diff --git a/MMAppController.m b/MMAppController.m
index 1d7ef24e67..573b12e057 100644
--- a/MMAppController.m
+++ b/MMAppController.m
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
 }
 
 - (byref id <MMFrontendProtocol>)connectBackend:
-    (byref in id <MMBackendProtocol>)backend;
+    (byref in id <MMBackendProtocol>)backend pid:(int)pid
 {
     //NSLog(@"Frontend got connection request from backend...adding new "
     //        "MMVimController");
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@
     [(NSDistantObject*)backend
             setProtocolForProxy:@protocol(MMBackendProtocol)];
 
-    MMVimController *vc = [[[MMVimController alloc] initWithBackend:backend]
-            autorelease];
+    MMVimController *vc = [[[MMVimController alloc]
+            initWithBackend:backend pid:pid] autorelease];
 
     if (![vimControllers count]) {
         // The first window autosaves its position.  (The autosaving features
diff --git a/MMBackend.m b/MMBackend.m
index 7499695b0c..3369f5d89b 100644
--- a/MMBackend.m
+++ b/MMBackend.m
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ static int specialKeyToNSKey(int key);
             selector:@selector(connectionDidDie:)
                 name:NSConnectionDidDieNotification object:connection];
 
-    frontendProxy = [(NSDistantObject*)[proxy connectBackend:self] retain];
+    int pid = [[NSProcessInfo processInfo] processIdentifier];
+    frontendProxy = [(NSDistantObject*)[proxy connectBackend:self
+                                                         pid:pid] retain];
     if (frontendProxy) {
         [frontendProxy setProtocolForProxy:@protocol(MMAppProtocol)];
     }
@@ -1121,14 +1123,6 @@ static int specialKeyToNSKey(int key);
         length = [key lengthOfBytesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
         unichar c = [key characterAtIndex:0];
 
-        if ((c == Ctrl_C && ctrl_c_interrupts)
-                || (c == intr_char && intr_char != Ctrl_C)) {
-            // TODO: The run loop is not touched while Vim is processing, so
-            // effectively it is impossible to interrupt Vim.
-            trash_input_buf();
-            got_int = TRUE;
-        }
-
         //NSLog(@"non-special: %@ (hex=%x, mods=%d)", key,
         //        [key characterAtIndex:0], mods);
 
diff --git a/MMTextView.m b/MMTextView.m
index ee227e4f85..b7da8f8100 100644
--- a/MMTextView.m
+++ b/MMTextView.m
@@ -461,6 +461,13 @@
         // handle it separately (else Ctrl-C doesn't work).
         static char enter[2] = { 'K', 'A' };
         len = 2; bytes = enter;
+    } else if (c == 0x3 && imc == 0x63) {
+        // HACK! Intercept Ctrl-C and send SIGINT to Vim.
+        int pid = [[self vimController] pid];
+        if (pid > 0) {
+            kill(pid, SIGINT);
+            return;
+        }
     } else {
         len = [chars lengthOfBytesUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
         bytes = [chars UTF8String];
diff --git a/MMVimController.h b/MMVimController.h
index 2efdbc3901..1550c6dc25 100644
--- a/MMVimController.h
+++ b/MMVimController.h
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@
     BOOL                shouldUpdateMainMenu;
     NSToolbar           *toolbar;
     NSMutableDictionary *toolbarItemDict;
+    int                 pid;
 }
 
-- (id)initWithBackend:(id)backend;
+- (id)initWithBackend:(id)backend pid:(int)processIdentifier;
 - (id)backendProxy;
+- (int)pid;
 - (MMWindowController *)windowController;
 - (void)cleanup;
 - (void)sendMessage:(int)msgid data:(NSData *)data wait:(BOOL)wait;
diff --git a/MMVimController.m b/MMVimController.m
index 718b19348c..6eed985e61 100644
--- a/MMVimController.m
+++ b/MMVimController.m
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static NSMenuItem *findMenuItemWithTagInMenu(NSMenu *root, int tag)
 
 @implementation MMVimController
 
-- (id)initWithBackend:(id)backend
+- (id)initWithBackend:(id)backend pid:(int)processIdentifier
 {
     if ((self = [super init])) {
         windowController =
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ static NSMenuItem *findMenuItemWithTagInMenu(NSMenu *root, int tag)
         mainMenuItems = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
         popupMenuItems = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
         toolbarItemDict = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] init];
+        pid = processIdentifier;
 
         NSConnection *connection = [backendProxy connectionForProxy];
         [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
@@ -137,6 +138,11 @@ static NSMenuItem *findMenuItemWithTagInMenu(NSMenu *root, int tag)
     return windowController;
 }
 
+- (int)pid
+{
+    return pid;
+}
+
 - (void)sendMessage:(int)msgid data:(NSData *)data wait:(BOOL)wait
 {
     if (!isInitialized) return;
diff --git a/MacVim.h b/MacVim.h
index 71affc1279..cdab0ff12c 100644
--- a/MacVim.h
+++ b/MacVim.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 //
 @protocol MMAppProtocol
 - (byref id <MMFrontendProtocol>)connectBackend:
-    (byref in id <MMBackendProtocol>)backend;
+    (byref in id <MMBackendProtocol>)backend pid:(int)pid;
 @end