diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/program.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/program.ts
index 1895f2dfcfe18..59ad0cd9f81f0 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/program.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/cli/program.ts
@@ -554,6 +554,7 @@ async function open(options: Options, url: string | undefined, language: string)
     contextOptions,
     device: options.device,
     saveStorage: options.saveStorage,
+    handleSIGINT: false,
   });
   await openPage(context, url);
 }
@@ -577,6 +578,7 @@ async function codegen(options: Options & { target: string, output?: string, tes
     codegenMode: process.env.PW_RECORDER_IS_TRACE_VIEWER ? 'trace-events' : 'actions',
     testIdAttributeName,
     outputFile: outputFile ? path.resolve(outputFile) : undefined,
+    handleSIGINT: false,
   });
   await openPage(context, url);
 }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
index d5d91b165de75..864533677cb5e 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/protocol/validator.ts
@@ -976,6 +976,7 @@ scheme.BrowserContextEnableRecorderParams = tObject({
   device: tOptional(tString),
   saveStorage: tOptional(tString),
   outputFile: tOptional(tString),
+  handleSIGINT: tOptional(tBoolean),
   omitCallTracking: tOptional(tBoolean),
 });
 scheme.BrowserContextEnableRecorderResult = tOptional(tObject({}));
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
index 386e4dece6f1d..1518e2db4c17a 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import { buildFullSelector } from '../utils/isomorphic/recorderUtils';
 const recorderSymbol = Symbol('recorderSymbol');
 
 export class Recorder implements InstrumentationListener, IRecorder {
+  readonly handleSIGINT: boolean | undefined;
   private _context: BrowserContext;
   private _mode: Mode;
   private _highlightedSelector = '';
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ export class Recorder implements InstrumentationListener, IRecorder {
 
   constructor(codegenMode: 'actions' | 'trace-events', context: BrowserContext, params: channels.BrowserContextEnableRecorderParams) {
     this._mode = params.mode || 'none';
+    this.handleSIGINT = params.handleSIGINT;
     this._contextRecorder = new ContextRecorder(codegenMode, context, params, {});
     this._context = context;
     this._omitCallTracking = !!params.omitCallTracking;
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderApp.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderApp.ts
index 3f9a636579efe..cdb2923af546b 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderApp.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderApp.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export class RecorderApp extends EventEmitter implements IRecorderApp {
         noDefaultViewport: true,
         headless: !!process.env.PWTEST_CLI_HEADLESS || (isUnderTest() && !headed),
         useWebSocket: isUnderTest(),
-        handleSIGINT: false,
+        handleSIGINT: recorder.handleSIGINT,
         executablePath: inspectedContext._browser.options.isChromium ? inspectedContext._browser.options.customExecutablePath : undefined,
       }
     });
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderFrontend.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderFrontend.ts
index 9bf48022a7087..1550314e38f05 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderFrontend.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/recorder/recorderFrontend.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import type { EventEmitter } from 'events';
 export interface IRecorder {
   setMode(mode: Mode): void;
   mode(): Mode;
+  readonly handleSIGINT: boolean | undefined;
 }
 
 export interface IRecorderApp extends EventEmitter {
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts b/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts
index a0d6a30b9faea..7aae5ec99417d 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/channels.ts
@@ -1777,6 +1777,7 @@ export type BrowserContextEnableRecorderParams = {
   device?: string,
   saveStorage?: string,
   outputFile?: string,
+  handleSIGINT?: boolean,
   omitCallTracking?: boolean,
 };
 export type BrowserContextEnableRecorderOptions = {
@@ -1790,6 +1791,7 @@ export type BrowserContextEnableRecorderOptions = {
   device?: string,
   saveStorage?: string,
   outputFile?: string,
+  handleSIGINT?: boolean,
   omitCallTracking?: boolean,
 };
 export type BrowserContextEnableRecorderResult = void;
diff --git a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
index a32ebde3d47cf..a88465f9a3574 100644
--- a/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
+++ b/packages/protocol/src/protocol.yml
@@ -1208,6 +1208,7 @@ BrowserContext:
         device: string?
         saveStorage: string?
         outputFile: string?
+        handleSIGINT: boolean?
         omitCallTracking: boolean?
 
     newCDPSession: