diff --git a/IPython/terminal/interactiveshell.py b/IPython/terminal/interactiveshell.py
index 400152ad754..671229b2b96 100644
--- a/IPython/terminal/interactiveshell.py
+++ b/IPython/terminal/interactiveshell.py
@@ -610,6 +610,9 @@ def prompt_for_code(self):
             with patch_stdout(raw=True):
                 text = self.pt_app.prompt(
                     default=default,
+                    # Don't set sigint signal handlers.
+                    # See: https://github.com/prompt-toolkit/python-prompt-toolkit/issues/1576
+                    handle_sigint=False,
                     **self._extra_prompt_options())
         finally:
             # Restore the original event loop.