            }
+        })
+        .wrap_err("failed to set ctrl-c handler")?;
+
         let (shared_memory_handler, shared_memory_daemon_rx) = flume::unbounded();
         let (shared_memory_handler_node, shared_memory_node_rx) = flume::bounded(10);
         let daemon = Self {
@@ -198,6 +207,13 @@ impl Daemon {
                                 .wrap_err("received unexpected watchdog reply from coordinator")?;
                     }
                 }
+                Event::CtrlC => {
+                    for dataflow in self.running.values_mut() {
+                        for (_node_id, channel) in dataflow.subscribe_channels.drain() {
+                            let _ = channel.send_async(daemon_messages::NodeEvent::Stop).await;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             let elapsed = start.elapsed();
@@ -681,6 +697,7 @@ pub enum Event {
     Dora(DoraEvent),
     ShmemHandler(ShmemHandlerEvent),
     WatchdogInterval,
+    CtrlC,
 }
 
 impl From<DoraEvent> for Event {