diff --git a/cli/dts/lib.deno.unstable.d.ts b/cli/dts/lib.deno.unstable.d.ts
index 667b1fbbac..d8e226699c 100644
--- a/cli/dts/lib.deno.unstable.d.ts
+++ b/cli/dts/lib.deno.unstable.d.ts
@@ -815,6 +815,10 @@ declare namespace Deno {
     windowChange: () => SignalStream;
   };
 
+  export type SetRawOptions = {
+    cbreak: boolean;
+  };
+
   /** **UNSTABLE**: new API, yet to be vetted
    *
    * Set TTY to be under raw mode or not. In raw mode, characters are read and
@@ -823,11 +827,19 @@ declare namespace Deno {
    * Reading from a TTY device in raw mode is faster than reading from a TTY
    * device in canonical mode.
    *
+   * The `cbreak` option can be used to indicate that characters that correspond
+   * to a signal should still be generated. When disabling raw mode, this option
+   * is ignored. This functionality currently only works on Linux and Mac OS.
+   *
    * ```ts
-   * Deno.setRaw(myTTY.rid, true);
+   * Deno.setRaw(myTTY.rid, true, { cbreak: true });
    * ```
    */
-  export function setRaw(rid: number, mode: boolean): void;
+  export function setRaw(
+    rid: number,
+    mode: boolean,
+    options?: SetRawOptions,
+  ): void;
 
   /** **UNSTABLE**: needs investigation into high precision time.
    *
diff --git a/cli/ops/tty.rs b/cli/ops/tty.rs
index 52c89ee11c..be1d7d3e4d 100644
--- a/cli/ops/tty.rs
+++ b/cli/ops/tty.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use super::io::StreamResource;
 use super::io::StreamResourceHolder;
 use deno_core::error::bad_resource_id;
 use deno_core::error::last_os_error;
+use deno_core::error::not_supported;
 use deno_core::error::resource_unavailable;
 use deno_core::error::AnyError;
 use deno_core::serde_json;
@@ -15,8 +16,6 @@ use deno_core::ZeroCopyBuf;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde::Serialize;
 
-#[cfg(unix)]
-use deno_core::error::not_supported;
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use nix::sys::termios;
 
@@ -53,10 +52,17 @@ pub fn init(rt: &mut deno_core::JsRuntime) {
   super::reg_json_sync(rt, "op_console_size", op_console_size);
 }
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+struct SetRawOptions {
+  cbreak: bool,
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct SetRawArgs {
   rid: u32,
   mode: bool,
+  options: SetRawOptions,
 }
 
 fn op_set_raw(
@@ -69,6 +75,7 @@ fn op_set_raw(
   let args: SetRawArgs = serde_json::from_value(args)?;
   let rid = args.rid;
   let is_raw = args.mode;
+  let cbreak = args.options.cbreak;
 
   // From https://github.com/kkawakam/rustyline/blob/master/src/tty/windows.rs
   // and https://github.com/kkawakam/rustyline/blob/master/src/tty/unix.rs
@@ -86,6 +93,9 @@ fn op_set_raw(
     if resource_holder.is_none() {
       return Err(bad_resource_id());
     }
+    if cbreak {
+      return Err(not_supported());
+    }
     let resource_holder = resource_holder.unwrap();
 
     // For now, only stdin.
@@ -164,15 +174,13 @@ fn op_set_raw(
           }
         };
 
-      if maybe_tty_mode.is_some() {
-        // Already raw. Skip.
-        return Ok(json!({}));
+      if maybe_tty_mode.is_none() {
+        // Save original mode.
+        let original_mode = termios::tcgetattr(raw_fd)?;
+        maybe_tty_mode.replace(original_mode);
       }
 
-      let original_mode = termios::tcgetattr(raw_fd)?;
-      let mut raw = original_mode.clone();
-      // Save original mode.
-      maybe_tty_mode.replace(original_mode);
+      let mut raw = maybe_tty_mode.clone().unwrap();
 
       raw.input_flags &= !(termios::InputFlags::BRKINT
         | termios::InputFlags::ICRNL
@@ -184,8 +192,10 @@ fn op_set_raw(
 
       raw.local_flags &= !(termios::LocalFlags::ECHO
         | termios::LocalFlags::ICANON
-        | termios::LocalFlags::IEXTEN
-        | termios::LocalFlags::ISIG);
+        | termios::LocalFlags::IEXTEN);
+      if !cbreak {
+        raw.local_flags &= !(termios::LocalFlags::ISIG);
+      }
       raw.control_chars[termios::SpecialCharacterIndices::VMIN as usize] = 1;
       raw.control_chars[termios::SpecialCharacterIndices::VTIME as usize] = 0;
       termios::tcsetattr(raw_fd, termios::SetArg::TCSADRAIN, &raw)?;
diff --git a/cli/rt/40_tty.js b/cli/rt/40_tty.js
index b50b7668ce..598d332376 100644
--- a/cli/rt/40_tty.js
+++ b/cli/rt/40_tty.js
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@
     return core.jsonOpSync("op_isatty", { rid });
   }
 
-  function setRaw(rid, mode) {
-    core.jsonOpSync("op_set_raw", { rid, mode });
+  const DEFAULT_SET_RAW_OPTIONS = {
+    cbreak: false,
+  };
+
+  function setRaw(rid, mode, options = {}) {
+    const rOptions = { ...DEFAULT_SET_RAW_OPTIONS, ...options };
+    core.jsonOpSync("op_set_raw", { rid, mode, options: rOptions });
   }
 
   window.__bootstrap.tty = {
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
index 8ad4ea5ed8..1f40acbcb4 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -218,6 +218,39 @@ pub fn test_raw_tty() {
   }
 }
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[test]
+pub fn test_raw_tty_cbreak() {
+  use std::io::{Read, Write};
+  use util::pty::fork::*;
+  let deno_exe = util::deno_exe_path();
+  let root_path = util::root_path();
+  let fork = Fork::from_ptmx().unwrap();
+
+  if let Ok(mut master) = fork.is_parent() {
+    let mut obytes: [u8; 100] = [0; 100];
+    let mut nread = master.read(&mut obytes).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(String::from_utf8_lossy(&obytes[0..nread]), "S");
+    master.write_all(&[3]).unwrap(); // send SIGINT
+    master.flush().unwrap();
+    nread = master.read(&mut obytes).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(String::from_utf8_lossy(&obytes[0..nread]), "A");
+    fork.wait().unwrap();
+  } else {
+    // Keep echo enabled such that 'C^' would be printed in non-raw mode.
+    std::env::set_current_dir(root_path).unwrap();
+    let err = exec::Command::new(deno_exe)
+      .arg("run")
+      .arg("--unstable")
+      .arg("--quiet")
+      .arg("--no-check")
+      .arg("cli/tests/raw_mode_cbreak.ts")
+      .exec();
+    println!("err {}", err);
+    unreachable!()
+  }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_pattern_match() {
   // foo, bar, baz, qux, quux, quuz, corge, grault, garply, waldo, fred, plugh, xyzzy
diff --git a/cli/tests/raw_mode_cbreak.ts b/cli/tests/raw_mode_cbreak.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6506e89d7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/tests/raw_mode_cbreak.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Deno.setRaw(0, true);
+Deno.setRaw(0, true, { cbreak: true }); // Can be called multiple times
+
+const signal = Deno.signals.interrupt();
+
+Deno.stdout.writeSync(new TextEncoder().encode("S"));
+
+await signal;
+
+Deno.stdout.writeSync(new TextEncoder().encode("A"));
+
+signal.dispose();
+
+Deno.setRaw(0, false); // restores old mode.
+Deno.setRaw(0, false); // Can be safely called multiple times