diff --git a/cmd/submit.go b/cmd/submit.go
index 340d43e..2beb656 100644
--- a/cmd/submit.go
+++ b/cmd/submit.go
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func doSubmitPRs(g *git.Git, cfg *config.Config, root *tree.Node, branches []*tr
 				prNum, adopted, err := createPRForBranch(g, ghClient, cfg, root, b.Name, parent, trunk, remoteBranches, s)
 				switch {
 				case errors.Is(err, ErrPRSkipped):
-					fmt.Printf("Skipped PR for %s %s\n", s.Branch(b.Name), s.Muted("(user pressed ESC)"))
+					fmt.Printf("Skipped PR for %s %s\n", s.Branch(b.Name), s.Muted("(skipped)"))
 				case err != nil:
 					fmt.Printf("%s failed to create PR for %s: %v\n", s.WarningIcon(), s.Branch(b.Name), err)
 				case adopted:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a2145ed..ea22fdd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ module github.com/boneskull/gh-stack
 go 1.25.0
 
 require (
+	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v0.21.1-0.20250623103423-23b8fd6302d7
 	github.com/charmbracelet/huh v1.0.0
 	github.com/cli/go-gh/v2 v2.13.0
 	github.com/cli/safeexec v1.0.1
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/atotto/clipboard v0.1.4 // indirect
 	github.com/aymanbagabas/go-osc52/v2 v2.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/catppuccin/go v0.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles v0.21.1-0.20250623103423-23b8fd6302d7 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea v1.3.6 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.2.3-0.20250311203215-f60798e515dc // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss v1.1.1-0.20250319133953-166f707985bc // indirect
diff --git a/internal/prompt/prompt.go b/internal/prompt/prompt.go
index ae6fd69..97cb8f4 100644
--- a/internal/prompt/prompt.go
+++ b/internal/prompt/prompt.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/key"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/huh"
 	"github.com/cli/go-gh/v2/pkg/prompter"
 	"github.com/cli/go-gh/v2/pkg/term"
@@ -51,11 +52,9 @@ func Input(prompt, defaultValue string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // InputWithSkip prompts the user for a single line of input with a default value,
-// allowing the user to skip by pressing ESC. Returns (value, skipped, error).
+// allowing the user to skip by pressing ESC or Ctrl+C. Returns (value, skipped, error).
 //
-// When the user presses ESC (or otherwise aborts via huh.ErrUserAborted),
-// skipped is true and err is nil. Ctrl+C will typically terminate the process
-// via SIGINT rather than returning here.
+// When the user presses ESC or Ctrl+C, skipped is true and err is nil.
 //
 // If not in an interactive terminal, the default is returned without prompting.
 func InputWithSkip(title, description, defaultValue string) (string, bool, error) {
@@ -65,14 +64,26 @@ func InputWithSkip(title, description, defaultValue string) (string, bool, error
 
 	value := defaultValue
 
-	err := huh.NewInput().
+	// Build a keymap that treats both ctrl+c and esc as "quit/skip".
+	// huh's default keymap only binds ctrl+c to Quit, leaving esc unhandled
+	// at the form level, so ESC would otherwise do nothing.
+	km := huh.NewDefaultKeyMap()
+	km.Quit = key.NewBinding(
+		key.WithKeys("ctrl+c", "esc"),
+		key.WithHelp("esc/ctrl+c", "skip"),
+	)
+
+	input := huh.NewInput().
 		Title(title).
 		Description(description).
-		Value(&value).
+		Value(&value)
+
+	err := huh.NewForm(huh.NewGroup(input)).
+		WithShowHelp(false).
+		WithKeyMap(km).
 		Run()
 
 	if errors.Is(err, huh.ErrUserAborted) {
-		// User pressed ESC to skip
 		return "", true, nil
 	}
 	if err != nil {