diff --git a/pre_commit/error_handler.py b/pre_commit/error_handler.py
index 3b0a4c51..946f134c 100644
--- a/pre_commit/error_handler.py
+++ b/pre_commit/error_handler.py
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ def _log_and_exit(msg, exc, formatted):
 def error_handler():
     try:
         yield
-    except FatalError as e:
-        _log_and_exit('An error has occurred', e, traceback.format_exc())
-    except Exception as e:
-        _log_and_exit(
-            'An unexpected error has occurred', e, traceback.format_exc(),
-        )
+    except (Exception, KeyboardInterrupt) as e:
+        if isinstance(e, FatalError):
+            msg = 'An error has occurred'
+        elif isinstance(e, KeyboardInterrupt):
+            msg = 'Interrupted (^C)'
+        else:
+            msg = 'An unexpected error has occurred'
+        _log_and_exit(msg, e, traceback.format_exc())
diff --git a/tests/error_handler_test.py b/tests/error_handler_test.py
index 6aebe5a3..1b222f90 100644
--- a/tests/error_handler_test.py
+++ b/tests/error_handler_test.py
@@ -73,6 +73,29 @@ def test_error_handler_uncaught_error(mocked_log_and_exit):
     )
 
 
+def test_error_handler_keyboardinterrupt(mocked_log_and_exit):
+    exc = KeyboardInterrupt()
+    with error_handler.error_handler():
+        raise exc
+
+    mocked_log_and_exit.assert_called_once_with(
+        'Interrupted (^C)',
+        exc,
+        # Tested below
+        mock.ANY,
+    )
+    assert re.match(
+        r'Traceback \(most recent call last\):\n'
+        r'  File ".+pre_commit.error_handler.py", line \d+, in error_handler\n'
+        r'    yield\n'
+        r'  File ".+tests.error_handler_test.py", line \d+, '
+        r'in test_error_handler_keyboardinterrupt\n'
+        r'    raise exc\n'
+        r'KeyboardInterrupt\n',
+        mocked_log_and_exit.call_args[0][2],
+    )
+
+
 def test_log_and_exit(cap_out, mock_store_dir):
     with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
         error_handler._log_and_exit(