diff --git a/spinner.go b/spinner.go
index 8c06408..84186ec 100644
--- a/spinner.go
+++ b/spinner.go
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"math"
 	"os"
+	"os/signal"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"syscall"
 	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
@@ -189,7 +191,7 @@ type Spinner struct {
 	WriterFile      *os.File                      // writer as file to allow terminal check
 	active          bool                          // active holds the state of the spinner
 	enabled         bool                          // indicates whether the spinner is enabled or not
-	stopChan        chan struct{}                 // stopChan is a channel used to stop the indicator
+	stopChan        chan os.Signal                // stopChan is a channel used to stop the indicator
 	HideCursor      bool                          // hideCursor determines if the cursor is visible
 	PreUpdate       func(s *Spinner)              // will be triggered before every spinner update
 	PostUpdate      func(s *Spinner)              // will be triggered after every spinner update
@@ -204,7 +206,7 @@ func New(cs []string, d time.Duration, options ...Option) *Spinner {
 		mu:         &sync.RWMutex{},
 		Writer:     color.Output,
 		WriterFile: os.Stdout, // matches color.Output
-		stopChan:   make(chan struct{}, 1),
+		stopChan:   make(chan os.Signal, 1),
 		active:     false,
 		enabled:    true,
 		HideCursor: true,
@@ -328,13 +330,29 @@ func (s *Spinner) Start() {
 	}
 
 	s.active = true
+	signal.Notify(s.stopChan, syscall.Signal(0x0), os.Interrupt)
 	s.mu.Unlock()
 
 	go func() {
 		for {
 			for i := 0; i < len(s.chars); i++ {
 				select {
-				case <-s.stopChan:
+				case sig := <-s.stopChan:
+					s.mu.Lock()
+					defer s.mu.Unlock()
+					if sig != syscall.Signal(0x0) {
+						s.active = false
+						if s.HideCursor && !isWindowsTerminalOnWindows {
+							fmt.Fprint(s.Writer, "\033[?25h")
+						}
+						signal.Stop(s.stopChan)
+						if !isWindows {
+							process, _ := os.FindProcess(os.Getpid())
+							_ = process.Signal(sig)
+						}
+					} else {
+						signal.Stop(s.stopChan)
+					}
 					return
 				default:
 					s.mu.Lock()
@@ -396,7 +414,8 @@ func (s *Spinner) Stop() {
 				fmt.Fprint(s.Writer, s.FinalMSG)
 			}
 		}
-		s.stopChan <- struct{}{}
+		s.stopChan <- syscall.Signal(0x0)
+		signal.Stop(s.stopChan)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/spinner_test.go b/spinner_test.go
index c37f48b..2e079fa 100644
--- a/spinner_test.go
+++ b/spinner_test.go
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ package spinner
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
+	"io"
 	"os"
+	"os/signal"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"syscall"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -277,7 +279,7 @@ func TestColorError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestWithWriter(t *testing.T) {
-	s := New(CharSets[9], time.Millisecond*400, WithWriter(ioutil.Discard))
+	s := New(CharSets[9], time.Millisecond*400, WithWriter(io.Discard))
 	_ = s
 }
 
@@ -318,6 +320,60 @@ func TestComputeNumberOfLinesNeededToPrintStringInternal(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestUnhideCursor verifies the cursor is unhidden before exiting
+func TestUnhideCursor(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		interrupt os.Signal
+	}{
+		"the spinner stops normally": {},
+		"the process is interrupted": {
+			interrupt: os.Interrupt,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			s, out := withOutput(CharSets[1], 100*time.Millisecond)
+			interrupts := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+			signal.Notify(interrupts, syscall.Signal(0x0), os.Interrupt)
+			defer signal.Stop(interrupts)
+			defer close(interrupts)
+
+			s.Start()
+			time.Sleep(240 * time.Millisecond)
+
+			eraser := bytes.Buffer{}
+			if test.interrupt != nil {
+				s.stopChan <- test.interrupt
+				if exit := <-interrupts; exit != test.interrupt {
+					t.Errorf("Unexpected signal was returned=%v", exit)
+					close(s.stopChan)
+				}
+			} else {
+				preStopOutput := s.lastOutputPlain
+				s.Stop()
+				s.Writer = &eraser
+				s.lastOutputPlain = preStopOutput
+				s.erase()
+			}
+
+			if s.Active() {
+				t.Errorf("Cursor is still active after stopping\n")
+			}
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(out.String(), "\033[?25l") {
+				t.Errorf("Output does not start by hiding the cursor\n")
+				t.Logf("\tWanted: '%q'\n", bytes.NewBufferString("\033[?25l"))
+				t.Logf("\tFound: '%q'\n", out)
+			}
+			if !strings.HasSuffix(out.String(), "\033[?25h"+eraser.String()) {
+				t.Errorf("Output does not reset the cursor correctly\n")
+				t.Logf("\tWanted: '%q'\n", bytes.NewBufferString("\033[?25h"+eraser.String()))
+				t.Logf("\tFound: '%q'\n", out)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 /*
 Benchmarks
 */