diff --git a/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/LocalTerminalTtyConnector.java b/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/LocalTerminalTtyConnector.java
index 3e74cd449221..a950e4153e0a 100644
--- a/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/LocalTerminalTtyConnector.java
+++ b/plugins/terminal/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/terminal/LocalTerminalTtyConnector.java
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 // Copyright 2000-2025 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package org.jetbrains.plugins.terminal;
 
+import com.google.common.base.Ascii;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.terminal.pty.PtyProcessTtyConnector;
 import com.intellij.util.concurrency.AppExecutorUtil;
 import com.jediterm.core.util.TermSize;
 import com.pty4j.PtyProcess;
 import com.pty4j.unix.UnixPtyProcess;
+import com.pty4j.windows.conpty.WinConPtyProcess;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
@@ -35,10 +39,35 @@ public class LocalTerminalTtyConnector extends PtyProcessTtyConnector {
       }, 1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
     }
     else {
+      if (myProcess instanceof WinConPtyProcess winConPtyProcess && !winConPtyProcess.isBundledConPtyLibrary()) {
+        sendInterruptToWinConPtyProcess();
+      }
       myProcess.destroy();
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Workaround for the ConPTY issue <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/15373">#15373</a>
+   * which was fixed in Windows Terminal 1.22.
+   * Even though this version is bundled with IDE, ConPTY can be loaded from the OS.
+   * @see <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/discussions/19030">workaround discussion</a>
+   */
+  private void sendInterruptToWinConPtyProcess() {
+    OutputStream outputStream = myProcess.getOutputStream();
+    if (outputStream != null && myProcess.isAlive()) {
+      try {
+        // ConPTY will process `0x03` and raise `CTRL_C_EVENT`.
+        // This will hopefully terminate the whole process hierarchy of running user command,
+        // which is a must for commands like `npm run dev`.
+        outputStream.write(Ascii.ETX);
+        outputStream.flush();
+      }
+      catch (IOException e) {
+        LOG.info("Failed to send Ctrl+C to " + myProcess.getClass().getSimpleName() + ", alive:" + myProcess.isAlive(), e);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void resize(@NotNull TermSize termSize) {
     if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {